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BY VICTORIA KIRBY YORK | R&B queen Kehlani’s coming out story encouraged me to reminisce on my own story of coming out and delve into some of the roles Black lesbians have played in popular culture over the years from TV and movies to queer literature.

BY ANN O'LEARY and JULIE KASHEN | If we do not build out our care infrastructure and open up physical infrastructure jobs to women, we will exclude half of our work force from the opportunities that will shape our economic future, potentially exacerbating and permanently extending the “she-cession” of 2020.

BY MARIANNA ANAYA | Instead of shying away from abortion as if it were a divisive topic that could leave candidates vulnerable, an ambitious electoral coalition in New Mexico emboldened candidates to make it a part of their platform.