Equality

Both houses of Virginia's legislature voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but the ERA's future is uncertain: Its original deadline elapsed decades ago. Here, an ERA supporter reacts to a Virginia Senate committee's vote to advance the ERA amendment last week.

Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline

Bill Chappell

The ERA's provisions include a guarantee that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex." But its legal status is uncertain.

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The History Of LGBTQ Stories

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Women's Suffrage And Minority Groups

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Next Steps After SCOTUS Marriage Decision

Same-sex marriage advocates celebrated a landmark victory with the recent Supreme Court decision, but many believe there is still work to be done. For…