As Universities Move Fall Classes Online, Are Disabled Students Being Considered?
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COVID-19 continues to spread, and the colleges and universities that are opting for remote learning are doing a terrible job of implementing it.
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Analysis
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These Mothers Are Fighting for Their Families by Occupying Vacant Homes
The demand for shelter is a demand to keep mothers and their children together.
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News
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Meet West Virginia’s First Out Trans Lawmaker: Rosemary Ketchum
“Breaking into a space that wasn’t built for you is incredibly difficult."
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As the FDA Continues to Restrict Remote Abortion Access, Doctors Are Fighting Back
The pandemic has "really laid bare the fiction" that physical clinics are needed to safely provide abortion services.
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No, You Can’t Reverse an Abortion—so Why Is the FDA Allowing This Scam?
Abortion rights opponents have long pushed the reversal of medication abortion as a legitimate procedure. It's not.
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Are Temporary Birth Centers the Answer to Alleviating Hospitals During the COVID-19 Outbreak?
The Jazz Birth Center of Manhattan was born out of an urgent need for low-risk pregnant people to have options outside of giving birth in a hospital.
Sexual Health
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5 Sex Ed Lessons to Take to Protests
As with sex, the degree that these protest tips apply to you will vary based on who you are, what you’re doing, and the context you’re in.
Wanting Good Sex Is a Good Enough Reason for Birth Control
I need my IUD to treat a health condition—and to have sex. Both are crucial.
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How to Find a Gender-Affirming Doctor
For transgender and nonbinary people, a gender-affirming doctor—a patient-centered provider who is aware, sensitive, and educated on the needs of the transgender community—can be crucial to our survival.
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Trans People Are Terrified About the Trump Administration’s New Housing Rule
Accessing emergency housing could depend on a person’s ability to pass a "gender test," which ultimately harms everyone experiencing housing instability.
Culture & Conversation
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Exclusive: Meet the Doctor Helping Transform Abortion Care in Alabama
With Dr. Leah Torres as its new medical director, West Alabama Women's Center will expand its services in a state hostile to abortion rights.
To ‘Protect’ My Kids, the State Made Me Homeless
Parental homelessness does not serve a child’s best interest. I'm fighting back.
What Does Housing Justice Really Mean?
It means we deserve to live on stolen lands for free.
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Notes on Language: Why We Stopped Using ‘Surgical Abortion’ at Rewire.News
And what you need to know about abortion and “elective” health care.
Pride Online: How Queer Communities Can Celebrate Under Quarantine This Year
Digital communities have long served as safe havens for queer people in isolation.
