Gender

As part of a civil lawsuit settlement, the N.J. DOC has agreed to make it customary for prisoners to be assigned a jail stay in line with their gender identity.

New Jersey’s embattled corrections commissioner has announced his resignation, a day after Gov. Phil Murphy said the state would shutter its only women’s prison.

The Wilmington-based ReManned Project hopes to connect 10,000 Black men with mentors to help process trauma and find success in their work and personal lives.

At places like Transfiguration Hair Studio on Baltimore Avenue, LGBTQ clients feel welcome.

A temporary art installation acts as both a monument and memorial to honor the women and transgender people serving long sentences in Pa.

Feng Daoyou, who'd lived in the U.S. for about five years, died a stranger in a strange land.

The commission said that the option is for residents who identify as nonbinary, as well as for those who do not want to indicate their gender on their ID.

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The police agency also has agreed to make it a priority to hire as many as 65 women who were affected by the prior fitness standards for entry-level trooper positions.

The Trump administration tried to "defund" Planned Parenthood and other groups through changes to the Title X family planning program.

At a virtual forum, WOAR-Philadelphia Center Against Sexual Violence noted the continuing need to support victims and reduce incidents of assault.

This week; Philadelphians facing higher electricity bills, NJ plans for a massive offshore wind farm, and discovering an early feminist icon's handwritten dissertation.

Chronic diseases, mental health issues, and health insurance were factors, a review of pregnancy-associated deaths from 2013 to 2018 shows.

More women are becoming lawmakers, but many legislatures still don't have family leave policies. That leaves new moms little choice but to miss out on the lawmaking process.

The cidery and tavern is making changes as it works to bounce back from the pandemic.