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Unveiling the Connections: Understanding the Link Between Anti-LGBTQIA+ Legislation and AACs



Chaqya Hosea, MSW, Program Manager, Equity Forward - August 2, 2023 Blog Post

In 2023 alone, over 520 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures, more than 220 bills specifically target transgender and non-binary people, and 70 anti-LGBTQ laws have been enacted in various states, shedding light on the broader issue of discriminatory legislation...

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Anti-Abortion Centers And Our Data: A History Of Unregulated Exploitation



Julia Bourkland, Research Assistant - February 2, 2023 Blog Post

Introduction

Surveillance of pregnant people and criminalization of abortion is nothing new in the United States’ long history of trying to control bodily autonomy. Historian Leslie J. Reagan details the timeline of anti-abortion laws in the U.S. beginning in the nineteenth century,...

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Reproductive Health: A Social Justice Issue



Chaqya Hosea, MSW, Program Manager, Equity Forward - November 8, 2022 Blog Post

The United Nations (UN) defines human rights as, “rights we have simply because we exist as human beings - they are not granted by the state.” These range from the right to food and education, to health and liberty. The United Nations also affirms that access to culturally competent...

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Recent Court Ruling Makes Need For AACs Accountability Crystal Clear



Ashley Underwood - August 1, 2022 Blog Post

Anti-abortion organization, Real Alternatives (RA), has once again been found to be using taxpayer money to fund its operations and expansion instead of on services. Why does this keep happening?

Five years ago, Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale found that...

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Profiting Off Pain: Anti-Abortion Centers and “Conversion Therapy” Proponents Use the Same Playbook



Jack Dobkin, Research Assistant - June 14, 2021 Blog Post

INTRODUCTION

This Pride Month, it is important to make space for joy, to celebrate, and to lift up the queer people in our lives. But just as joy is inherent in pride, so is resistance. Among the many social movements that swept the United States in the 1960s, some of the most prominent...

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