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Today…
is Human Rights Day. 2020’s theme is “Recover Better: Stand Up For Human Rights.”
is the birthday of Emily Dickinson (1830-1886).
in 1869, then-territory Wyoming passed the country’s first law granting women the right to vote and hold office.
is Dewey Decimal Day, and clearly a sign from the universe that I need to watch Party Girl this weekend.
Abortion
CNN | Federal court upholds block on in-person medication abortion requirements | Caroline Kelly
The lawsuit concerns a rule requiring abortion seekers to visit health care providers in person to acquire one of the pills for medication abortions, which the FDA does not require to be taken while in the presence of the health care provider.
Harper's Bazaar | How the Hyde Amendment Hearing Can Affect the Future of Abortion Rights | Chelsey Sanchez
The House Appropriations Committee held a historic, virtual hearing on the disproportionately negative impacts of the amendment.
Truthout | With Abortion Rights Under Attack, Activists Urge Biden to Strike Hyde Amendment | Amy Littlefield
New York Times | The New Abortion Rights Advocates Are on TikTok | Jessica Grose
The Gen Z activists have been unapologetic and confrontational, a shift in tactics for a movement at a crossroads.
Ohio
Cleveland.com | Ohio Senate sends bill requiring burial, cremation of aborted fetus remains to Gov. Mike DeWine | Laura Hancock
LGBTQ
The American Independent | Trump uses his last few weeks in office to target LGBTQ workers | Casey Quinlan
Trump's Department of Labor just issued a final rule that would give employers room to discriminate against the LGBTQ community.
Metro Weekly | Trump Labor Department pushes rule allowing contractors to discriminate against LGBTQ employees | John Riley
Metro Weekly | An historic number of LGBTQ candidates were elected to office in 2020 | John Riley
More openly LGBTQ candidates won elected office in 2020 than any other election year in U.S. history, according to statistics compiled by the LGBTQ Victory Fund.
NBC News | Accused hate groups receive pandemic aid | Olivia Solon, April Glaser
14 organizations designated as hate groups by the Southern Poverty Law Center or the Anti-Defamation League have received funding from the Paycheck Protection Program totaling nearly $4.5 million.
Triple Pundit | LGBTQ Refugees Will Soon Have a Shot at Rebuilding Lives in North America | Leon Kaye
Many in the LGBTQ community are fleeing a personal hell marked by constant harassment, threats to their safety and even death. But a new partnership between the U.S.-based HRC and the Tent Partnership for Refugees, announced this week, could give these men and women hope.
Washington Blade | Senate confirms Trump judicial pick who argued for anti-LGBTQ N.C. law | Chris Johnson
Undeterred by being in the lame duck for Congress, the Senate on Tuesday approved the nomination of Stephen Schwartz to the Court of Appeals for Federal Claims, a nominee with an anti-LGBTQ record who rounds out the unprecedented number of judges confirmed under President Trump.
The Advocate | Senate Confirms Notorious Champion of Transphobia as Federal Judge | Trudy Ring
LGBTQ Nation | Senate confirms Trump appointee to federal court who defended anti-LGBTQ laws for years | Juwan Holmes
Washington Post | Biden said he’ll work to advance transgender rights. Here are 4 things to know. | Audrey Comstock, Kassandra Miller
According to the UCLA Williams Institute, about 1.5 million people identify as transgender in the United States and are likely to be affected by any new U.S. policies. What might the incoming administration be considering?
Missouri
AP | Lesbian couple settles lawsuit with retirement community
LGBTQ Nation | Married lesbian couple settles with retirement village that refused them because they’re gay | Bil Browning
St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Sunset Hills retirement community settles lesbian couple’s discrimination lawsuit | Robert Patrick
West Virginia
AP | After resigning over slurs, W.Va. lawmaker reclaims seat | Cuneyt Dil
Pregnancy & Parenting
Glamour| Moms Are at a Breaking Point. The New Covid-19 Relief Bill Offers Nothing to Help | Emily Tannenbaum
The bipartisan Senate coalition's suggested $900 billion stimulus outline was unveiled on Wednesday, and it's no surprise that the bulk of their proposal is geared towards protecting businesses. However, what is frightening is the lawmaker's blatant disregard for working families.
