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Today…
is #LatinaEqualPay Day for 2021. There’ll be a Twitterstorm at 11am ET.
is National Apple Day!
had to cut it short ‘cause we’re all running late and I’m drowning, so just the abortion and LGBTQ clips below. Based on my metrics, 99.9% of you would never notice if I didn’t tell you. The other sections get little if any notice unless there’s big news – a Title X ruling or something – and I’m seriously considering dropping them on other days. Thoughts?
Abortion
Business Insider | Abortion pill providers are fielding high-volume requests from Texans who want to safely terminate their pregnancies | Yelena Dzhanova
Ms. The U.S. Faces Unprecedented Threats on Abortion and Contraception Access-But "It's Not All Doom and Gloom" | Meredith Abdelnour
Florida
Common Dreams | 'This Is Sick': Cable Companies Refuse to Air Ad Criticizing Corporate Donors to Florida's Abortion Opponents | Kenny Stancil
Kentucky
The Courier-Journal | Ahead of 2022 legislative session, Kentucky lawmakers begin push for more abortion limits | Joe Sonka
– More from AP, WDRB-TV, WFPL-FM, WHAS-TV, WLEX-TV, WLKY-TV
Montana
Montana Public Radio | Attorney General will appeal the temporary pause on Montana’s new abortion laws | Freddy Monares
– More from AP, Daily Montanan, KXLH-TV, Missoula Current, Missoulian
New Jersey
POLITICO | Co-sponsor of Reproductive Freedom Act expects bill to be pared down | Matt Friedman
Texas
CBS | Texas abortion providers in limbo as they await word from the Supreme Court on state ban | Melissa Quinn
Jezebel | Pregnant People Are Fleeing Texas for Abortions | Caitlin Cruz
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Public Radio | GOP abortion bills move forward again, despite likely vetoes from Gov. Tony Evers | Laurel White
– More from AP, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Urban Milwaukee, Wisconsin Examiner, Wisconsin State Journal, WisPolitics, WISC-TV, WORT-FM
Also this out of Mississippi, too goofy to clip for real but too good not to share:
Big dummy. We’re all taking our cues from Noodles now.
LGBTQ
The Hill | Democrats call for State to lift ban on embassies discussing same-sex marriage | Laura Kelly
HuffPost | Republicans Turn Judicial Nominee’s Hearing Into Transphobic Spectacle | Jennifer Bendery
National Law Journal | 9th Circuit Pick Holly Thomas Defends Past Transgender Rights Advocacy as Republicans Go After Her Record | Jacqueline Thomsen
Newsweek | Nearly 40 Percent of US Gen Zs, 30 Percent of Young Christians Identify as LGBTQ, Poll Shows | Paul Bond
North Carolina
The Progressive Pulse | Raleigh joins Wake County in new non-discrimination protections | Joe Killian
– More from Los Angeles Blade
Ohio
Statehouse News Bureau | Bill would ban gender transitioning medical treatments for Ohio children | Jo Ingles
– More from Spectrum News
Tennessee
Time | Lawsuit: Federal Foster Program Rejected Woman For Being Gay | Madeleine Carlisle
Texas
Education Week | ‘Hateful’: White House Blasts Texas’ Pending Restriction on Transgender Student Athletes | Todd J. Gillman
– More from KTBC-TV, Spectrum News AustinRawStory | Texas Republicans are plotting to pit LGBTQ activists and feminists against one another: analyst | Matthew Chapman