Oh so close, and yet so far
Today…
gotta be brief, cable guy’s due here any minute – or this afternoon, or tomorrow, who’s to say. But the apartment’s still in shambles and I can’t.
is the birthday of Elaine Ryan Hedges (1927-1997), regarded as the pioneer of women’s studies as academic field, “and advocated for curricula encompassing a more inclusive body of American literature which brought together works by ethnic and gendered minorities.”
in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified.
is National Pinot Noir Day.
Abortion
The Hill | Anti-abortion group targets Democrats ahead of 2022 | Julia Manchester
Arizona
AP | Lawsuit seeks to block Arizona ban on Down syndrome abortion | Jonathan Cooper
More from Arizona Daily Star, Arizona Republic, Newsweek, Phoenix New Times
New Jersey
Rewire News Group | New Jersey Could Be an Abortion Safe Haven If ‘Roe’ Falls | Nina Henry
LGBTQ
The American Independent | The Biden administration's efforts to address food insecurity will help LGBTQ people | Casey Quinlan
New York Times | The School Culture Wars: ‘You Have Brought Division to Us’ | Sarah Mervosh, Giulia Heyward
USA Today | I'm just a boy, standing in front of Hollywood, begging for more joyful LGBTQ films | David Oliver
Washington Blade | Washington Blade sues State Dept. for Grenell's emails on LGBTQ work | Chris Johnson
Minnesota
Minnesota Reformer | Former MNGOP political director says party chair outed, subjected her to months of verbal abuse | Ricardo Lopez
New Mexico
NM Political Report | New executive order to direct demographic information on the LGBTQ+ community | Susan Dunlap
Virginia
Loudoun Times-Mirror | Amended complaint seeks to add two teachers, asks court to halt LCPS' new transgender policy | Nathaniel Cline
New York Daily News | 2 more teachers seek to join lawsuit against Virginia school board’s transgender-inclusive policy | Muri Assunção
Pregnancy & Parenting
Wall Street Journal | Parents Face Fresh Covid-19 Stress as Schools Start and the Delta Variant Spreads | Betsy Morris
Reproductive Health & Justice
The Cut | R. Kelly Sex Trafficking Trial: What to Know | Claire Lampen
MSNBC | Afghan women's rights are threatened — but the GOP isn't their champion | Dean Obeidallah
Vanity Fair | “What About My Dreams?”: How the U.S. Abandoned Women in Afghanistan | Amie Ferris-Rotman
New York Times | Racial Inequities Persist in Health Care Despite Expanded Insurance | Roni Rabin
Work & Money
Fair | Is Surviving Assault a Conflict of Interest? | Olivia Riggio
The Hill | Why the child care crisis is a national security issue | Gen. John Allen, Gen. Lester Lyles
Roll Call | All rise: It’s time for the judiciary to live by the anti-discrimination laws it enforces | Rep. Jackie Speier, Ally Coll
USA Today | Time’s Up president acknowledges 'blind spot' amid Cuomo fallout | Amanda Becker