Female graduates in the UK fall behind men from the very start of their careers, even when they have taken the same courses, and are out-earned after studying more than four-fifths of university subjects (1/3) www.ft.com/content/cb0e...

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

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The Realities of Trying to Maintain Employment with a Disability - a Personal Perspective Writer, poet, 2-time heart transplant recipient. Scars are tougher than skin. Trauma survivor. Sharing poetry along with stories of hope and healing. Currently writing a memoir, "Three-Hearted Girl."

Excellent article about growing up disabled & poor and how hard it is to get insurance.

Healthcare is a basic human right.

No one should have to go without care or medications because of their financial situation.

No one should be bankrupted for getting sick open.substack.com/pub/dawnlevi...

What if Your Abusive Husband Is a Cop? Police departments have become more attentive to officers’ use of excessive force on the job, but that concern rarely extends to the home.

The director of the Gender Violence Clinic, University of Maryland Carey School of Law, suggests that there is reluctance to fund research “that will bring attention to an uncomfortable dilemma..’those policing the crime and those committing it are often the same person.’”

Eine Liberalisierung des Rechts auf Abtreibung hat eine große Mehrheit in der Bevölkerung. Kräfte, die dagegen ankämpfen, wissen ganz genau, dass sie auf demokratischem Weg dagegen nicht ankommen. Stattdessen wollen sie verhindern, dass Richterposten mit liberalen Richter*innen besetzt werden.

#OTD in 1964, the Civil Rights Act became law, banning discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

A major milestone — but the fight for equity continues. #TheMarchContinues

Turkish police detained at least 50 people during the banned 23rd #IstanbulPride March on Sunday, incl. journalists & lawyers. The group, incl a member of parliament, was attacked while reading a press statement. Others were arrested across the city on suspicion of attending Pride.

Supreme court paves way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood Decision could embolden red states in US to block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid funds

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just gave South Carolina lawmakers the green light to block Medicaid patients from using Planned Parenthood. More than one million people are now at risk of losing access to trusted care at Planned Parenthood.

This is an attack on basic health care.

The hospital in Georgia didn’t “save a life”

They had that chance when Adriana Smith sought medical care. They could have saved her & her fetus.

What they did was carry out a medical experiment without consent.

They failed her in life & then robbed her of dignity in death 🧵

Juneteenth: How cities are scaling back celebrations after Trump-era DEI rollbacks | CNN Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as organizers cite safety problems and mounting resistance to diversity, equity and...

The fact that so many people think celebrating the end of slavery in the US is “DEI” is actually clarifying of what they mean when they use DEI. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/06/...

Misogynoir killed Adriana Smith. She was unable to get the emergency care she needed for a life threatening brain bleed.

Now they’re experimenting on her by forcing her body to be an incubator for her fetus.

This article waives away Smith’s right to dignity like it’s absolutely nothing

We Can't Afford to Miss a Beat: Honoring Melissa Hortman by Strengthening Our Fight The Jack Hopkins Now Newsletter #366

Melissa Hortman was murdered in her own home.
Not a random act. A political assassination.

We cannot afford silence—or soft language. Or hope as a plan.

www.jackhopkinsnow.com

CSDs werden in Ost- wie Westdeutschland von Rechtsextremen bedroht: umso wichtiger ist der gesellschaftliche Rückhalt. Wie es gehen kann, zeigt Pforzheim, von den Kirchen bis zur CDU hat sich die Stadt solidarisiert. Das macht einen krassen Unterschied. Die Rechte Mobilisierung? Ein Reinfall!

North Carolina Passes HB 237 and Bans Medical Masks in Public This discriminatory and ableist bill puts lives at risk and further isolates vulnerable people from society. It's pandering to anti-maskers who seek to punish disabled and high risk individuals.

“This bill effectively discourages ALL masking - during an airborne pandemic and with another potential pandemic looming due to continued spread of H5N1. It WILL cost lives”

Bringing back an old article in light of the No Kings protester who was arrested for masking:

Speak Up Now: Protect Disability Access Rights! Deadline to submit public comment is June 16th!

Urgent community action needed by Monday!

“DOE wants to remove 12 civil rights rules. Part of these are disability access protections. They say the rules are unnecessary & outdated”

This will mean buildings aren’t accessible to disabled people. Another step towards eliminating us from society

This is why disabled people have been begging you to mask up for years.

This is why we’ve said that mask bans pose a threat to our survival.

This is why we don’t want folks to say ICE agents are “wearing masks”.

Society is being conditioned to see masking as “bad”.

It will kill us.

