my last article for a few months is about parental leave — and why U.S advocates should consider pushing for it as a standalone program (like every other country has)
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“The reason I got a vasectomy is to make sure my girlfriend could be cared for if she wasn’t able to have the same options,” he said. “And me doing my part to help our relationship and our future, that is masculine: helping your partner.”
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The all-in-one approach to paid family + medical leave has been failing in Congress for 30+ years. Even when it passes in blue states, too many new parents are left out. A stand-alone parental leave benefit would reflect how other countries have gone about it
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In my newsletter I wrote about my Vox piece on the expanding fight over trans rights and some personal reflections on the reporting rcobooth.substack.com/p/were-in-a-...
“I started this story thinking it was about the state of feminized forms of activism in 2026. I’m ending it thinking that a lot of the questions opened up by the Women’s March haven’t been answered yet.”
Read @annanorth.bsky.social on ‘craftivism’
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As opponents of trans rights set their eyes on targets well beyond youth gender medicine & school sports, Democrats still haven't figured out what they want to say. They know they need to say more, but there's no real plan right now
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There's growing consensus among Democrats that @abigailspanberger.com handled anti-trans attacks far better than the party did in 2024.
But she was still ultimately vague, and Democrats will have to figure out where they stand on the escalating restrictions.
DCHA Executive Director Keith Pettigrew was just hired as CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority:
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As this piece alludes to, we've found that there are a few simple things pro-equality candidates can do to win, even in an age of relentless anti-trans hit pieces:
- Share your story early and often
- Lead with your values
- Address good-faith concerns directly
- Turn the tables
- Go big
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Once marketed as an excuse to watch basketball, vasectomies are now a way men say they can support their partners after the fall of Roe v. Wade.
The agency has been without a CEO for 16 months, and its vote also marks a win for the board over Mayor Brandon Johnson, who pushed for the appointment of retired Ald. Walter Burnett.
New: The legal attacks on transgender Americans are moving fast beyond questions of school sports and youth gender medicine. Democrats are getting caught flatfooted, as they're still debating how to respond to the wedge issues
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The policy fight is moving well beyond sports and youth medicine. The political response hasn't caught up. www.vox.com/policy/48276...
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The policy fight is moving well beyond sports and youth medicine. The political response hasn’t caught up.
