Pleas, letters and negotiations: Brittney Griner’s long road home
The details that led to the day the Biden administration had been focused on for months, a promise fulfilled to a family and a nation.
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The 19th Explains: What we know about Brittney Griner’s case and what it took to get her home
As details about Griner’s release continue to emerge, The 19th spoke with Russia expert Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon about her case and the significance of her release.
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‘We can’t take this for granted’: Black LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary leaders celebrate Brittney Griner’s release
Many describe a sense of kinship with the WNBA star incarcerated in Russia since February.
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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.