Today…
is National Hat Day! How mad am I that I didn’t realize that to post this yesterday? I mean, it’s still good, but.
also the birthday of MLK (1929-1968), National Bagel Day and Strawberry Ice Cream Day.
That’s all I can swing today. I’m so behind. We’re hightailing it out of DC later and while I’m… not totally unprepared… the to-do list is daunting.
This is the state of the world
This city tells me what it’s like to live
Yes, Carey, that was for you. Happy birthday! You know the version of that album I listened to for years was a cassette copy on which the CD skipped during this song - but just one short skip and right on the beat, so you might almost think it was intentional. I still hear it when I listen to this.
Abortion
The American Independent | Supreme Court just showed how willing it is to put women in danger | Lisa Needham
Mic | With Justice Barrett on the bench, SCOTUS just issued its first anti-abortion ruling | Ray Levy Uyeda
Slate | The Supreme Court Won’t Explain Why It Just Greenlit New Abortion Restrictions | Leah Litman
Mother Jones | Long before the Capitol riot, anti-abortion extremists showed us the dangers of inflammatory propaganda | Becca Andrews
VICE | This Convicted Planned Parenthood Bomber Was at the Capitol 'Fighting' for Trump | Carter Sherman
Newsweek My Miscarriage and Roe v. Wade | Opinion | Mary Szoch
New York
Newsweek | Why Andrew Cuomo Faces Lawsuit Over New York's Abortion Law | Tom Batchelor
South Carolina
AP | Heartbeat abortion ban may finally pass in South Carolina | Jeffrey Collins
The State | SC ‘fetal heartbeat’ abortion ban clears first hurdle in the Senate | Emily Bohatch
Texas
Mother Jones | Texas's Pandemic Abortion Ban Didn't Stop Women From Ending Their Pregnancies. It Just Forced Them to Cross States Lines. | Laura Thompson
LGBTQ
The American Independent | Trump just made life harder for LGBTQ families while no one was looking | Casey Quinlan
Daily Kos | Trump admin launches despicable attack on LGBTQ people on its way out | Gabe Ortiz
Los Angeles Times | Trump launches sneaky 11th-hour attacks on clean air, Medicaid, LGBTQ people | Michael Hiltzik
Scripps | HHS finalizes rule limiting some nondiscrimination protections at the agency | Jacquelyn Martin
The American Independent | Groups brace for anti-LGBTQ violence from Trump supporters ahead of inauguration | Casey Quinlan
Edge Media Network | New Identities in Familiar Spaces as Transgender Community Works From Home | Kevin Schattenkirk
Instinct Magazine | Biden Will Order Repeal Of Trans Military Ban On Day One | Randy Slovacek
LGBTQ Nation | Biden’s team says landmark LGBTQ rights legislation could take more than 100 days to pass | Alex Bollinger
Out | Biden Admin Now Says Equality Act May Not Pass in First 100 Days | Donald Padgett
TVLine | GLAAD: TV's LGBTQ Representation Dipped Amid Pandemic, Because Too Few Shows Do Too Much of the Work | Matt Webb Mitovich
The Advocate | GLAAD TV Report: LGBTQ+ Representation, Driven by Four Creators, Dips | Daniel Reynolds
AP | Study: Pandemic eats into LGBTQ representation on network TV | Mark Kennedy
Autostraddle | GLAAD: You Watched TV Like a Full-Time Job in 2020, Even With Fewer LGBTQ+ Characters | Heather Hogan
Entertainment Weekly | Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy among creators doing most for LGBTQ representation on TV | Nick Romano
Hollywood Reporter | Primetime Scripted Cable Meets Goal to Increase LGBTQ People of Color | Trilby Beresford
The Mary Sue | GLAAD 'Where We Are on TV' Is Bad News for Representation | Jessica Mason
New York Times | L.G.B.T.Q. TV Representation Falls for First Time in 5 Years, GLAAD Finds | Sarah Bahr
USA Today | LGBTQ representation dips on broadcast TV, GLAAD study reveals: 'We're not there yet' | David Oliver
The Wrap | LGBTQ Representation on TV Declined This Year, GLAAD Report Says | Reid Nakamura
Arizona
NBC News | Arizona GOP wants to censure Cindy McCain over gay marriage, Biden support | Jo Yurcaba
California
Bay Area Reporter | CA lawmaker reintroduces intersex infant surgery bill | Matthew S. Bajko
Indiana
