Gender & Sexuality

Ayana Byrd  Jun 15, 2018 12:02PM EDT

Lawsuit Challenges Texas Abortion Laws That Target Women of Color

As state lawmakers continue to pass restrictive measures, a coalition of reproductive rights advocates are working on what they call a “big fix” to Texas’ restrictive abortion laws.
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Darren Calhoun  Jun 14, 2018 3:18PM EDT

How I Survived 'Ex-Gay' Conversion Therapy [OPINION]

At age 17, Darren Calhoun was manipulated into conversion therapy by a pastor. Here, he reflects on his path from confused teen to advocate for the hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people in the United States who are subjected to the same treatment.
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Sameer Rao  Jun 13, 2018 2:51PM EDT

Deborah S. Esquenazi Adapts Her 'Southwest of Salem' Doc for TV

The series centers on four Latinx lesbian women wrongfully accused of gang rape.
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Ayana Byrd  Jun 5, 2018 5:25PM EDT

SCOTUS Dismisses Lower Court Decision That Allowed Immigrant Teen to Obtain Abortion

A broader challenge to the administration’s health care policy for detained, pregnant teens of undocumented status is still winding its way through the courts.
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catherine lizette gonzalez  May 31, 2018 5:48PM EDT

Author Q&A: Understanding Puerto Rico's Debt Crisis Through Marx, Monsters and a Queer Decolonial Lens

Colorlines talks to Philadelphia poet laureate Raquel Salas Rivera about their new book, “lo terciario/the tertiary,” which revisits Karl Marx’s “Capital” to examine Puerto Rico’s debt crisis from a queer decolonial lens.
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Ayana Byrd  May 31, 2018 1:37PM EDT

Trump's Appointee to Run Family Planning Program is Staunchly Anti-Choice

As deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Diane Foley will oversee the Title X program, which funds reproductive care for lower-incoming earning people.
Transgender woman Roxana Hernandez, who traveled with migrant caravan through Mexico to reach U.S., had died in ICE custody
Alfonso Serrano  May 31, 2018 12:32PM EDT

Transgender Woman Dies in ICE Custody

Advocacy groups call on federal agency to release all transgender detainees after the death of Roxana Hernández.
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Kenrya Rankin  May 30, 2018 11:35AM EDT

Linda Sarsour: 'I'm Every Islamophobe's Worst Nightmare'

The Muslim Palestinian-American organizer talks to Quartz about what inspires her and what she hopes to give the next generation.
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Sameer Rao  May 25, 2018 1:37PM EDT

Morgan Freeman Loses Endorsement Deals After Sexual Harassment Allegations

Several women accused the actor of lewd comments and unwanted groping.
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Sameer Rao  May 24, 2018 4:23PM EDT

Lyric Cabral to Direct R. Kelly Documentary

The “T(error)” filmmaker’s upcoming documentary draws from BuzzFeed News’ reporting on the singer’s alleged sexual abuse of Black women and girls.
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Ayana Byrd  May 22, 2018 1:11PM EDT

Workers File Sexual Harassment Charges Against McDonald's

The women and teenagers say they were afraid to speak out for fear of being fired.
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Ayana Byrd  May 18, 2018 2:39PM EDT

Trump Administration Cuts Funds to Orgs That Provide Abortions

The new policy targets Planned Parenthood and other organizations that serve lower-income earning women. 
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Sameer Rao  May 18, 2018 2:11PM EDT

Janet Mock Hopes 'Pose' Changes Hollywood for Trans POC Artists

“I knew with ‘Pose,’ I would hold the pen, writing narratives that would show the totality of what it meant to be Brown and Black, to be trans and poor and femme in an era in New York City dictated by a series of ills, from HIV and gentrification to crack and greed.”
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Sameer Rao  May 18, 2018 12:19PM EDT

Michael B. Jordan on Inclusion Riders: 'Actions Speak Louder Than Words'

The “Black Panther” and “Fahrenheit 451” star discussed building diverse representation into his production company for Essence magazine’s June cover story.
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Ayana Byrd  May 11, 2018 1:43PM EDT

WATCH: Patrisse Cullors On How Midwifery Can Save Black Women's Lives

A new video and campaign address racial disparities in maternal death rates.
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Sameer Rao  May 11, 2018 1:32PM EDT

Celebrate Black Mothers With These 'Mamas Day' E-Cards

Forward Together brought its Mamas Day initiative back with five e-cards that celebrate Black motherhood in its many forms.
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Ayana Byrd  May 9, 2018 1:34PM EDT

Trump Administration Using New Tactics to Block Pregnant Teen Immigrants From Abortion Access

“The government certainly has been relentless in their attempts to find ways to force their anti-abortion beliefs on this population, and I feel like this is just another iteration of what they’ve done in the past.”
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Sameer Rao  May 4, 2018 3:41PM EDT

'Vida' Crew Discusses TV's First All-Latinx Writers' Room

Tanya Saracho and the six Latinx writers behind “Vida” discussed the show’s intersections with their lives in a roundtable for Vulture.
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Sameer Rao  Apr 30, 2018 12:01PM EDT

Time's Up's Women of Color Amplify Calls to #MuteRKelly

“We demand appropriate investigations and inquiries into the allegations of R. Kelly’s abuse made by women of color and their families for over two decades now.”
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Sameer Rao  Apr 27, 2018 12:26PM EDT

WATCH: 'Jewel's Catch One' Trailer Takes You Inside the Country's Oldest Black-Owned Disco Club

The documentary explores how one committed Los Angeleno created a safe space for generations of Black, LBGTQ and AIDS-affected people.