Today…
is Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, marking the date in 1993 when abortion provider Dr. David Gunn was killed.
is Harriett Tubman Day, marking the day she died in 1913.
is Landline Telephone Day and I love mine and I don’t care who knows it. When you call me? I can comfortably hold my phone on my shoulder, and I can hear every word you say. So. good.
Abortion
The Hill | We must decolonize our global health systems - It's time to repeal the Helms Amendment | Reps. Jan Schakowky, Marilyn Strickland, Diana DaGette
HuffPost | Congresswomen Renew Push To Repeal 'Racist' Anti-Abortion Helms Amendment | Alanna Vagianos
Ms. | Stop Weaponizing Faith and End the "Racist, Deadly" Helms Amendment | Jamie Manson
Ms. | Achieving Reproductive Freedom: Ending Global Gag Rule and Helms Amendment Once and for All | Roxy Szal, Mariah A. Lindsay
Washington Post | How U.S. aid for reproductive health could change under Biden | Miriam Berger
Prism | American Bar Association’s resolution opposes criminalization of abortion or miscarriage | Tina Vasquez
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | Governor signs abortion ban while acknowledging it is unconstitutional | Max Brantley
NPR | Abortion Rights Activists Plan To Challenge Arkansas Ban In Court | Sarah Kellogg
More from AP, Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Axios, CBS, CNN, Jezebel, Political Wire, Reuters, UPI
Ohio
WOUB-TV | Ohio Sued Over Law Requiring Burial Of Aborted Fetal Remains | Aaron Payne
Oklahoma
Public Radio Tulsa | House Republicans Pass 2 More Abortion Bills: Heartbeat Ban, Punishment For Doctors | Matt Trotter
Tulsa World | Suspension of medical licenses part of bill aimed at restricting legal abortions in Oklahoma | Randy Krehbiel
The Oklahoman | 'A slip of the tongue': Oklahoma legislator apologizes for 'colored babies' remark | Carmen Forman
South Carolina
The State | Judge allows SC Gov. McMaster, House Speaker Lucas to intervene in abortion law case | John Monk
Texas
Texas Tribune | Another Texas GOP lawmaker is attempting to make abortion punishable by the death penalty | Shannon Najmabadi
More from The Hill, New Civil Rights Movement
LGBTQ
The American Independent | Republicans want to subject kids to physical inspections to play sports | Casey Quinlan
Changing America | While LGBTQ+ adults are more likely to get vaccinated, Black and bisexual members of the community lag behind | Anagha Srikanth
NewNowNext | More State Bills Are Targeting Trans Youth Than Ever Before | Sam Manzella
LGBTQ Nation | Biden issues executive order against gender discrimination in education including LGBTQ people | Juwan Holmes
Washington Blade | Biden administration signals anti-LGBTQ discrimination in credit is illegal | Chris Johnson
The Hill | Consumer bureau to enforce lending protections for LGBTQ individuals | Sylvan Lane
Washington Blade | Bill would create commission on LGBTQ service members, veterans | Lou Chibbaro Jr.
