Storm's a-comin'
Today…
in 1917, 20,000 suffragists marched – or rather, paraded, because ladies – through New York City.
is the birthday of Silvia Plath (1932-1963).
is National Potato Day, because couldn’t we all use a bowl of comfort food? Take care of yourself, rest up, because next week is going to be a lot. I make good mashed potatoes, too, and it’s been a while…
Abortion
Bloomberg | Why Abortion is Supreme Court's Top Issue After Texas Ban | Greg Stohr
The Boston Globe | Maybe Texas’s abortion law will open the door for progressive causes | Nicole Allicock
Courthouse News Service | Ohio-led coalition of states sues to stop change to family planning funding policy | Lawrence Smith
Illinois
Chicago Tribune | Illinois Senate votes to repeal law requiring parental notification for minors receiving abortions | Dan Petrella
More from AP, Capitol News Illinois, Daily Herald,State Journal-Register
Ohio
Columbus Dispatch | Abortion ban proposed for London, Ohio, to outlaw clinics and drugs | Dean Narciso
More from Cleveland Scene, WSYX-TV
Rewire News Group | ‘Sanctuary Cities for the Unborn’ Come to Ohio | Garnet Henderson
Oregon
Romper | Portland Has Approved Bereavement Leave For Employees Following Abortion | Morgan Brinlee
Texas
Jezebel | Why is Texas Getting a Pass For S.B. 8? | Caitlin Cruz
Scary Mommy | Abortion Pills Are Legal All Over The World — So What Does That Mean For Texas? | Virginia Duan
LGBTQ
GEN Magazine | What It Really Means to Believe ‘Biological Sex Is Real’ | Katelyn Burns
Inside Higher Ed | LGBTQ+ students face 'sizable' mental health disparities | Maria Carrasco
Law.com | LGBTQ+ Lawyers Say They're Still Cautious About How Much to Say at Work | Trudy Knockless
Mic | The big gay job search | Tracey Anne Duncan
NBC Out | Intersex people have been challenging 'gender-normalizing surgery.' Doctors are starting to listen. | Julie Compton
Salon | Oh, c'mon — anti-trans hysteria has nothing to do with "protecting" girls and women | Amanda Marcotte
USA Today | 'Rainbow wave': A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for office in 2021 | David Jackson
New York Daily News | More than 400 LGBTQ candidates are running or ran for office in 2021, up 7% from 2 years ago | Muri Assunção
Washington Monthly | Why the ACLU Is Right, and Glenn Greenwald Is Wrong, on Schools Addressing Transgender Students | Bill Scher
California
SFist | QAnon Types Hijacking Los Gatos Council Meetings, Declaring LGBTQ a ‘Terrorist Organization’ | Joe Kukura
Colorado
Colorado Newsline | Colorado GOP wants to normalize anti-trans hate | Quentin Young
Michigan
MLive | Michigan AG to argue before state Supreme Court that sexual orientation is protected | Gus Burns
New York
Newsweek | Catholic School Teacher Fired for Breaking 'Morality' Clause by Marrying a Man | Jack Beresford
More from ABC New York, Los Angeles Blade, New York Daily News
Texas
Texas Public Radio | Abbott signs bill limiting transgender youth participation on public school sports teams | Jill Ament
More from CBS, LGBTQ Nation, Political Wire, Sports Illustrated, U.S. News & World Report
Queerty | Abortion, trans rights, now this: Texas is dead set on being the worst state ever | David Reddish
The 19th | 'Delay is okay': Austin condemns unnecessary intersex surgery | Orion Rummler
Pregnancy & Parenting
Bustle | What Brittney Poolaw’s Miscarriage Conviction Means For Emergency Medicine | Jennifer Tsai
Forbes | Working Parents Don’t Just Need Flexibility — They Need Support | Stephanie Tilenius
Healio | Study shows mortality rates significantly increased among pregnant women from 2015 to 2019 | Maria Marabito, Jeffrey Howard
More from MedPage Today, U.S. News & World Report
Health Affairs | To Provide Seamless Postpartum Insurance Coverage, Keep It In The Medicaid Family | Sophie Wheelock, Mark Zezza
InStyle | Breastfeeding Parents May Have Better Pumping Conditions Post-Covid | Natalie Gontcharova
Reproductive Health & Justice
Ms. | Britney Spears and the Right to Reproductive Justice: Regulation and Conservatorship in the Child Welfare System | Shanta Trivedi
U.S. Medicine | VA Increases Focus on Needs of Younger Women Patients | Annette M. Boyle
Work & Money
AP | Diversity study: TV looks more like US and viewers approve | Lynn Elber
Fatherly | Your Baby Will Increase Your Salary, But Only If You're A White Guy | Patrick Coleman
The Lily | Millennial women’s economic future looks grim. But this moment could still offer a ‘reset.’ | Julianne McShane
Variety | Biden Names Jessica Rosenworcel Permanent FCC Chair, First Woman to Hold Role | Todd Spangler
More from Bloomberg, Deadline Hollywood, Fortune, NBC, NPR, Recode, TechCrunch, ZDNet
Building Back
The New Republic | Paid Leave Would Help Millions of Americans—and Could Be Cut From the Democrats’ Big Bill | Grace Segers
More from CNN, The Hill, Marketplace
Forbes | Four Weeks Of Paid Leave Is Embarrassing, But It Is Still A Start | Mary Beth Ferrante
Scary Mommy | U.S. Paid Leave Plan Would Still Be One Of The Worst In The World | Christina Marfice
Ms. | When It Comes to Family Policies, the Public Doesn’t Want to Pick and Choose | Nicole Rodgers, Julie Kohler
Roll Call | Child care funds likely spared the budget ax other programs face | Lindsey McPherson
Michigan
AP | Michigan Senate Approves End to Tax on Menstrual Products | Anna Nichols