Trans people make up less than a percent of mass shooters. They are much more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators. Mass shooters tend to be cisgender men. From @advocate.com:

I spoke with five families in the D.C. region about what it's like raising trans kids in Trump's backyard. They shared fears about being personally targeted by the federal government and their joys in raising kids that are learning to express themselves authentically in a difficult world.

A gutting and beautiful piece by @oriion.bsky.social about what it's like to be the parent of a trans child in this moment. Worth a read:

Coretta Simo Love Monk’s case raises serious questions about how the County of Los Angeles, often held up as a national standard for transgender policy, adheres to the law when it comes to detaining transgender individuals.

“Every day you wake up and there’s still uncertainty, if not more..." I spoke with five families in the D.C. area about what it's like raising trans kids in Trump's backyard. They're deeply afraid of being targeted by the federal government — simply for navigating what's best for their kids.

On July 4, Nory Sontay Ramos and her mother, Estela Ramos Baten, were deported from Los Angeles to Guatemala. On September 8, Estela died of complications related to liver cirrhosis. She was 45. Her family says that after her deportation, she did not have access to the medication she needed.

Statement from @postguild.bsky.social on the firing of Karen Attiah:

Starting September 30, @jennifergerson.bsky.social will write a weekly menopause newsletter for @19thnews.org to make sense of: 🟣 Symptoms keeping you up at night 🟣 Research revealing new facts and treatments 🟣 How society thinks about aging Sign up for the newsletter!

As political violence rises against public figures, and public confidence in the judicial system shrinks, current and former women judges are the leading voices weighing in.

‘They are hunting us:’ Child care workers in D.C. go underground amid ICE crackdown 19thnews.org/2025/09/chil... via @19thnews.org

You may have seen our story about the impact the detention of a child care worker had on her Seattle community. She recently told me what happened to her & her family in detention. “In those detention centers, there are many families who are innocent. We were innocent.” 19thnews.org/2025/09/fami...

After Katrina, one innovative nonprofit created a program to help single moms and low-income women find work in the recovery. They now have a 70% success rate for placing women in the trades and other higher paying jobs. In May, their funding was cut under DOGE. 19thnews.org/2025/08/hurr...

Amid rising camp costs and limited options, parents built their own patchwork of child care plans with relatives, community programs and Black-led camps.

“As a parent, being able to give my daughter the experiences that I had at camp growing up while being in the forest, singing those camp songs, doing talent shows or learning how to make s’mores, and designed for melanated youth, was what I always wanted."

The juggle of finding summer child care is even more challenging & costly for Black families. How parents did it this summer & why it matters: “Being able to be in spaces where you are understood, feel seen...is so important.” Excellent story via @alexiswray.bsky.social 19thnews.org/2025/08/blac...

Head Start is under threat. It survived total elimination & a funding freeze this year — but now the Trump administration is asking providers to stop serving undocumented kids. Head Start has operated with little controversy for 60 yrs. But now politics is at its door. 19thnews.org/2025/08/head...

Judge keeps Abrego Garcia in US at least through October hearing www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judg...

NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (8/27/25): Diagnosing Trans Media Coverage & the Latest LGBTQ+ Bans. Featuring: @candicenorwood.bsky.social (@19thnews.org), @darianoutloud.bsky.social (@glaad.bsky.social), Jason Villemez (@phillygaynews.bsky.social). thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/08/27/t...

NEW EPISODE! - This News is So Gay (8/27/25): Diagnosing Trans Media Coverage & the Latest LGBTQ+ Bans. Featuring: @candicenorwood.bsky.social (@19thnews.org), @darianoutloud.bsky.social (@glaad.bsky.social) and Jason Villemez (@phillygaynews.bsky.social). thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/08/27/t...

AUSTIN! We're coming! Join us Sept. 18 for Minding Our Business: The Ronya Kozmetsky Salon for Women in Business. Entrepreneurs Janice Omadeke & Alejandra Aguirre will chat w/ me about their careers, navigating work amidst the DEI backlash & creating opportunity www.eventbrite.com/e/minding-ou...

As always, so proud to work @19thnews.org, where we're growing with intention to both serve our readers and our staff. Here's our new strategic plan, a three-year guide on how we're growing and where we're focusing: 19thnews.org/strategic-pl...

We’re excited to share The 19th’s first-ever strategic plan! It's a renewed commitment to our core: gender and its many intersections — with race, ethnicity, class, disability. From our journalism to our visuals to the ways we connect with you, that lens will guide our storytelling and our strategy.

There’s a lot going on right now, but I’m excited that @19thnews.org has launched a new three-year strategic plan. It has a renewed commitment to our core: gender and its many intersections — with race, ethnicity, class, disability. Learn more here: 19thnews.org/strategic-pl...

