Tina Kotek of Oregon is expected to join Maura Healey in Massachusetts as the only other out lesbian governor ever elected in the country.

Orion Rummler | The 19th
Posted inPartner Content
Gender dysphoria is a protected disability, federal appeals court finds
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) extends protections to people with gender dysphoria, a federal appeals court found this week.
Posted inPartner Content
House votes would protect interstate recognition of marriage equality
Democrats and 47 Republicans in the House joined forces this week to protect marriage equality at the federal level.
Posted inPartner Content
Record number of Americans back same-sex marriage, poll finds
Seventy percent of voters said they do not want Obergefell v. Hodges overturned by the Supreme Court.
Posted inPolitics
Cuomo resigns over harassment scandal, clearing way for New York’s first woman governor
With Cuomo’s resignation, New York will be the only state to have women in the two top leadership positions.
Posted inJustice
Supreme Court won’t rule on transgender bathroom access in schools
Lower court ruling stands: schools cannot bar transgender students from using bathrooms matching their gender identity.