Petty, party of 1
Today…
in 1919, the 19th Amendment was passed out of Congress and brought before the states for adoption.
in 2018, Masterpiece Cakeshop was decided… I guess. Barely.
is Gun Violence Awareness Day.
is National Cheese Day and National Doughnut Day
…which is great pivot to announce that the 11yo and I are holding a bake sale fundraiser next Saturday, June 12, to benefit SMYAL, a group that supports LGBTQ+ young people the DC area. We’ll be starting at noon because I’m not new here.
So bring your dollars to Adams Morgan next Saturday, or if you’re so inclined, I’ll also drop a top jar here. And say a little prayer for me – between Pride, Zoom school through next week, and Zoomer enthusiasm, this will be the only thing we talk about, at length, for the next 9-10 days.
Abortion
The Daily Beast | Abortion Is Why Never-Trump Republicans Can’t Work With Democrats | Matt Lewis
Jezebel | The Mini-Drama That Almost Took Down the Abortion Subreddit | Esther Wang
The Lily | The Hyde Amendment and abortion: Why it’s in the news and what you need to know | Anne Branigin
Ms. | Abortion in a Post-Roe World? “People Are Resilient and Resourceful” | Carrie Baker
Ms. | Abortion Restrictions Cost Women, Businesses and States $105 Billion Each Year | Carrie Baker
Y’know, I was excited to see this 🠱🠱🠱 report, because the research is really interesting and timely – love a good map, love a good spreadsheet! – and can’t help but wonder how an experienced full-time comms director might have helped with the packaging for a general audience. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
New York Times | The Sound of Silence on Abortion | Linda Greenhouse
Rewire News Group | ‘On Pins and Needles’: All Eyes Are on Mississippi’s Lone Abortion Clinic | Jessica Mason Pieklo
Alabama
AL.com | Alabama AG Marshall calls abortion mandate a denial of religious freedom | Greg Garrison
Louisiana
WWNO-FM | Abortion Bills On Controversial Reversal Meds, Reporting Requirements And Access For Minors Head To Final Vote | Rosemary Westwood
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Public Radio | Sununu Says He Wouldn’t Veto Budget Over Abortion Restriction | Ethan DeWitt
More from AP, Boston Globe, New Hampshire Union Leader
Texas
Austin American-Statesman | From abortion to guns, the Texas Legislature moved Texas further right | Nicole Cobler
LGBTQ
CBS | These are the top states for LGBTQ+ inclusivity, according to latest ranking | Megan Cerullo
Chicago Reader | No Pride in a police state | Adam Rhodes
HuffPost | People Can’t Believe The RNC Chair Had The Audacity To Tweet About Pride Month | Lee Moran
LGBTQ Nation | The U.S. embassy at the Vatican is flying the Pride flag & the right is flipping out | Bil Browning
LGBTQ Nation | Queer people more likely to be stopped by police | Juwan Holmes
Salon | Millions in Christian-right dark money funding counterattack on LGBTQ+ equality | Jon Skolnik
International Business Times | How Chick-Fil-A, Hobby Lobby And Betsy DeVos Are Trying To Roll Back LGBTQ Rights | Lauren Dubois
Esquire | Chick-fil-a's Owner Dan Cathy Is Connected to Anti-LGBTQ Equality Act Donations | Justin Kirkland
California
Bay Area Reporter | Alameda Democrats want to ban endorsing anti-LGBTQ candidates | Matthew S. Bajko
Florida
New York Daily News | Florida gov. slammed as ‘heartless’ for cutting funds for programs aimed at helping Pulse survivors, LGBTQ homeless youth | Muri Assunção
Florida Politics | Ron DeSantis defends transgender athlete ban as 'right thing to do' | A. G. Gancarski
Illinois
Chicago Tribune | Lawsuit alleges LGBTQ discrimination at Christian colleges, including Chicago’s Moody Bible Institute | Nara Schoenberg
Michigan
Michigan Advance | Michigan Senate recognizes June as Pride Month for the 1st time | Allison Donahue
Pregnancy & Parenting
Business Insider | The declining American birth rate is unlikely to bounce back, new study says | Hillary Hoffower
HealthDay | Will Pandemic Produce a Summer Baby Boom? | Robert Preidt
Medscape | Protect Pregnant Workers and Those With New Babies | Amber Hicks, Tom Mack
The 19th | How one of Washington’s top health official plans to fight pregnancy-related deaths | Shefali Luthra
Roll Call | Why do Black American women die having babies? | Mary C. Curtis, Joanne Levine, Evan Campbell
Washington Post | The strange and lonely transformation of first-time mothers in the pandemic | Caitlin Gibson
Colorado
Daily Camera | Maternal deaths among Black women | Tara Amidon
Reproductive Health & Justice
The American Independent | New Senate filibuster rule means families may wait even longer for affordable health care | Josh Israel
CNN | In America, is bodily autonomy a human right? | Alexis Drutchas
Prism | Paid sick leave is a women’s health issue | Cecille Joan Avila
Oregon
KOIN-TV | ‘No time like the present’: Oregon advocates push for fertility coverage | Danny Peterson
Work & Money
Deadline Hollywood | Three In Four Editors Guild Members Say They Believe Workplace Discrimination Occurs "Often" Or "Sometimes" | David Robb
Mic | When will hip-hop start protecting Black women? | Shamira Ibrahim
The 19th | Amid turmoil of pandemic, 2021 sees the most women Fortune 500 CEOs in history | Mariel Padilla
Washington Post | The solution to the craft beer industry’s sexism and diversity problems | Allyson Brantley
Washington Post | As a Black woman, I was told not to pursue a career in medicine. The path must be easier for others. | Andria Tatem
Minnesota
Pioneer Press | Walz, legislative leaders say they’d drop partisan priorities to avoid shutdown | Dana Ferguson
Oregon
The Portland Tribune | Oregon activists, lawmakers push to decriminalize sex work | Zane Sparling