I was born this way... :\
Today… Lady Gaga's ‘Born This Way’ Is Still Revolutionary, 10 Years Later, says Glamour. Caught my eye for obvious reasons, and the fact that I got to see her on this tour, in September 2010.
Woman, how far away were your seats?? You see, my ex was a bar manager and the liquor rep gave him free tickets, so I was in the Anheuser-Busch box consuming an unseemly amount of free beer and snacks with my friend Michelle. Gaga sang “You and I,” but the full album wasn’t even out yet.
I always remember it as an aging milestone, as I looked at all the people crushed in tight on the floor, dancing, just out of their minds, and wavering being jealousy and… well, but I have a clean bathroom right there…
Abortion
New York Times | Biden Wants More Stable Diplomacy. An Abortion Fight Is a Test. | Lara Jakes
VICE | YouTube Just Banned a Popular Anti-Abortion Channel for COVID Conspiracies | Carter Sherman
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Panel favors all-but-total abortion ban | John Moritz
Forbes | Arkansas Legislature Considering Near-Total Abortion Ban To Challenge Roe V. Wade | Nicholas Reimann
New Jersey
News Journal | Newark Planned Parenthood firebomber pleads guilty | Xerxes Wilson
New Mexico
Albuquerque Journal | Senate passes bill repealing abortion ban on 25-17 vote | Dan Boyd
NM Political Report | In historic turn, state Senate passes abortion ban repeal | Susan Dunlap
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North Dakota
AP | North Dakota panel votes against abortion clinic-zoning bill | James MacPherson
South Carolina
Post and Courier | Understand SC: Lawmakers poised to pass 'heartbeat bill' banning most abortions | Emily Williams
Tennessee
HuffPost | Tennessee Lawmakers Introduce Bill To Allow Fathers To Veto Abortions | Melissa Jeltsen
LGBTQ
Washington Post | HUD is first agency to follow President Biden’s executive order to ensure civil rights protections for transgender people | Tracy Jan
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The Markup | Google Has Been Allowing Advertisers to Exclude Nonbinary People from Seeing Job Ads | Jeremy Merrill
Arizona
Arizona Mirror | Ethics complaints filed over GOP anti-LGBT comments | Laura Gómez
Arizona Mirror | The cruelty is a feature, not a bug | Jim Small
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Medical providers' conscience bill passes | Michael R. Wickline
LGBTQ Nation | Arkansas senate passes bill to allow pharmacists & nursing home staff to turn away LGBTQ patients | Alex Bollinger
Colorado
Colorado Politics | Colorado common-law marriage ruling shines light on obscure, misunderstood legal feature | Michael Karlik
Florida
WMFE-FM | Sabatini files bill to criminalize transgender medical treatment for minors and to ban trans girls from girls sports | Joe Byrnes
Iowa
Radio Iowa | Iowa House passes bill to ban so-called 'gay panic' defense | O. Kay Henderson
WHO-TV | ‘Bathroom Bill’ Advances in Iowa Senate; LGBTQ Community Expresses Disappointment | Monica Madden
Kansas
Kansas Reflector | State senator sponsors effort to ban transgender athletes from women's sports | Tim Carpenter
Kentucky
The Courier-Journal | Lawmakers resurrect 'conscience' bill that would let doctors refuse to treat patients | Morgan Watkins
Lexington Herald-Leader | KY Senate gets ‘conscience’ bill to let medical professionals refuse to provide care | John Cheves
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Mississippi
AP | Mississippi Senate: Ban transgender athletes on female teams | Emily Wagster Pettus
New York
The Journal News| New York to accelerate coverage of fertility services for same-sex couples | Tiffany Cusaac-Smith
WTEN-TV | New actions announced to expand access to fertility coverage for same-sex couples | Chelsea Siegal
North Dakota
Bismarck Tribune | North Dakota House passes bill seen as targeting transgender student athletes | Jack Dura
The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead | Bill to restrict transgender high school athletes passes North Dakota House | Adam Willis
Tennessee
AP | After gov blasts trans athletes, Senate GOP tepid on ban | Kimberlee Kruesi
Memphis Flyer | "Transphobic" GOP Bill Aims (Again) at Transgender Athletes, Lee Approves | Toby Sells
WPLN-FM | Tennessee Senate Leaders Offer Lukewarm Response To Limiting Transgender Athletes | Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Texas
Aberdeen American News | Religious freedom bill draws discrimination accusations, then sharp rebuke from sponsor | Jonathan Ellis
San Antonio Express-News | Quit trying to exclude transgender kids, athletes | Editorial
Utah
AP | Bill banning trans athletes in girls sports advances in Utah
Deseret News | A ‘fair playing field’ or discrimination? Utah House panel debates transgender athlete bill | Ashley Imlay
Salt Lake Tribune | Utah House committee forwards controversial bill barring transgender girls from female sports | Taylor Stevens
Pregnancy & Parenting
The American Independent | Diapers and daycare: How lawmakers are trying to help parents through the pandemic | Amy Lieu
Business Insider | Parents are set to be some of the biggest winners under the Biden administration. | Hillary Hoffower, Ben Winck
HealthDay | Why Black Women Are Less Likely to Survive Pregnancy, and What's Being Done About It | Maria Elena Fernandez
Colorado
Colorado Newsline | Colorado needs a human rights approach to maternity care | Kayla Q Frawley
Florida
Mississippi
Mississippi Free Press | Medicaid Extension Dies In Mississippi Senate, But Postpartum Expansion Still Alive | Nick Judin
Wisconsin
Capital Times | Wisconsin lawmakers work to revive bills left for dead during last legislative session | Briana Reilly
Reproductive Health & Justice
ABC | 1 in 10 US college students experience period poverty, report says | Kate Kindelan
Indiana
The Statehouse File | Senate meets to discuss long-debated bills on nursing homes and maternal deaths | Taylor Dixon
New York
WCBS-TV | City Council Legislation Aims To Tackle Racial And Gender Discrimination In Health Care | Aundrea Cline-Thomas
Texas
The Texas Signal | Hearing to determine healthcare fate of 8,000 low-income Texans draws closer | Fernando Ramirez
Utah
CNN | Utah lawmakers reject a bill that would require teaching consent in sex education classes | Leah Asmelash
The Hill | Utah bill to teach consent in sex ed classes rejected in committee | Lexi Lonas
Work & Money
Deadline Hollywood | Hollywood's Union Leaders Call On Congress To Enact Laws Advancing Diversity And Equity In The Arts, Entertainment & Media | David Robb
Fortune | Addressing the crisis facing moms with policy for women, by women | Kristen Bellstrom, Emma Hinchliffe
Nature | Pay gap widens between female and male scientists in North America | Chris Woolston
Alabama
Reckon | Workplace pregnancy protections proposed by Alabama lawmakers | Anna Claire Vollers
Arizona
National Law Review | Arizona Civil Rights Act Amended to Protect Pregnant Workers | Nonnie L. Shivers
California
Sacramento Bee | Harassment complaints continued in Capitol after shift to working at home, report says | Lara Korte
Montana
Missoulian | Paid leave helps working families | Editorial
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