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Today…
in 1921, Rep. Alice Mary Robertson of Oklahoma became the first woman to preside over the House of Representatives. She was no feminist flag-waver, though, described as “openly hostile” to suffrage and its supporters, voted against measures to benefit maternal and infant health, just a real peach. (We share a birthday, and I’ve tried to tell you, January 2 babies stay the calendar’s bitterest bitches.)
is Nap Day, or as longtime remote workers know it, the “3 o’clock hard stop.”
is International Chess Day, because how could you not celebrate a ‘80s pop musical from Norwegian supergroup ABBA featuring Cold War high drama, synthesizers, Murray Head and goddess Elaine Page. I mean come on.
Headlines were fewer than usual today. It’s summer, it can happen. However, one time I logged on after a quiet day only to have Muck Rack say omg lol news feeds were messed up so sorry here are 784 items we missed. Now I stay suspicious of the seemingly slow news day, sine die be damned.
Abortion
Common Dreams | With Abortion Under Assault, Time for Pro-Choice Men to Break Their Silence | Oren Jacobson
Louisiana
Rewire News Group | Louisiana’s Democratic Governor Gave the Anti-Abortion Movement What It Wants
Texas
New York Times | Texas Tries to Upend the Legal System With Its Abortion Law | Laurence H. Tribe, Stephen Vladeck
Washington Post | Even people who oppose abortion should fear Texas’s new ban | Julia Kaye
LGBTQ
NBC Out | With Olympics' backing, Laurel Hubbard will be first trans athlete in Games' history | Jo Yurcaba
USA Today | Nashville Predators prospect Luke Prokop comes out, becomes first openly gay player in NHL history | Scott Gleeson
More from AP, BuzzFeed, CBS, Changing America, CNN, ESPN, LGBTQ Nation, Mashable, New York Times, NHL.com, Out, Outsports, UPI, USA Today, Washington Post
California
San Francisco Chronsible | State appeals court says rights of care home staffers violated by 'misgendering' law | Bob Egelko
Florida
them. | This Trans Student Has Been Fighting for His Right to Use the Bathroom for Six Years | Nico Lang
Texas
Texas Tribune | Gov. Greg Abbott says he'll soon unveil plan to restrict transition-related medical care for children | Patrick Svitek
More from Houston Chronicle, San Antonio Current
West Virginia
West Virginia MetroNews | South Charleston mayor says passage of LGBTQ ordinance sends out message
Pregnancy & Parenting
Minnesota
Minnesota Reformer | Q&A: How Minnesota can help single mothers and their children | Rilyn Eischens
Reproductive Health & Justice
The Lily | Patients are warned that IUDs can be ‘uncomfortable.’ But many say the pain is excruciating. | Caroline Kitchener
The Mary Sue | Period Poverty Shouldn't Have Been a Thing Before COVID Made It Worse. Make Hygiene Products Free. | Rachel Leishman
Stars and Stripes | ‘Bold action’ needed by DOD to prevent consequences of sexual assault and harassment in the military | Rose Thayer
New York
New York Times | Why Do Prosecutors Reject Sexual Assault Cases? | Mihir Zaveri
Oregon
The Nation | Oregon Will Protect Reproductive Health Care When Hospitals Merge | Amy Littlefield
Work & Money
HealthDay | Do Women or Men Make the Best Doctors? | Cara Robert Murez
Prism | Are journalism programs properly training students to navigate harassment? | Carolyn Copeland
San Diego Union-Tribune | Why men are critical to moving gender-inclusive policies forward in the workplace | Barbara Bry
Alabama
Anniston Star | Pre-filed bill would require pregnant worker accommodations | Caroline Beck