Listening to
Listen to this conversation with Sarah McBride AND read this piece in reaction by
. It’s very important to interrogate what we are consuming and understand different perspectives. Then go read this piece, too.“We must not allow our government or our movement to consider those living on the margins expendable. If it becomes morally palatable to discard some of us, they will one day discard all of us. Being “one of the good ones” just won’t cut it, especially as more and more facets of trans life become criminalized—through health care bans, through “drag bans,” and through the criminalization efforts targeting the supportive teachers, doctors or parents of trans youth.” -
A podcast that I newly discovered. Two men discussing their feelings, perspectives, and life’s challenges. Before you scoff at the fact that it’s just another two White dudes with a microphone, I recommend listening and also revisiting my piece on the patriarchy. I’m committed to listening, understanding, and working to dismantle the systems that harm all of us.
Reading
How the Workplace Can Be a Safe Haven for Domestic Abuse Survivors (Dame Magazine)
What Happened to the Women of #MeToo? (The New Yorker)
LA’s ICE Raids Are Impacting Domestic Violence Shelters (Mother Jones)
Most Planned Parenthood patients are insured through Medicaid. The Supreme Court just undercut that. (19th News)
SUBSTACK HIGHLIGHTS
Humanity Spotlight
Envisioning and Abundant Movement (FreeFrom) — a report that humanizes and centers survivors who work within the movement to end gender-based violence. A whole lot of incredibly important insights, data, and recommendations that center the humanity of survivors.
ICYMI
Reforming what was never whole
I was only sixteen. Coaching the cheerleading team for our town’s rec football team felt like a big deal—especially to me. The girls were just 10 to 12 years old, not that much younger than I was, and yet they looked up to me with wide eyes and open trust. I didn’t have it all figured out (though I surely thought I did), but it was the first time I bega…
The Floor Was Never Enough
Three years ago today, Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Dobbs decision—a ruling that didn’t just undo 50 years of legal precedent, but confirmed what many of us already knew: that the law had never gone far enough to guarantee true reproductive justice. Roe was always the floor, never the ceiling. And on June 24, 2022, even that floor was pulled out fr…