Here's what we're reading this Tuesday:
• Five Black Lives Matter protesters were shot and injured in Minneapolis last night as they camped outside a police precinct. According to witnesses, the shooter was a white supremacist counter-protester who opened fire after protesters tried to get him to leave the scene. [Star Tribune]
• Planned Parenthood has filed suit against Texas, hoping to reverse the state's decision to cut off the reproductive health provider's Medicaid funding. [New York Times]
• Donald Trump leans on racism, bigotry, and the politics of fear. [The Atlantic]
• Canada is working on a plan to prioritize refugee status for gay men fleeing Syria. [Advocate]
• In the new Hunger Games film, Natalie Dormer plays the tough-talking Cressida. In Game of Thrones, she's a scheming queen. Dormer talks about these characters and female sexuality onscreen in a new interview. [Guardian]
• “Jessica Jones is not a perfect television show, but it is a perfect punch in the face to the reasons the art of superhero storytelling has mutated into one of the most sexist industries in America.” [Autostraddle]
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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