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Becerra, most recently California's attorney general, won support from reproductive rights groups and organizers for transgender equality. 

The hearing was convened to address inequalities facing LGBTQ+ people, but opponents remained fixed on trans girls and athletics. 

Scholar Catherine Lee on how the gendered origins of immigration law in the United States, the over-sexualization of Asian women and white supremacy live on today.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley says a congressional internship “changed the trajectory” of her life, and she and other advocates say a lack of intern diversity causes pipeline problems.

Less than two months after the president signed an executive order to address racism against the AAPI community, a man killed six Asian American women in Atlanta.

The move comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio proposes the decriminalization of sex work, which largely affects communities of color.

‘People are scared. I wanted people in our legislature to realize this was going on,’ state Sen. Michelle Au told The 19th in the wake of deadly Atlanta area shootings.

A new report released Wednesday found that people support two of the biggest LGBTQ+ issues.

Wendy Chun-Hoon, the new director of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor, speaks with The 19th about what needs to inform policies during a perilous time for women in the workplace. 

The 19th collected first-hand accounts of January 6 from nearly two dozen women in Congress.