No joke
Today… As is often the case, I was delayed getting this finished by having to stop every few minutes and nudge* my children out of bed, into the bathroom, out of the bathroom, out of their bedroom, into shoes, out the door. And still have two days’ worth of work ahead of me.
Me: Don’t forget your water bottle. Do you have your water? Honey. Do you have your water bottle? Your water bottle, do you have it?
13yo: Huh? Okay… *10 minutes later*… Where is my water bottle?? Oh no oh no! I don’t have it!
They’re meant to be at school by 9:00, and the 11yo was still in bed at 8:46. I stayed up late to get some things done, and I could hear them chatting away until well after midnight, so I knew this morning would be a problem. And it is.
I'm trying to tell you now, it's sabotage.
*she says, generously
Abortion
Los Angeles Times | Conservatives fret over Supreme Court's delay in accepting Mississippi abortion case | David Savage
Ms.| Forget About the White House-Your Rights Are at Grave Risk in the States | Kelly Baden
Arkansas
Arkansas Times | Yet another anti-abortion bill roaring through Senate | Max Brantley
Indiana
WBOI-FM | Senate Committee Advances 'Anti-Science' Abortion Reversal Bill | Brandon Smith
Louisiana
The Advocate | Bid to resolve costs of abortion case collapse; abortion rights advocates seek nearly $9 million | Mark Ballard
KSLA-TV | Sen. Hughes’ fetal heartbeat bill clears final hurdle in Senate | Jeff Awtrey
Montana
Northern Broadcasting System | Planned Parenthood Of Montana Objects To Bills Being Introduced Restricting Productive Rights Of Women | Brian Bennett
Texas
The Austin Chronicle | Texas Senate Speeds This Year's Abortion Bills Through Lege | Mary Tuma
Austin American-Statesman | Why anti-abortion advocates think the Texas 'fetal heartbeat' bill can survive a court challenge | Madlin Mekelburg
Vermont
AP | Vermont Senate set to vote on abortion-rights amendment
WAMC | Vermont Senate To Vote On State Constitutional Amendments | Pat Bradley
LGBTQ
Vox | Pentagon ends "ugly and shameful chapter" by again allowing open trans military service | Alex Ward
CNN | Biden marks International Transgender Day of Visibility with first-ever presidential proclamation of its kind | Devan Cole
NBC | Biden issues first presidential proclamation on Trans Day of Visibility | Jo Yurcaba
Daily Beast | Biden Promised an LGBT Bill. Republicans Said No. Now What? | Scott Bixby
Fast Company | Words aren’t enough: Biden must do more than just recognize trans people right now | Joe Berkowitz
Metro Weekly | LGBTQ students from faith-based colleges sue Education Department for discrimination | John Riley
Sports Illustrated | We All Win When Trans Athletes Are Included | Cheryl Reeve
Teen Vogue | It's Time to Stop Policing Trans Rage | Charlie Jane Anders
Vox | The Republican attack on trans kids’ health care, explained | Katelyn Burns
The Washington Blade | As new anti-trans laws mount, legal advocates to seek relief from courts | Chris Johnson
Alabama
Yellowhammer News | Senate committee bipartisanly advances bill requiring student athletes compete in sports according to their birth certificate | Sean Ross
AP | Trans teenagers fear Alabama push to outlaw gender treatment | Kim Chandler
WVTM-TV | Alabama bill affecting transgender causing uproar | Jennifer Fortier
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | New transgender-athlete bill moved | John Moritz
Arkansas Times | The transgender pile-on continues | Max Brantley
The New Republic | The Republican Disinformation Campaign Behind Arkansas’ Vile Anti-Trans Law | Melissa Gira Grant
California
Rewire News Group | How Trans People Are Making Health Care Better for Us All | Candex Seokyi Louie
Florida
