"Sewing circles"
Today…
is National Human Trafficking Awareness Day (#WearBlueDay)
in 1964, the U.S. Surgeon General confirmed the link between smoking and cancer, which reminds me that this month marks 15 years since I quit.
is the birthday of Eva LeGallienne (1899-1991), a longtime stage actress, producer, director, coach and manager. She was the first Peter Pan to fly out over the audience. She also appears to have been involved at one point or another with every other… libertine actress of the era. And who can blame them, look at that face.
is National Hot Toddy Day, which I’ve been observing for the last week or so. If anything, I may be putting too much stock in the healing power of tea, lemon, honey and whiskey. It helps, but it’s no ivermectin, you know?
Abortion
Boston Globe | The next abortion battleground: campus health clinics | Stephanie Ebbert
Georgia State University Magazine | Review of Historical Data Examines Connection Between State Abortion Laws and Maternal Mortality | Lauren Hoehn-Velasco
In These Times | Last Resort Abortion in a Rural Reproductive Rights Wasteland | Sam Stroozas
Illinois
Jezebel | White Supremacist Group Joins Chicago Anti-Abortion Rally | Susan Rinkunas
Missouri
AP | Anti-abortion group urges pro-GOP Missouri congressional map | David Lieb
Public News Service | MO Groups Say Abortion Bans Harm Vulnerable Communities | Lily Bohlke
New Jersey
Courier-Post | NJ bill protecting abortion rights passes, but some say it doesn't go far enough | Dustin Raciopp
More from New Jersey Monitor, NJ.com, WKXW-FM
Ohio
Dayton Daily News | If region’s abortion clinics close under new Ohio law, would create ‘abortion desert’ | Kaitlin Schroeder
Ohio Capital Journal | Fetal remains law challenged again by Ohio groups | Susan Tebben
Rhode Island
Uprise RI | Rhode Island needs to pass the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act - now | Steve Ahlquist
South Dakota
Mitchell Daily Republic | Abortion rights battle expected during 2022 South Dakota legislative session | Luke Hagen
Texas
KUT-FM | Texas’ abortion law could remain in place until summer if case goes to Texas Supreme Court | Jill Ament
The Texas Signal | Texas abortion funds take on largest role yet in fight for reproductive rights | Fernando Ramirez
LGBTQ
Axios | Poll: Most LGBTQ kids' mental health negatively impacted by anti-trans legislation | Oriana Gonzalez
Daily Kos | Group that promotes ivermectin for COVID also recommends drugs used to treat... gender dysphoria? | Marissa Higgins
Education Week | What Many LGBTQ+ Students Worry About Most During the Pandemic | Arianna Prothero
Fayetteville Observer | Air Force updates guidance to allow pronouns in email signatures, other official documents | Rachael Riley
LGBTQ Nation | GOP freaks out after Air Force memo says service members can include pronouns in email signatures | Molly Sprayregen
Mic | Government IDs are oppressive and intrusive. Here’s how I’d fix it. | Vanessa Taylor
The 19th | Anti-trans bills hurt mental health for two-thirds of LGBTQ+ youth | Orion Rummler
Inside Higher Ed | Penn and Ivy League Back Transgender Athlete | Scott Jaschik
NBC Out | Amid trans athlete debate, Penn’s Lia Thomas loses to trans Yale swimmer | Jo Yurcaba
Washington Post | At Penn, transgender swimmer Lia Thomas sets the pace and stirs debate | Rick Maese
Florida
WMFE-FM | LGBTQ Organizations raise their concerns ahead of the 2022 Florida legislative session | Talia Blake
LGBTQ Nation | School bans teaching about “gender fluidity” or “the mainstream narrative” on COVID | Alex Bollinger
New Jersey
NJ.com | Same-sex marriage is officially N.J. law after Murphy signs bill | Matt Arco
New York
The 19th | A trans woman's death in solitary confinement sparked a push for reform. The new NYC mayor could derail it. | Kate Sosin
North Carolina
News & Observer | Wake County to return LGBTQ book to library shelves while updating complaint policy | Anna Johnson
South Dakota
KELO-TV | S.D. lawmakers will have their pick of different proposals to restrict female-sports participation | Bob Mercer
Pregnancy & Parenting
Business Insider | World's largest condom maker says condom sales precipitously slumped during the pandemic | Huileng Tan
Healio | Maternal deaths caused by chronic hypertension ‘deserve urgent public health attention’ | Richard Gawel, Cande V. Ananth
Washington Post | When the pandemic began, some reconsidered getting pregnant. The result: 60,000 missing births | Tara Bahrampour
Reproductive Health & Justice
The Nation | Joleen Nez: A Death in Custody | Cecilia Nowell
Work & Money
Ms. | Let Me Tell You About My Feminist Economic Agenda | Saadia McConville
Working Mother | It’s Time the U.S. Makes Postpartum Progression | Robbie Green