New America Media: Gender & Sexuality

La Opinión: From Prop. 187 to Prop. 8, Majority Doesn't Always Rule

La Opinión, Editorial, Staff, Posted: Feb 09, 2012

The history of Proposition 187, the 1994 voter-approved measure that punished undocumented immigrants, is another case where having a majority of votes in favor of a proposition does not mean it is automatically legal.

Washington State Set to Allow Gay Marriage

Al Jazeera, News Report, Posted: Feb 09, 2012

One day after a U.S. court reversed California's same-sex marriage ban, lawmakers in Washington state approved a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

CA Court’s Prop. 8 Ruling Does Not Benefit Undocumented

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Feb 08, 2012

An appellate court rules that CA’s Prop. 8 is unconstitutional, but the ruling won’t benefit undocumented immigrants in same-sex partnerships.

Breaking News: Appeals court finds Prop 8 unconstitutional

Bay Area Reporter, News Report, Posted: Feb 07, 2012

A divided panel for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled Tuesday that California's ban against same-sex marriage violates the rights of gay and lesbian couples.

Ethnic Experts Say Strengthen, Don't Cut, Social Security

New America Media, News Report, Paul Kleyman, Posted: Feb 06, 2012

Experts on an aging say a new report on ethnic elders and Social Security shows Washington needs to improve the program’s fairness, not cut it.

Komen Reversal a Victory for Latina Fight Against Breast Cancer

New America Media, Commentary, Jessica González-Rojas , Posted: Feb 03, 2012

The Komen Foundation’s decision to reinstate funding for Planned Parenthood focuses attention on Latinas’ need for access to breast cancer screening.

Study: California Women “Falling Behind”—and Held Back by Budget Cuts

New America Media, News Report, Zaineb Mohammed, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

A new report shows that California’s younger and older women have been especially hit by the recession and are being held back even more by state budget cuts.

Arizona Bill Would Bar Shackling of Mothers Giving Birth

New America Media, News Report, Valeria Fernández, Posted: Feb 03, 2012

Arizona’s shackling of incarcerated women in labor jeopardizes the health of mother and baby. GOP legislators are proposing bills to halt the practice.

Komen Decision May Deny Care For Latinas

National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, News Report, Posted: Feb 02, 2012

The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation’s decision to discontinue funds to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer prevention is "potentially deadly for Latinas.