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LGBTQ+
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The 19th Explains: Why the Respect for Marriage Act doesn’t codify same-sex marriage rights
If the Supreme Court reverses marriage equality, the landmark legislation offers protections for LGBTQ+ couples but falls short of a national mandate.
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In the wake of the Colorado Springs shooting, two LGBTQ+ lawmakers talk policy priorities
Dominick Moreno and Leslie Herod talk about the importance of queer spaces and how they plan to prevent further attacks.
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Republicans doubled down on anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in the midterms. It wasn’t a winning platform.
This year saw an underwhelming showing for anti-LGBTQ candidates and historic wins for LGBTQ nominees.
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'These things don't change': Colorado Springs shooting comes 42 years to the day after 1980 anti-LGBTQ+ massacre
On November 19, 1980, a gunman who told police “homosexuals ruin everything” killed two and injured six at two Greenwich Village LGBTQ+ bars.
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Colorado Springs shooting brings even greater sense of devastation so close to Trans Day of Remembrance
The timing of the killings just before the annual Transgender Day of Remembrance gave LGBTQ+ people in the community and national advocates an even greater sense of loss — and urgency.
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Senate advances Respect for Marriage Act to protect recognition of marriage equality
The stop-gap measure passed the House this summer, and President Joe Biden has vowed to sign it.
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Data on trans people is hard to come by. This survey is changing that.
The 19th talks to the lead researcher of the 2022 U.S. Trans Survey, which runs through December 5.
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New Hampshire’s James Roesener becomes first out transgender man elected to state legislature
Roesener now holds the highest elected office that an out trans man has ever held in this country, according to the Victory Fund.
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'I have to go prove that we belong': NYC Marathon sees surge in nonbinary runners
Sixteen nonbinary runners finished the NYC Marathon last year. That number nearly tripled for 2022's race.
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Florida board of medicine bars gender-affirming care for some transgender youth
Transgender youths who are already receiving medical care can continue treatment, and some doctors may still be able to accept new patients.