CBS | Conversion therapy ban introduced in Indiana - Mike Pence's home state | Sophie Lewis
The Hill | Conversion therapy ban introduced in Indiana legislature | Morgan Gstalter
Iowa
The Gazette | Ban on 'gay panic defense' again moves forward in Iowa House | James Lynch
Minnesota
GoMag | Trans Athlete Sues US Powerlifting After Being Banned From Competing | Isabelle Lichtenstein
Montana
Metro Weekly | Montana lawmakers will consider two anti-transgender bills this session | John Riley
Northern Broadcasting System| Bills Banning Transgender Athletes From Participating in Public School Sport Consistent With Their Gender | Brian Bennett
New Jersey
Daily Record | Assembly passes diversity and inclusion bill. Headed to Gov. Murphy for approval | Jessie Gomez
New York
North Carolina
NC Policy Watch | New local LGBTQ protections could set up a fight with the General Assembly | Joe Killian
New York Daily News | Chapel Hill passes LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections, third city in N. Carolina to do so after expiration of controversial ordinance | Muri Assunção
Ohio
WEWS-TV | New LGBTQ school, a first of its kind in the country, breaking barriers in Cleveland | Caroline Sweeney
West Virginia
WOAY-TV (Oak Hill, WV) | West Virginia city is latest to pass fairness ordinance | Samantha Casano
Pregnancy & Parenting
Never heard of this site but this jumped off the screen at me:
New research by MHR International, shows one-in-three working parents (33 percent) have lied to their boss about how they are coping with the balance between home schooling and work during the current lockdown.
Am I burned out? Heavens no.
Bay State Parent | The burnout is real: Coping with pandemic parenting and redefining self-care | Amanda Collins Bernier
Amanda. Ix-nay on the urnout-bay, hm?
Health Affairs | Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Benefits To Combat Maternal Mortality And Morbidity | Gray Babbs, Lois McCloskey, Sarah H. Gordon
POPSUGAR | As a Mom, Having Another Mom in the White House Means So Much | Jacqueline Lewis
Massachusetts
MassLive.com | Health commission created in Massachusetts to address racial inequities in maternal mortality rates | Katie Lannan
Minnesota
BringMeTheNews | COVID-19 shines a light on the struggles facing Minnesota's working mothers | Rebecca David
South Carolina
Post and Courier | After US Supreme Court rejection, SC continues fight to block Planned Parenthood funding | Avery Wilks
Reproductive Health & Justice
ABC | Joe Biden to shore up Affordable Care Act after Trump assault on health law | Devin Dwyer, Jacqueline Yoo, Sarah Herndon
Nonprofit Quarterly | The Struggle for Healthcare Justice: It’s Movement Time | Ben Palmquist
Texas
The Austin Chronicle | Long-running health care debate looks different through a pandemic prism | Beth Sullivan
Work & Money
Forbes | How To Build Effective Gender Partnerships And Help Men Create A Healthier Culture Of Masculinity | Kathy Caprino
Forbes | Your Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Budget Should Include Parents | Karsten Vagner
The 19th | Biden to announce his $1.9 trillion economic plan. Much of it will help women. | Shefali Luthra
Philadelphia Inquirer | Biden expected to include $2,000 checks, new child benefit in major new stimulus proposal | Jeff Stein, Erica Werner
Sidney Herald | MSU research shows women disproportionately affected by pandemic | Carol Schmidt
Thrive Global | Will Remote Work Create a Larger Wage Gap? | Rachael Byrne, Brian Wallace
Colorado
Bloomberg Law News | Workplace Sexual Rumors as Gender Bias Set for 10th Cir. Debate | Robert Iafolla
KUSA-TV | New Colorado law helps women know if they're paid fairly at work | Marshall Zelinger
DC
Romper | Teacher Denied Paid Leave Because She Couldn’t Provide Stillborn’s Birth Certificate | Morgan Brinlee
Working Mother | Teacher Denied Maternity Leave After Delivering Stillborn Baby | Quinn Fish
Michigan
VICE | Sex Work and Magic Mushrooms Won't Be Prosecuted Anymore in This Michigan County | Emma Ockerman
New Jersey
WKXW-FM| NJ election commission would investigate sex misconduct, too — proposal | Michael Symons