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.

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The 19th Explains: Why the Respect for Marriage Act doesn’t codify same-sex marriage rights

Kate Sosin, The 19th 0 4 min read

The U.S. House approved legislation Thursday to shore up marriage rights for LGBTQ+ couples. The Respect for Marriage Act has been hailed by lawmakers as...

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 0 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...