Daytona Beach News-Journal | Florida Legislature: Senate advances bill on transgender restrictions in high school, college sports | Dara Kam
Tampa Bay Times | Will Florida’s transgender sports bill hurt business? | Kirby Wilson
Michigan
WSYM-TV | Michigan bill that would limit teams transgender students could play on faces criticism | Gabi Dunham
Montana
Missoulian | House gives initial OK to religious freedom bill, without non-discrimination amendment | Seaborn Larson
Nebraska
NBC | Nebraska Supreme Court allows same-sex couple to adopt | Dan Avery
Nevada
Nevada Current | While describing abuse at prisons, trans inmates urge lawmakers to pass protections | Michael Lyle
North Carolina
Greensboro News & Record | Effort to protect assault victims from 'panic defense' is N.C.'s next LGBTQ rights push | Danielle Battaglia, Charlie Innis
The Wilmington StarNews | N.C. transgender athletes, advocates begin fighting bill against sports limits | Dan Spears
Oklahoma
The Frontier | Oklahoma Legislature sees an increase in anti-transgender bills targeting schools and youth | Ben Felder
South Carolina
WBTW-TV | South Carolina bill could restrict medical transitions; transgender people say it’s a family decision | Elisia Alonso
South Dakota
Argus Leader | Local school districts monitoring trans sports issue, speaking with legal counsel on next steps | Morgan Matzen
ABC | South Dakota governor's ban on transgender athletes at center of emerging GOP culture war | Alisa Wiersema
them. | Parents of Trans Kids in South Dakota Are Exhausted - But They’re Still Fighting | Nico Lang
Tennessee
The American Independent | Tennessee bill lets parents forbid their kids from learning anything about LGBTQ issues | Casey Quinlan
LGBTQ Nation | Proposed law would make businesses post signs saying they allow trans people to use the bathroom | Bil Browning
WMOT-FM | Students challenge LGTBQ related Title IX religious exemptions at 2 Tenn. universities | Mike Osborne
Pregnancy & Parenting
Bloomberg | Covid Pandemic Raising Risks for Pregnant Women | Jill R. Shah
CNN | Covid-19 led to a global increase in stillbirths, maternal mortality, and depression | Jen Christensen
U.S. News & World Report | Maternal Mortality Spiked in U.S. Ahead of COVID Pandemic | Chelsea Cirruzzo
Work & Money
Bloomberg | Discrimination Against Working Mothers Must End | Jean Lee
CBS | Pandemic spurs decline in women hired into leadership roles, undoing years of progress | Megan Cerullo
Dame | Can We Fix Our Family-Leave Policies? | Rachel Somerstein
Bloomberg | Will Americans Get Paid Parental Leave? The Economy Really Needs It | Claire Suddath
Houston Chronicle | Why it won't be easy for women to reenter the workforce after the pandemic | Rebecca Carballo
Ms. | Full Employment is Not Enough to Support Black Women | Suzanne Kahn
New America | Reaching all individuals and families with Paid Family and Medical Leave | Tara McGuinness, Gabriel Zucker
New York Times | Child Care in Crisis: Can Biden’s Plan Save It? | Alisha Gupta
The 19th | Who is getting more from the expanded child tax credit and how it works | Chabeli Carrazana
TechCrunch | Report finds going remote made workplaces more hostile for already marginalized groups | Devin Coldewey TechCrunch
Indiana
The News and Tribune | Lawmakers move forward bills that impact pregnant women | Whitney Downard
WTTV-TV | Pregnant workers bill heads to Indiana Senate floor | Kayla Sullivan
Michigan
WLNS-TV | Report from State of Michigan shows more women out of workforce during pandemic | Sarah Saleh Al-Shaikh
Ohio
Columbus Underground | Ohio Democrats Target State's Wage Gap with 'Equal Pay Act' | Tyler Buchanan
Oklahoma
Tulsa World | Bill banning 'gender and sexual diversity training' resurrected in House committee | Randy Krehbiel