Today…
is National Fritter Day. Oh my God, I can fritter like a champ.
(If you’re tempted to let me know “It’s not that kind of fritter, Rachel,” do not.)
I’ve said it before, and it’s true that while my readership here is small, it’s very good. All the same, I’d love to break 200 by the end of the year. Wouldn’t even take one new sign-up a day.
Have I mentioned lately how nice your hair looks? Cut it yourself? Same. It’s adorable.
Abortion
VICE | Militia Member Says He Deliberately Sabotaged an Attempted Abortion Clinic Bombing | Carter Sherman
A self-identified militia member testified this week that he was the reason an attempted abortion clinic bombing in 2017 failed, saying he deliberately sabotaged a homemade explosive because he “didn’t feel right.”
The Mary Sue | “Sky Daddy” Is Trending Because Abortion Clinic Escorts Are the Absolute Best | Vivian Kane
The Daily Dot | ‘Sky Daddy’ Meme Takes Off After Abortion Clinic TikTok | Nahila Bonfiglio
Newsweek | 'Is That the Validation You Want from Sky Daddy?' Abortion Clinic Escort's Rant to Protestors Goes Viral | James Crowley
LGBTQ
AP | Years after coming out, gay athletes upset by lack of change | Dennis Passa
David Kopay and Ian Roberts both took giant leaps of faith when they came out.
GoMag | Two Lesbian Women Of Color Named As White House Communications Staff In Historic Move | Isabelle Lichtenstein
President-elect Joe Biden has tapped two LGBTQ+ women of color to his already all-female communications team. Karine Jean-Pierre and Pili Tobar are the newest set of women to fill out the President-elect’s cabinet positions.
Out Magazine | Here's All of the Biden Administration LGBTQ+ Staffers We Know (So Far) | Donald Padgett
LGBTQ Nation | Trump issues his last World AIDS Day proclamation & erases LGBTQ people again | Bil Browning
One of the few consistencies of the Trump administration has been the president’s willingness to break the norms of polite society to directly snub or denigrate minorities. And while he does it, lie about being the best thing ever for the targeted community. Trump’s proclamation for World AIDS Day continues the trend.
Marketplace | Lessons of HIV/AIDS help San Francisco battle today's pandemic | Mitchell Hartman
Dec. 1 is designated as a day to focus on and honor the millions of people who have grappled with, researched, suffered from and in some cases died from a global pandemic. Not COVID-19. This one arrived nearly 40 years ago — HIV/AIDS.
Time Magazine | On World Aids Day, Differences and Parallels Seen in COVID-19 | Olivia B. Waxman
BuzzFeed | Elliot Page, Star Of "Juno" And "The Umbrella Academy," Just Came Out As Trans | Stephen LaConte
The Wrap | LGBTQ Organizations Urge Media to Stop 'Deadnaming' Transgender Stars After Elliot Page Comes Out | Lindsey Ellefson, Samson Amore
More from ABC, The Advocate, AP, Billboard, CBS, Complex, Esquire, Glamour, Hollywood Reporter, Insider, Jezebel, LGBTQ Nation, Mic, NBC, NYLON, People, Refinery29, Rolling Stone, Salon, Teen Vogue, UPROXX, USA Today, Variety, The Week
You thought maybe my GenX brain would go to a less predictable place? Ha ha no, directly to 1983 and every other weekend in my dad’s Jeep, riding what feels like 16 hours, and there’s nothing much to do… and I don’t feel much like riding, just wish the trip was throouugh
Georgia
Metro Weekly | Prisoner sues Georgia Department of Corrections a second time for failing to fix anti-trans policies | John Riley
A transgender female inmate has sued the Georgia Department of Corrections for a second time for failing to protect her from sexual assault or provide her with adequate health care, alleging the department did nothing to change its problematic policy.
Michigan
LGBTQ Nation | Funeral home settles lawsuit that led to landmark LGBTQ rights Supreme Court ruling | Bil Browning
Detroit’s R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes has settled a lawsuit brought by former employee Aimee Stephens for anti-transgender discrimination.
