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Meet the Trans Migrants Fighting for Their Sisters in Detention
In the latest episode of LATIN-X, we learn about the daily lives of Latinx trans women on the Arizona border, and their fight for fellow LGBTQ migrants in detention.
Conservative Lawmakers Are Preparing for a Future Without Roe v. Wade
In the past week, multiple states have introduced or passed laws that would immediately ban abortion in the event of Supreme Court justices overturning Roe v. Wade.
Remembering Internment Camps, Lawmakers Aim to Ban Identity-Based Detention
A new bill introduced by Tammy Duckworth, Mazie Hirono, and Mark Takano will ban the US from detaining individuals on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.
Progressive Freshman Lawmakers to Vote No on Spending Bill That Would Fund ICE
Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib will vote against a bipartisan bill because it increases funding to the Department of Homeland Security.
Suspicious Fire at Missouri Planned Parenthood Prompts FBI Investigation
The incident may be part of a pattern of escalating attacks on women's health clinics across the country under the Trump presidency.
The Office Supply Store in the House of Reps. Will Now Stock Tampons
With a record number of women in the 116th Congress, the House Administration Committee has started stocking menstrual products, which members of Congress can purchase with their federal allowances.
Number of Trans People in ICE Custody Is Almost Double the 2018 Average
At the end of the 2018 fiscal year, ICE had 68 transgender people in custody. Today they have 111.
Campaign Manager Blames Candidate's Loss on 'Difficult Year' for Men
The campaign manager for a Nevada incumbent said his candidate lost to his female opponent because of "societal factors" that he claims made voters favor women in 2018.
Female Genital Mutilation Bill Blocked by 'Appalling' UK Conservative MP
Sir Christopher Chope has been described as an "embarrassment to humanity" for objecting to legislation that would protect children from FGM.
'Starving The Beast': The Women Working To Close a Misused Atlanta Jail
Marilynn Winn, a formerly incarcerated 68-year-old Black woman, wants to repurpose Atlanta City Detention Center into a wellness and freedom center for the local community.
Christian Extremists Infiltrate Texas Government in Attack on Trans Rights
Multiple fringe evangelical Christian groups with connections to the top levels of Texan government have been working to dismantle the civil rights of transgender Americans
AOC: Green New Deal Must Repair 'Historic Oppression' of Indigenous People
In a Thursday news conference, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said addressing environmental justice for marginalized people is critical in the fight to combat climate change.