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Bette Midler and Macy Gray upset trans advocates. Here’s why.
The Washington Post - By Anne Branigin
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn the fundamental right to an abortion, many celebrities have spoken out about what they see as a loss of reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. Then came Bette Midler. The entertainer, in a tweet posted Monday, wrote that women …
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1 day ago
How Black female support groups are dealing with the end of Roe
The Washington Post - By Natachi Onwuamaegbu
Black women laughed. They laughed and danced and shook out their limbs, stiff from crouching over their computers all day, staring at the news, reading headline after headline: Roe v. Wade had been overturned, and Black women stood to be disproportionately impacted. Black joy was palpable at this …
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1 day ago
What a fashion stylist does in a workday
The Washington Post - By Ashley Afriyie
Welcome to The Work Day, a series that charts a single day in various women’s working lives — from gallery owners to stay-at-home parents to chief executives. In this installment, we hear from Ashley Afriyie, a fashion stylist and consultant who recorded a workday in June. Interested in contributing …
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6 days ago
Ask Sahaj: My girlfriend’s parents disapprove of our queer relationship
The Washington Post - By Sahaj Kaur Kohli
Sahaj Kaur Kohli, creator of Brown Girl Therapy and an MA.Ed, will be answering questions about identity, relationships, mental health, work-life balance, family dynamics and more. If you have a question for her, please submit it here. Dear Sahaj: My girlfriend grew up with very religious, …
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6 days ago
Black women celebrate Jackson’s swearing in: ‘We needed this happy’
The Washington Post - By Natachi Onwuamaegbu
On International Women’s Day in 2021, Glynda Carr wrote out a list with other members of her organization, Higher Heights for America, which is dedicated to electing more liberal Black women to office. There were no Black women governors, they wrote. No Black women in the Senate. No Black woman had …
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6 days ago
Poolside on Fire Island: A playlist by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers
The Washington Post - By Hannah Good
This is The Mix Tape, a monthly playlist curated by someone notable. Is there a person you want to see featured here? Let us know. Being on Fire Island can feel like a “portal back in time,” says comedian Bowen Yang. That time, to be specific, is New York in the 1970s. The island’s gay villages and …

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