HuffPost | No Paid Leave In Latest Relief Bill Fails Women, Public Health And Common Sense | Emily Friedlander Peck
Fast Company | 3 practical tips for parenting through the pandemic | Kate Snowise
Now pay attention, the order is very important…
Reproductive Health & Justice
LGBTQ Nation | Jamie Manson is an out & devoted Catholic. She’s still fighting for the church to change. | Molly Sprayregen
“Women and people of marginalized genders and queer people are suffering at the hands of pervasive, globally influential Catholic doctrine.”
The Lily | Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ policy had real consequences on birth outcomes, a new study shows | Abigail Higgins
Research suggests that the stress associated with the travel ban increased preterm births for women from those seven countries.
Reckon | Purity culture can impact long-term sexual health | Abbey Crain
Cultural norms surrounding sex in the South can lead to long-lasting physical effects such sexual dysfunction, sexually transmitted infections and gynecological cancers, experts say.
Roll Call | How progressive groups may pull Biden’s team to the left | Thomas McKinless , Sandhya Raman
Progressive groups are pushing President-elect Joe Biden to reverse a number of Trump administration health policies next year, with an emphasis on those that affect low-income, minority and LGBTQ communities.
LGBTQ Nation | LGBTQ leaders call on Biden to nominate former Congressman Patrick Murphy to Veteran’s Affairs | Bil Browning
Ms. | What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: On Global Women’s Rights | Isabel Fields, Carrie Baker
New Mexico
NM Political Report | Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives Task Force finds gaps in data | Susan Dunlap
Wyoming
Wyoming Tribune Eagle | Healthy Wyoming launches statewide push toward health care for all | Hannah Black
Work & Money
AP | 'Under the rug:' Sexual misconduct shakes FBI's senior ranks | Jim Mustian
An Associated Press investigation has identified at least six sexual misconduct allegations involving senior FBI officials over the past five years, including two new claims brought this week by women who say they were sexually assaulted by ranking agents.
Jezebel | Men Were Briefly Interested in Domestic Chores During Lockdown, But They're Over It Now | Lauren Evans
A study from the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics found … Men may have spent more time on domestic work during the first lockdown, but that trend is long since over.
Jezebel | Rep. Katie Porter Wants Everyone To Know Just How Much Covid-19 Is Fucking Over Working Women | Ashley Reese
On Wednesday, Porter released a report titled “The Burden of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in the Workforce,” which details the ways Covid-19's economic fallout is destroying the lives of America’s working women, particularly women of color.
POPSUGAR | Black Women in the Workplace: We Cannot Be Your Shield and Your Target | Ralinda Watts
According to research, Black women make up the majority of those who occupy the role of diversity director/practitioner. However, within many organizations, Black women are often pigeonholed in this visible-yet-invisible role in which they're expected to be the shield, singularly leading diversity efforts for the institution with little to no substantive support.
South Carolina
WLTX-TV | Proposed bill aims to close gender and racial pay gaps in SC | Alicia Neaves
Wyoming
Wyoming Public Radio | Tribal Councils Make Slow Progress Toward Gender Equality | Savannah Maher
More, More, More
INSIDER | Sexual-assault survivors on why they waited years to report abuse by powerful people | Anna Medaris Miller, Andrea Michelson
Survivors of sexual assault face many barriers that make reporting abuse or speaking publicly about it much more difficult than keeping quiet.
Ms. | "Invisible Women": Excluding 50 Percent of the World’s Population Has Real Consequences | Caitlyn Bess
The invisibility of women in world affairs leads to unnecessary pain and suffering, for women and men alike.
Religion News Service | America elected a female vice president. Now will it put women in the pulpit? | Ryan P. Burge
While women are changing the world of electoral politics, their progress in the world of religion is downright glacial.