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Biden Signs Two Executive Orders to Advance Gender Equality on International Women's Day

"A time for us to recommit ourselves to the cause of equity and equality for women the world over, and to shine a light on the systemic obstacles that fuel gender disparities and undermine women’s potential." (Photo: Getty/ Stock Photo/LordHenriVoton)

Rand Paul Ripped for 'Completely Disgusting' Transphobic Attack on HHS Nominee Rachel Levine

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

Rachel Levine speaks during her confirmation hearing to be Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Health and Human Services before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021.(Photo by Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"It's always interesting how libertarians claim that people should be left alone, but then expect everyone to conform to their personal views."

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Advocates Hail Biden Executive Order on LGBTQ Rights as the Most Far-Reaching in US History

Brett Wilkins, staff writer

LGBTQ Americans and allies rallied outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump's effort to ban trans people from military service. (Photo: Ted Eytan/Flickr/cc)

Human Rights Campaign applauded the directive as "a turning point in our fight...

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Biden Given Roadmap to Revitalize Rural America

Kenny Stancil, staff writer

Farmer Richard Zick, an 82 year-old supporter of Biden, stands next to presidential signs on his front lawn on October 9, 2020 in Kingsley, Pennsylvania. (Photo: Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

The plan "lays a foundation for bringing economic vitality to rural communities...

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Protestors shared a laugh during a rally against the transgender bathroom rights repeal at Thomas Paine Plaza February 25, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Rallies were also held across the country in support of the Affordable Care Act. (Photo: Mark Makela/Getty Images)

'Crucial Early Victory' for Trans Patients as Judge Blocks Trump's Gutting of Healthcare Discrimination Protections

Citizens wearing protective masks form lines to receive free food from a food pantry run by the Council of Peoples Organization on May 8, 2020 in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. (Photo: Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

60+ Environmental Justice Advocates and Groups Issue Coronavirus Call to Action Demanding End to 'Sacrifice Zones'

Robert and Melissa Williams, and their young daughters, appeared in a video circulated Wednesday by the ACLU. (Photo: ACLU/YouTube)

ACLU Demands Lawmakers Act After Michigan Man Wrongfully Arrested 'Because Face Recognition Can't Tell Black People Apart'

A demonstrator holds a sign with the image of Breonna Taylor, a black woman who was fatally shot by Louisville Metro Police Department officers, during a protest against racial injustice and the death George Floyd in Minneapolis, in Denver, Colorado on June 3, 2020.

'About Damn Time': Louisville Police Chief Moves to Fire 1 of 3 Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor Shooting

LGBTQ Americans and allies rallied outside the White House to protest President Donald Trump's effort to ban trans people from military service.

'This Is Deadly': Trump HHS Scraps Protections for Transgender Patients and Those Seeking Abortions

Members of George Floyd's family speak during a memorial service at North Central University on June 4, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Memorial services will also be held in North Carolina and Texas.

Families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Michael Brown, and Philando Castile Join 600+ Groups Urging UN Probe of US Police Violence

Warren Slams Bloomberg for Blaming 2008 Financial Meltdown On End of Redlining Policy

LGBTQ rights advocates

LGBTQ Advocates Flood Capitol Hill on Day One of Supreme Court's First Trans Civil Rights Case in US History

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As New Studies Shed Light on Struggles of Trans People in US, Expert Highlights Trump's Attacks

In Latest Attack on Women and Trans People, Trump Invites Medical Providers to Discriminate Against Already-Marginalized Patients

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)

'Bigotry Is Deadly': Warnings of 'Normalized Hate Speech' After Latest Threats Targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar

UNESCO Report Shows World's Most Vulnerable and Poor Paying More Than Rich for Clean Water

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Campaign Legal Center

Supreme Court Must Uphold Section 2 of Voting Rights Act To Prevent Discrimination in Voting

Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Passage of the Equality Act in the House of Representatives Brings the Nation One Step Closer to Rooting Out Systemic Discrimination

Fight for the Future

More than 1,000 Parents Sign Open Letter Calling for a Ban on Facial Recognition in Schools

GLAD

GLAD and Other LGBTQ Organizations Urge Supreme Court Not to Upend Settled and Vital Nondiscrimination Protections

Muslim Advocates

Phoenix Police Attempt to Cover Up and Distract from the Killing and Mocking of Muhammad Muhaymin Jr.

The Main Street Alliance

Advisory for Zoom Press Conference

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Jonathan Cook

We Are Living Through a Time of Fear–Not Just of the Virus, but of Each Other

Wayne Au, Moé Yonamine

Dear Educators, It Is Time to Fight for Asian America

Jesse Jackson

We Must Confront the Ugly Plague of Racism and Hate Crimes

Jamal Holtz

It's Time to Right This Historic Wrong and Make Washington, DC a State

Jesse Jackson

Violence Towards Asian Americans Has Skyrocketed

Marisa Bate

International Women's Day Should Reflect a Record of Direct Action, Not Hollow Gestures

Debra Gore-Mann

Toward a Shared Liberation: Our Interconnected Struggles Are Built on Asian and Black Solidarity

David Masciotra

Bill Barr’s Deceitful Distortion of Jesse Jackson

Greg Palast

Killer Lines, Killer Cops, and Trump's Vote-Heist Dress Rehearsal

Michael Winship

President Trump Ain't Just Dog Whistling Dixie