Paper it over
Today…
is the birthday of Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), a civil and voting rights activist, organizer and leader who in no way gets her due, who was doing what we’d now consider intersectional RJ work from the start.
in “anniversaries we’d rather forget,” in 2018, Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed.
is National Stationary Week, where “national” = UK and oh, I so do not care any excuse to get myself to Office Depot, or better yet, that super-cute place on Connecticut just south of Dupont Circle.
Morning adventures with the ADHD 14yo:
7:00: Up on time! Yes, I woke him with 20mg of Adderall, a cup of coffee, and French toast and pear crisp waiting on the counter whatever he got up.
7:30: He started eating. What was he doing for 30 minutes? “Just sitting.”
7:50: “Have you heard of Squid Game? It looks creepy but I’m kinda interested.”
7:55: “Um. So. The truth is I’ve been watching Squid Game, I’m on episode 8.”
8:03: “…and I’m watching on your account.” It’s fine put your shoes on ohmyGod.
8:15: It’s quiet. Too quiet.
Abortion
Newsweek | Abortion New Flashpoint for Democratic Factions As Joe Manchin Digs in on Hyde Amendment | Aila Slisco
Washington Post | Title X is back for clinics that provide and refer for abortions | Rachel Roubein
The 19th | The 19th Explains: What is Title X, and what did Trump and Biden do to change it? | Jennifer Gerson
Forbes | A Record 106 State-Level Abortion Restrictions Have Been Passed This Year - The Places With The Most May Surprise You | Carlie Porterfield
The Nation | At the March for Abortion Rights, A New Generation of Activists Takes Center Stage | Amy Littlefield
California
Santa Maria Times | Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approves resolution supporting abortion rights | Mike Hodgson
Colorado
KUSA-TV | A Denver Planned Parenthood has seen a 520% increase in patients from Texas | Jaleesa Irizarry
Illinois
Washington Post | Abortion rights advocates, in ‘legal limbo,’ go out of state to try to block Texas law | Ann E. Marimow
Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal | Abortion rates rise in Ohio despite efforts to ban it | Susan Tebben
Texas
Forbes | Doctor Sued For Violating Texas Abortion Ban Countersues Accusers And Asks Court To Strike Down Law | Alison Durkee
San Antonio Current | Planned Parenthood South Texas offering free 'morning-after pills' at its San Antonio sites | Sanford Nowlin
The Texan | Three More Texas Towns Ban Abortion in City Limits | Isaiah Mitchell
Rewire News Group | What Teens Need to Know About Texas SB 8 and Accessing Abortion | Caroline Reilly
LGBTQ
Washington Blade | Senators to Rachel Levine: Issue guidance on mental health for trans youth | Chris Johnson
Forbes | Sen. Chris Murphy Tells Dr. Rachel Levine: Help Hospitals Help Gender Diverse Youth | Dawn Ennis
Axios | LGBTQ athletes feel accepted by teammates, study finds | Kendall Baker
The New Yorker | The Book Club That Helped Spark the Gay-Rights Movement | Michael Waters
California
The Bakersfield Californian | KHSD meeting draws heated public comment on vaccine mandate, LGBTQ+ protections | Emma Gallegos
Illinois
Daily Herald | Report details disparities faced by aging LGBTQ Illinoisans | Jerry Nowicki
Chronicle Media | Report: Aging LGBTQ Illinoisans face disparities | Judy Harvey
Kansas
Shawnee Mission Post | Prairie Village advances proposed conversion therapy ban that would fine violates up to $1,000 | Juliana Garcia
Nebraska
LGBTQ Nation | Lesbian moms sue after state refuses to list them on their kids’ birth certificates | Molly Sprayregen
North Carolina
The State | Mecklenburg County NC passes LGBTQ nondiscrimination ordinance | Will Wright
WSOC-TV | Mecklenburg County commissioners pass nondiscrimination ordinance | Anthony Kustura
Pregnancy & Parenting
Forbes | The Hidden Cost Of Miscarriage | Nicole Lapin
Scientific American | Vaccination Protects Pregnant People and Their Babies from Severe COVID | Mariana Lenharo
USA Today | Why aren't pregnant people getting vaccinated? The CDC owes us more research. | Karin A. Lips, Kelsey Bolar
Reproductive Health & Justice
The Daily Beast | Inside the Right’s Plan to Rebrand Sex Ed as ‘Child Porn’ | Will Sommer
Kaiser Health News | Racism a Strong Factor in Black Women’s High Rate of Premature Births, Study Finds | Anna Maria Barry-Jester
The 19th | More women are serving life sentences. Experts want to know why. | Candice Norwood
New York Times | How White Feminism Threw Its Black Counterpart Under the Bus | Joan Morgan
Prism | Historically disadvantaged communities have a lot at stake this SCOTUS term | Carolyn Copeland
Pennsylvania
Newsweek | Democratic Pennsylvania State Rep. Proposes Requiring Vasectomies at Age 40 | Toria Barnhart
WHP-TV | Vasectomy requirement included in PA legislative memo | Ryan Eldredge
Work & Money
BuzzFeed | This Woman Was Asked "Do You Plan On Having Children?" During A Job Interview And Here's How It Affected Her Career | Krista Torres
Inc. | Study: What Companies Are Doing (and not Doing) to Make the Workplace More Diverse | Marcel Schwantes
Los Angeles Times | 'Stupid and enraging': Lack of women in L.A. theater lineup sparks protest | Charles McNulty
Newsweek | U.S. Singles Made Up 38 Percent of Population in 2019, Less Economically Stable: Study | Lauren Giella
The Recorder | Pregnancy Related Cases Continue to Rise in 2021 | Eve Wagner
Womens eNews | The Equal Rights Amendment and the Equality Act: Two Equality Measures Explained
Utah
KTVX-TV | New report shows Utah’s gender wage gap hasn’t changed in four years | Kade Garner