Today’s music selection comes from the 11yo, inadvertently telling my story of the last year. Everyone is gay. Everyone.
E.ver.y.one.
Abortion
Common Dreams | GOP-Backed Global Gag Rule Is Still Harming Women and Must Be Permanently Revoked: Report | Brett Wilkins
Healio | Telehealth model increases access to abortion services | Madison Weller
Mother Jones | The stigma of “late-term abortions” is the point | Becca Andrews
Rewire News Group | Editor’s Note: This Is the Supreme Court Case That Will End ‘Roe v. Wade’ | Jessica Mason Pieklo
Colorado
The Colorado Sun | Colorado’s Cobalt sees more financial need as states pass stricter abortion laws | Jennifer Brown, Mike Littwin
New York
WNYT-TV | Proposed bills would help low-income New Yorkers afford abortions | Jerry Gretzinger
North Carolina
AP | N.C. Senate committee moves to ban Down syndrome abortions | Bryan Anderson
Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal | "Born alive" abortion bill introduced again, despite current law, low statistics | Susan Tebben
USA Today | Ohio abortion ban: Inspired by 'God's agenda,' written in Texas, defended by Trump lawyer | Dan Horn
Tennessee
The Tennessean | Will Tennessee’s 48-hour abortion waiting period create ban? Appeals court hears arguments. | Mariah Timms
Texas
The Austin Chronicle | Texas' Draconian Abortion Restrictions Likely to Face Court Challenge | Mary Tuma
Texas Tribune | Lawsuit to block Lubbock's abortion ban is dismissed in court as the ordinance takes effect | Shannon Najmabadi
More from More from Courthouse News Service, Forbes, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Jezebel | Texas High School Valedictorian, Who Has My Vote for President, Delivers Unapproved Speech About Abortion Bans | Emily Alford
More from AP, Common Dreams, The Cut, The Daily Beast, Daily Dot, Glamour, HuffPost, Mother Jones, USA Today, VICE
LGBTQ
The Academic Times | Family functioning, social support and gender-related pride may curb substance use in transgender teens | Tara DiMaio
The American Independent | House bill would protect military kids from attacks on transgender health care | Casey Quinlan
CBS | House Democrats unveil measure to protect transgender military dependents | Melissa Quinn
Changing America | Laws banning trans athletes from competing in girls' and women's sports not grounded in science, say experts | Chia-Yi Hou
CNN | My plea to White evangelicals: Leave transgender children alone | Paula Williams
ELLE | ‘We All Have a Role to Play’: The Fight Against Anti-Transgender Legislation | Madison Feller
LGBTQ Nation | Republicans join Marjorie Taylor Greene in backing bill that would ban rainbow flags | Bil Browning
NBC | 'A lot of trauma': Trans parents say medical system isn't set up for their pregnancies | Rheana Murray
Queerty | Disney hit with anti-gay discrimination lawsuit by major exec | David Reddish
Arkansas
KLRT-TV | ACLU files lawsuit on behalf of state contractor fired for advocating against transgender health care ban | Ashley Fugo
AP | Contract spiked over email to legislator | Andrew DeMillo
More from Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Arkansas Times
Colorado
Colorado | A Would-Be Trans And Queer Haven In Rural Colorado Just Wants To Be Left Alone | Dan Boyce
Connecticut
Connecticut Post | With a new law, LGBTQ parents celebrate recognition in Connecticut | Mark Pazniokas
Florida
The Advocate | Florida Gov. DeSantis Strips LGBTQ+ Funds From State Budget | Jacob Ogles
More from The Mary Sue, Washington Blade
Florida Politics | Ron DeSantis fundraises off transgender athlete ban | A. G. Gancarski
New Jersey
NJ.Com | N.J. still doesn’t collect data on sexual orientation, gender identity. Here’s why that’s a problem. | Caroline Fassett
South Dakota
Argus Leader | Trans athletes, busing, chronic absence and priorities: Four topics from the school board work session | Morgan Matzen
Virginia
NPR | A Virginia Teacher Was Put On Leave After Opposing A New Policy For Trans Students | Joe Hernandez
More from Daily Kos, LGBTQ Nation, WRC-TV
Washington, DC
Washington Blade | D.C. bill to ban LGBTQ panic defense becomes law | Lou Chibbaro Jr.
Pregnancy & Parenting
The Hill | The days of Congress devaluing child care need to end | Laura Dallas McSorley
USA Today | Parents desperately need child care. But day cares are struggling to retain workers. | Alia Wong
California
Kaiser Health News | Newsom Wants to Spend Millions on the Health of Low-Income Mothers and Their Babies | Anna Almendrala
Illinois
Kaiser Health News | Many New Moms Get Kicked Off Medicaid 2 Months After Giving Birth. Illinois Will Change That. | Christine Herman
Virginia
WVTF-FM | Senator Kaine's Effort to Combat Maternal Mortality Disparities | Michael Pope
The Dogwood | Could New Plans Reduce Virginia's Black Maternal Mortality Rate? | Amie Knowles
Reproductive Health & Justice
Ms. | #TalkingIsPower: Advocating for High-Quality Sex Ed-at Home and in Schools | Roxy Szal, Katie Fleischer
Salon | Speak out: How "cultural silence" perpetuates the apathy towards and gaslighting of women's health | Kylie Cheung
Illinois
WBEZ-FM | Illinois Lawmakers Boost School Spending, Guarantee Recess And Mandate Sex Ed | Susie An
Work & Money
CNBC | A record 41 women are Fortune 500 CEOs—and for the first time two Black women made the list | Courtney Connley
The Mary Sue | We Need To Talk About David O. Russell's Behavior | Vivian Kane
The Daily Dot | David O. Russell's abuse allegations resurface as stars like Taylor Swift, Margot Robbie line up for his new movie | Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Motherly | Women could lose $600,000 in lifetime earnings because of the pandemic | Jamie Orsini
Ms. | It's Time for a Whole-of-Government Approach to Address Period Poverty in the U.S. | Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, Grace Meng, Chelsea VonChaz
The Root | President Biden, Much Like America, Is Waiting for the Black Woman to Fix It | Stephen A. Crockett Jr
Wisconsin State Farmer | Female veterinarians say gender disparity remains an uphill battle | Colleen Kottke
Louisiana
South Carolina
AP | SC lawmaker makes history as 1st Black woman to run for gov | Meg Kinnard