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Justice Requires the Full Story

a Black femme person with a shaved head stands with their arms crossed in front of their torso. They are wearing and white and black plaid blazer and a v-neck white shirt. The digital background is mint blue with a rippling gold design on the right side

Gender & LGBTQ+

LGBTQ+ families and advocates juggle caregiving with movement-building

by Pamela Appea September 26th, 2022September 26th, 2022

Family Equality CEO Stacey Stevenson discusses the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and their experiences with homophobia while starting and taking care of their family

What happens to the children who are wards of the state?

Crime, Reform & Abolition

What happens to the children who are wards of the state?

by Tamar Sarai September 21st, 2022September 20th, 2022

How human rights and immigration advocates are challenging discriminatory utility policies in the South

by Tina Vásquez and Makaelah Walters September 20th, 2022September 20th, 2022

Climate & Environment

Abortion restrictions worsen with climate change

by Xenia Ellenbogen September 20th, 2022September 20th, 2022

Venezeulan asylum-seekers in long pants and light jackets hold clear plastic bags of their belongings while they wait on the sidewalk

NYC immigration advocates condemn ‘egregious’ forced migration from Texas

by Alexandra Martinez September 15th, 2022September 15th, 2022

Gender & LGBTQ+

Anti-drag harassment continues across the country

by Alexandra Martinez September 9th, 2022September 8th, 2022

two people hold up signs in support of abortion. the one of the left reads "our rights are not up for debate" with Pride, trans, and nonbinary flags framing the corners. the other reads "ther's blood on your hands" with a drawn image of a bleeding vagina

Gender & LGBTQ+

Abortion bans in three states are officially in effect

by Alexandra Martinez September 1st, 2022September 1st, 2022

Anti-abortion centers are surveilling clients and may help criminalize them

Gender & LGBTQ+

So-called ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ are surveilling clients and may help criminalize them, reproductive advocates say

by Xenia Ellenbogen August 24th, 2022August 25th, 2022

Department of Homeland Security officially ends ‘Remain in Mexico,’ but many migrants remain at risk

by Alexandra Martinez and Tina Vásquez August 23rd, 2022August 23rd, 2022

Latinx people in jeans and hoodies of various colors wearing backpacks line up on a concrete sidewalk in front of a blue and white striped public transit bus

Climate & Environment

Cutting funding for public transportation amid extreme temperatures is a match made in hell for marginalized communities

by Lajward Zahra August 9th, 2022August 9th, 2022