Trans Solidarity Rally in Washington, D.C. on May 17, 2015 (Photo credit: Ted Eytan)
TODAY’S MUST-READ NEWS AND ANALYSIS
- The Human Rights Campaign calls for action on Trans Day of Remembrance after releasing a report highlighting the epidemic of violence against transgender Americans. [Pink News]
- Representative-elect Ilhan Omar plans to challenge 181 year old ban on religious headwear in Congress. [Huffpost]
- A rape survivor tells how Betsy DeVos’s new regulations will harm other survivors. [Broadly]
- Door-to-door canvassers highlight stories of conservative men who bully, silence, and control their wives’ votes.
- “As a trans woman over 50, I’m visible — when the media wants me to be.” [Refinery29]
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YESTERDAY FROM BITCH
- White Night: 40 Years after Jonestown, Well-Intentioned White Women Are Still a Menace | The role of white women in Jonestown is a stark reminder that even the most progressive among us may be inclined to support dominant power structures when it suits us. [Laura Elizabeth Woollett]
