Gender & LGBTQIA+

556 posts

Black women speak out to destigmatize infertility, miscarriage, and IVF

When Dr. K.C. Burlison decided to build a family with her husband, she never expected her journey to become a mother would be a years-long, emotionally, physically, and financially draining process. Burlison, a college professor in the St. Louis metro area, was diagnosed with uterine fibroids in 2006 and

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9 Min
By: Carolyn Copeland

Q&A: Slowing down, sitting in silence, and practicing self-care has never been more important

If the past year has taught us anything, it’s that the need to extend our understanding of self-care and self-preservation are imperative. Since the pandemic began, honest discussions have been taking place and resources are increasingly being shared to incorporate wellness in ways that are actually helpful and realistic.

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8 Min
By: Vilissa Thompson

Forty-eight years after Roe v. Wade, we’re done compromising

Last month, we observed the 48th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. The roots of Roe begin in our home state of Texas, when a young lawyer took the fight to decriminalize abortion all the way to the Supreme Court. At the time of the ruling, activists celebrated, thinking once and

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4 Min
By: Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi, Kamyon Conner

Program allows low-wage healthcare workers of color to obtain better paying union jobs

In part one of this series, hear directly from Daniel Bustillo, the executive direction of the Healthcare Career Advancement Program that is working to dismantle institutional barriers for Black and brown healthcare workers.  In 2020, at the age of 49, Trinidad Garcia de Ochoa went back to school—sort of.

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5 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Q&A: The healthcare industry is segregated. Here’s how one organization is trying to change that

There are few industries as rife with inequity and occupational segregation as health care, where 79% of workers in low-wage health services jobs are women and more specifically, Black women, Latinas, and immigrants. These entry-level healthcare workers are paid poverty wages and are ineligible for benefits, including paid sick leave.

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7 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Black immigrant women and femmes’ mental health needs deserve to be visible

As the rates of coronavirus have increased, so have the rates of anxiety and depression. For the past year, many have struggled to process grief, worry, and loneliness simultaneously. This challenge has been extraordinary in Black communities that have not only been disproportionately impacted by the virus itself, but also

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3 Min
By: Catherine Labiran

The #SilhouetteChallenge’s hijacking exposed how women of color are targeted for exploring sexuality

In the video she posted to TikTok and Twitter in late January, Sylvie* wears sweatpants and a T-shirt and shyly looks at the camera as Paul Anka’s “Put Your Head On My Shoulder” plays in the background. When the beat drops and Anka starts singing, the light changes to

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6 Min
By: Nicole Froio

Q&A: Queer archivist Carlos Reynoso on consent, censorship, and the Proyecto Bathhouse archive

The public has a fundamental misunderstanding of the role bathhouses can play in queer communities, and Carlos Reynoso has had a hell of a time shifting the narrative around them because his online archive dedicated to these spaces kept getting shut down by Instagram. Despite the app’s regular practice

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10 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

ICE is now detaining women at one of the nation’s most deadly facilities

A Georgia detention center with the second-highest COVID-19 rate in the nation recently expanded the population of immigrants it detains to include women. In a statement to Prism, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that as of Jan. 27, the Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia, detains 11 women. This

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4 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

Community solutions to ending gun violence need support

A public health emergency of gun violence has been surging across the country, which has been both overshadowed and exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Violent crimes sharply increased as the virus spread, with rates of gun assault over the summer as much as 16% higher than they were in summer

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3 Min
By: Cierra Hinckson

Don’t let anti-choice extremists cover up their anti-democratic aims

As anti-choice, anti-freedom activists across the country participate in the “March For Life,” NARAL Pro-Choice America released ads in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. This six-figure digital ad campaign exposes the presence of anti-choice extremists at the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol and

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4 Min
By: Dina Montemarano

How the anti-abortion movement fed the Capitol insurrection

Reproductive justice advocate Jordyn Close watched with the rest of the nation on Jan. 6 as Donald Trump supporters invaded the Capitol. Some were outfitted in tactical gear and had zip ties at the ready. Others brought nooses and pitchforks and Confederate flags. The insurrectionists broke windows, ransacked lawmakers’ offices,

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11 Min
By: Tina Vásquez

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