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Today…
is National Nacho Day. Pairs beautifully with 24-hour MSNBC.
in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected. Wouldn’t surprise me at all to hear his ghostly hand has emerged to help count votes in Pennsylvania. “Truuuump, keep my naaame out your mooooouth ooooooo.”
Abortion
Rewire News Group | Two Very Different Abortion Access Stories Emerge After the Election | Danielle Campoamor
While Colorado voters protected abortion access, Louisiana voters further limited abortion access, proving that access depends on where you live.
Well+Good | Louisiana Abortion Laws Don't Affect Rich People—And Definitely Hurt the Most Vulnerable | Kara Jillian Brown
WGNO-TV (New Orleans, LA) | Supporters, opponents react to passage of ‘no right to abortion’ amendment in Louisiana | Alexandra Meachum
LGBTQ
The 19th | Transgender candidates make historic gains in statehouses around the country | Barbara Rodriguez
The number of openly transgender state lawmakers around the country will nearly double when legislatures return in 2021.
Refinery29 | Claire McCaskill Blamed Democratic Losses On Trans People — She Couldn't Be More Wrong | Britni de la Cretaz
One topic of particular interest is voters who switched from one party to another in the span of a few years. This is what former Missouri Senator, Democrat Claire McCaskill, attempted to do during an appearance on MSNBC on Wednesday night — only she did so by employing harmful stereotypes about different groups of people.
The Advocate | Claire McCaskill Sorry for Blaming 'Transsexuals' for Democrat Losses | Tracy E. Gilchrist
LGBTQ Nation | Claire McCaskill apologizes for blaming “gay marriage” & “transsexuals” for Democrat election losses | Bil Browning
them. | AOC Calls Out Former Senator for Transphobic Comments About Election | Michelle Kim
Vox | Claire McCaskill’s MSNBC comments revive a tired argument over the Democratic Party’s future | Emily VanDerWerff
Nevada
Instinct Magazine | Change To State Constitution Ensures Legal Recognition Of Same-Sex Marriages Despite SCOTUS | Randy Slovacek
The state of is on its way to making history as the first state in the U.S. to acknowledge all marriages in its state constitution. On the ballot this election cycle was Question 2 which asked voters to remove an existing provision that only marriage between a male person and a female person would be recognized.
NBC News | Nevada becomes first state to recognize gay marriage in state constitution | Dan Avery
Out Magazine | Nevada Makes History With Constitutional Same-Sex Marriage Protections | Donald Padgett
New York
ABC News | In NYC, marking 50th anniversary of Pride, no matter what | Brian Mahoney, Deepti Hajela
Pregnancy & Parenting
WRBL-TV (Columbus, GA) | Each year tens of thousands of women suffer life threatening complications during pregnancy | Elise Preston
Pandemic Parenting (Remember that?)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Online learning a ‘full-time job’ for parents | Andrew Goldstein
Business Insider | I'm a single working mom — here's how I built my much-needed parenting support system during the pandemic | Katie Nave
I don’t usually post the “one simple trick” pieces, but I this one resonated. Not just on the basics – single mother, no family in town, check, check – but also the bit about how much it helps to share the small details about daily life. This has always been my way, but now it’s life-sustaining.
Reproductive Health & Justice
USA Today | Racism in many forms can affect people's health. Here's how | Betty Lin-Fisher
VICE | ICE Attempts to Deport Multiple Witnesses in Gynecologic Surgery Scandal | Gianna Toboni
Ana Cajigal Adan is potentially a key witness in an ongoing congressional investigation into medical mistreatment at a Georgia ICE facility where detainees allege they were subjected to unneeded gynecologic surgeries without their consent. On Tuesday, she said, ICE notified her that she would be imminently deported to Mexico, a country she left when she was just six months old.
MadameNoire.com | Migrant Women Say They Were Threatened With Deportation After Agreeing To Participate As Witnesses In Gynecologic Surgery Scandal | Charise Frazier
Pennsylvania
Northeast Times | Boyle introduces bill to ensure birth control access | Samantha Bambino
Work & Money
Seattle Medium | Women More Likely To Face Housing Insecurity In Pandemic-Led Recession | Seattle Medium
Green Bay Press-Gazette | COVID-19 recession slams working women. 'I don't know how I'm going to make it.' | Nusaiba Mizan
Colorado
Colorado Newsline | Colorado passed Prop 118. Here's when and how workers can take paid family and medical leave. | Faith Miller
New York
AP | NYPD's anti-discrimination chief linked to hateful messages | Michael R. Sisak
South Carolina
WSPA-TV (Spartanburg, SC) | S.C. women push for policy changes following state election results | Kristen Cheatam
More, More, More
HuffPost | A Record Number Of Women Were Elected To The U.S. House Of Representatives Again | Alanna Vagianos
New York Times | A Groundbreaking Election for Women in Congress? Kind Of | Alisha Gupta
Washington Post | Mixed 2020 election results show that women still face a sexist political culture | Stacie Taranto, Leandra Zarnow
Fortune | 2020 elections mark another 'Year of the Woman'-this time for Republicans | Claire Zillman, Emma Hinchliffe
MSNBC | White women didn't desert Trump in the election. Polls show some white men did. | Liz Plank