Gender & LGBTQIA+

556 posts

Collectives in the South help lead the charge to #FreeBlackMamas for Mother’s Day

Yolanda Johnson was detained in 2020 on a $20,000 bond, an extraordinary amount of money that left her with no sense of how or when she would be able to secure her freedom. She spent four months in Jefferson County Jail awaiting news on her court date until she

•
8 Min
By: Tamar Sarai

HBO’s ‘Quiet on Set’ failed survivors

What happens media-makers who set out to expose injustice aren’t properly trained to handle reporting on traumatic subjects?

•
4 Min
By: Nicole Froio

Trans youth in Idaho lose gender-affirming care after SCOTUS ruling

Organizers who work with LGBTQIA+ youth say the Idaho bill will negatively impact their mental health

•
3 Min
By: Sarah Prager

Health insurance ghost networks make it nearly impossible for LGBTQIA+ people to find care

Several states have passed legislation to combat ghost networks of inaccurate insurance listings and force health care providers to update them

•
5 Min
By: Angelica Cabral

Florida’s six-week abortion ban goes into effect, making North Carolina the nearest alternative

Adults seeking care in Florida must appear for two in-person appointments spaced at least 24 hours apart

•
3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

New York care workers’ fight to end the 24-hour workday highlights the cracks within the progressive movement

New York care workers’ efforts to improve their employment conditions puts them at odds with their union and progressive organizations in the state

•
7 Min
By: Annie Faye Cheng

Reproductive justice is an international human rights framework, so why are groups getting pushback for supporting Palestine? 

Many abortion support groups nationwide say addressing reproductive injustice in Gaza is also part of their mission

•
10 Min
By: Nicole Froio

Arizona Supreme Court’s abortion ruling plunges state back to 1864

Arizona just joined one of the narrowest and strictest abortion regimes in the country. In a 4-2 decision led by Justice John R. Lopez, Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes/Hazelrigg has reinstated an 1864 zombie law banning nearly all abortions—a law so outdated it was created before scientists understood

•
5 Min
By: Katie Tandy

Attorneys file first brief urging Supreme Court to overturn Dobbs

The brief argues the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is not workable

•
2 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Supreme Court doesn’t appear swayed by arguments in baseless abortion pill case

Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA seeks to ban mifepristone, the safe and effective pill used in a majority of medication abortions

•
4 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Israel’s war on Gaza is a war on women, children, and health care

I am a Michigan-based practicing neonatologist and mother who has dedicated the better part of 21 years to taking care of children. As a neonatologist, I work around the clock to make sure the sickest babies receive the best care and can eventually go home with their parents. To know

•
4 Min
By: Dr. Fozia Saleem-Rasheed

Civil rights attorneys win settlement in ‘Don’t Say Gay’

Civil rights won a rare victory in Florida on March 11 when Florida education officials and civil rights attorneys reached a settlement that allows students and teachers to discuss sexual orientation and gender identity in Florida classrooms as long as it’s not part of instruction.  Florida’s House Bill

•
3 Min
By: Alexandra Martinez

Showing 12 of 556 total posts

Sign up for Prism newsletters.

Stay up to date with curated collection of our top stories.

Please check your inbox and confirm. Something went wrong. Please try again.