Tahirih plays a major role in drafting and driving forward SB 1705, a bill to limit marriage to legal adults in Texas. The following week, New York’s governor also signed into law a bill that restricted marriage to legal adults.
Texas Governor Signs Tahirih’s Minimum Marriage Age Bill Into Law
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Maine Takes Step to Protect Children from Child Marriage
Tahirih applauds the Maine legislators who have shown their commitment to addressing child marriage in the state for multiple years, and we look forward to supporting continued efforts to end child marriage in Maine.
June 6, 2023 -
AAPI Heritage Month: Honoring the History and Achievements of the AAPI Immigrant Community
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month – a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions, achievements, and rich cultural heritage of the Asian American and Pacific Islander community […]
May 31, 2023
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Survivor Voices
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Camila
“I hope my story is helpful to someone else…and can inspire many women to be stronger. We need to help young women identify toxic relationships, so that there are fewer Camilas that go through such difficult things, let alone have our children suffer.”
November 21, 2022 -
Brenda
When I was 15 years old, I left my parents’ home in Mexico. I was sexually abused by my stepfather, and I thought I would be safer moving out with […]
November 14, 2022
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