Sara Luterman / The 19thAug 26, 2026
The country music legend built an extraordinary career on her own terms — while using her platform and songs to champion working women, children and LGBTQ+ people. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Jeremy Kohler / ProPublicaAug 25, 2026
GOP lawmakers have again packaged two issues — reproductive rights and gender transition care for minors — in an effort to strip access to abortion. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Orion Rummler / The 19thJul 24, 2026
The policy has the greatest potential to impact intersex cisgender women who don’t know they are intersex. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
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Nick Fulton / PrismJun 5, 2026
Pride events have been canceled in several states as LGBTQIA+ organizers point to a hostile political landscape. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Bekah McNeel / The 19thJun 2, 2026
The law banned Pride clubs and required teachers to use students’ names and pronouns assigned at birth. Adrian Moore didn’t let it define his senior year. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Kae Petrin / PrismMay 13, 2026
At least 10 states have imposed new misdemeanor or felony penalties since 2022 — a stark increase in the use of criminal law to target trans people and their support networks. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Erica Meltzer, Lily Altavena / ChalkbeatApr 14, 2026
Rescinding civil rights agreements could send a message to students that there’s no point in filing a complaint, advocates and legal experts said. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
Eleanor J. Bader / TruthdigMar 12, 2026
New Heritage Foundation report wants to focus on the family — controlling it, that is. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Sherman Smith, Morgan Chilson / Kansas ReflectorMar 2, 2026
The state last week sent letters to Kansans affected by a new law that requires the gender designation on a person's driver’s license to match their sex at birth. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Nadra Nittle / The 19thFeb 9, 2026
Students with disabilities and survivors of sexual misconduct can’t rely on the Department of Education to intervene for them, new reports find. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Patrick Sauer / TruthdigJan 6, 2026
A new book explores the long-festering neo-Nazi subculture of Southern California — and its accelerating creep across the country. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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