Just another... you know the rest
Today… is every bit a Monday, the kind where it’s only 9am but you already feel behind.
is Abortion Providers Appreciation Week and International Women’s Day
is the birthday of Monica Helms (1950–), Navy veteran, author, activist and creator of the Transgender Pride Flag.
Yeah, it’s an obvious choice, but what are you gonna do.
White House
New York Times | Biden to Sign Executive Order to Advance Gender Equity | Alisha Gupta
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LGBTQ Nation | President Joe Biden names Reggie Greer senior advisor on LGBTQ issues | Bil Browning
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them. | White House Has a Message for Transphobic Lawmakers: Anti-Trans Discrimination Is Illegal | Nico Lang
Washington Blade | White House warns state legislatures that passing anti-trans bills is illegal | Chris Johnson
U.S. News & World Report | Biden White House Orders Review of Campus Sexual Misconduct Rules Changed by Trump | David Shepardson
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Washington Post | White House fires Trump EEOC official after she refuses to step down | Eli Rosenberg
Abortion
NPR | Republican Lawmakers Across The Country Push For Abortion Restrictions | Sarah McCammon
New York
New York Daily News | Anti-abortion protesters accused of harassing women at NYC clinic used Proud Boys as bodyguards | Stephen Brown
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North Carolina
Indy Week | An Anti-Abortion Harasser at a Raleigh Women’s Healthcare Clinic Shot Himself in the Leg This Morning | Jane Porter
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Oklahoma
Norman Transcript | Lawmakers renew push to restrict abortion in Oklahoma | Kassie McClung
South Carolina
The State | SC ‘fetal heartbeat’ anti-abortion law faces new test in federal court Monday | John Monk
LGBTQ
ABC | 'Catastrophic' number of state bills target transgender youth, advocates say | Meredith Deliso
The Advocate | There Are Currently 108 Bills Targeting LGBTQ+ People | Trudy Ring
Axios | 2021 sees a record number of bills targeting trans youth | Orion Rummler
CNBC | GOP's legislation targeting transgender student-athletes is part of an election strategy, journalist says | Emily DeCiccio
Daily Beast | Senate Republicans Fail to Tie Abortions, Transgender Sports to COVID-19 Relief Bill | Emily Shugerman
More from Deadspin, The Hill, Kansas City Star, LGBTQ Nation, Mediaite, Metro Weekly, Washington Blade
LGBTQ Nation | Several major mainstream news outlets receive failing grades for LGBTQ coverage | Juwan Holmes
New York Times | L.G.B.T.Q. People Face Increased Risks From Covid, but Many Don’t Want the Vaccine | Christina Caron
them. LGBTQ+ Gamers Are Facing an Epidemic of Online Harassment | Henry Giardina
USA Today | Five stumbles on the path to transgender inclusion and fairness for all girls in sports | Dawn Ennis
USA Today | Kids still aren't learning LGBTQ history. The Equality Act might change that. | Elinor Aspegren
Alabama
Alabama Political Reporter | Bullying transgender teens | Joey Kennedy
Anniston Star | Alabama Legislature fails state’s transgender youth | Phillip Tutor
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | The legislature's parade of horribles continues next week, with focus on oppressing transgender people | Max Brantley
California
Los Angeles Blade | LGBTQ Californians still missing from COVID-19 data collection efforts | Brody Levesque
Florida
New Times Broward-Palm Beach | New Bills From Florida Republicans Target Transgender Athletes | Joshua Ceballos
Missouri
Springfield News-Leader | Columbia-area rep wants public vote on new rules targeting transgender athletes | Austin Huguelet
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch| LGBTQ rights: What's the difference between the Equality Act and the Ohio Fairness Act? | Anna Staver
WCPO-TV | Ohio legislature could force transgender girls to compete in boys sports | Tanya O'Rourke
Oregon
Portland Mercury | Oregon Lawmakers Have a Chance to Ban Problematic LGBTQ+ Panic Defense | Blair Stenvick
Virginia
NBC | Virginia is poised to reform its HIV criminalization laws. Is the rest of the U.S. next? | Dan Avery
Pregnancy & Parenting
The Mercury News | COVID economic recovery requires affordable child care | Mary Ignatius
The Nation | Could Indigenous Midwifery Improve Maternal Health for Native Women? | Jenni Monet
Ohio Capital Journal | Fighting infant mortality: Racism top of the pile for Black family struggles | Susan Tebben
Reproductive Health & Justice
Agenda | Periods shouldn’t be a financial burden. Here’s how one retailer is helping | Ella Kidron
The Nation | We Should All Be Able to Have Babies Like White People | Andre Perry
USA Today | COVID-19 fueled a domestic violence crisis. Now, the stimulus bill could help women and children leave abusers | Romina Ruiz-Goiriena
Work & Money
Agenda | How to improve gender equality in the workplace | Natalie Marchant
Axios | U.S. ranks below developed countries average for working women | Oriana Gonzalez
Business Insider | Former employees claim Google told them to take mental health leave when they experienced sexism and racism | Martin Coulter
Gizmodo | Google HR Responds to Claims of Sexism, Racism With Therapy Recommendations: Report | Alyse Stanley
HR Dive | Women now less comfortable asking for a raise or promotion, report finds | Sheryl Estrada
Chicago Tribune | Decriminalizing prostitution: An idea whose time has come? | Steve Chapman
Fast Company | The long and frustrating history of the gender wage gap | Lydia Dishman
Fast Company | Men need to care about caregiving so the entire labor force can benefit | Darby Saxbe
Marketplace | What it means to create a trans-inclusive workplace | Kimberly Adams, Rose Conlon
The Motley Fool | Why Women Need to Save More for Retirement | Christy Bieber
Nasdaq | Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Be Millionaires, but You Can Change That | Charlene Rhinehart
NBC | 'The forgotten ones': Domestic workers fight to be included in the Covid recovery | Dartunorro Clark
California
Los Angeles Times | California bill would ban boys' and girls' toy sections in big department stores | Alex Wigglesworth
Sacramento Bee | California would ban boys and girls sections at big retailers under new proposed law | Andrew Sheeler
NPR | California Bill Targets NDAs That Block Talk of Workplace Discrimination | Rachael Myrow
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NBC | Federal judge says states acted too late to ratify Equal Rights Amendment | Pete Williams
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