Op-Ed: Violence Against Women is a Global Health Epidemic

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        Op-Ed: Violence Against Women is a Global Health Epidemic 
     
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          Jun 24, 2013
          
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Op-Ed: Violence Against Women is a Global Health Epidemic

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The Republican Ohio governor nominee has consistently supported anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and used transphobic rhetoric

Advocates for both cis and trans girls call foul on a new right-wing proposal that would force school-age female athletes to undergo invasive physical exams to "prove" their gender.

A vicious family feud, serious abuse allegations, silence and rank hypocrisy expose the emptiness of the Ohio GOP’s moral posturing, John Casey writes.

"Biologically, the men are way stronger than women, so I feel like it would be not really fair for the woman to compete against biological man," said Aryna Sabalenka, the Women Tennis Association's top-ranked player.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to be told.

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The Jeopardy! host made it absolutely clear where he stands once again.

At a Provincetown fundraiser for Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, the former transportation secretary argued Democrats need a vision beyond restoring the pre-Trump status quo.

Amy Acton did not attend as trans leaders were blocked, removed and left angrier over her anti-trans remarks.

The stories about the late Republican senator's sexuality may multiply after his death. None of them changes who he chose to be, writes John Casey

The actress opened up in a vulnerable Valentine's Day post.

The Louisiana Republican's Obama and Colbert antigay smear campaign surely earned Trump’s undying love.