The Advocate | Funeral Home That Fired Aimee Stephens Must Pay $250K to Estate, ACLU | Trudy Ring
Metro Weekly | Federal judge approves settlement between Michigan funeral home and trans trailblazer's estate | John Riley
Washington
Tacoma News Tribune | Transgender teenager’s health insurance violated ACA by denying coverage, lawsuit alleges | Alexis Krell
An insurance company violated the ACA by failing to cover gender-affirming health care for a transgender teenager, a Bremerton family’s lawsuit alleges.
Reproductive Health & Justice
Newsweek | How Biden Can Rebuild America's Reproductive Services, Decimated by Trump | Vina Smith-Ramakrishnan
The virus also has a secondary effect on reproductive health, which the Trump administration has also exacerbated. The pandemic impacts reproductive decisions, with many people preferring to delay pregnancy and/or have fewer children.
Rewire News Group | This Medication Prevents HIV. So Why Aren’t More People Taking It? | Cecille Joan Avila
On World AIDS Day, dispelling four common myths about PrEP. It should be easier, not harder, to enable people to make their own choices around safer sex.
Work & Money
AP | Women's team, US Soccer settle part of their lawsuit | Anne Peterson, Ronald Blum
U.S. women’s national team players and the U.S. Soccer Federation have settled their long-running lawsuit over inequitable working conditions with the men’s team while leaving their dispute over unequal pay for additional litigation.
More from CBS, ESPN, The Hill, New York Times, USA Today,
The Daily Beast | Planned Parenthood’s Pennsylvania Chapter Rocked by Racism Claims | Emily Shugerman
Racist comments from board members. Referring to undocumented immigrants as “illegals.” Failing to take staff complaints seriously. It may sound like life at a stodgy, backwards corporate office, but workers say that’s what it’s like at a Planned Parenthood affiliate in Pennsylvania.
#SquanderedMillions
Forbes | Shareholder Lawsuit Alleges Pinterest Executives Enabled And Ignored Workplace Discrimination | Rachel Sandler
A shareholder has accused Pinterest executives of violating their fiduciary duty by engaging in or ignoring racial and gender discrimination, making it yet another lawsuit this year related to Pinterest’s workplace culture as the firm’s reputation as a “nice” tech company continues to falter.
Ms. | The Need To Resource Feminist Movements Has Never Been Greater. Where's the Money for Feminist Organizing? | Tenzin Dolker
The need to resource feminist movements in all their diversity has never been greater. However, the new research shows just how much women’s rights organizations and feminist movements continue to be systematically under-resourced.
The 19th | Nasdaq proposes companies have women, minority and LGBTQ+ board members | Chabeli Carrazana
The Nasdaq stock exchange is making a push for diversity in the mostly male, mostly White boardrooms of the nearly 3,300 companies it lists. On Tuesday, Nasdaq submitted a proposal with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that would create, if approved, diversity requirements in terms of gender expression, race or sexual orientation.
More from ABC, Barron’s, Fast Company, Marketwatch, NBC, New York Times, NPR, The Root
POPSUGAR | The Ongoing Lack of COVID Relief Isn’t Gender-Neutral — It’s Misogynistic | Kylie Cheung
As COVID-19 cases and deaths surge exponentially, unemployment continues to soar, and millions of Americans are left without health insurance and savings, Congress and the White House still have yet to offer meaningful economic relief. And it's clear working mothers — and, disproportionately, working mothers of color — are shouldering the brunt of politicians' refusal to act.
Working Mother | Sorry, Not Sorry: How the Pandemic Has Taught Working Moms to Finally Stop Apologizing | Noelle Coleman
If there is one positive that comes out of the pandemic, it’s that working moms can stop apologizing for having to make work work.
I’m sorry, but what? We can? Since when? Psh.
More, More, More
Forbes | Like Most Thankless Tasks, Decorating The White House Is A Woman’s Job | Kim Elsesser
Despite the fact that the display highlights gender equality and the 19th Amendment, responsibility for decorating still adheres to gender norms and falls on the first lady. In other words, we’re celebrating gender equality by perpetuating stereotypes that women are in charge of important tasks like baking and decorating. Research shows we generally expect women to do these tasks both at home and at work.
Glamour | The Women Who Saved the 2020 Election Are Already Back to Work | Jenny Singer
Meet the superhero women who dedicated their lives to making change happen in 2020.