Today…
is the anniversary of the Hyde Amendment (1976), a BS measure that serves only to penalize people who have public health insurance.
is International Podcast Day. If I had more time and space, you know I would go on and on here, but you may have to find me on Twitter for podcast chat today.
Last night… perhaps Dana Bash said it best.
I have never wished so much for a commercial break.
2020
The 19th | Toxic masculinity takes center stage at the first presidential debate | Errin Haines
Newsweek | Donald Trump's Views on Abortion and Roe v. Wade in His Own Words | Matthew Impelli
Supreme Court
The Nation | That Time Hillary Clinton Warned Us We Had to Get Serious About the Supreme Court | John Nichols
We really should have listened.
YEAH? YOU THINK SO?
New York Times | With Friendly Visits to Republicans, Barrett Makes Her Capitol Debut | Emily Cochrane, Nicholas Fandos
Reuters | Trump's Supreme Court pick Barrett meets senators in race to confirmation | Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung
ACB & Abortion
Maddow | Why Joni Ernst is saying Roe v Wade probably won't be overturned | Steve Benen
Refinery29 | Where Does Amy Coney Barrett Really Stand On Abortion Rights? | Natalie Gontcharova
Romper | Amy Coney Barrett’s Views On Roe V. Wade Come Under Scrutiny | Morgan Brinlee
The Insidious ACB
HuffPost | Amy Coney Barrett Is Not A Feminist Icon | Emily Friedlander Peck
Jezebel | The 'Notorious,' Insidious Transformation of an Anti-Feminist Judge into a Feminist Superhero | Ashley Reese
LA Progressive | Barrett to Be a 'Justice' for Gender Oppression | Marjorie Cohn
The Mary Sue | Amy Coney Barrett Is Not a Feminist | Rachel Leishman
Newsweek | Amy Coney Barrett's Nomination Energizes Democratic Women's Groups, Boosts Fundraising and Planned Marches | Alexandra Hutzler
ACB The GCB
NPR | Amy Coney Barrett's Catholicism Is Controversial But May Not Be Confirmation Issue | Tom Gjelten
RGB at Rest
Bustle | Rule Breaker & Law Maker: Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Cindi Leive
Jezebel | Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Been Laid To Rest | Justice Namaste
USA Today | Fact check: In early 1970s, RBG represented woman discharged from military because she wouldn't get an abortion | Devon Link
ACB Etc.
Washington Post | Amy Coney Barrett’s 2017 confirmation hearing, analyzed | Aaron Blake
Abortion
BuzzFeed | The Trump Administration Is Giving Up Its Fight To Prevent Undocumented Teens From Getting Abortions | Zoe Tillman, Ema O'Connor
After three years of arguing in court to block pregnant, undocumented teenagers in government custody from obtaining abortions, the Trump administration dropped the fight on Tuesday, announcing it had officially changed its policy.
HuffPost | Trump Administration Abandons Fight Over Abortion For Undocumented Teens | Lydia O'Connor
Supreme Court
The New Yorker | The First Abortion Case Before a Post-Ginsburg Supreme Court | Margaret Talbot
The first abortion case that the Supreme Court will consider after the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg isn’t likely to overturn Roe, but it could severely curtail access to safe, effective, early abortion during the pandemic.
