Author: Kate Sosin, The 19th

Kate Sosin, The 19th

Kate Sosin is the 19th's LGBTQ+ reporter, focusing on transgender rights, incarceration, politics and public policy. Kate has conducted deep-dive investigations into transgender prison abuse and homicides for NBC News. They previously worked at Logo TV, INTO and Windy City Times.

interracial couple holding hands and bouquets. one is a Black woman in a v-neck wedding gown and her wife, a white bride in a v-neck wedding gown is kissing her shoulder

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Senate advances Respect for Marriage Act to protect recognition of marriage equality

Kate Sosin, The 19th, 3 weeks ago 4 min read

The Respect for Marriage Act, a bill that overturns the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act and forces states without marriage equality laws to honor marriages from other states, is on track to become law.

Christian and Clifton's intimate hometown Ohio wedding at Jeffrey Mansion Photo by Starling Studio Featured on Equally Wed, the world's leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine

Equality Act hangs in the balance as Democrats falter in Senate races

Kate Sosin, The 19th, 2 years ago 7 min read

Can Biden convince enough Republicans to back the federal LGBTQ+ protections he promised?

Tavion + Andrew: A Greenville, South Carolina, summer LGBTQ+ wedding with rose petal exit - Jessica Hunt Photography - published on Equally Wed, the leading LGBTQ+ wedding magazine - two grooms

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Supreme Court justices set stage to end marriage equality

Kate Sosin, The 19th, 2 years ago 3 min read

Justices suggest marriage equality will be on the chopping block as the Senate aims to confirm Amy Coney Barrett