One more day before the storm
Today…
is Marie Antoinette’s birthday, National Deviled Egg Day, whatever whatever, tomorrow is Election Day holy shit you guys. This dread in my stomach is awful, but I also can’t bear to be too hopeful. And have to hold it together tomorrow, because don’t forget big Supreme Court arguments on Wednesday.
Tomorrow we'll be far away
Tomorrow is the judgement day
Tomorrow we’ll discover what our god in heaven has in store
And, just to keep things interesting, just found out the kids have no live instruction today because teacher union sick-out. They have no school tomorrow because Election Day, very little live instruction on Wednesdays, something maybe screwing up Thursday I don’t even know what, and no school on Friday because “records day.”
Abortion
AP | Supreme Court changes fuel moves to protect abortion access | David Crary
CNN | In Europe and the US, abortion rights are under renewed threat | Emma Reynolds
Mother Jones | It's a scary time nationally for abortion rights. Activists hope Tuesday brings victories at the local level. | Becca Andrews
Rewire News Group | Miscarriage and Abortion: Both Are Pregnancy Losses, but Only One Is Criminalized | Allison Coffman
Self-loathing is a hell of a drug
Slate | What’s behind Ivanka Trump’s pro-life announcement. | Christina Cauterucci
Ivanka has realized that no one’s buying her moderating-force act. So, like the rest of the Trump campaign, Ivanka is pivoting to riling up the base rather than attempting to win over those in the middle.
Jezebel | Ivanka Trump Conveniently Claims She's 'Pro-Life' Now Thanks to Motherhood | Ashley Reese
The New Yorker | The Loneliness of the Pro-Choice Republican Woman | Anna Sussman
Jezebel | Joni Ernst and the White Lie of 'Conservative Feminism' | Lyz Lenz
Alabama
AP | Alabama court refuses to reinstate man's suit over abortion
The Alabama Supreme Court refused to reinstate a lawsuit filed by a man whose ex-girlfriend ended her pregnancy, and four members of the all-Republican court used the decision to argue the U.S. Supreme Court should overturn past rulings that allowed abortion nationally.
Colorado & Louisiana
Ms. | In Colorado and Louisiana, Extreme State Measures Put Abortion on the Ballot | Sophie Dorf-Kamienny
VICE | Voters in 2 States Will Have the Power to Limit Abortion This Election | Carter Sherman
Colorado
America Magazine | I testified against Colorado’s extreme abortion law. We deserve better. | Anna Keating
Colorado Sun | Colorado's late-term abortion ban drawing lots of campaign cash but still a close race | Jennifer Brown, Sandra Fish
NPR | Proposition 115 would ban most abortions in Colorado after 22 weeks | Sarah McCammon
Slate | Women Who Had Abortions After 22 Weeks Explain the Importance of Colorado’s Law | Margot Finn
Lousiana
AP | Abortion amendment, Abraham's successor on Louisiana ballot | Kevin McGill
Rewire News Group | Desperate to Show Support for an Abortion Ban, Colorado Organizers Turned to Dentists | Susan Rinkunas
LGBTQ
GoMag | Melania Trump Keeps Claiming The President Supports The LGBTQ+ Community. We're Not Buying It. | Isabelle Lichtenstein
LGBTQ Nation | Melania Trump is “shocked” some people think her husband is anti-gay | Alex Bollinger
The Hill | New Supreme Court presents an uncertain future for LGBTQ health | Jack Turban
LGBTQ Nation | Kids raised by same-sex couples do better in school | Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation | Gay Republicans really are self-loathing according to science | Bil Browning
LGBTQ Nation | Angel Haynes was gunned down & left for dead. She’s the latest trans woman murdered this year. | Juwan Holmes
Rewire News Group | How Listening to Trans Kids Can Create Real Change—in the Classroom and Beyond | Stephanie Knezz
VICE | These Trans Candidates Could Make History This Election | Carter Sherman
NBC News | LGBTQ representation in the House could double on Election Day | Dan Avery
Rolling Stone | What It's Like to Be Queer in Trump's America | Hannah Murphy
Fulton v Philadelphia
The Atlantic | How the Court Inverted Constitutional Protections Against Discrimination | Leah Litman, Zalman Rothschild
This term, the Court will hear another religion-clause case that will likely result in even more government financial support for religious institutions, including when the institutions engage in discrimination.
