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More, more, more Supreme Court starting at 10am ET. And among other things, we still have a birth control decision in the pipeline.
in 1957, Althea Gibson became the first Black American woman to win a single’s tennis title at Wimbleton.
is National Fried Chicken Day. You’d think this would fall before a big picnic weekend like the 4th of July. But listen. If I am called to eat more fried chicken, I’m here. I’m ready. Let’s go.
Abortion
Why Do Anti-Maskers Keep Co-Opting “My Body, My Choice' For Their Own Agenda?
Riley Mayes | BUST Magazine
“My Body, My Choice” is a phrase that roots itself in the reproductive rights movement, referencing a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. It is historically grounded in structural violence, injustices, and inequality against women – yet, time and time again, it has been co-opted by the right.
The strictest abortion ban in the nation targets communities of color
Tina Vasquez | Prism
As pro-choice advocates in Louisiana breathe a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the June Medical Services case last week, Tennessee is gearing up for a fight against one of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in the country—one that advocates say targets people of color.
Is Chief Justice John Roberts turning into Ruth Bader Ginsburg?
Dahlia Lithwick | Slate
Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Professor Melissa Murray of NYU School of Law and Jeffrey Toobin of the New Yorker for a round table discussion of the big abortion case of the term, why Chief Justice John Roberts chose to strike down the Louisiana abortion law in June Medical Services LLC v Russo, and why opinion about Roberts’ opinion seems to be divided along very gendered lines.
LGBTQ
They Marched in America’s First LGBTQ Prides in 1970. They’re Still Out, Loud, and Proud.
Tim Teeman | The Daily Beast
This year saw the 50th anniversary of the city’s first Pride march, known as the Christopher Street Liberation Day March. But on June 27 and 28, 1970, one year after the riots, New York City wasn’t making history alone. That weekend there were also the first Pride marches in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Francisco—although in their first iteration “Pride” was not in their names.
LGBTQ+ Parents Face Unique Barriers During Fertility Treatment
Alice Broster | Forbes
While assisted reproductive treatments have become more common no two couple’s experiences are the same. The number of LGBTQ+ people becoming parents is increasing and the fertility treatment process may look a little different. One expert explains how a requirement for a diagnosis of infertility means insurers can make the process more difficult.
Transgender advocacy group launches Spanish-speaking crisis hotline
Kate Sosin | NBC News
Trans Lifeline's new Spanish-speaking service will operate 24/7, completely staffed by transgender operators.
Trump is making a move to endanger LGBTQ and civil rights activists around the world
Daniel Villarreal | The New Civil Rights Movement
The Open Technology Fund (OTF), “a U.S. government-funded nonprofit that provides encryption technologies to journalists and activists living under repressive regimes,” is under threat from Michael Pack, a Trump appointee who now heads the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the group that oversees the OTF.
J.K. Rowling Receives Backlash After New Comments About the Transgender Community
Alyssa Morin | E! News
On Sunday, July 5, the Harry Potter author took to Twitter to share her opinions on how "we are watching a new kind of conversion therapy for young gay people."
The Cut | J.K. Rowling Writes Essay Defending Her Transphobic Remarks
UPROXX | J.K. Rowling Has Tweeted Once Again About Her Stance On Trans People
Vulture | J.K. Rowling Insinuates That Taking Anti-Depressants is Lazy in Anti-Trans Rant
Massachusetts
Massachusetts city officially recognizes polyamorous relationships
Audrey McNamara | CBS News
The city of Somerville, Massachusetts, has passed an ordinance making it one of the first cities in the nation to officially recognize polyamorous relationships. The city no longer limits the number of people included in a partnership.
Pregnancy & Parenting
Agonizing Lag in Coronavirus Research Puts Pregnant Women and Babies at Risk
Nina Martin | ProPublica
After months of asserting pregnant women were not at high risk for the coronavirus, the CDC recently released a study with sobering findings for expectant mothers. Experts say the data gaps are almost as worrisome as the results.
🠲 Coronavirus Is Killing the Working Mother
EJ Dickson | Rolling Stone
Under the best circumstances, being a working parent feels like being an unwanted guest at the world’s most tedious party, and what COVID-19 has done is essentially kick working mothers out of the room altogether.
The Conversation | Nearly 3 in 4 US moms were in the workforce before the COVID-19 pandemic - is that changing?
🠲 The big factor holding back the U.S. economic recovery: No childcare
Heather Long | The Washington Post
Nearly a third of the nation’s workforce has children at home, and they’re struggling. Researchers estimate nearly 10 percent of economic activity won’t happen as long as schools and day cares remain closed.
