#TakingTuesday
Today’s a busy one on the old awareness calendar.
in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus.
in 1976, Matthew Shepherd was born.
is World AIDS Day.
is #GivingTuesday, as I’m sure you realize from the 857 emails you’ve gotten already this morning. I kid, I kid. I come from a long tradition of dollar dances and “how much was in the card,” I appreciate the hustle. In fact…
I’m absolutely not for profit, just look at my resume. I’m downright allergic to prosperity.
is Eat A Red Apple Day. This time of year we’d usually be buried in heirloom apples from the farm stand on the corner – Arkansas Black, Black Twig, Stayman Winesap, York – but. You know.
A low-cost #GivingTuesday option for the budget-conscious reader…
Abortion
The American Independent | Conservatives target abortion after picking up seats in state legislatures | Lisa Needham
In 2021, expect to see a flurry of anti-abortion bills designed to eventually get a hearing at a Supreme Court that now has an anti-choice supermajority.
NPR | What Joe Biden’s Election Means For Abortion Rights | Sarah McCammon
Gretchen Borchelt, of the National Women's Law Center, said Biden will take office at a "crisis moment" for abortion access to abortion. Borchelt said that's not solely attributable to Trump; it's the culmination of decades of effort by groups who've worked to restrict the procedure at the state level.
Ohio
Cincinnati Enquirer | What to expect in Ohio's 2020 lame-duck session: Stand your ground, House Bill 6, limits on DeWine orders | Anna Staver, Jessie Balmert
Last year, DeWine signed the "heartbeat bill" to ban abortions as early as six weeks into a woman's pregnancy. That was quickly stalled by a legal challenge. This year, abortion opponents have other goals.
LGBTQ
The Daily Beast | Gay Conversion Therapy Survivors Speak Out. ‘It’s Torture.’ | Tim Teeman
Two Trump-appointed judges on the 11th Circuit recently made a pro-conversion therapy ruling. In the first of a two-part series, LGBTQ survivors of the practice tell their stories.
LGBTQ Nation | Joe Biden will make LGBTQ rights a priority after inauguration & he plans to move quickly | Bil Browning
Biden specifically plans to reverse the Trump administration’s ban on transgender military members.
Out Magazine | Biden Details How He Will Roll Back Trump's Anti-LGBTQ Policies | Donald Padgett
The Lily | Lynn Conway was fired by IBM for being transgender in 1968. She finally got an apology. | Sydney Page
‘I am the messenger for a lot of other people who have had exactly this experience’
NewsOne | Laverne Cox’s Transphobic Attack And The Constant Threat Of Violence For Black Trans Women | Charise Frazier
As one of the most notable Black trans actress in Hollywood, Laverne Cox shared that she’s still subjugated to the same hatred and violence that took the lives of countless Black trans women.
More from The American Independent, InStyle, Nylon, People, The Root
Washington Post | The increase in LGBTQ support for Trump has a silver lining | James Kirchick, Giselle Donnelly
Though we fervently disagree with our fellow LGBTQ Americans who supported Trump, we not only respect their decision, we consider it as a welcome sign of assimilation into the American mainstream. Or, to put it more acidly: A sizeable number of LGBTQ voters apparently feel safe and liberated enough to vote much like the rest of the country, which is something to applaud, even if, in this case, the liberation takes the form of voting for a would-be autocrat.
No. No. I’m going to haunt those 🠱🠱 two like Jacob Marley, dragging heavy-ass chains – every link stamped 53% – and warn them to cool that hot take all the way down. The rest of the country suuuucks, go baaack while there’s stiiiiill tiiiiiime oooOOOOooooo
Indiana
Instinct Magazine | Indiana AG: Violates Common Sense To Have 2 Gay Parents On Certificate | Randy Slovacek
Indiana’s AG has filed a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court asking that a federal appeals court ruling which held both members of a same-sex couple can be listed as parents on their children’s birth certificates be overturned.
Michigan
Detroit News | Judge signs off on settlement in Michigan transgender bias case | Melissa Nann Burke
A federal judge has signed off on a settlement between the estate of Aimee Stephens and the Metro Detroit funeral home that fired her in 2013 after she came out to her boss as transgender.
Washington, DC
Metro Weekly | ANC Rainbow Caucus urges D.C. Council to pass law prohibiting LGBTQ "panic" defenses | John Riley
Last week, the D.C. Council’s Committee on the Judiciary & Public Safety approved an omnibus public safety bill, part of which bans defendants from attempting to use a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity to justify a less severe sentence for violent crimes.
