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Today…
is Bugs Bunny Day, marking his first appearance in 1938 and which I mention only so I can share this favorite scene, which I gif’d because I still quote it regularly.
Abortion
MaddowBlog | At the state level, Republicans scramble to approve abortion bans | Steve Benen
Indiana
Tennessee
AP | US appeals court listens to Tennessee abortion ban arguments | Kimberlee Kruesi
LGBTQ
The American Independent | Trans rights advocates grateful for Biden's support but say he must do more | Casey Quinlan
VICE | Does Biden Actually Have Trans Kids’ Backs? | Carter Sherman
CNN | Biden tells trans Americans he has their back as GOP governors sign more anti-trans bills | Devan Cole
The Conversation | LGBT+ wage gap: how it's linked to discrimination – and weakens economic growth | Pawel Adrjan
Newsweek | 78% of LGBTQ Americans Approve of Joe Biden's Performance in First 100 Days, GLAAD Poll Says | Daniel Villarreal
Alabama
Alabama Political Reporter | Alabama's Transgender healthcare ban would face swift lawsuit | Eddie Burkhalter
LGBTQ Nation | Alabama schools no longer have to teach that being gay is unhealthy & illegal | Alex Bollinger
More from Metro Weekly
them. | “Protect Alabama Trans Kids”: Billboard Sends Message of Hope Amid Transphobic Attacks | Nico Lang
Florida
Palm Beach Post | Florida's transgender athletes bill, reprehensible and unnecessary, now await DeSantis' signature | Doug Fernandes
Orlando Sentinel | Florida’s ‘shameful’ push to ban transgender athletes could prompt lawsuits, critics say | Leslie Postal
South Florida Sun Sentinel | ‘Shocked and appalled’: How Florida lawmakers resurrected a transgender athlete ban, angered an FSU quarterback and left Democrats fuming | Skyler Swisher
More from New York Daily News, Political Wire, Talking Points Memo, WUWF-FM
Louisiana
Louisiana Illuminator | Louisiana ban on transgender women in women sports competitions looks more likely to pass | Julie O'Donoghue, Julie O’Donoghue
More from The Baton Rouge Advocate, WDSU-TV, WGNO-TV
North Carolina
Newsweek | North Carolina GOP Ditches Transgender Sports Legislation as Florida Gov. Prepares to Sign Bill | Jenni Fink
More from Charlotte Observer, Progressive Pulse
Ohio
Ohio Capital Journal | Ohio Republicans push bill to ban 5 transgender athletes from women’s sports | Jake Zuckerman
DiversityInc | Transgender People in Ohio Can Now Change the Gender on Their Birth Certificate; Tennessee Becomes Only State to Not Permit Such Changes | Brian Good
Tennessee
AP | Tennessee could mandate bathroom signs about transgender use | Jonathan Mattise
More from The Advocate
Who comes up with this shit?? I know, I know, in real life it’s ADF and that crowd, but to borrow a word from my mother, geemineez, people, get a hobby that isn’t brainstorming new ways to harass trans people. Get outside, it’s ramps season.
Texas
Law360 | Texas Court Backs Benefits For Same-Sex Houston Spouses | Alexis Shanes
Pregnancy & Parenting
CBS | Black women are at higher risk for miscarriage, study finds | Tori Powell
Illinois
Capitol News Illinois | Maternal mortality report finds Black, rural, Medicaid mothers more likely to die after childbirth | Raymon Troncoso
Chronicle Media | Report: Black, rural, Medicaid mothers more likely to die after childbirth | Judy Harvey
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight | Health crisis — maternal health disparities | Donna Christensen, Verlina Reynolds-Jackson
Tennessee
The Tennessean | Tennessee must cover midwife care to improve lives of women and children | Carles' Anderson
Reproductive Health & Justice
DAME | Who Owns Women’s Bodies? | Karen Coates
Forbes | The Gender Health Gap Is Seriously Impacting Reproductive Healthcare, Suggests New Study | Alice Broster
Alabama
AP | House approves bill to put menstrual products in schools | Kim Chandler
AL.com | Alabama House OK’s legislation combatting ‘period poverty’ | John Sharp
Nevada
Bloomberg | Nevada’s Appeal of Obamacare Birth Control Case Questioned | Mary Anne Pazanowski
Work & Money
CNN | Biden's plan will help reverse the 'she-cession' | Diane Lim
The Conversation | 82% of Americans want paid maternity leave - making it as popular as chocolate | Richard J. Petts, Chris Knoester
The Conversation | How Biden's paid leave proposal would benefit workers, their families and their employers too | Joya Misra
Harvard Business Review | Childcare is a business issue | Alisa K. Lincoln
Marie Claire | Paid Leave for All Isn't a 'Women's Issue'—It's a Necessity for Our Country to Recover | Dawn Huckelbridge, Amanda Brown Lierman
The Washington Post | Why Family Leave Is Still a Luxury in the U.S. | Naoreen Chowdhury
Forbes | Women Restaurateurs Got Burned During The Pandemic: But Help Is On The Way | Jane Hanson
New York Times | Biden Is Giving Child Care ‘Prime-Time Attention.’ Can He Actually Transform It? | Alisha Gupta
Jezebel | Republicans Come Out Against Universal Daycare, Saying It's for Soviets and Abnormal People | Ashley Reese
Romper | Biden Wants To Make Free "High Quality" Preschool For All Children A Reality | Morgan Brinlee
MSNBC | J.D. Vance says universal child care is an attack on the working poor. That's ridiculous. | Hayes Brown
Marie Claire | Yes, Caregiving Is Essential Infrastructure | Valerie Jarrett
Ms. | The Nation’s Moment of Truth: America’s Legacy of Devaluing Care | Lenore Palladino, Rakeen Mabud
The 19th | The women’s recession isn’t over — especially for moms | Chabeli Carrazana
More, More, More
The Lily | After 100 days, how have Biden’s policies helped American women? | Anne Branigin
The New Yorker | The Lost Legacy of the Girl Stunt Reporter | Katy Waldman
Washington Post | America’s gender panic about kids is getting explosive. Literally. | Alyssa Rosenberg