As it currently stands, the United States has the highest maternal mortality rate (MMR) for a developed country. This is in large part due to how Black women are treated while giving birth. It should be noted that for the sake of the post, I will be referring strictly to people who give birth as Read more …
In a post-Obergfell v. Hodges world, the idea that marriage equality has not been fully realized seems absurd, but for disabled LGBTQIA+ people that is still the case. According to LGBTMap.org [i] “current estimates suggest there are between 9-11 million LGBTQIA+ adults in the United States. If approximately one in four have a disability, we Read more …
A key aspect of economic justice, one of NOW’s core values, is removing gender-based discrimination in everyday financial tasks. The pink tax, a theory that companies market products to women that are more expensive than nearly identical products targeted toward men is a crucial example of gender and income inequality.[i] One way that women face Read more …
The music industry has experienced a notable absence of a female queer pop idol [SH1] for decades. While Lady Gaga was a prominent voice for the queer community, her songs addressing her queerness never achieved the same widespread popularity as her other hits. Her work to promote queer visibility was groundbreaking, but the songs specifically highlighting Read more …
On June 21, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States voted 8-1 to uphold a federal law that bars anyone with a domestic violence restraining order from possessing a gun. The ruling in United States vs. Rahimi ensures that intimate partners who have been subject to abuse are protected from the threat of gun Read more …