The sweetest twist of fate
Today…
is Corn on the Cob Day, which seems awfully early since “knee high by 4th of July” and all that.
It’s a silly song, yes, but if you’ve never listened to this early Neko Case project, I highly recommend. I was incredibly lucky to see them in 2000 at a tiny spot back in Pittsburgh – Club Cafe in the South Side, since closed – and they were fun as hell.
Abortion
Mississippi
the Grio | Black activist, 20, takes charge at Mississippi's only abortion clinic | Ny MaGee
New Mexico
NM Political Report | How a federal abortion bill could impact New Mexico | Susan Dunlap
North Carolina
Winston-Salem Journal | Anti-abortion bill clears NC legislature, faces likely veto from governor | Richard Craver
More from AP, The Hill, News & Observer, WCNC-TV, WRAL-TV
Texas
Rewire News Group | The Abortion Rights Fight Just Got Bigger in Texas | Rachel O’Leary Carmona
LGBTQ
CNN | LGBTQ+ Americans aren't fully counted by the government. That's a big problem | Anneken Tappe, Alicia Wallace
FiveThirtyEight | Politics Podcast: Why Public Opinion Changed So Dramatically On Same-Sex Marriage | Galen Druke
Forbes | The Bostock Decision One Year Later: How LGBTQ+ Employment Discrimination Laws Are Evolving | Eric Bachman
The Mary Sue | What Does Biden Mean When He Tells Trans People He "Has Their Back"? | Vivian Kane
NBC Out | Biden DOJ updates court filing after LGBTQ backlash in religious discrimination lawsuit | Jo Yurcaba
The Hill | Biden Justice Dept. updates court filing after blasted by LGBT groups | Olafimihan Oshin
PBS NewsHour | 21 lesbian bars remain in America. Owners share why they must be protected |Dorothy Hastings, Joshua Barajas, Isabella Isaacs-Thomas, Chloe Jones
USA Today | For LGBTQ employees of color, sexual orientation is the biggest source of discrimination in the workplace | Charisse Jones
More from MarketWatch, them.
Newsweek | Bill to Make Pulse Nightclub a National Memorial Hits Biden's Desk Ahead of 5 Year Anniversary | Aila Slisco
More from The Advocate, NBC Out, USA Today, Washington Blade
CNN | 5 years after the Pulse shooting, they're using political power to heal | Brandon Tensley
Washington Blade | 'We're still very much in the healing phase' | Michael Lavers
Realtor.com | As LGBTQ Buyers Seek Homes, Discrimination Is a Major Concern | Cicely Wedgeworth
Time | 'It's Not Fair To Say You Cannot Run Because of How You Were Born' | Madeleine Carlisle
Arkansas
RawStory | Arkansas Republican quotes Bible to call transgender people ‘abominations’ on the state house floor | Matthew Chapman
Florida
The Hill | DeSantis says he would sign ban of surgery for transgender youth | Olafimihan Oshin
Kentucky
The Courier-Journal | Lawmaker prefiles 'Save Women's Sports' bill to bar transgender women from Kentucky sports | Joe Sonka
More from WFPL-FM
Michigan
WSYM-TV | Attorney General's Office Enacts Transgender Policy | Elle Meyers
New York
UPI | New York state passes Gender Recognition Act | Darryl Coote
Ohio
Statehouse News Bureau | Democrats Say Discrimination Of LGBTQIA Ohioans Exists Every Day | Jo Ingles
Reproductive Health & Justice
New York Times | Menstrual Cups in Museums? It’s Time. | Melena Ryzik
Alaska
Alaska Public Media | Southwest Alaska ranks highest for maternal mortality | Olivia Ebertz
Georgia
Georgia Public Broadcasting | Ga. Nurse Joins National Task Force Pushing Against 'Dangerous' Black Maternal Health Inequity | Ellen Eldridge
Washington, DC
Ms. | Why Women of Color in Washington D.C. Demand Statehood | Stasha Rhodes
Work & Money
AlterNet | A scandal at Yale exposes a major gap in sexual harassment law | Claire Bond Potter
CNBC | Campaign-funded child care helps moms run for office - meet the woman making it happen | Courtney Connley
Deadline Hollywood | Muslims Underrepresented And Stereotyped In Top-Grossing Films, USC Annenberg Report Finds | David Robb
Forbes | New Report On Advancing Black Women | Naomi Cahn
The 19th | The Paycheck Fairness Act failed in Congress. What comes next? | Chabeli Carrazana
Variety | More Than a Year After the COVID-19 Pandemic-Forced Production Shutdown, Female Artisans are Still Feeling Ripple Effects | Elaine Low
Vox | Senate Democrats build case against filibuster in votes on Paycheck Fairness Act and the For the People Act | Li Zhou
Louisiana
Louisiana Illuminator | ‘Pink tax’ exemption heads to Gov. Edwards for approval | Wesley Muller
Mississippi
North Carolina
Cardinal & Pine | North Carolina Women are Taxed $5 Million a Year for Tampons. New Legislation Could End That. | Sarah Ovaska
Vermont
Northeast Public Radio | New Initiative Launched To Close Vermont Pay Equity Gap | Pat Bradley
More, More, More
The New Republic | The Madness of Naomi Wolf | Liza Featherstone