Inc. | This Viral Video Is Cute, But It Reveals a Giant Problem Every Business Will Face in 60 Days
Outside the Beltway | Schools, Daycare, and COVID-19
TODAY | What if schools don't reopen? Parents torn between jobs, kids
In quarantine, some stay-at-home parents are feeling less invisible
Jason Basa Nemec | Keene Sentinel
Because the pandemic has forced working parents around the world to take on the additional responsibilities of numerous types of caregivers — teachers, nannies and housekeepers, to name a few — do people now have more empathy for stay-at-home parents?
Minnesota
University of Minnesota child care research finds urban-rural divide, including in Northland
Kelly Busche | Duluth News Tribune
A new research project from the University of Minnesota is showing, in greater detail than ever before, the extent of the nation's child care shortage.
Texas
Texas has developed severe childcare deserts
Rep. Ray Lopez | Rio Grande Guardian
There are numerous reasons why Texas’s systems don’t facilitate good childcare: I. Texas is very large, and transportation can be an issue. II. The minimum wage in Texas is far below the national average, which means that often those who need childcare are barely paid enough to afford it. III. The average salary for a childcare provider in Texas is miniscule compared to other large states, which means that our high demand for childcare is being met with insufficient workforce to fulfill it.
Reproductive Health & Justice
🠲 Don’t underestimate community power in the fight for racial and reproductive justice
Shayla Walker | Prism
In the vision of reproductive justice created and pursued by Black women, everyone is able to live and choose to raise their families in safe and supportive communities. … The state certainly has a role to play in realizing this vision, but if we have learned anything in the past month, it is that the power belongs to the people. Communities will be the ones to lead this effort—not the legal system.
War on Women Report: Trump’s Attacks on Reproductive and Racial Justice
Jenna Ashendouek, Marissa Talcott | Ms. Magazine
The War on Women is in full force under the Trump administration. We refuse to go back, and we refuse to let the administration quietly dismantle the progress we’ve made. We are watching.
Ohio
Ohio lawmakers should analyze health impacts when considering new laws and policies
Ben Stein | Ohio Capital Journal
Public policy can help all of us lead our best, healthiest lives, but only if legislators craft public policy with public health in mind. That’s why Ohio lawmakers should make health impact analysis a standard part of their process.
Planned Parenthood To Use Telehealth To Provide Some Of Its Services
Jo Ingles | WOSU-FM (Columbus, OH)
Many of Ohio’s doctors are already using telehealth to connect to their patients, especially during this pandemic. Now, Planned Parenthood says it is going to do the same thing for some of its services.
South Carolina
Lawmakers approve law to expand access to birth control
Georgiaree Godfrey | WCBD-TV (Mount Pleasant, SC)
South Carolina lawmakers have been working to expand access to healthcare in South Carolina, especially for women’s health and recently a new law went into place that expands access to birth control.
Work & Money
'Unsafe': Women in public health facing pushback and threats for coronavirus response
Meredith Deliso | ABC News
As states and counties revised restrictions, conducted contract tracing and reacted to our evolving understanding of combating the virus, public health experts have been threatened and criticized, sometimes to the point of pushing them to resign. This pushback has been especially notable for women in high-profile positions.
The Problem With Shitty Women Bosses Isn't That They're Women, It's That They're Assholes
Emily Alford | Jezebel
In the past few years, any number of women startup founders have been exposed as being no better than their male counterparts. Once hailed as the “SheEOs” who would bring feminism to the modern office, these founders, reporting revealed, were just a different packaging of the same exploitive start-up culture.
New York
WNYC Employees Demanded Diversity. They Got Another White Boss.
Ginia Bellafante | The New York Times
The public radio stalwart vowed to fix its toxic work culture. The latest changes have “blindsided” staff and led to a newsroom revolt. When it was announced that Audrey Cooper, of the San Francisco Chronicle, would be the next editor of in chief of WNYC, many staffers felt betrayed.
More, More, More
Is gender inequality getting worse because of COVID-19?
Matthew Lavietes | Agenda (Word Economic Forum)
The International Labour Organization has warned that COVID-19 could wipe out "the modest progress" made on gender equality at work in recent decades.
It’s time to to enact the Equal Rights Amendment
Bridget Smith | Anchorage Daily News
Here we are in the year 2020, almost 100 years later, and we still don’t have the Equal Rights Amendment as part of the Constitution. How did this happen? Or rather, how did this not happen?
What’s up with the Equal Rights Amendment?
Catherine Keppler | The Recorder (Greenfield, MA)
It has been a long, strange trip for this piece of legislation since it was first proposed in 1923, and the journey is not yet over.
Oregon
Women Ball Too promotes gender equality in sports
Julian Mininsohn | KEZI-TV (Eugene, OR)
Oregon alumni Donovan Neal was so inspired by the women's basketball program he wanted to get more people to come to the games. That's when he came up with the idea for "Women Ball Too."