Today… is Oaxacan Coffee Day. I’m calling it so. If we can have Banana Walnut Bread Day and Stop Hitting Your Brother (I Mean It This Time) Day, why not. We all deserve a coffee cocktail after this week.
Would you look at all this news? You know I’ll always happily take a share, but as with the coffee, this morning calls for more. Hook it up.
Yes, I listened to Pop Culture Happy Hour this morning…
Abortion
Prism | Forty-eight years after Roe v. Wade, we’re done compromising | Kamyon Conner, Ghazaleh Moayedi
Rewire News Group | Supreme Court Election Conspiracies and Abortion Cases | Jessica Mason Pieklo, Imani Gandy
Alabama
Alabama Political Reporter | House committee gives favorable report to "born alive" bill | Brandon Moseley
Arizona
Arizona Capitol Times | Bill erroneously equates emergency contraception with abortion | Gabriella Smith
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | House committee defeats bill to allow 'conscience' refusal to provide or pay for medical services | Max Brantley
Idaho
Idaho Press | HB 220 on defunding abortion providers draw fire from all sides, but clears House panel | Betsy Russell
Iowa
KCCI-TV | Iowa lawmakers consider bill to create 'Alternatives to abortion' program | Tommie Clark
Kentucky
AP | Anti-abortion constitutional proposal advances in Kentucky | Bruce Schreiner
The Courier-Journal | House advances constitutional amendment to declare no right to abortion in Kentucky | Joe Sonka
Montana
The Missoula Current | Bills restricting abortion in Montana one vote from governor's desk | Mike Dennison
Missoulian | Montana Senate gives initial OK to bills changing access to abortion | Holly Michels
Flathead Beacon | Montana Senate Advances Bills to Restrict Abortion Access | Maggie Dresser
New Hampshire
Keene Sentinel | NH House passes bills to ban some abortions, forgive businesses hit with COVID-19 violations | Josh Rogers
New England Cable News | Republican Abortion Bills Lead to Clash in NH House | Katherine Underwood
Oklahoma
KOKH-TV | Doctors who perform abortions could see their licenses revoked if this bill passes | Melissa Scavelli
Wyoming
KTWO-AM | ''Born Alive" Wyoming Abortion Bill Wins Committee Approval | Doug Randall
LGBTQ
The American Independent | The 3 biggest lies Republicans spread about trans people | Casey Quinlan
The Daily Beast | From Greene to Rand Paul, Republicans’ Transphobia Has Left Me Utterly Sick | Dawn Ennis
Psychology Today | A Queer Rant: The Status of Our Legal Rights, 2021 | Ian Jenkins M.D
them. | 2020 Was the Deadliest Year Ever For Anti-Trans Violence. 2021 Could Be Worse | Nico Lang
Equality Act
The Washington Post | House votes to pass Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity | Felicia Sonmez, Samantha Schmidt
More from The Advocate, AP, Axios, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, The Daily Beast, Forbes, LGBTQ Nation, Metro Weekly, Mother Jones, NewNowNext, New York Times, Newsweek, USA Today, Washington Blade, | with added GOP temper tantrums The American Independent, The Hill, LGBTQ Nation, POLITICO, RawStory
Analysis from L.A. Times, Newsweek, Washington Post
NBC | Jurors can be rejected for being gay. The Equality Act could change that. | Dan Avery
Vox | Marjorie Taylor Greene’s dehumanizing attack on Rep. Marie Newman’s transgender daughter, explained | Aaron Rupar
More from ABC, The Advocate, The American Independent, CBS, CNN, Daily Beast, The Hill, Jezebel, LGBTQ Nation, NBC, Newsweek, Queerty, Refinery29, Rewire News Group, Romper, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Washington Post
Pittsburgh City Paper | Sen. Rand Paul criticized for likening gender dysphoria to "mutilation" in hearing with Dr. Rachel Levine | Ryan Deto
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | House committee defeats bill to allow 'conscience' refusal to provide or pay for medical services | Max Brantley
KUAR-FM | Bill Allowing Arkansas Healthcare Providers To Refuse Service Over Moral Grounds Fails In Committee | Daniel Breen
Alabama
Alabama Political Reporter | Alabama House committee approves bill to ban treatment for transgender minors | Eddie Burkhalter
Montana
Yellowstone Public Radio | Montana Republicans Advance Bill Regulating Transgender Youth Medical Care | Shaylee Ragar
South Dakota
Argus Leader | Transgender rights advocates plan statewide march for Saturday | Morgan Matzen
Rapid City Journal | GOP leaders defend bill barring trans girls from girls sports teams | Abby Wargo
Tennessee
Out & About | Transgender Student Athletes Under Attack at Tennessee Capitol | James Grady
AP | Gay GOP lawmaker urges defeat of anti-trans athlete bill | Kimberlee Kruesi
WPLN-FM | Tennessee’s Only Openly Gay Lawmaker Speaks Out Against Ban On Transgender Athletes | Sergio Martínez-Beltrán
Utah
Provo Daily Herald | Bill to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls sports stalls in Utah Senate committee | Connor Richards
Salt Lake Tribune | Plan to ban transgender girls comes from fear and misinformation | Michelle Quist
St. George News | ‘I hate your bill’: Utah bill banning transgender athletes from girls sports stalls
Reproductive Health & Justice
Question… The Sacramento Bee | Did Xavier Becerra sue Catholic group over contraceptives? | Kate Irby
…aaaand answer. Washington Post | Biden’s pick for HHS sued the Trump administration, not a group of nuns | Salvador Rizzo
Work & Money
The Conversation | Giving while female: Women are more likely to donate to charities than men of equal means | Charles Sellen, Tessa Skidmore
Forbes | Women Are Leaving The Job Market In Droves. What Is Needed To Help Them Return? | Agnes Uhereczky
Columbus Dispatch | Women are dropping out of the labor market as moms call for more structural support | Julia Fanzeres
Military.com | Yes, There Is a 'Pink Tax' on Women's Military Uniforms, Report Finds | Hope Hodge Seck
Connecting Vets | Women in the military pay twice as much for uniforms as men | Abbie Bennett
POLITICO | 'Can we find a deal?': Coronavirus sparks debate over paid leave | Katherine Landergan, Eleanor Mueller