Hey, hey, it's Monday! Here's what we're reading today:
• Michelle Obama has written an editorial about the need to let girls around the world get educations—62 million girls worldwide are not in school right now. [The Atlantic]
• Over the past six years, about 1,000 police officers have lost their badges due to sexual misconduct like rape and assault. That means a police officer has been fired for sex crimes almost every other day. [AP]
• Transgender people often face big hurdles when they go to doctors for even routine healthcare. Now, new protections for transgender patients are coming. [Marketplace]
• A survey of over 1,000 LGBTQ people in prison reveals how systemic discrimination against queer people “forms a dragnet of criminalization for the most marginalized individuals.” [RH Reality Check]
• Sarah Vowell discusses her new book, which is about the American Revolution, including the many failures of the founding fathers. [Slate]
• The costs of being poor—from the expense of eating healthy food to the price of new clothes—add up. [Lifehacker]
• Get excited, geeks: A brand new Star Trek series is coming to TV in January 2017! [Endgadget]
What did I miss? Add what you're reading to the comments.
Sarah Mirk is the former host of Bitch Media’s podcast Popaganda. She’s interested in gender, history, comics, and talking to strangers. You can follow her on Twitter.
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