Like a circus
Today…
the Zoomers returned to in-person after a week at home, so. Whew.
in 1965, Supreme Court affirmed in Griswold v. Connecticut the right of married couples to buy and use birth control. Fun fact #1: This right wouldn’t be extended to single people until 1972. Fun fact #2: You know who introduced the Connecticut bill banning birth control? P.T. Barnum.
is National Chocolate Ice Cream Day!
Abortion
The American Independent | Amid attacks on abortion rights, more look to manage care without medical help | Lisa Needham
CNN | Biden stays mum on state abortion laws with major test ahead for Roe | Caroline Kelly
The Daily Beast | Abortion Is Why Never-Trump Republicans Can’t Work With Democrats | Matt Lewis
The Hill | Report: At least 10 states giving federal welfare funds to anti-abortion clinics | Lexi Lonas
The Lily | Biden omitted an abortion restriction from his budget. Women of color are to thank, activists say. | Cecilia Nowell
Los Angeles Times | Why Congress must abolish the most destructive abortion restriction ever passed | Julie Kay, Kathryn Kolbert
Washington Post | Leaving abortion to the states makes them agents of oppression | Ruth Marcus
California
Kaiser Health News | With Restrictions Tightening Elsewhere, California Moves to Make Abortion Cheaper | Rachel Bluth
Mississippi
CNN | Mississippi GOP governor: State abortion law 'a vehicle' for Supreme Court to revisit Roe v. Wade | Devan Cole
RawStory | Anti-abortion Mississippi governor claims fetuses can live outside the womb at 15 weeks | David Edwards
Texas
CBS | Texas abortion ban targets anyone who helps patients get the procedure | Kate Smith
Houston Chronicle | Texas' restrictive new abortion law faces uncertain path | Jeremy Blackman
LGBTQ
The Atlantic | The Surprisingly Long History of Gender-Neutral Pronouns | Michael Waters
CNN | 40 years ago, the first cases of AIDS were reported in the US | Harmeet Kaur
The Daily Beast | Happy Pride? How About Fewer Rainbow Emojis, More LGBTQ Action. | Tim Teeman
CNBC | ‘A rainbow logo isn’t enough’—why LGBTQ workers say some Pride celebrations fall short | Abigail Hess
INSIDER | As LGBTQ discrimination continues to rise, Pride Month needs to permanently return to its activist roots | Canela Lopez
NBC | Supreme Court to tackle religious freedom vs. LGBTQ rights in foster-care case | Dan Avery
UPI | Pentagon to maintain policy prohibiting display of Pride flag | Christen McCurdy
More from CNN, The Hill, LGBTQ Nation, Reuters, Stars and Stripes
USA Today | ‘It remains purely symbolic’: Why rainbow capitalism can be harmful to LGBTQ people | Sara Moniuszko
Boston Globe | Corporate America needs to push for federal LGBTQ rights | Renee Graham
Business Insider | Walmart, McDonald's, and Amazon are among companies celebrating Pride after donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to politicians who voted against | Kate Taylor
Changing America | 'Keep your Pride,' activists tell companies donating to anti-LGBTQ+ causes | Anagha Srikanth
CNN | Whether it's rainbow capitalism or bad design, LGBTQ people are calling out disingenuous Pride merchandise | AJ Willingham
Grist | Big Oil is awash in rainbows for Pride Month | Kate Yoder
USA Today | The Equality Act could soon be getting a vote in the Senate. What are its chances? | Savannah Behrmann
Michigan
Michigan Advance | Michigan LGBTQ rights initiative challenged by group with ties to anti-gay law firm | Allison Donahue
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune | Salt Lake City will offer gender-affirming surgery to city workers | Sara Tabin
Washington
CNN | Alaska Airlines employee alleges the uniform policy discriminates against non-binary and gender non-conforming employees | Joe Sutton, Amir Vera, Alta Spells
Pregnancy & Parenting
New York Times | It’s 2021. Why Is ‘Supermom’ Still Around? | Lisa Selin Davis
Salon | Silicon Valley wants to "optimize" your breastmilk. Don't fall for it | Julia Pelly
Alaska
KTOO | As parents return to work, child care providers want a more sustainable model | Katherine Rose
New Jersey
NJ.com | Impact of she-cession not being felt equally among women, N.J. experts say | Brianna Kudisch
Pennsylvania
WHYY-TV | How Philadelphia escaped disaster in the face of a dozen shuttered maternity wards | Alan Yu, Nina Feldman
Reproductive Health & Justice
Rewire News Group | Military Families Deserve Access to Quality Contraceptive Care | Jackie Speier, Raegan McDonald-Mosley
Florida
Miami Herald | Florida Senate president put $2M in budget for contraception. DeSantis vetoed it. | Christine Sexton
Mississippi
Mississippi Free Press | The Troubling Past of Forced Sterilization of Black Women and Girls in Mississippi and the South | Michael Joe Murphy
Nebraska
Omaha World-Herald | Nebraska education officials promise changes to proposed health standards | Joe Dejka
New Jersey
The Press of Atlantic City | Bill that would expand access to birth control passes NJ Senate | Claire Lowe
Washington
Spokesman-Review | Spokane police investigated a woman’s miscarriage as suspected mistreatment of a child, but is it a crime? | Maggie Quinlan
Work & Money
AP | High court asked to review men-only draft registration law | Jessica Gresko
BuzzFeed | Congressional Staff Are Organizing To Make The People Who Work On Capitol Hill Less White | Addy Baird
CNBC | Tech companies made big pledges to fight racism last year — here's how they're doing so far | Lauren Feiner
New York Times | Kamala Harris and a High-Risk, High-Reward Presidential Résumé | Lisa Lerer
New York Times | Once a Bastion of Free Speech, the A.C.L.U. Faces an Identity Crisis | Michael Powell
Vox | Paid leave is incredibly popular - even with Republicans | Gregory Svirnovskiy
Charlotte Post | More NC employers see the public health benefits of paid leave | Nadia Ramlagan
Miami Herald | Paid family leave is a bipartisan issue. Florida’s Sen. Rubio should take the lead | Holly Raschein
Oklahoma
The Norman Transcript | 'It’s not a level playing field’: Norman’s female politicians describe inequities, challenges of the job | Reese Gorman