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Ray Levy-Uyeda

Ray Levy-Uyeda is a Bay Area-based freelance writer who focuses on gender, politics and activism. You can find her work elsewhere at Teen Vogue, Fortune and Vice. Find her on Twitter @raylevyuyeda.

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Commentary LGBTQ

Why Biden’s LGBTQ Platform Is Good—but Not Nearly Good Enough

Jun 10, 1:54pm

Joe Biden says he would restore LGBTQ rights lost under President Trump, but a truly transformative queer and trans political agenda isn’t merely about building protections onto an existing political structure.

[Photo: A person holds up a sign amidst a crowd in support of trans athletes participating in sports during National Trans Visibility Day.]

Analysis LGBTQ

Idaho’s New Anti-Trans Athlete Law: ‘It’s Hard to Imagine a More Invasive Thing’

Apr 28, 2:48pm Ray Levy-Uyeda

The goal of anti-trans legislation, experts say, is not equity but rather to codify discriminatory and invasive practices founded on nonscientific reasoning and personal prejudice.

[Photo: A pill lays on top of a mifepristone blister pack.]

Analysis Abortion

Self-Managed Abortions May Be More Difficult to Access Right Now—Here’s What You Need to Know

Apr 14, 2:43pm Ray Levy-Uyeda

With supply chain disruptions in India due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, medication abortion may be less accessible—an issue compounded by anti-choice state officials trying to ban the procedure and the FDA.

Commentary Politics

Will Illinois Finally Vote Out Anti-Choice Democrat Dan Lipinski? (Updated)

Mar 16, 1:14pm

Illinois' 3rd District race functions not only as a test of an incumbent against an upstart candidate but also of whether voters believe abortion to be a fundamental Democratic value; we know Dan Lipinski certainly doesn’t.

[Photo: An illustration of a person's hand putting a coin into a piggy bank labeled 'abortion funds.' Around the piggy bank are stacks of coins.]

Analysis Abortion

Should I Crowdfund My Abortion?

Mar 11, 11:18am Ray Levy-Uyeda

People who turn to crowdfunding to pay for an abortion aren't meeting their fundraising goals—what options do those who can't afford the procedure have?

Commentary Law and Policy

Forced Vasectomies in Alabama: Why Pro-Choice Lawmakers Are Using Joke Bills to Get Your Attention

Feb 21, 2:23pm

The point lawmakers want to make is this: Laws that attack men's reproductive freedom are seen as overstepping and unreasonable, but restrictions on women's reproductive health care are commonplace.

Commentary LGBTQ

The ‘Queer Candidate’ Is Out of Touch With LGBTQ Needs

Jan 15, 3:05pm

Pete Buttigieg should support the most vulnerable among us—people of color, homeless youth, the uninsured, the poor—and not cower to those who see this as radical.