Today…
is the birthday of Sojourner Truth (1797-1883) – or, to be clear, it is celebrated as her birthday. Even the year is marked as circa in most places. These “biographical details” speak volumes.
is Apple Cider Day, just making me sad once again for all the fall festivals we’ve missed this year, between pandemic and leg cast. We didn’t even make it to the little farmers market apple festival in our old neighborhood. We are utterly without our usual array of bougie heirloom varieties, “Oh, how is the Rusty Coat?” “Not as good as last year, but the Arkansas Black is amazing as always.” No, just over here eating our pedestrian Cameos and Staymans like chumps.
Abortion
Healio | Q&A: Total abortion ban in US could increase pregnancy-related deaths by 21% | Maria Marabito
The Hill | Overturning Roe would be a disaster for young women of color | Elisha Rhodes
HuffPost | The Human Cost Of Being Denied An Abortion | Alanna Vagianos
HuffPost | Majority Of Americans Want The Supreme Court To Reject Texas’ Extreme Abortion Law | Alanna Vagianos
– More from MinnPostNewsweek | US Bishops Back Off From Threat to Withhold Communion from Biden Over Abortion | Julia Duin
– More from ABC, New York Times, Time, UPI, Washington PostSlate | How the Washington Post’s glowing coverage of “maternity ranches” misses the mark. | Dahlia Lithwick
Washington Post | Antiabortion ideologues should be careful what they wish for | Jennifer Rubin
Arkansas
KUAR-FM | Arkansas lawmaker pushes ahead with plans to introduce Texas-style abortion bill | Michael Hibblen
KARZ-TV | Planned Parenthood officials claim ‘regional chilling effect’ in Arkansas after Texas abortion bill | Cassandra Webb
California
San Francisco Chronicle | By talking about her abortion, Jackie Speier inspired a generation of lawmakers to do the same | Joe Garofoli
Mississippi
Jackson Free Press | 10 Years After Mississippians Rejected ‘Personhood,’ New ‘Life at ‘Conception’ Efforts Underway | Ashton Pittman
Montana
Flathead Beacon | Battle Over Access | Maggie Dresser
New York
Reuters | New York Ends Lawsuit Against Anti-Abortion Protesters | Jonathan Stempel
Texas
AP | Texas abortion ban stays in force as justices mull outcome | Mark Sherman
LGBTQ
Boston Globe | We cannot only celebrate trans and queer life after death. We must fight for their lives. | Jenee Osterheldt
Business Insider | The Equity Talk: Despite the diversity reckoning of 2020, trans voices are still largely missing from corporate plans for the future | Canela Lopez , Marguerite Ward
Daily Beast | ‘Trans Awareness Week’ Sounds Nice, but We Need Action | Dawn Ennis
Education Week | Transgender Students Need Adult Support in School. Is It Slipping? | Sarah Sparks
Forbes | Transgender Pay Gap Revealed: Cisgender People Paid 32% More | Jamie Wareham
Miami Herald | Be an advocate for transgender people. They deserve to live in dignity, too | Lauren Foster
Mic | Financial planning is different for queer people | Tracey Anne Duncan
New York Daily News | Some same-sex married couples may get retroactive tax refunds from Democrats’ $1.75T social spending plan | Muri Assunção
– More from The AdvocateNPR | Testosterone levels won't determine transgender athletes' eligibility, IOC says | Tom Goldman
– More from The Advocate, Bloomberg, LGBTQ Nation, POPSUGAR
California
Los Angeles Times | California has to get ethnic studies right to support Black LGBTQ youth | Sikivu Hutchinson
San Francisco Chronicle | Swiss chocolatier criticized for anti-LGBTQ, anti-abortion views is expanding in the Bay Area | Elena Kadvany
No. No. “Hate chicken” was already more than enough. “Hate chocolate” cannot be a thing.
Florida
Naples Daily News | Naples City Council moves to include 'gender-inclusive language' in city charter | Omar Rodriguez Ortiz
Georgia
Project Q Atlanta | Augusta passes LGBTQ inclusive non-discrimination ordinance | Mike Fleming
Michigan
WXMI-TV | The ongoing effort to ban conversion therapy in Michigan | Doug Reardon
North Carolina
Progressive Pulse | Transgender North Carolinians sue state over birth certificate policy | Joe Killian
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch | Ohio Republicans want to ban treatments for transgender youth but what would that mean? | Anna Staver
Texas
Texas Public Radio | Advocates hope the Texas education board will approve new textbooks that include lessons on sexuality | Sascha Cordner
San Antonio Current | Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s hunt for ‘porn’ in public schools is laughable but not without consequences | Sanford Nowlin
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune | Utah bill would require transgender girls to change birth certificates before joining female high school sports | Bethany Rodgers
– More from Deseret News
Washington, DC
WTTG-TV | DC corrections officer files lawsuit against city for LGBTQ discrimination | Jacqueline Matter
– More from Washington Post
Maternal Health & Reproductive Justice
The Hill | Over 100 Democrats sign onto bill ensuring access to birth control | Justine Coleman
Medscape | AMA Vows Action on Maternal Mortality, Debates Funding Sources | Marcia Frellick
New York Times | What We See in the Shameful Trends on U.S. Maternal Health | Sema K. Sgaier , Jordan Downey
Rewire News Group | Exclusive: Lawmakers Push Ahead With Protecting Birth Control Access | Jessica Mason Pieklo
Missouri
Kansas City Star | Missouri slow to extend coverage for postpartum depression despite lawmakers’ approval | Jeanne Kuang
New York
Newsday | Report cites stubborn gaps between races in health care outcomes | David Olson
Work & Money
Axios | Democrats go around Manchin, work Republicans for paid family leave deal | Sophia Cai
The Nation | The Build Back Better Act Can Level the Field for Single Parents | Julie Kohler
The 19th | Athletes don’t have pregnancy protections. Here’s why that could finally change. | Barbara Rodriguez
Traverse City Record-Eagle | Advancing pay equity through registered apprenticeships in nontraditional occupations | Gina Rodriguez
Florida
The Well News | Local County Government Pushes to End Period Poverty | Alexa Hornbeck
Michigan
Ms. | Michigan Lawmakers End the Tampon Tax: The Case for Bipartisan Period Legislation | Madison Gusler
Texas
Daily Beast | Strip Club Bartender Sara Soto Says She Was Fired by 35 Bar & Grills for Getting Pregnant | Emily Shugerman
Utah
KSL-AM | Utah lawmaker wants to assure access to tampons and pads in school | Lindsay Aerts , Simone Seikaly