Laken Brooks

Laken Brooks is a Ph.D. English student at the University of Florida where she studies medical humanities, digital technologies, and community outreach. Read her freelance writing in CNN, Atlas Obscura, Good Housekeeping, Refinery29, Inside Higher Ed, and in other publications.

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Dueling messages outside the Capitol Hill offices of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene (R-GA), and Rep. Marie Newman (D-IL). The

Will the U.S. finally ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans?

The Equality Act would give people like me access to the same services so many others take for granted. That can save lives.

Health Care on the Line: The ACA helped LGBT Americans heal in more ways than one

The law banned discrimination in health care. A young woman in Appalachia explains how these protections saved her life.

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Will the U.S. finally ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans?

Health Care on the Line: The ACA helped LGBT Americans heal in more ways than one