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The 19th News Network
Stories published in partnership with The 19th News Network, a collective of national, regional and local publishers seeking to advance racial and gender equity in politics and policy journalism.
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What it’s like raising trans kids in Trump’s backyard
Families in and around Washington, D.C., are navigating the White House’s crackdown on gender-affirming care and a growing assertion of federal power.
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How this transgender American Ninja Warrior athlete finds strength in sports
Clayton Reeves, who became one of the first out trans men to reach the show's semifinals, is using the platform to advocate for LGBTQ+ visibility.
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Premature babies must be connected to life-changing therapies under new Illinois law
The bill was introduced after The Hechinger Report wrote about how too many fragile infants are missing out on federally mandated services.
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He graduated early to get gender-affirming surgery before college. Then his hospital cut him off.
Months before his first class at Carlow University, Lee, a 17-year-old in Pennsylvania, found himself without a provider.
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How Rep. Nicole Collier’s Capitol protest sparked solidarity among these Texas women
The Fort Worth Democrat spent the night held hostage in the Texas House in protest. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight.
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One way to empower people fleeing domestic violence? Make shelter locations public.
Research has found little correlation between the real physical safety of survivors and secret shelters. Cities are catching on.
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Despite federal shift, state health officials encourage COVID vaccines for pregnant women
Heading into respiratory illness season, states and clinicians are working to encourage pregnant patients to get COVID-19 vaccinations.
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Their student-run birth control service was banned on campus. They're still delivering.
“Womb Service,” a contraceptive delivery network, lost its status as a student group at DePaul University suddenly last month — so they've moved operations off campus.
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