Bills to put period products in schools hit with anti-trans backlash
Aug 26, 2024 · Blue and red states were putting period products in schools — then came the anti-trans backlash. For years, bills that put tampons and pads in school bathrooms were gaining traction across states. But the rise of anti-trans legislation has made a health issue political. (Barbara Gibson for The 19th)
The 19th Explains: What you need to know about Project 2025
July 16, 2024, 3:00 a.m. PT. Updated. August 21, 2024, 9:28 a.m. PT. After Project 2025 burst into the nation’s political consciousness during the summer, Republican President-elect Donald Trump tried to distance himself from the 920-page policy blueprint for his second term. Much of Project 2025, authored by the conservative Heritage ...
The history of Donald Trump’s sexual assault allegations - The 19th
Oct 26, 2023 · November 5, 2024, 11:01 p.m. PT. Donald Trump has been elected to another term in the White House, as Americans chose someone whose time in national politics has been marked with a number of accusations of sexual misconduct, including one that emerged just two weeks before the 2024 election. A month before the 2016 presidential election, a ...
Why some states are requiring ID to watch porn online
Jan 29, 2024 · In 2022, Louisiana became the first state to introduce and pass a law requiring websites that host adult content to verify that users are over 18 years old. Last year, six more states, including Virginia, passed similar laws, in some cases directly copying the language used in the Louisiana bill. According to the Free Speech Coalition, the ...
Forced sterilization is legal in 31 states, new report shows - The 19th
Published. February 4, 2022, 9:08 a.m. PT. A new report shows that 31 states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing permanent forced sterilizations. Little discussed and largely unmonitored, the issue grabbed national attention last summer when the pop star Britney Spears testified that she was forced to use birth control by her father.
Abortion in Florida: State trying to block TV ad on abortion and ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Florida is trying to block a TV ad about a woman with cancer who got an abortion. The ad concerns medical exceptions to Florida’s six-week abortion ban, a law that voters could overturn through Amendment 4 this November. The ad features Caroline, a pregnant woman who was diagnosed with stage four brain cancer and says the law would have ...
Here’s where Tim Walz stands on six key issues - The 19th
Aug 6, 2024 · Transgender journalist Imara Jones praised the choice in a tweet Tuesday. “Tim Walz signed a bill making Minnesota a sanctuary state for transgender people, as well as safeguarding gender affirming care,” Jones wrote. “His nomination sends a powerful signal to the trans community at a moment of unprecedented attacks.”.
Child marriage is still prevalent in the U.S. Here’s why. - The 19th
Jul 5, 2023 · The 19th thanks our sponsors. Become one. Nearly 300,000 minors — the vast majority of them girls — were legally married in the United States between 2000 and 2018, according to a 2021 study. Child marriage is defined as any marriage where at least one of the parties is under the age of 18. It was legal in all 50 states until 2018.
Presidential poll: Women are driving Harris’ 3-point lead over Trump
Sep 10, 2024 · Trump is winning dads, but many moms are undecided. Bar chart showing among registered voters, Harris has a 3 point lead over Trump. Among parents, Trump leads 47% to 34%. It is a dead heat between the candidates among moms, 15% of whom remain undecided. Dads swing toward Trump, 55% to 29%, and only 10% are undecided.
How LGBTQ+ advocates are preparing for a possible second …
June 14, 2024, 12:40 p.m. PT. LGBTQ+ advocates are gearing up for a possible second Trump administration by planning future litigation, deepening relationships in Congress and mobilizing voters. If former president Donald Trump is re-elected, advocacy groups expect him to enact anti-LGBTQ+ policies that are more far-reaching and extreme than ...