Unchained at Last is a nonprofit organization advocating against marriage under 18 in the US. For anyone wanting to keep up with the US’ progress (it’s been slow these last couple years) or possible regressions in your state/territory (if you live here; hi!), they maintain the best resource there is. It not only lists the current status but also the legislative status per-state/territory (e.g. if a relevant bill is in the legislature and details about it).

I found Unchained at Last, I think, when Connecticut banned child marriage and an NPR(?) article referenced them. From there, I made this map – used on a couple Wikipedia articles – based off their data. It’s not even close to as detailed as what Unchained at Last has, and it can’t possibly be as up-to-date by its very nature.

I don’t mean this to be a “wow, look how shitty the US is!” post (I mean, yeah) but to shine light on really solid, and I think underappreciated, activism. This is their homepage if you want to check out their work (it’s a lot more than just maintaining data).

Why YSK: child marriage is still an issue in the US, and it seems like it’s one of the few areas where the US is progressing instead of regressing. This is the best resource bar none to keep track of the state of the union in that regard. It’s also a good resource to point someone toward if they’re confused about what the big deal is.