Amen, and a-woman
So, I saw this little quote, that Rep. Cleaver – preacher as well as Missouri MoC – gave the opening prayer yesterday and ended it with “amen, and a-woman.” Just tryna be cute, I smiled, whatever. Blame it on the early morning that I didn’t realize how much conservatives were pooping their pants over this silly throwaway pun. A quick search for a shareable headline turned up pages upon pages of performative right-ring rage.
It is early, it’s only Tuesday, it’s only January, we got Nazis marching on DC tomorrow, my patience for their nonsense right now is none.
Speaking of which, today is National Whipped Cream Day (and the birthday of the man who developed Reddi-Wip).
And on this day in 1980, Rapper’s Delight became the first hip hop song to break into the top 40.
Amen. And a-women.
Abortion
Mic | In 2020, TV and film still couldn’t get abortion right | Gretchen Sisson, Stephanie Herold
Ms. | Telemedicine Is Revolutionizing Abortion Health Care – In Ways Likely To Persist Long Past COVID | Carrie Baker
Rewire News Group | Why Being Born Kind of Matters | Jessica Mason Pieklo, Imani Gandy
Ohio
Jezebel | Governor of OH, a State Leading the Nation in Child Poverty, More Interested in Burying Tissue Than Helping Children | Emily Alford
Texas
Texas Tribune | Texas banned most abortions last spring after the pandemic began. Then second-trimester abortions jumped. | Shannon Najmabadi
LGBTQ
TheGrio | Jones, Torres sworn in as nation's first openly gay Black congressmen | Biba Adams
Metro Weekly | Senator claims trans athletes compete in women's sports as a "deliberate, sadistic effort to harm girls and women" | John Riley
Miami Herald | No more ‘he’ or ‘she’. House approves gender-neutral terms in its official language | Bailey Aldridge
Changing America | House introduces gender-neutral language in new rules for Congress | Anagha Srikanth
The Mary Sue | Rep. Jim Jordan Is Really Mad About Gender-Neutral Pronouns, Also Doesn’t Know What a Pronoun Is | Vivian Kane
Metro Weekly | House Democrats introduce rules package touting gender-neutral language, inclusion efforts | John Riley
California
Metro Weekly | California insurance commissioner says companies cannot deny trans youths coverage for chest surgery | John Riley
Georgia
POZ | But What About Georgia’s HIV and LGBTQ Situation? | Trenton Straube
Virginia
Virginia Mercury | Northam’s budget would guarantee transgender health services for Medicaid enrollees | Ned Oliver
Pregnancy & Parenting
The Nation | The Pandemic Offers a Chance to Reimagine Caregiving | Ai-jen Poo
Refinery29 | Like Other Republicans, Meghan McCain Only Cares About Fixing A Problem Once She's Experienced It | Danielle Campoamor
ABC | Meghan McCain calls for mandatory paid maternity leave, gives update on daughter | Joanne Rosa
Jezebel | At Age 36, Meghan McCain Has Finally Discovered Paid Family Leave | Esther Wang
RawStory | The View's Meghan McCain knocks the GOP for claiming to be pro-family but not supporting maternity leave | Sarah Burris
Utah
KTVX-TV | Baby boom or bust: Are Utahns having more babies during the COVID-19 pandemic? | Kaylee DeWitt
Reproductive Health & Justice
Forbes | A Drop In Mammograms During Coronavirus Could Have Serious Implications In Years To Come | Alice Broster
Georgia
The New Republic | The Election in Georgia Is About Reproductive Justice | Melissa Gira Grant
Work & Money
CBS | For younger workers, the coronavirus has been a disaster | Irina Ivanova
Devex | Where are the women in food insecurity analysis? | Amy Lieberman
The19th | ‘It’s never too late’: The entrepreneurial spirit of older women | Mariel Padilla
California
Sacramento Bee | ‘We have to do better’: California Democrats say COVID pandemic highlighted their failures | Hannah Wiley
More, More, More
Washington Post | Last year, women marched in the streets. This year, they aren’t — but it’s not because our problems are over. | Petula Dvorak