Pay up
Today…
is #BlackWomensEqualPay, marking the approximate day a Black woman must work into 2021 to make what white non-Hispanic man made in 2020 alone.
is, appropriately enough, Grab Some Nuts Day.
is the birthday of Maggie Kuhn (1905-1995), who became a senior rights activist and eventual founder of the Gray Panthers after being forced out of her job at 65 by mandatory retirement laws.
Abortion
Kaiser Health News | Long Drives, Air Travel, Exhausting Waits: What Abortion Requires in the South | Sarah Varney
Teen Vogue | Elizabeth Warren Talks Voting Rights, Abortion Access, and Ending the Filibuster | Lauren Young
California
KRON-TV | Planned Parenthood, pro-choice advocates show support for Newsom in recall | Ashley Zavala
South Carolina
Post and Courier | Amid debate of SC's fetal heartbeat bill, organizers fight for nonprofit for teen moms | Jerrel Floyd
Utah
Salt Lake Tribune | Mike Lee wants to help Utah become a second-tier state by treating women as second-class citizens | George Pyle
Vermont
VTDigger | Justice Department drops abortion lawsuit against UVM Medical Center | Alan J. Keays
LGBTQ
Becker's Hospital Review | Larger share of LGBT patients report negative provider experience than non-LGBT people, survey finds | Erica Carbajal
The Daily Beast | What It’s Like to Survive Gay Conversion Therapy | Kevin Fallon
NPR | Former 'Ex-Gay' Leaders Denounce 'Conversion Therapy' In A New Documentary | Victoria Whitley-Berry
National Law Journal | How 3 Am Law Firms Joined the Fight Against Anti-Transgender Laws | Marcia Coyle
Olympics
The Daily Beast | Laurel Hubbard and Quinn Make Olympic History. What Next for Trans Athletes? | Dawn Ennis
More from LGBTQ Nation, Los Angeles Times
Out | Quinn Will Be the First Out Trans Olympian to Win a Medal | Mey Rude
More from Instinct
ESPN | Transgender weightlifter Laurel Hubbard's night ended early, but she made Olympic history | D'Arcy Maine
Kansas
The American Independent | Kansas school district forced to change policies after punishing lesbian student | Casey Quinlan
Michigan
Michigan Advance | Study: Michigan electing more LGBTQ+ local officials, still far off from equity | Allison Donahue
North Carolina
Axios Charlotte | What you need to know about Charlotte's nondiscrimination ordinance | Danielle Chemtob
The Charlotte Observer | ‘This is so important.’ Charlotte leaders consider protections for LGBTQ+ community | Alison Kuznitz, Devna Bose
Wisconsin
Urban Milwaukee | Back in the News: Wisconsin Outpaces Most States in LGBTQ Elected Officials | Bruce Murphy
Wisconsin Public Radio | La Crosse Official Says Incomplete Hate Crimes Law Prevent Prosecution Of Attack On Transgender Teen | Hope Kirwan
Pregnancy & Parenting
Forbes | U.S. Maternal And Infant Mortality: More Signs Of Public Health Neglect | Joshua Cohen
INSIDER | The world will see a shortfall of 5 million girls over the next 10 years due to sex selective practices, study says | Vanessa Gu
Reproductive Health & Justice
Rewire News Group | Simone Biles, Naomi Osaka, and the Justice in Prioritizing Black Women’s Mental Health | Marcela Howell
WJLA-TV | As reports of IUD breakage piled up, maker changed label but many women still unaware | Joce Sterman, Alex Brauer, Andrea Nejman
Illinois
Rewire News Group | Illinois Is Making It Easier for You to Get Birth Control
Work & Money
NBC | Black Women's Equal Pay Day: Black women work 579 days to earn what white men do in 365 | Minda Harts
Bloomberg Law News | Avoiding and Defending Against Pregnancy Discrimination Claims | Amber M. Rogers
Fortune | Women of color lead more Global 500 businesses than ever before | Emma Hinchliffe
The 19th | The push for paid family leave had stalled in America. Then men bought in. | Chabeli Carrazana
POLITICO | Biden’s child care plan faces a test: Building enough centers, hiring enough workers | Eleanor Mueller
Salon | Women's groups call out Disney's "gendered" attack on Scarlett Johansson after "Black Widow" lawsuit | Kylie Cheung
Sports Illustrated | Tokyo Olympics: IOC refuses to protect athletes, take a stand on political issues | Michael Rosenberg
Bloomberg | Tokyo's Olympics Get Political and the IOC Should Embrace the Protest | Tim Culpan
California
Sacramento Bee | Will California corporate diversity laws last? Lawsuits challenge anti-discrimination mandates | Kim Bojórquez
New York
Gothamist | New Council Report Shows Significant Gender And Racial Pay Disparity Among City Workers | David Cruz