This story was originally reported by Amanda Becker by The 19thand republished via Rewire Newsgroup’s partnership with The 19th News Network A transgender employee is repeatedly and deliberately discriminated against by his colleague. A workplace prohibits an employee from using facilities that match his gender identity. A supervisor suggests that a transgender subordinate should not […]
During my first pregnancy, I had to have an emergency caesarean section because my daughter got stuck in my birth canal after 45 minutes of pushing. My gynecologist sarcastically calls it ‘the best of both worlds’ because I had to give birth until she was in labor before emergency surgery. My pelvic floor doesn’t see […]
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This story was originally reported by Ebony JJ Curry by The 19thand republished through Rewire News Group’s partnership with The 19th News Network. Detroit was the first place where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. an early version featured what would become his “I Have a Dream” speech. He recited it on June 23, 1963at the […]
Virginia lawmakers have approved a constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive rights in the Commonwealth. The proposed change-which passed by 64-34 in the House of Representatives on January 14, 2026 and on January 21-18 in the Senate two days later – will be presented to voters later this year. “Residents of the Commonwealth of Virginia […]
Twenty-seven states have passed laws banning transgender youth from participating in sports teams that align with their gender identity. And while these bans may vary in scope, they all rest on the same false claim that trans athletes pose a uniquely serious “threat” to women’s sports. These claims were fully visible on January 13, 2026 […]
This story was originally reported by Mariel Padilla by The 19thand republished through Rewire News Group’s partnership with The 19th News Network. Social media platform Elon Musk, the owner of announced a new feature with a post on Christmas Eve encouraged users to edit images and videos with Grok, the app’s chatbot. A few weeks […]
This story is part of our Campus Dispatch series. Read the rest of the stories in the series here. I had been with my pregnant client for hours at our local hospital; I breathed with intention on each contraction and performed hip contractions throughout the night, when it was finally time to help her turn […]
The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state’s two abortion bans are unconstitutional, preserving a hotly contested right amid an effort by lawmakers to end the practice in the Equality State. In one 4-1 decisionThe court agreed that the ban violates a 2012 amendment to the Wyoming Constitution that protects the rights of individuals […]
If your New Year’s resolution is to broaden your sexual horizons in 2026, then BDSM might be for you. Maybe streaming the steamy hit romance Heated rivalry on HBO has piqued your interest in exploring the subtle sub/dom dynamics of hockey babes Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. Maybe you’ve read a novel like Sarah J. […]