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Participants in front of the Capitol during the 2019 Women's March in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textShe is carrying a Black Lives Matter flyer: "Hangem' Hayes / Lawless in Montgomery / Black Lives Matter / If you have been locked up by Judge Hayes then you need to be at City Hall today! 103 North Perry St., Montgomery, AL." (Behind that is a different sign for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational.) Fund Marchers first gathered at the Court Square fountain and then marched to the steps of the Capitol. The event was organized by Montgomery Pride United, which advocates for LGBTQ and women's rights
Participants in front of the Capitol during the 2019 Women's March in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textOne of them is holding a selfie stick (decorated with a small gay pride flag), using a cell phone to record the speakers. Marchers first gathered at the Court Square fountain and then marched to the steps of the Capitol. The event was organized by Montgomery Pride United, which advocates for LGBTQ and women's rights
Participants in front of the Capitol during the 2019 Women's March in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textOne of them is holding a sign that reads, "The Fempire Strikes Back." Marchers first gathered at the Court Square fountain and then marched to the steps of the Capitol. The event was organized by Montgomery Pride United, which advocates for LGBTQ and women's rights
Meta Ellis speaking at the twentieth annual Vigil for Victims of Hate and Violence on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textReverend Lynn Hopkins and Emma McDaniel-Ellis are seated in the background. The vigil is held each year to honor those who have been victims of violence due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. It was first observed in 1999, following the brutal murder Billy Jack Gaither of Sylacauga
Reverend Elizabeth O'Neill, Doroneisha Duncan-Boyd, and Lucia Hermo at the twentieth annual Vigil for Victims of Hate and Violence on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textThe vigil is held each year to honor those who have been victims of violence due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. It was first observed in 1999, following the brutal murder Billy Jack Gaither of Sylacauga
Women's health clinic escort 2019 Women's March in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textHe is wearing an orange "Pro-Choice Clinic Escort" vest. Marchers first gathered at the Court Square fountain and then marched to the steps of the Capitol. The event was organized by Montgomery Pride United, which advocates for LGBTQ and women's rights
Ambrosia Starling speaking on the steps of the Capitol during the 2019 Women's March in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textMarchers first gathered at the Court Square fountain and then marched to the steps of the Capitol. The event was organized by Montgomery Pride United, which advocates for LGBTQ and women's rights
Reverend Lynn Hopkins presenting the Billy Jack Gaither Humanitarian Award to Lucia Hermo at the twentieth annual Vigil for Victims of Hate and Violence on the steps of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textThe event is held each year to honor those who have been victims of violence due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. The first vigil took place in 1999, following the brutal murder Billy Jack Gaither of Sylacauga
Participants in the March for Reproductive Freedom marching down Dexter Avenue in downtown Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textMarchers at the front are carrying a banner that reads, "Hometown Action / Alabama's Rural Organizers." Other people are carrying signs, including "If men could get pregnant, abortion would be available at the gas station."; "We Are Not Ovary-Acting"; "Gender Justice"; "Alabama Doesn't Care About Women's Rights"; "This Is What a Feminist Looks Like"; "GOP Values / Fetus [greater than] LGBTQ= / Women / Immigrants / Minorities / Uninsured"; "Abortion Access for All. / ACLU"; "My Body / My Choice / My right / My Voice / Pro-Choice"; "Keep Church & State Separate"; "My Body / My Choice!"; "Protect Safe, Legal Abortion"; and "ACLU / Abortion Is Healthcare. / Abortion Is a Right." The event was held to protest Alabama's new abortion law (known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act), which had been signed by Governor Kay Ivey the previous week. From the text of the act: "Relating to abortion; to make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother . . ." While the law stipulated that "a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion," individuals performing (or attempting to perform) the procedure would be charged with a felony. Exceptions were made in the case of ectopic pregnancy or "lethal anomaly," but there were no such provisions for rape or incest. In October 2019, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban, which its proponents had expected. According to a statement issued by Attorney General Steve Marshall, "As we have stated before, the State's objective is to advance our case to the U.S. Supreme Court where we intend to submit evidence that supports our argument that Roe and Casey were wrongly decided and that the Constitution does not prohibit states from protecting unborn children from abortion.
Participants in the March for Reproductive Freedom in front of the Capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.
No full textPeople are carrying signs, including "Reproductive Rights are Civil Rights"; "Not Enough Sage in the World for This Shit"; and "It's like Gameday, y'all!" The event was held to protest Alabama's new abortion law (known as the Alabama Human Life Protection Act), which had been signed by Governor Kay Ivey the previous week. From the text of the act: "Relating to abortion; to make abortion and attempted abortion felony offenses except in cases where abortion is necessary in order to prevent a serious health risk to the unborn child's mother . . ." While the law stipulated that "a woman who receives an abortion will not be held criminally culpable or civilly liable for receiving the abortion," individuals performing (or attempting to perform) the procedure would be charged with a felony. Exceptions were made in the case of ectopic pregnancy or "lethal anomaly," but there were no such provisions for rape or incest. In October 2019, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction to block the ban, which its proponents had expected. According to a statement issued by Attorney General Steve Marshall, "As we have stated before, the State's objective is to advance our case to the U.S. Supreme Court where we intend to submit evidence that supports our argument that Roe and Casey were wrongly decided and that the Constitution does not prohibit states from protecting unborn children from abortion.