Common Dreams | Don't Let the Supreme Court Open the Door to More Discrimination Against LGBTQ People | Gabriel Arkles
Newsy | One Of Justice Barrett’s 1st Cases May Involve LGBTQ Rights, Religion | Amber Strong
USA Today | More conservative Supreme Court faces major dispute pitting religious freedom against LGBTQ rights | Richard Wolf
Arkansas
LGBTQ Nation | A gay couple went to get a marriage license. What they got were insults. | Bil Browning
Georgia
JURIST | Federal judge allows transgender discrimination claims against Georgia county to continue | Gabrielle Wast
New York Daily News | Federal judge says lawsuit filed by Georgia sheriff’s deputy over lack of transgender insurance coverage can move forward | Muri Assunção
Texas
Metro Weekly | Texas social workers will no longer be allowed to turn away LGBTQ clients | John Riley
Wyoming
The Advocate | Wyoming's Out Politicians Make Voices Heard, Seek Hate-Crimes Law | Trudy Ring
NBC News | Meet the gay Republican who helped defeat every anti-LGBTQ bill in Wyoming | Julie Compton
them. | Matthew Shepard Died 22 Years Ago. Wyoming Still Doesn’t Have a Hate Crimes Law | Nico Lang
Pregnancy & Parenting
NPR | The American Government Once Offered Widely Affordable Child Care ... 77 Years Ago | Andrea Hsu
USA Today | COVID could be the wakeup call businesses need to fix a broken child care system | Kendra Hurley
Florida
Orlando Sentinel | Give every pregnant Floridian the health care she needs | Commentary | Rahul Gupta, Karen E. Harris
Reproductive Health & Justice
Glamour | Ariana Grande Is Doing More for Sex Education Than the U.S. Government | Jenny Singer
Maternal Mortality
Forbes | Four Black Women - All CEOs - Have Created A ‘Call To Action’ To Close The Health Gap For Black Americans | Allison Norlian
Second Wave Media | As awareness of racism's role in infant mortality grows, Michigan takes action | Estelle Slootmaker
WVTM-TV (Birmingham, AL) | Black women are more three times more likely to die during childbirth than white women | Xavier Harris
Iowa
Des Moines Register | Women can no longer count on Iowa and federal courts to protect their rights. We must elect strong leaders instead. | Erin Davison-Rippey
New Jersey
Montclair Local | Town hall talk discusses New Jersey's proposed Reproductive Freedom Act | Erin Roll
Work & Money
Chicago Tribune | As the pandemic wears on, more working moms are forced to quit their jobs, and the impact of the ‘shecession’ could be long-lasting | Katie Surma
Forbes | Covid-19's Impact On Gender Inequality In The Workforce Doesn't Have To Be A Step Backwards. | Maria Minor
The Hill | To end the female recession, women need their own rally cry | Jennifer Riekert
MedCity News | Will the pandemic widen the gender pay gap in healthcare? | Elise Reuter
Becker's Hospital Review | Female PAs were paid $9,010 less than male peers, research shows | Kelly Gooch
New York Times | The Wine World’s Most Elite Circle Has a Sexual Harassment Problem | Julia Moskin
California
KFMB-TV (San Diego, CA) | California kicks off 'Unseen Latinas' initiative | Lemor Abrams
Vida En La Valle | California initiative seeks to make “unseen” Latinas more visible | Juan Esparza Loera
New York
The Chief Leader | City Pay Data Shows Major Gaps Based On Race, Gender | Crystal Lewis
Virginia
Richmond Times-Dispatch | Virginia women, others leave workforce amid pandemic | Colleen Curran
Tennessee
AP | Report: State commissioner faced sexual misconduct complaint | Jonathan Mattise
The Tennessean | Before resignation, state commissioner faced accusations of sexually harassing employee on work trip | Natalie Allison
More, More, More
HuffPost | Graham Says U.S. Has A 'Place' For Women Who Follow 'Traditional Family Structure' | Mary Papenfuss
New York Times | Lindsey Graham says young women can ‘succeed’ if they follow a ‘traditional family structure.’ | Glenn Thrush
North Carolina Public Radio | Unearthing The Forgotten Feminism Of The 90s | Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio
Refinery29 | Climate Change Is A Women's Rights Issue | Rhea Suh