If you open TikTok, you'll see *dozens* of videos of moms and teachers complaining about school supplies. But "the issue here is not teachers vs parents. The real problem is the slashing of education budgets and the rising costs.” 19thnews.org/2025/08/scho...

The WNBA announced that “any fan who intentionally throws an object onto the court will be immediately ejected and face a minimum one-year ban." www.instagram.com/p/DNEXmrAMgYF/

A class action lawsuit representing nearly 300 incarcerated people says the state’s refusal to allow gender-affirming care constitutes cruel and unusual punishment.

New @dataforprogress.org polling of Alaska, shared first with @19thnews.org, shows former Rep. Mary Peltola as the strongest likely/possible candidate for Alaska's 2026 governor's race, beating other potential opponents by double-digits in RCV simulations 19thnews.org/2025/08/mary...

Guaranteed income programs, even for just a few months, can provide the stability for formerly incarcerated parents to rebuild relationships with their children.

Who’s running for office? Amid a rise in threats of political violence and harassment, parents with young kids are increasingly weighing the risks. 19thnews.org/2025/08/pare...

‘She needs to have a democracy to grow up in’ Democratic lawmakers fled Texas to protest a Trump-backed redistricting plan. For the mothers among them, leaving meant juggling summer milestones, first days of school — and showing their kids what democracy requires. 19thnews.org/2025/08/texa...

Critics of the AE ad have said their anger is about more than one advertisement: It’s about the choice to release this ad in the current political climate, as well as the long history of white supremacist messaging in media and politics. @candicenorwood.bsky.social with key context @19thnews.org

Outrage over the American Eagle ad featuring Sydney Sweeney comes in a time of heightened concerns about white supremacy and its historical ties to eugenics.

It’s not just ‘good genes.’ It’s a dark reminder of history. Outrage over the American Eagle ad featuring Sydney Sweeney comes in a time of heightened concerns about white supremacy and its historical ties to eugenics. 19thnews.org/2025/08/amer... via @19thnews.org

New report: Even short-term cash assistance payments can have significant benefits for formerly incarcerated people. 80% of incarcerated women are mothers — several who received payments told @candicenorwood.bsky.social the cash helped them reconnect with their kids. 19thnews.org/2025/07/cash...

👋🏼👀 curious about how back-to-school shopping is going? Did you do anything different this year to save money?

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is passing on a run for California governor, she announced on Wednesday. “For now, my leadership—and public service—will not be in elected office."

“There’s a deliberate kind of deception being practiced here that is really cynical and really dangerous,” a historian tells the 19th.

The law was introduced after sheriff’s Deputy Julio Alvarado failed to write a report about his slamming of a Black woman to the ground in a 2021 viral video, despite a policy that officers document each time they use force. —in partnership with @propublica.org veritenews.org/2025/07/23/l...

Sara Habein, a mother of two in Montana, recently learned that she has cysts in her brain. Every six months, her doctors check that the cysts aren’t growing. If she didn’t have Medicaid, she's not sure what she would do. Now, Trump’s “one big, beautiful” law threatens her coverage.

Lesbian and bisexual women experience higher rates of poverty than cisgender gay and bisexual men, and they are often primary caregivers. Those two factors have made Medicaid a crucial lifeline.

We're fundraising to be able to hire our first full-time reporter right now: givebutter.com/SsQ8CG

ICE is sweeping up people with disabilities now, making no accommodations for them. www.latimes.com/california/s...

After a child care worker is detained, a community is left reeling

“We have to keep changing the narrative on immigrant families, communities & children” to empower the public to “not be OK with the pain and suffering that we’re enacting on families, and push Congress to make different decisions to challenge these rules.” @candicenorwood.bsky.social @19thnews.org

The bill designates $45 billion to build new immigration and family detention facilities. The legislation also states that families, including their children, may be detained indefinitely until courts reach a decision in their case.

The majority of the people receiving food assistance in Puerto Rico are women, who detail the deep level of precision and strategy they use to make their money go as far as it can in a system that already doesn't cover their needs — and could get worse. 19thnews.org/2025/07/puer...

"Obviously Love Island voting is not a direct mirror to the world of Democratic politics. But a few of the show’s fans have noted that political campaigns, candidates and public officials could learn lessons from the success of this fanbase." Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/this-s...

“It’s a sort of death by a thousand cuts." LGBTQ+ Americans, who disproportionately rely on Medicaid, are at risk of losing their health care at a time when rising discrimination + fewer workplace protections puts them at risk of being pushed further into the margins. 19thnews.org/2025/07/medi...

3.5 million people voted after one episode of "Love Island USA". Fans say politicians can harness that beyond the villa.