Today…
in 2015, Misty Copeland became the first Black woman promoted to principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater. Those calves will never cease to amaze. I mean…
in 1980, the Supreme Court ruled in Harris v. McRae that the Hyde Amendment’s ban on Medicaid coverage for abortion didn’t violate either the Establishment Clause or the 5th Amendment.
in 2014, the Supreme Court ruled in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby that “closely-held” corporations could choose not to follow the ACA’s birth control coverage requirements if they wanted to.
Abortion
GOVERNING | 2021 Has Been a Record Year for Abortion Restrictions and Bans | Alan Greenblatt, David Kidd, Carl Smith
McClatchy | Church: Biden won’t be denied Communion over abortion stand | Don Sweeney
The Nation | Are Pro-Choice Catholics Worthy of Communion? | Michael F. Pettinger
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Washington County committee approves 'pro-life' resolution | Tom Sissom
North Carolina
Winston-Salem Journal | Anti-abortion bill scheduled for veto-override vote in N.C. House | Richard Craver
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch | Bigger tax cuts, abortion changes, new school funding formula are in Ohio's budget | Anna Staver
Ohio Capital Journal | 'Not Our Ohio:' Reproductive rights advocates call for DeWine vetoes of health measures | | Susan Tebben
Statehouse News Bureau | Groups That Oppose The Budget Say It Endangers Women And Minorities | Jo Ingles
LGBTQ
The American Independent | What the Supreme Court's refusal of a Virginia bathroom case means for trans kids | Casey Quinlan
The Daily Beast | Gavin Grimm’s Supreme Court Victory May Help Fight Against Anti-Trans Laws | Tim Teeman
CNBC | 'We spend most of our waking lives at work': why workplace equality is key for LGBTQ equality | Abigail Hess
Mic | Pride has become corporate and white as hell. How do we reclaim its rebellious roots? | Vanessa Taylor
New York Daily News | 27 countries urge UN to protect trans women’s rights ‘as a matter of urgency’ | Muri Assunção
USA Today | Conservatives want to ban transgender athletes from girls sports. Their evidence is shaky. | Rachel Axon, Brent Schrotenboer
USA Today | NFL's declaration that 'Football is gay' signals league's ongoing evolution | Mike Jones
Deadspin | The NFL is faking as if it cares, again – this time it’s about gay people | Carron J. Phillips
USA Today | LGBTQ communities face a perilous global landscape even as Biden pushes for protections | Deirdre Shesgreen
California
New York Times | Why California Banned State-Funded Travel to Florida and Elsewhere | Jill Cowan
Illinois
Riverside-Brookfield Landmark| Brookfield looks to repeal archaic anti-trans law | Bob Uphues
Nevada
NBC Out | Nevada pageant winner to become 1st transgender Miss USA contestant | Dan Avery
New Jersey
NJ.com | Gay bars were harassed by N.J. investigators for decades. The state is now offering an apology. | Blake Nelson
More from Asbury Park Press, The Hill, HuffPost, WPIX-TV
NBC Out | N.J. will house transgender inmates by gender identity after lawsuit | Jo Yurcaba
More from AP, NJ Spotlight, NPR, Philadelphia Inquirer, WNYC
The Hill | School requests federal review after backlash over cutting off LGBTQ graduation speech | Lexi Lonas
Los Angeles Blade | Queer valedictorian's interrupted speech may get Federal civil rights review | Brody Levesque
New York
WTEN-TV | OMH: Gender-affirming treatments being covered by NY insurance companies | Sarah Darmanjian
Oklahoma
Norman Transcript | Norman City Council passes conversion therapy ban | Mindy Ragan Wood
West Virginia
The Herald Dispatch | GOP lawmaker's coming out further highlights need for LGBTQ+ protections in West Virginia | Lacie Pierson
Pregnancy & Parenting
CafeMom | Study Says Moms Did an Extra 173 Hours of Child Care in 2020 & Yet It Felt Like More | Kaitlin Stanford
Federal News Network | Pentagon testing out covering in-home child care for servicemembers | Eric White
Reproductive Health & Justice
New York Times | Britney Spears and the Last Resort of Mental Health Care | Spencer Bokat-Lindell
Rewire News Group | The Anti-Choice Movement Doesn’t Want to #FreeBritney | Namrata Susan Verghese
The 19th | 5 pads for 2 cellmates: Period products are still scarce in prison | Jean Lee
Missouri
AP | Missouri Republicans face heat over Planned Parenthood money | Summer Ballentine
Kansas City Star | Missouri GOP lawmakers make last attempt to target Planned Parenthood | Jeanne Kuang
Work & Money
Business of Fashion | Fashion Is Marketing Feminism, But Its Progress to Gender Equality Is Slow | Rachel Deeley
Jezebel | Biden's Infrastructure Plan Excludes Caregivers | Shannon Melero
The Hill | Investing in child care paves the way to a better economy | Elisha Rhodes
UPI | Pandemic daycare closures linked to 600K lost jobs among U.S. moms | Amy Norton
Newsweek | Victoria's Secret Falls Short on Gender Equality Despite Rebranding Move | Ali McCadden
Rising Up With Sonali | New Report Highlights Why Tip-Based Wages are Racist/Sexist | Sonali Kolhatkar
Connecticut
The CT Mirror | A plea for diversity in CT legislature, where men outnumber women | Mark Pazniokas
Maine
POLITICO | Maine governor faces pressure to decriminalize prostitution | Liz Crampton
North Carolina
Charlotte Observer | Groping, sex toys and lewd gifts: Feds accuse NC company of allowing sexual harassment | Hayley Fowler
NewsOne | There Are No Black Woman Senators. A Former North Carolina Chief Justice Hopes To Change That | Charise Frazier
Rhode Island
Providence Journal | Pay-equity bill tops legislators' agenda as Assembly races to finale | Katherine Gregg, Patrick Anderson
More, More, More
ELLE | Kamala Harris: ‘To Strengthen Democracy, We Must Fight for Gender Equality’ | Kayla Webley Adler