The American Independent | Here's what happens if Trump's Supreme Court makes abortion illegal | Lisa Needham
Cosmopolitan | The Abortion Crisis Is Already Here | Ama Kwarteng
Bustle | Just The Pill’s Dr. Julie Amaon On Providing Medication Abortions During The Pandemic | Jennifer Gerson
Hyde
Colorlines | Ending the Hyde Amendment Would Help Stanch Healthcare Oppression for Women of Color | Ravina Daphtary
Ms. | Black Women to Democrats: Defend Our Rights! | Marcela Howell
Ms. | Texans vs. the Hyde Amendment: the Fight for Affordable Abortion | Amanda Williams, Bhavik Kumar
The Root | Ending the Hyde Amendment Is Essential to Achieving Justice for Black Women | Marcela Howell
LGBTQ
The Advocate | Eric Trump Comes Out - Not as Gay, But Foolish | Trudy Ring
His statement on Fox & Friends wasn't a coming-out moment but rather a lame attempt to claim his father has LGBTQ+ support.More from LGBTQ Nation, Out Magazine, Refinery29, The Wrap
INSIDER | The earlier trans youth get care, the less likely they are to suffer depression and suicidal thoughts | Canela Lopez
Jezebel | Queerness in Quarantine and LGBTQ Culture During Covid | Rich Juzwiak
NBC News | Gays, lesbians and bisexuals at higher migraine risk, study finds | Dan Avery
The Advocate | Migraines Affect Staggering Number of Gay, Bi People, Study Finds | Neal Broverman
NBC News | LGBTQ themes found in half of the past decade's 20 most-banned books | Daniel Villarreal
Also a free webinar on October 5 at 1pm ET: What’s at stake for LGBTQ+ voters in November? Join The 19th’s Kate Sosin for a conversation on how the pandemic, protests and rising anti-trans violence will impact queer voters in the 2020 election.
Georgia
Project Q Atlanta | Georgia county asks court to drop lawsuit from trans cop | Patrick Saunders
Minnesota
AP | Court Of Appeals: Separate Locker Room Violated Transgender Boy’s Right | Amy Forliti
Courthouse News Service | Minnesota Court Rules for Transgender Student in Locker Room Case | Andy Monserud
KROC-FM | Minnesota Transgender Court Ruling Called “Landmark Decision” | Kim David
LGBTQ Nation | Court rules that transgender students must be allowed to use the facilities of their gender | Alex Bollinger
Full disclosure: I was working with Gender Justice when this 🠱 case was filed, so I am so excited at this news.
Virginia
Washington Blade | Survey finds 43 percent of LGBTQ Virginians have experienced workplace discrimination | Steph Purifoy
Pregnancy & Parenting
NPR | 'This Is Too Much': Working Moms Are Reaching The Breaking Point During The Pandemic | Andrea Hsu
The obstacles and hardships facing working mothers are not new, but the pandemic has given them more visibility.
The 19th | Many pregnant people aren’t getting flu shots, but these bills could help | Shefali Luthra
Jezebel | More Evidence That People Are Deciding Not to Have Kids Because of Climate Change | Marie Solis
Task & Purpose | No, military women are not getting pregnant to avoid deployment | David Roza
Reproductive Health & Justice
New York Times | Immigrants Say They Were Pressured Into Unneeded Surgeries | Seth Freed Wessler, Miriam Jordan, Caitlin Dickerson
Texas
Texas Observer | State Officials Tried to Cut Women’s Health Care During a Pandemic. It’s a Clear Reflection of Priorities. | Mary Tuma
Work & Money
Bloomberg News | The First Female Recession Threatens to Wipe Out Decades of Progress for U.S. Women | Catarina Saraiva, Reade Pickert, Olivia Rockeman
CNET | Half of young women will leave their tech job by age 35, study finds | Erin Carson
MarketWatch | How women can invest in themselves and other women | Alana Benson
MarketWatch | This is why so many women face poverty in their old age | Kerry Hannon
Motherly | The pandemic is making it even harder for mothers to repay their student loans | Kristina MacIsaac
Ms. | Native Women Earn 60 Cents on the Dollar of White, Non-Hispanic Men | Equal Rights Advocates
Wall Street Journal | How the Coronavirus Crisis Threatens to Set Back Women’s Careers | Lauren Weber, Vanessa Fuhrmans
Working Mother | Without Legislation, the Typical US Worker Won't Have Paid Family Leave Until 2100 | Audrey Goodson Kingo
RealClearHealth | COVID-19 Could Clear Path for Paid Family Leave | Abby McCloskey
More, More, More
Jezebel | Brad Parscale Joins the Many Men of Trumpworld Who Have Been Accused of Domestic Violence | Emily Alford
AP | Women’s issues at UN: Still ‘too low down on the agenda’ | Jennifer Peltz
Morning Consult | For Gen Z, Coronavirus and Social Injustice Are the Biggest Issues Facing the World | Gaby Galvin, Lisa Martine Jenkins
Women's Republic | What Is The Fuss With The ERA? | Sarah Hoffman