Pregnancy & Parenting
The New York Times | Why School Districts Have Decided to Bring Only Younger Children Back | Kate Taylor, Eliza Shapiro
Just to piss me off.
Working Mother | Chrissy Teigen's Call to 'Normalize Formula' is Just What New Moms Need to Hear | Audrey Goodson Kingo
Recent studies also show that women who formula feed often feel enormous guilt. Something is amiss when moms feel debilitating shame for simply doing what’s best for their family.
Reproductive Health & Justice
Gender-Based Violence
The Hill | We need new allies to end violence against women | Michelle Milford Morse
Gender-based violence has surged worldwide in what the United Nations has deemed a “shadow pandemic.” But as we near the end of 2020, the sense of urgency that fueled the early response is fading — pushing this crisis further into the shadows. What’s worse, this rise in domestic violence was not unexpected.
AP | Nobel laureate says pandemic raising violence, trafficking | Edith Lederer
Washington Post | The trickle-down tragedies of the pandemic | Ishaan Tharoor
Rewire News Group | Imagining New Paths to Justice for Sex Assault Survivors | Anna Lynch
Sexual assault survivors deserve justice, not retraumatization. Sexual assault survivors will continue to seek justice in ways that are healing for themselves.
Texas
Texas Tribune | Eight months into the pandemic, this women’s health clinic in rural Texas struggles to meet demand for care | Shannon Najmabadi
Work & Money
Blavity | Why Providing Paid Leave For All Workers Affirms The Dignity Of Work And Our Shared Humanity | Felicia Davis
In the midst of a deadly pandemic, with millions losing jobs and health benefits, Congress has yet to pass a new stimulus package, exposing the extent to which workers are regarded as lazy and undeserving of benefits by powerful policy makers.
ELLE | The Big Business of Being an Ally | Carrie Battan
America’s economy is crumbling, but the business of allyship is booming. Antiracism, once just a passive stance, has become both an aspiration and an outlet for ambition—for some, it is yet another realm in which to prove one can excel in a self-improvement-driven culture.
HR Dive | Child care hurdles drove turnover in 2020, research shows | Aman Kidwai
32% of employers responding to a survey said they lost employees due to the pandemic, with half citing child care concerns. 49% said they would be likely to provide additional child care assistance if the government offered supplementary incentives, and 20% said they are willing to invest more into it.
Harvard Business Review | Maternity Leave Isn’t Enough to Retain New Moms | Mita Mallick
NYLON | How Fatphobia Has Cemented Itself In The American Workplace | Gianluca Russo
A look inside the legal fight against workplace weight discrimination.
Prism | Improving work culture doesn’t always require a big budget. Here are some things you can do | Carolyn Copeland
Even with a limited budget, businesses can take action to address inequities in the workplace.
Women & The White House
Grit Daily | The Significance of Biden's All-Female Communications Team | Olivia Smith
This team follows a pattern much like the rest of President-elect Biden’s cabinet. These women are diverse, qualified, and experienced. They are also setting a new precedent of what White House officials can, and should, look like. The significance of this new development cannot be downplayed.
NBC News | Biden's all-female White House communications team proves the old boys' club has to go | Jodi Enda
The 19th | Women lead communications teams for Biden and Harris | Errin Haines
Working Mother | Working Moms Will Run Biden's All-Female White House Communications Team | Audrey Goodson Kingo
The Wrap | Biden Cheered for LGBTQ Representation on Communications Team | Lindsey Ellefson
New York Times | It’s Time for a Woman to Run the Defense Department | Rosa Brooks
National security leaders long argued that there just weren’t enough qualified female candidates to fill senior positions. That excuse rings hollow today.
New Mexico
NM Political Report | Bill to introduce paid sick leave is timely, say advocates | Susan Dunlap
Texas
KUT-FM | Think You Were Discriminated Against At Work? Expect To Wait A Year Or Longer For State To Investigate | Mose Buchele
More, More, More
The Cut | The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America | Ijeoma Oluo
Women still spend a large portion of their lives battling men for their basic dignity and safety. … [but] these injustices are not passed down by God; they are not produced by any entity greater than ourselves. These oppressive systems were built by people—with our votes, our money, our hiring decisions—and they can be unmade by people.
The Lily | Climbing routes are riddled with racist and misogynistic names. Meet the people trying to change it all. | Amanda Loudin
In one survey, 91% of climbers said they have come across a route name they find offensive
Jezebel | The Rock Climbing World Is Apparently Disgustingly Racist and Sexist | Marie Solis