How Lynching Became the Favorite Metaphor of Embattled, Powerful Men
President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Having campaigned and governed as an avatar of embattled whiteness, Donald Trump did the inevitable on Tuesday and compared the lawful impeachment inquiry into his administration to a “lynching.” This was met with immediate ire from people who know something…
California Becomes the First State to Require Public Universities to Provide Medication Abortion
Gov. Gavin Newsom Terry Pierson/ZUMA California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill today requiring the state’s public universities to offer medication abortions on campus. The new law, which will take effect in 2023, will apply to 34 schools—11 University of California campuses and 23 California State University campuses—that serve almost 750,000 students. “For four years, students have been…
Planned Parenthood Plans to Spend a Huge Amount of Money to Defeat Anti-Abortion Candidates in 2020
In this June 4, 2019, file photo, a Planned Parenthood clinic is photographed in St. Louis.Jeff Roberson/AP Photo As abortion rights continue to be under attack by the Trump administration and in states across the country, Planned Parenthood announced a new campaign on Wednesday focused on the 2020 elections. In their most ambitious electoral push…
“There’s Nothing”: Trump’s Global LGBTQ Campaign Is a Whole Lot of Smoke and Mirrors
Donald Trump holds up a pride flag given to him by a supporter at an October 2016 campaign rally.Chip Somodevilla/Getty When President Donald Trump spoke to the United Nations last month, he boasted about his administration’s efforts to push for the decriminalization of homosexuality in the dozens of countries where it remains illegal. “As we…
A Federal Judge Just Blocked Georgia’s Insane 6-Week Abortion Ban
Protestors rally outside of the Georgia State Capitol following the signing of HB 481, in Atlanta, Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP On Tuesday, a US District Court in Atlanta blocked Georgia’s controversial six-week abortion ban from going into effect. “This is a victory for people in Georgia and a reminder that…
A Utah Woman Is Facing Criminal Charges for Going Topless in Her Own Home
Women participate in Go Topless Day at Hampton Beach, N.H. in 2017.Ioanna Raptis/AP A West Valley, Utah, woman is reportedly facing criminal charges for being shirtless in her own home. Prosecutors allege her actions violate the state’s lewdness law; her lawyer argues the law unconstitutionally discriminates against women who are punished for going topless while…