The Cost of Love: Marriage Equality for Disabled LGBTQIA+ People

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 …

NOW Condemns the Unjust Execution of Lisa Montgomery

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The middle-of-the-night execution of Lisa Montgomery, hastened by the rush-to-execute mandate of Donald Trump’s Justice Department, was a shock to our system of fairness, justice, and decency.  In any other week, it would have been the worst imaginable example of such desecration.  Donald Trump’s abuse of power corrupts everything he touches, and Read more …

NOW Honors 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, NOW is proud to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a critical civil rights law guaranteeing non-discrimination protections to people with disabilities in all areas of public life. Signed into law on July 26, 1990, the ADA served as an important milestone for the rights of people with disabilities in our Read more …

Meet NOW at the Women’s March and Support the ERA

Join the National Organization for Women in Washington, DC, as we march in the Women’s March to achieve equality. 2018 challenged our movement in myriad ways, but we rise, in 2019, as strong and unified as ever. Our dedication to the Women’s March and the principles of unity that it represents is unwavering. On January Read more …