The exchange went viral after a contentious debate on the Equality Act, which would extend civil rights protections to the LGBTQ community.
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Disabled voters have multiple ways to cast ballots in Maine
Efforts to improve voting access for Mainers with disabilities range from a new online system to a new guide for families and caretakers of residents living in long-term care.
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Suffrage anniversary events highlight racial divide
The amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, but many women of color were prevented from casting ballots for decades afterward.
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Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: The ERA
One hundred years ago this week, American women gained the guaranteed right to vote, with ratification of the 19th Amendment.
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Maine bill would help veterans discharged because of sexual orientation
The measure calls for Maine’s Bureau of Veterans Services to provide state benefits to veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges before the federal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law was repealed in 2011.
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Richard Sobol, attorney who fought for civil rights in Louisiana, dies at 82
Sobol’s career included groundbreaking litigation involving desegregation of schools, employment discrimination against minorities and women, and electing African-Americans to public office.
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Women thrive in Northeast U.S., languish across the South
The annual Bloomberg analysis measures factors such as labor-force participation, education, political representation, health care and corporate leadership.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear case of religion vs. gay rights over foster children
The city of Philadelphia has refused to contract with Catholic Social Services because the group would not place foster children with same-sex couples.
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Women vying for Oscars salute their progress, snubs aside
The mood at Diane von Furstenberg’s lunch for female Oscar contenders could have been downbeat, given the shutout of women directors for Sunday’s awards
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Democratic AGs sue to force U.S. to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
Before Virginia’s vote this week that made it the critical 38th state to approve the ERA, Nevada in 2017 and Illinois in 2018 were the most recent to ratify the amendment.