By Stephanie Verdoia, Legal Voice summer intern In March, the Trump administration issued new rules to the Title X program that funds family planning services for people with low incomes. These changes forced Planned Parenthood to withdraw from the program last month, which will result in limiting health care access for low-income communities across the country. But there is another problem with the new rules; they will redirect federal money to organizations that don’t provide the full range of care for patients and refuse to inform patients of all the birth control options ava ..read more

There are so many opportunities throughout the Northwest to celebrate the LGBTQ community, including several events that center the transgender, gender non-conforming, and queer and trans people of color (QTPOC) communities. Here are our picks for 2019 Pride parades and festivals in the Northwest! We'll be at the events marked with an asterisk (*)—be sure to stop by and say hi! WASHINGTONJune 8 - Volunteer Park Pride (Seattle, WA)* June 8 - Spokane Pride Rainbow Festival (Spokane, WA)June 28 - Trans Pride Seattle (Seattle, WA)*July 13 - Tacoma Pride (Tacoma, WA)*July 20 - Seattle Latinx Pride ..read more

By Phil Bouie, Legal Voice Development Officer “As a student and a woman, I deserve to have laws that protect against violence and assault.” –Scarlett, high school senior & Title IX activist What may seem like a reasonable public safety request on campuses has resulted in policy proposals that ultimately strip institutions of accountability, further muddle schools' ability to adhere to their code of conduct bylaws, and complicate the process for reporting gender-based violence. If you wanted to find an impractical example of policy failing future generations of this country, this would b ..read more