Today…
is Latina Equal Pay Day – the day when Latina pay catches up to that of white, non-Hispanic men from the previous year. It is October goddamn 29 in the year 2020 of the common era come on.
in 1966, the National Organization of Women was founded.
is National Oatmeal Day. Like all good horses, I ate mine uncooked this morning, with milk, berries and cacao nibs. Love it, along with much, much coffee, to really put the old system through its paces.
This, which she followed by a supercut of Dolly, brought me so much joy.
A 9-to-5 work day sounds like a dream these days, doesn’t it?
For the first time in weeks, there was not enough on Amy Coney Barrett and upcoming Supreme Court cases to justify a whole separate section, so I put the Mississippi cert petition in Abortion – decision expected tomorrow, I’m preemptively angry – and Fulton v Philadelphia in LGBTQ.
2020
What’s-his-face
CNN | If Trump really wants to help suburban moms, he'd help get them back to work | Jeanne Sahadi
CNN | Trump uses outdated thinking in attempt to woo suburban women: I'm 'getting your husbands back to work' | Paul LeBlanc
Newsweek | Trump Says 'We're Getting Your Husbands Back to Work' As Women's Unemployment Rate Rises | Christina Zhao
Boston Globe | Trump needs women to like him again. So far, they don’t. | Joan Vennochi
NBC News | The hot-pink hypocrisy of Trump's "empowered" female campaign surrogates | Nina Burleigh
New York Magazine | Trump’s Base Isn’t Housewives, It’s Tradwives | Sarah Jones
NPR | Trump Has Weaponized Masculinity As President. Here's Why It Matters | Danielle Kurtzleben
Also
Reuters | Biden, in LGBTQ Interview, Vows to Pass Equality Act in First 100 Days | Daniel Trotta
Down Ballot
Bustle | With 298 Women Running For Office, The U.S. House Could Be Its Most Diverse | Brianna Kovan
Boston Globe | Women make historic electoral gains over four years | Stephanie Ebbert
YES! Magazine | Women in Congress Push Back Against Misogyny | Mona Lena Krook
Washington Post | Openly LGBTQ candidates are running in record numbers — again | Gabriele Magni, Andrew Reynolds
Also, a whole “what’s at stake” series at Prism worth a read, including:
Prism | What's at stake: abortion, same-sex marriage recognition, and more in gender justice | Tina Vasquez
GOTV
Jezebel | 'I'm Fearfully Hopeful': Conversations With 14 Women Voters Across the Country | Maria Sherman
The 19th | Voting during the 19th Amendment’s centennial wasn’t supposed to be this way | Errin Haines
VICE | The Pandemic Is Devastating Women and Could Make It Harder for Them to Vote | Carter Sherman
AP | Gender gap among Latino voters seen in some families | Suman Naishadham
BeLatina | ‘Vota Jota,’ An Intersectional Campaign For The Latinx, Trans, and Queer Vote
HuffPost | How To Get Through The Rest Of The Election Without Losing Your Mind | Brittany Wong
tl;dr sugar, coffee, wine
Abortion
The Cut | The Last Four Years, The Last Five Decades | Avery Trufelman
Bustle | National Abortion Funds To Donate To After Amy Coney Barrett’s Confirmation | JR Thorpe
Forbes | Planned Parenthood’s President On What Could Happen If Roe V. Wade Is ‘Gutted’ | Jo Yurcaba
New York Times | Er, Can I Ask a Few Questions About Abortion? | Nicholas Kristof
You know who really reduced abortion numbers in the U.S.? President Obama, with the Affordable Care Act.POLITICO | Virtual medicine may be the future of abortion | Mohana Ravindranath, Darius Tahir
Refinery29 | Meet The Woman Who Sailed The World To Provide Abortions | Hayley MacMillen
HuffPost | Abortion Is Under Threat After Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation. Donors Are Stepping Up. | Alanna Vagianos
“Catholics in the United States represent a vast range of experiences, backgrounds and upbringings. But across our differences, the majority of Catholics are united in their support for access to safe, legal abortion, as well as the right to make moral decisions about abortion in keeping with our own conscience,” said Jamie Manson, president of Catholics for Choice.
OMG, so well-stated.
Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health
The American Independent | Mississippi wastes no time handing new Supreme Court a chance to ban abortion | Lisa Needham
Poland
Newsweek | How Poland's Strict New Abortion Ruling Could Be Mirrored Across the Globe | Zoe Drewett
Bustle | How To Help Protestors Fight The New Anti-Abortion Laws In Poland | Alice Broster
LGBTQ
Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
SCOTUSblog | Case preview: Court will tackle dispute involving religious foster-care agency, LGBTQ rights | Amy Howe
On Nov. 4, the justices will hear oral argument in a clash between religious freedom and laws and policies that protect LGBTQ rights. The court’s decision in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia could have a significant impact for state and local governments that use private companies to provide services to their residents – if the justices decide to reach the broader issues presented by the case.
The Advocate | Majority of Gays Are Possessed by Ghosts, So-Called Study Says | Raffy Ermac
Possession by a spirit of the opposite sex causes same-sex attraction, according to a bizarre study by a group called the Spiritual Science Research Foundation.
Last-minute Halloween costume idea, boom, thank you, Spiritual Science Research Foundation.
Daily Kos | Trump admin gives up on fight blocking passports from U.S. citizen kids born to same-sex couples | Gabe Ortiz
Metro Weekly | A 6-3 Supreme Court could carve out various exemptions that erode LGBTQ rights | John Riley
NBC News | Gay couples race to wed over fears for future of same-sex marriage | Dan Avery
Oncology Nursing News | Providers Want Better Training on LGBTQ Populations | Matthew B. Schabath, PhD
Oncology providers nationwide reported having limited knowledge on treating the LGBTQ population, though they admitted that they wish to learn more.
Texas
LGBTQ Nation | Texas reverses rule allowing social workers the “right” to refuse LGBTQ clients | Alex Bollinger
Pregnancy & Parenting
Mashable | Chrissy Teigen pens moving Medium post about pregnancy loss | Rachel Thompson
Woman's Day | Parents Who've Lost a Baby Understand the Importance of Chrissy Teigen's Bereavement Photos | Danielle Campoamor
Reproductive Health & Justice
Marie Claire | 'Belly of the Beast' Director Talks Forced Sterilizations & Modern Eugenics | Rachel Epstein
Refinery29 | Don't Stockpile Plan B — Here's A Safer Way To Protect Your Reproductive Rights | Elizabeth Gulino
New Mexico
KUNM-FM | Groundbreaking Study Shows Indigenous People In N.M. Support Reproductive Freedom } Hannah Colton
Work & Money
BeLatina | The Multiple Layers of Latina Equal Pay Day in 2020 | Lisa Cavalli
Ms. | Latinas Must Work 22 Months To Earn What White Men Earned in Just 12
POPSUGAR | This is Why We Need to Celebrate Latina Equal Pay Day | Irene San Segundo
NPR | 'Something Has To Give': Latinas Leaving Workforce At Faster Rate Than Other Groups | Scott Horsley
Dakota Radio Group News | Alltech Launches Survey on Gender Equality Within The Food And Agriculture | Jody Heemstra
Forbes | Self-Employed Women Are At A Higher Risk Of Having Poor Mental Health, According To Study | Alice Broster
Forbes | Employers Must Act Now To Mitigate The Impacts Of The Pandemic On Women’s Careers | Emma Codd
NPR | Female Doctors Spend More Time With Patients, But Earn Less Money Than Men | Mara Gordon
Yahoo | 70% of working women being held back in careers due to pandemic | Lucy Harley- McKeown
Women’s eNews | Female Philanthropy: The Time Is Now | Alyssa Fisher
Philanthropy Women | Feminist Donors: The Way to the Future | Kiersten Marek
More, More, More
Blavity | Enough Is Enough: Why Misogynoir Has No Place In Our Society And Politics | Marcela Howell
HuffPost | It's 2020 And I'm Still Being Called 'Exotic.' Here's Why It's Not A Compliment. | Ariane Resnick
Newsweek | Girl Scouts Post Tweet Congratulating Amy Coney Barrett, Then Delete It After Criticism | Jeffery Martin
Rewire | Congress Could Protect Domestic Violence Victims—but It Loves Guns More | Jillian Goltzman