For women, this week’s mandate from Pope Francis that a fall summit in Rome include female participants with speaking and voting rights is monumental.
Author: Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY
Prospective jurors questioned over death penalty as 2018 Tree of Life synagogue massacre trial begins
Prospective jurors said if they were to convict a man of killing 11 at a Pittsburgh synagogue that they would be capable of sentencing him to death.
Abuse, discrimination pervasive in criminal legal system for LGBTQ+ people, report says
A Lambda Legal survey of 2,500 people found that being subject to abuse while in criminal detention is a common experience for LGBTQ and HIV+ people.
In the U.S., importance of Holocaust Remembrance Day underscored by rising antisemitism
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, the U.S. memorializes the six million Jews killed by Nazi Germany during WWII and celebrates those who survived.
Second of two Tennessee lawmakers expelled by Republican majority reappointed Wednesday
Justin Pearson, one of two Democratic lawmakers expelled by Tennessee’s Republican House majority on April 6, was unanimously reappointed to his seat.
Across US, Republican state lawmakers are winning the battle to block transgender youth from getting medical care
More than 144,000 transgender youths have lost or risk losing access to gender-affirming care because of active or proposed state bans and policies.
Transgender prisoner who fought for gender-affirming care for all inmates undergoes surgery
Federal inmate Cristina Nichole Iglesias received gender-affirming surgery after a groundbreaking legal battle that advanced trans civil rights.
US support for LGBTQ rights grows even as gap widens between Democrats and Republicans, survey says
A nonpartisan group’s annual survey finds Americans support LGBTQ rights more than ever, even as the gap between Democrats and Republicans widens.
American Indian, Alaska Native communities face ‘disproportionate burden’ of poor oral health
American Indians and Native Alaskans face oral health disparities rooted in structural racism and worsened by socioeconomic challenges, a study found.
Can understanding history prompt better coverage of inequality? A new research project thinks so.
A Columbia University project hopes to transform coverage of inequality by exploring the historic roots of issues like housing, education and health.