Today at Ms. | June 7, 2021

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Dark Money, Bright Future: The Equality Act Takes on New Urgency During Pride Month [[link removed]]

BY JULIET SCHULMAN-HALL and MARTY GARBARINI | Passed by the House in February, the Equality Act would amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity and sexual orientation, particularly in employment, housing, education, public accommodations and federally-funded programs. But despite widespread public support, the legislation is not likely to become law due to a coordinated dark money effort to thwart it.

ACLU, Planned Parenthood Challenge Arkansas Abortion Ban: “Patients Deserve Better from Their Lawmakers” [[link removed]]

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | “We are not going to stand by while Arkansas attempts to deny people their constitutional right to abortion care. Abortion remains legal in all 50 states, and we’ll see the state of Arkansas in court to make sure it stays that way.”

We Heart: Texas Valedictorian Paxton Smith Calls for Abortion Access [[link removed]]

BY CORINNE LONG | Paxton Smith, a Dallas high school valedictorian, decided to scrap her pre-approved speech on media and its effect on young people in favor of a brave address on the fight for abortion access in the state. “We have spent our entire lives working towards our future, and without our input and without our consent, our control over that future has been stripped away from us.”

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