Today…
is the 11yo’s first day back to in-person instruction, so I gotta run. To say we are prepared would be a stretch, but we are more prepared than we were last week. A little.
It’s National Oatmeal Day, which would be ideal if the 11yo would eat it.
Why save a prayer? What, are they are a finite resource? Load ‘em up!
Abortion
Bloomberg | Biden Administration Weighing Fate of Trump Moral Objection Rule | Erik Larson
Common Dreams | The Capitol Insurrectionists Were Also Part of a Misogynist Anti-Abortion Movement | Eleanor Bader, Carol Mason
Fair | ‘We Need to Talk About Abortion as Necessary Healthcare and a Social Good’ | Janine Jackson
Reckon | Southern states pushing anti-abortion bills despite Biden's vow to protect Roe | Abbey Crain
Rewire News Group | How My Abortion Saved My Life | Bridget Douglas
Rewire News Group | Violence Is the Anti-Abortion Movement’s Calling Card | Caroline Reilly
Arizona
NBC | Arizona Senate panel approves bill that bans abortions for Down Syndrome | Chloe Atkins
Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette | Senate backs effort on abortion hotline | Michael R. Wickline
Arkansas Times | The Arkansas legislature's fixation on the fetus rather than what comes after birth | Max Brantley
VICE | Republicans Want You to Call This Anti-Abortion Hotline If You Want the Procedure in Arkansas | Carter Sherman
New Mexico
Las Cruces Sun-News | New Mexico Legislature moves forward with removing outdated abortion law | Walter Rubel
Santa Fe New Mexican | New Mexico lawmaker exits GOP after vote on abortion | Daniel Chacón
Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal | Ohio abortion clinics praise lifting of global gag rule, set hopes on domestic funding | Susan Tebben
Texas
The American Independent | New Texas law would require fetuses to have a lawyer | Lisa Needham
Bloomberg | Texas Satanist Sues for Religious Opt Out From Abortion Rule | Mary Anne Pazanowski
LGBTQ
The American Independent | Biden aims to undo damage done to LGBTQ rights abroad under Trump | Casey Quinlan
The American Independent | GOP trashes Biden reforms that would help LGBTQ immigrants | Casey Quinlan
The American Independent | Biden must earn the LGBTQ community's trust on vaccinations, experts say | Casey Quinlan
LGBTQ Nation | 31 anti-transgender bills filed in 20 states as GOP targets schoolchildren nationwide | Alex Bollinger
Morning Call | Transgender advocates say inclusion recommendations from panel of ex-Olympians, pro athletes amount to discrimination | Lori Riley
Queerty | Mike Pence is teaming up with two different antigay hate groups because of course | Graham Gremore
More from New York Daily News, Refinery29
Salt Lake Tribune | Utah Sen. Mike Lee seeks to ban transgender athletes in women's sports | Lee Davidson
Washington Post | With a more gay-friendly administration in place, what’s next on the LGBT-rights agenda? | Eugene Scott
LGBTQ Nation | White House “stands by” Joe Biden’s promise to sign the Equality Act in first 100 days | Alex Bollinger
California
Bay Area Reporter | California legislators author bills addressing gender identity issues | Matthew S. Bajko
Florida
Florida Phoenix | State will protect Floridians regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation | Danielle J. Brown
Orlando Sentinel | Anti-gay policies abound. Florida voucher school industry tries to hide them in new P.R. campaign | Scott Maxwell
Georgia
Project Q Atlanta | Georgia lawmaker wants to ban trans athletes from women’s sports | Matt Hennie
WABE-FM | Ga. Parents Of Transgender Athletes React To New 'Female-Only Sports' Bill | Lily Oppenheimer
Iowa
Telegraph Herald | Platteville leaders examining practices, procedures in effort to promote LGBTQ inclusion | Bennet Goldstein
Minnesota
InForum | High school transgender athletes rarely seen in Dakotas, Minnesota as lawmakers aim to limit them | Robin Huebner
Mississippi
LGBTQ Nation | Mississippi governor goes on anti-trans tirade over Joe Biden’s pro-LGBTQ protections | Juwan Holmes
Puerto Rico
Washington Blade | Puerto Rico governor says gender violence declaration is LGBTQ-inclusive | Michael K. Lavers
South Dakota
Sioux Falls Argus Leader | Senate committee kills bill that would have banned birth certificate sex marker changes | Danielle Ferguson
More from Rapid City Journal, them.
Utah
KPCW-FM | New Public Task Force Aims to Create Sense of Community for LGBTQ+ Population in Park City | Sean Higgins
Virginia
Virginia Mercury | Virginia might scrap its defunct same-sex marriage ban. Most GOP legislators aren’t on board. | Graham Moomaw
Metro Weekly | Virginia House votes to repeal constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage | John Riley
Washington Blade | Va. House approves bill to ban LGBTQ panic defense | Michael K. Lavers
West Virginia
AP | WVa lawmaker faces fresh criticism for discrimination stance | John Raby
WOWK-TV | WV lawmakers propose anti-discrimination bill | Haley Kosik
Pregnancy & Parenting
Motherly | Moms are burnt out. And there is no cure. | Mita Mallick
New York Times | To Hear America’s Mothers, We Let Them Scream | Julia Carmel
U.S. News & World Report | Lawmakers to Reintroduce Maternal Health ‘Momnibus’ in Congress | Chelsea Cirruzzo
California
EdSource | How the Biden administration will impact California’s child care crisis | Karen D'Souza
Indiana
South Bend Tribune | Maternal health bill a common sense move for Indiana | Editorial
Kentucky
The Courier-Journal | Kentucky needs a birth plan to connect pregnant women to proper care | Lisa Willner
North Carolina
Winston-Salem Journal | Forsyth legislator revives House bill requiring licenses for birthing centers | Richard Craver
Reproductive Health & Justice
Ms. | The "Shadow Pandemic": Confronting Period Poverty During COVID-19 | Elizabeth Titus
Tallahassee Democrat | Help a gal out: Period poverty is closer than you think | Jodi Wilkof, Amanda Wander
Illinois
State Journal-Register | Sex education isn't required in Illinois public schools. This bill wants to change that | Natalie Pierre
Texas
KTTZ-TV | Lubbock's Planned Parenthood clinic providing "the luxury" of preventative care | Kaysie Ellingson
Texas Tribune | Texas Congressional Democrats urge Gov. Greg Abbott to let Planned Parenthood stay on Medicaid | Shannon Najmabadi
Utah
Deseret News | Plan to give birth control to more people under Medicaid passes legislative hurdle | Ashley Imlay
Work & Money
The Borgen Magazine | The Effort to Eliminate Gendered Poverty | Lynsey Alexander
Fast Company | Why more companies should advocate for breastfeeding in the workplace | Rachel Borton
Fortune | Another 275,000 women dropped out of the U.S. labor force in January | Maria Aspan
Prism | Raising the minimum wage isn’t just about money-it’s about mental health, workers say | Tina Vasquez
Washington Post | Paid family and sick leave could expand for the first time in decades because of the pandemic | Kim Bellware
Scary Mommy | Biden, Don’t Forget Paid Family Leave | Leah Campbell
Washington Post | Joe Biden open to mandating paid family leave in future legislation, Janet Yellen says | Erica Werner
Arizona
Montana
Missoulian | Why paid leave matters for Montanans | Sara Rinfret, Christina Barsky
Pennsylvania
The Daily Pennsylvanian | Penn Law students publish report detailing experience of Black women in the legal field | James Tonrey