The threat to contraception access is real, and it makes sense for people to fill prescriptions before the transfer of power takes place. It's also why people wanting an intrauterine device (IUD) should consider getting one before inauguration, while the Affordable Care Act still stands and IUDs are still covered without co-pay.
“Democrats will be completely unified under the Senate in beating back any attempts to curtail reproductive rights,” a Senate Democratic leadership aide said in an email to Rewire. “It’s an issue that binds our caucus together.”
In my opinion, the biggest issue with California's Prop 60 is that it was drafted without any input from the industry, as well as without any understanding of how the industry functions today. Porn performers are constantly working internally to improve upon the industry.
The Black church is not a monolith and cannot be spoken for by any singular ideological voice. Those who try only manage to reduce the church to a one-dimensional caricature of itself that is neither accurate nor productive for discussions about the real needs in Black communities and the lives of “the poor.”
“My main concern is having to show my driver’s license and then looking completely different than the person on the license," said Cassandra Beckham, who is voting for the first time as an openly transgender woman.
Adult performers are worried about the other aspects of the act, particularly the clauses allowing California residents to file suit in the event they believe condoms weren't used in a production. The reason why is simple: The face of the porn industry is changing.
In deciding to take the case of Gavin Grimm, the Roberts Court could affirm that trans students have the right to use restrooms that align with their gender identity rather than biological sex.
In the first-person STI story, the diagnosis represents a betrayal or a fall from grace, eventually culminating in a resolution that feels almost like a moral by discovering a silver lining or positioning oneself as the righteous victim of a cheating or lying ex. These “I found out I had an STI, but now I’m OK” pieces are often composed primarily of descriptions of devastation and shame, ending as soon as things turn around.
The Russell Amendment follows in the tradition of measures that purport to protect religious freedom at the expense of marginalized groups, while actually codifying the imposition of religious beliefs on others.
