Take him home, country roads
Today…
is June 9, which I mention only because I just realized I got my dates wrong yesterday. Today is the birthday of Phyllis Ann Wallace and when Georgia Neese Clark was confirmed. But you know, I believe that’s the first time I’ve done that since starting this newsletter more than a year ago.
is National Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Day. For real.
Abortion
NBC | Congressional Democrats reintroduce legislation to protect abortion access around the country | Chloe Atkins
MarketWatch | The Supreme Court is set to take up abortion this year - here’s why there’s so much at stake for people of color | Meera Jagannathan
Ms. | Texas's Near-Total Abortion Ban Effectively Guts Roe v. Wade. Here's How Pro-Abortion Advocates Can Fight Back | Michelle Simpson Tuegel
Cosmopolitan | Young People Are Speaking Out About Their Abortions, and Everyone Needs to Listen | Danielle Campoamor
Kentucky
Courier-Journal | Anti-abortion groups sue Louisville over buffer zone ordinance they call illegal | Darcy Costello
Louisiana
AP | Louisiana lawmakers support abortion pill 'reversal' bill | Melinda Deslatte
Massachusetts
MassLive.com | Lindsay Sabadosa and Jason Lewis propose Massachusetts public university medication abortion bill, stirs debate | Chris Van Buskirk
Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Parson replaces judge who ruled against administration on abortion clinic closure | Jack Suntrup
Kansas City Star | MO governor replaces judge who ruled on Planned Parenthood | Jeanne Kuang
North Carolina
News & Observer | NC Republicans forge ahead on abortion restrictions they say will protect civil rights | Lucille Sherman
Pennsylvania
AP | House advances ban on abortions over Down syndrome diagnoses | Mark Scolforo
WHYY-TV | Pa. House Republicans advance ban on abortions over Down syndrome diagnoses | Evan Croen
Texas
Texas Tribune | An anti-abortion program will receive $100 million in the next Texas budget, but there’s little data on what’s being done with the money | Carla Astudillo, Shannon Najmabadi
LGBTQ
CBS | Senate could expand LGBTQ protections with Equality Act | Grace Segers
LGBTQ Nation | Donald Trump heaps praise on his favorite Democrat Joe Manchin after he killed the Equality Act | Alex Bollinger
CNBC | LGBTQ+ community fights for representation in the boardroom | Leslie Picker
Gallup | Record-High 70% in U.S. Support Same-Sex Marriage | Justin McCarthy
Salon | This Supreme Court case could fundamentally alter LGBTQ+ rights - and not in a good way | Jon Skolnik
USA Today | Pentagon upholds LGBTQ flags ban at military bases during Pride Month | Gabriela Miranda
Washington Post | Biden Justice Department says its interests align with conservative Christian schools concerned about religious liberty | Michelle Boorstein
More from The Daily Beast
Florida
BuzzFeed | “We’re here to storm the Brevard County School Board”: The Fight Over Trans Rights In A Florida Suburb | Ema O'Connor
How it started…
Florida Times-Union | Jacksonville's Acosta Bridge glows with rainbow of colors for Pride Month | Dan Scanlan
How it’s going…
Florida Times-Union | JTA lit the Acosta Bridge in rainbow colors for Pride. A day later, it changed it back
Nevada
LGBTQ Nation | Nevada will start teaching LGBTQ history in K-12 school curriculum | Bil Browning
New York
Changing America | The New York legislator who passed statewide marriage equality pushes for the Gender Recognition Act | Austa Somvichian-Clausen
Ohio
The American Independent | Ohio bill would protect teachers who refuse to support transgender students | Casey Quinlan
Texas
Fort Worth Star-Telegram | Arlington adds gender identity, sexual orientation to policies | Kailey Broussard
Virginia
Washington Post | Judge orders Virginia school district to reinstate teacher who said he wouldn’t use transgender students’ preferred pronouns | Hannah Natanson
More from AP, The Hill, HuffPost, LGBTQ Nation, Los Angeles Blade, USA Today, WRC-TV, WTOP-FM, WUSA-TV
Pregnancy & Parenting
ABC | 'Sex after 6 weeks' and other postpartum consents some women aren't ready for | Nicole Pelletiere
CNN | A less offensive way for medical pros to talk to pregnant people and parents | Elissa Strauss
Medium | Pandemic Parent Burnout: Five Reasons You Don’t Feel Better Yet | Sarah Peck
I can name that tune in one note...
Pennsylvania
Philly Voice | Black women in Philly are far more likely to experience severe childbirth complications, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association report finds | Tracey Romero
Reproductive Health & Justice
CNN | These innovative designs are tackling taboo health issues for women | Jacqui Palumbo, Malene Hegenberger
Fast Company | How advertising is (slowly) helping to destigmatize women’s periods | Jeff Beer
Work & Money
Washington Post | Democrats hit major political wall* in efforts to close gender pay gap, raise minimum wage | Tony Romm
*a Manchin, if you will.More Axios, CNN, MarketWatch, MSNBC, New York Times, POLITICO, USA Today, Wall Street Journal
AP | Study: Racial diversity stagnated on corporate boards | Alexandra Olson, Stan Choe
Hubspot | Fewer Women Than Men Asked For Raises During COVID-19, Especially in Marketing | Pamela Bump
The 19th | Barriers for Black women set U.S. economy back by $500 billion | Chabeli Carrazana
Vox | Justice Kavanaugh hands down some surprisingly hopeful news for women’s equality | Ian Millhiser
Wall Street Journal | Biden Administration Says Child-Care Assistance Will Help Economy Grow | Kate Davidson
Connecticut
Hartford Courant | In new Connecticut pay discrimination law, equal pay for equal work is now equal pay for comparable work | Stephen Singer
Louisiana
KLFY-TV | Bill to support state office on women’s health sits in waiting at Louisiana Capitol | Kelly Anne Beile
Nevada
KSNV-TV | Gov. Sisolak signs three bills to improve women's health, end period poverty | Alexis Goree
New Jersey
The Hill | New Jersey to close women's prison with 'long history of abusive incidents' | Celine Castronuovo
Oregon
The Oregonian | Oregon House narrowly votes to delay paid family leave | Chris Lehman
Pennsylvania
Philly Voice | Period poverty remains an overlooked health issue in Philly and the U.S., advocates say | Hannah Kanik