How Defunding Planned Parenthood Impacts Health Care By signing up, you acknowledge and agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. You may unsubscribe at any time by following the directions at the bottom of the email or by contacting us here. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Defunding Planned Parenthood threatens care for millions, especially in rural and underserved areas. If this bill passes, up to 200 clinics could close. The impact? Fewer cancer screenings, wellness exams, and basic care.

How “Dobbs” Unleashed a Breathtaking Disregard for Human Rights In this new era of Jane Crow, the right to choose is not only a question of bodily autonomy in life, but even in death.

"Sadly, Adriana’s case reflects the new 'Jane Crow' era, when the state in which a woman resides, becomes pregnant, and dies now determines whether she will be accorded basic civil and human rights."

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Here Are the Nearly 2,500 Medical Research Grants Canceled or Delayed by Trump Some cuts have been starkly visible, but the country’s medical grant-making machinery has also radically transformed outside the public eye.

“the country’s medical grant-making machinery has radically transformed outside the public eye”

NEA Defends Inclusive Education and Wins – What you Need to Know | NEA Three court rulings uphold schools' rights to continue to provide an inclusive curriculum, teach the full history, and support students in accordance with their needs.

🙌 VICTORY: The infamous "End DEI portal", which was built to intimidate teachers who didn't agree with the Trump administration's anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion positions, has been shut down.

Learn more about this and two other recent victories for inclusive education:

Der Kulturstaatsminister bekommt in der SZ Platz, ungeniert rechte Kulturkampfgülle zu verbreiten als wären es Fakten - in einem eigenen Beitrag. Man fasst es nicht.

LGBTIQ+ inclusion - Plan International We work with the global LGBTIQ+ community because every young person deserves safety, and equal access to opportunities and services.

Young people with diverse #SOGIESC are among the most marginalised & excluded members of society. However, everyone regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should be able to live a life free from discrimination, violence & stigma #Pride
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People with cancer face ‘ticking timebomb’ due to NHS staff shortages Royal College of Radiologists warns of long delays to have surgery or treatment, raising chances of disease spreading People with cancer face a “ticking timebomb” of delays in getting diagnosed and treated because the NHS is too short-staffed to provide prompt care, senior doctors have warned. An NHS-wide shortage of radiologists and oncologists means patients are enduring long waits to have surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy and have a consultant review their care. “Our waiting times for breast radiotherapy are now the worst I have ever known in 20 years.” “Current wait for head and neck cancers [is] six weeks, meaning possible progression before radiotherapy.” “A multiple week wait for palliative treatment has sometimes led to deterioration to the point is no longer possible.” Continue reading...

People with cancer face ‘ticking timebomb’ due to NHS staff shortages

Der rechte Troll unter den Frauen­magazinen Wie das «Evie Magazine» völkisches Denken und Rassismus für Frauen inszeniert.

"Evie Magazine" sieht aus wie ein reguläres Hochglanz-Magazin für Frauen - dabei handelt es sich um ein Propaganda-Blatt, dass völkisches Denken bewirbt. "Evie" verpackt traditionalistische Gender-Rollen & Rassismus in glossy Insta-Optik: www.republik.ch/2025/06/03/e...

Trump’s new ‘gold standard’ rule will destroy American science as we know it | Colette Delawalla The new executive order allows political appointees to undermine research they oppose, paving the way for state-controlled science

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This statement from Jonathan Joss's husband is heart breaking.

No, headline writers, he wasn't "killed in an argument with a neighbor." He was *deliberately murdered* for being gay right after his dog was decapitated.

Bet the murderer calls himself a "Christian."

THIS is why Pride is important.

Consent decrees save lives. They protect rights. They hold systems accountable.

I alongside @repsummerlee.bsky.social and Rep. Lucy McBath are leading the charge demanding the DOJ reinstate these decrees—because our communities deserve more than thoughts and prayers.

NYC-based Free to Be Youth Project is the only legal services program in the nation targeted to low-income & homeless LGBTQ+ youth. Our video about their amazing work, narrated by David Byrne, premiered last week at Amazing Humans Doing Amazing Things: reasonstobecheerful.world/free-to-be-y...

Press release: Turkey poised to further roll back LGBTI rights amid ongoing democratic crackdown | ILGA-Europe A draft law is moving through parliament that will introduce draconian criminal provisions against LGBTI people in Turkey.

As Turkey continues its crackdown on democracy, its government is poised to pass one of Europe’s most extreme anti-LGBTI laws, criminalising expression, visibility, and identity under the guise of public morality www.ilga-europe.org/press-releas...