The Best of 19thnews

The “National Day of Reading” is part of a larger effort by advocates and parents to ensure students have access to LGBTQ+ stories.

Anastasia Curwood’s new biography on the first Black woman elected to Congress examines how Shirley Chisholm saw intersections and worked for progress.

The measure forces states to recognize same-sex marriages that take place in any other state and repeals the Defense of Marriage Act.

Youth anxiety, depression and bullying were top concerns for parents with minor children, according to data from the Pew Research Center.

News of Harvey Weinstein’s perpetuated sexual abuse broke five years ago. Now, early Silence Breakers are speaking about what life has looked like as others have sought to tell their stories for them.

In honor of National Caregivers Day, The 19th spoke with caregivers about the importance of understanding grief, the healing power of music, finding providers you trust and building community.

As cheerleading moves closer to an Olympic future, a new level of competition could get the sport more resources, recognition and more opportunities for athletes.

The way people are accounted for and processed after death in regard to sex and gender remains ‘in the Dark Ages’ – often representing a loss of self that weighs heavily on the minds of trans people.

A research team asked women of all backgrounds across the nation what an economy built to work for women should look like.

In 2023, women are earning 77 cents for every dollar earned by White men. The gender pay gap has barely budged in 20 years.

Title IX was supposed to move women off the sidelines. But while cheerleading has moved far beyond game day, it still doesn’t have that recognition.

People with disabilities themselves have been largely absent from the public debate on abortion rights — until now.

Favor, a birth control and emergency contraception provider, has turned to TikTok to seek out influencer partnerships via “activation campaigns” centered on abortion rights and the end of Roe.

Analysis | Understanding the relationship between voters and the media is critical for those of us whose work tries to bridge the gap.

In a profession dominated by men, here's how solar training nonprofits and trade unions are trying to recruit and maintain women.