Today at Ms. | June 22, 2021

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An Open Letter to the Queer Community in the Wake of Fulton v. Philadelphia : “You Are Not a Sin” [[link removed]]

BY SUSAN SHAW | “When the U.S. Supreme Court decided last week in favor of a Catholic social services agency in Philadelphia that refuses to work on adoptions with same-sex couples, many of us in the queer community felt that familiar pang of rejection and dehumanization. ... People may ask, ‘Why not go to another adoption agency? Why not use another bakery? Why not select a different wedding venue?’ Because we should not have to. Because there is nothing wrong with us.”

The Overhaul of Title IX Must Be Trauma-Informed and Inclusive of All Survivors [[link removed]]

BY KENYORA PARHAM | Earlier this month, I testified at the Department of Education’s hearings to re-examine Title IX. But as a thriving survivor of campus sexual assault and coercion, child sexual misconduct, and organizational trauma, I was jarred and disappointed by the process of testifying. What student survivors want is to be seen, heard and believed. As the Department of Education works to overhaul Title IX, this is the time for them to lead by example.

Removing FDA Restrictions on Mifepristone Is Key Step to Challenging State Bans on Telemedicine Abortion [[link removed]]

BY CARRIE N. BAKER | Similar to how ending criminal sodomy laws paved the way to legalizing same-sex marriage, removal of the FDA restriction on mifepristone is essential to normalizing telemedicine abortion and will be an important tool for advocates as they lobby states to eliminate telemedicine abortion bans.

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