Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — reproductive justice and transgender liberation are not separate fights: they share the same core principle of bodily autonomy and face the same coordinated political attacks, making solidarity between movements not just important but essential.
Written by Amy Powell, Litigation Director at L4GG — a firsthand account from inside a Texas detention center holding up to 5,000 people, almost none with legal representation, and the urgent infrastructure L4GG is building through its Detention Bridge Project to change that.
Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — the prosecution of Maria Margarita Rojas, a Houston-area Latina midwife who served uninsured, Spanish-speaking patients, is the first criminal case under Texas's abortion ban and echoes a long history of racialized attacks on midwives of color.
Since 2023, states like Florida and Texas have tried to ban drag performances under the guise of “protecting children from obscenity,” with wildly different results in court. This piece breaks down the legal strategy, the latest rulings (including a split between the Eleventh Circuit and a Texas federal judge), and how advocates are pushing back to defend free expression.
On August 26, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced via press release the publication of a commissioned study, Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology? The Department touted findings that individuals who believe in so-called “radical gender ideology” are more likely to hold left-wing authoritarian beliefs and justify political violence.
Written by Allison Chapman, Gender Justice & Health Equity Fellow and Khadijah Silver, Director of Gender Justice & Health Equity — New research confirms what advocates have long known: anti-trans policies cause real harm to transgender people, their children, and their families, with studies showing dramatically higher rates of anxiety, fear, and suicide risk among those affected.
Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — reproductive justice and transgender liberation are not separate fights: they share the same core principle of bodily autonomy and face the same coordinated political attacks, making solidarity between movements not just important but essential.
Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — the prosecution of Maria Margarita Rojas, a Houston-area Latina midwife who served uninsured, Spanish-speaking patients, is the first criminal case under Texas's abortion ban and echoes a long history of racialized attacks on midwives of color.
Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — true bodily autonomy is impossible alongside state violence: with 73,000 people detained in ICE facilities, documented medical neglect, and entire communities afraid to seek healthcare, immigration enforcement is itself a public health crisis.
Written by Allison Chapman, Civil Rights & Health Equity Project Fellow at L4GG — after the Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to reinstate its passport policy stripping accurate gender markers from transgender, nonbinary, and intersex Americans, hundreds of thousands face restricted freedom of movement, leaving many wondering whether their fundamental human rights still apply.
Written by Zane McNeill, Civil Rights & Health Equity Legal Fellow at L4GG — approved by the FDA 25 years ago and used in nearly two-thirds of U.S. abortions, mifepristone is now under coordinated attack from anti-abortion states and the Trump administration, which is using agency review as a potential backdoor to restrict or ban the medication nationwide.
