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Abortion Took Center Stage at the Debate, but Queering Reproductive Justice Must Be the Goal Abortion Took Center Stage at the Debate, but Queering Reproductive Justice Must Be the Goal
If LGBTQIA+ communities are not centered in the fight for justice, our communities will never be free.
Sep 13, 2024 / Candace Bond-Theriault
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The Right Targets Queer Theory The Right Targets Queer Theory
Christopher Rufo, the man behind the moral panic over “critical race theory,” has fabricated another foe.
Apr 19, 2022 / Candace Bond-Theriault with The Center for Gender and Sexuality Law at Columbia Law School
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The Nomination Black Women Have Been Waiting For The Nomination Black Women Have Been Waiting For
We have more than earned this seat at the most powerful table in our country.
Apr 1, 2022 / Candace Bond-Theriault
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The Benefits of Getting the Covid Vaccine as a Pregnant Black Woman The Benefits of Getting the Covid Vaccine as a Pregnant Black Woman
We now have scientific proof that getting vaccinated while pregnant is important—for Black pregnant people, it’s even more critical.
Feb 17, 2022 / Candace Bond-Theriault
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Many Southern Hospitals Already Deny Pregnant Patients Abortions Many Southern Hospitals Already Deny Pregnant Patients Abortions
Things will only get worse for patients in Mississippi and around the country should the Supreme Court rule in favor of the states with extreme abortion bans.
Dec 1, 2021 / Candace Bond-Theriault