In this week's Keeping Score: Athletes at the Olympics push for gender equality and inclusivity; Biden condemns state lawmakers’ attack on voting rights; ICE prohibits arrest of pregnant women; and more:
); Mj Rodriguez becomes the first transgender actress nominated for an Emmy in a top category ; Louisiana legislature eliminates the “pink tax” on diapers and menstrual hygiene products ; Zaila Avant-garde is the first African American winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee .“Perhaps we should give athletes the right to take a mental break from media scrutiny on a rare occasion without being subject to strict sanctions.
“Voting rights is a reproductive justice issue, and our leaders must act with urgency to ensure all voters can cast their ballots without government interference. Attacks on voting rights disproportionately disenfranchise Black communities. These attacks are designed with precision to stifle a progressive agenda that includes reproductive justice for women and people of color who have the right to have children, not have children, and raise the families they have in safe communities.
—Monica Simpson, executive director of SisterSong, in a statement on the importance of voting rights.“Imagine what you can achieve if you follow through on commitments to build safer platforms: an online world where a journalist can engage with feedback on her reporting, not assassinations of her character. Where a politician may read complaints about her policies, but not threats of rape and murder.
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