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Texas Heartbeat Act Opens the Door for a Flood of Data Requests Targeting Abortion Providers

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The Texas Heartbeat Act, which has outlawed abortions after six weeks in the state of Texas, has many alarming angles to it, but one of the less obvious ones is the potential role large tech companies may play in facilitating upcoming legal cases against healthcare providers. Read more.

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5 interactive tools for learning about abortion access in your state

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As of June 24, 13 states have such trigger bans — Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming. Wade world — a new reality that will force many to leave their home states to receive reproductive healthcare. Wade may impact you.

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40 essential LGBTQ films to stream this Pride Month

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How to watch: Love, Simon is available for rent or purchase on Amazon Prime Video , iTunes , YouTube , and Google Play. Brokeback Mountain (2005) Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger shepherd a nuanced narrative of passion, fear, romance, and shame in director Ang Lee's tale of star-crossed lovers in rural Wyoming and Texas.

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Sex toys, meet Sephora: How the sexual (marketing) revolution affects where we shop

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Before co-founding Maude, Éva Goicochea worked as a legislative aide in healthcare and later at Everlane, where she headed the brand's social media and hiring. The rise of the sex shop Here's a depressing fact: Lieberman herself was selling vibrators as "massagers" while working as an in-home sex toy salesperson in Texas in 2003.

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