Alabama
Alabama Political Reporter | Anti-trans health care bill's sponsor, doctor clash publicly over “dangerous legislation” | Micah Danney
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette| Panel backs ban on gender transition steps for youths | Rachel Herzog
More from Arkansas Times
California
The Root | California State Lawmaker Introduces Bill That Would Repeal Law Critics Say Unfairly Targets Black and Brown Trans People for...Walking. Yes, Walking | Joe Jurado
More from CNN, San Francisco Chronicle
Los Angeles Blade | LGBTQ Californians still missing from COVID-19 data collection efforts | Brody Levesque
Bay Area Reporter | CA lawmakers seek audit of state's LGBTQ data collection efforts | Matthew S. Bajko
Florida
Florida Today | Trans students, allies outnumber critics of LGBTQ+ guidelines at Brevard School Board meeting | Bailey Gallion
WKMG-TV | Brevard school board discusses LGBTQ+ guidelines for anti-discrimination policy | James Sparvero
Hawaii
Honolulu Civil Beat | LGBTQ Parents Face Extra Stress When Having A Baby In Hawaii. A New Law May Help | Anita Hofschneider
Kansas
Kansas Reflector | Roger Marshall's obsession with trans kids in sports is unhealthy for everyone | C.J. Janovy
Kentucky
Lexington Herald-Leader| Lexington KY moves forward ban on conversion therapy | Beth Musgrave
Michigan
WSYM-TV | Michigan lawmakers push to expand Elliott Larsen Act protections to LGBTQ community | Erica Murphy
Minnesota
Star Tribune | Stance supporting removal of sexual orientation question is ignorant | Scott Dibble, Andrea Jenkins, Alissa Light, Roxanne Anderson, Nathalie Crowley, Megan Peterson, Erin Maye Quade
New Hampshire
AP | Transgender youth, organizations testify against sports bill | Kathy McCormack
New Hampshire Union Leader | Sparks fly over bid to ban trans girls from female sports | Kevin Landrigan
South Carolina
Post and Courier | SC business leaders, police testify in support of hate crimes bill as House begins debate | Jamie Lovegrove
South Dakota
Dakota Radio Group News | Noem to sign ban on transgender girls from female sports | Jody Heemstra
More from KELO-TV, New York Daily News
Tennessee
The Tennessean | New bill would let students refuse to share bathrooms with transgender peers | Yue Stella Yu
The Tennessean | Amazon, Nissan among businesses speaking out against Tennessee bills targeting LGBTQ communities | Sandy Mazza
Texas
Houston Chronicle | Now is not the time for the Texas Legislature to relitigate the 'bathroom wars' of 2017 | Erica Grieder
Pregnancy & Parenting
The Atlantic | The Pandemic Has Made Women Angry | Helen Lewis
The Lily | The pandemic is hard for teens and hard for parents. These young women are both. | Rainesford Stauffer
Rewire News Group | Processing Loss, Grief, and Trauma After a Miscarriage | Jessica Zucker
Vogue | Why Is There So Much Silence Around Miscarriage? | Jessica Zucker
Romper | The Existential Crisis Behind The COVID Baby Bust | Candice Pires
Nevada
Nevada Current | Lawmakers seek expanded study of maternal mortality | April Corbin Girnus
Reproductive Health & Justice
Military Times | Lawmakers eye cutting restrictions, expanding infertility help for veterans | Karen Jowers, Leo Shane III
More from Military.com, Stars and Stripes
The 19th | What else is in the COVID relief package? The first major ACA expansion. | Shefali Luthra
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Birth-control access bill gets OK in House | John Moritz
Work & Money
CNBC | Asian American and Pacific Islander women stand to lose $400,000 over a 40-year career due to the pay gap | Courtney Connley
The 19th | On AAPI Women’s Equal Pay Day, the numbers only tell part of real story | Chabeli Carrazana
More from ABC, The American Independent
CNBC | 65% of working women say pandemic made things worse, leading to loss of ambition and career setbacks | Courtney Connley
Courier-Post | 'Own your behavior and the consequences': A reckoning on sexual harassment | Phaedra Trethan
Fast Company | Fighting pregnancy discrimination shouldn't be this hard | Chelsey Glasson
Fast Company | The gender wage gap costs taxpayers billions of dollars every year. This is how to fix it | Katica Roy
Ms. | Yes, Women Win-But They Face More Barriers Doing So | Maura Reilly
Washington Post | Biden administration's messaging on the she-cession could be critical in 2022 | Jacqueline Alemany
Washington Post | Teen Vogue editor Alexi McCammond apologizes for past racist tweets after staff complaints to Conde Nast | Jaclyn Peiser
Michigan
MLive | 5 initiatives aimed at bringing women back to work in Michigan | Lindsay Moore
Mississippi
WLOX-TV | Mississippi women face disparities during COVID-19 pandemic | Andres Fuentes
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Public Radio | Women Are Missing From 41 Percent of N.H. Select Boards, Report Finds | Casey McDermott
New Jersey
NJ.com | Police department’s maternity leave policy discriminatory, N.J. Supreme Court rules | Matt Gray