ERA in the News: Jun 28 - Jul 5, 2019
States in green are where the ERA was in the news!
THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our first-ever ERA Day on Sunday, June 30. It's hard to put into words the gratitude we feel, and to have the support of our guests, vendors, organizations and of the fantastic team at Equal Means Equal has fired us up and given us the energy to push for newer and greater things within the organization.
Now onto the news!
GLOBAL
June 28 AUSTRALIA Stonewall 1969-Marking 50 years of LGBTIQ+ pride, Out in Perth
July 2 BANGLADESH Man is charged in Twitter threat to lynch Muslim lawyer, BDNews 24
NATIONAL
June 28 Why school busing still matters, Politico
June 29 GLAAD's Bold New Mission: an LGBT Constitutional Amendment, The New York Times
June 30 Stonewalling equality, Washington Blade
July 1 Man is Charged in Twitter Threat to Lynch Muslim Lawyer, The New York Times
July 1 Two landmark trust cases dueling at the intersection of the charitable and the political, JD Supra
July 2 How Women Remade American Government, The Atlantic
July 2 Alyssa Milano Offers 'Hope' at Children's Institute, Publishers Weekly
July 2 Remembering the life of Amelia Earhart, New York Daily News
July 3 Equal Rights Amendment Could Soon Be Back in Congress, Wall Street Journal
July 3 POLITICO Playbook PM: Trump sows confusion on the census, Politico
July 3 On Being Other 50 Years After the Stonewall Uprising, Thrive Global
July 5 Jane Lynch Gives a Sneak Peek into the New Hollywood Game Night Games, Parade
ARIZONA
June 30 On This Day, UPI.com
July 1 Opinion: ERA ratification signifies a vote for family, Wilcox Range News
FLORIDA
July 3 Florida could give women equal rights under the U.S. Constitution, but wont, Tampa Bay Times
ILLINOIS
June 30 Harris dominated Thursday's presidential debate, Chicago Sun-Times
July 1 A Chinese-American Woman Applied for a Job in Chicago, An Employer Responded: Me Love You Long Time, Block Club Chicago
LOUISIANA
July 5 Opinion: Time to go for ERA: Re-launch the campaign, Houma Courier
MICHIGAN
July 3 CRAMER: What makes America great, Grand Haven Tribune
MINNESOTA
July 1 Bygones for July 1 2019, Duluth News Tribune
MONTANA
July 1 Joe Biden explained opposition to desegregation busing in 1981 CNN interview, KXLH Helena
NEW YORK
July 2 "Depatriachalizing event to be staged in Planned Parenthood parking lot, Rochester City Newspaper
July 4 North Country Sen. Griffo disappointed in state Legislature's performance, North Country Now
July 5 League of Women Voters fights for Equal Rights Amendment, Evening Observer
OHIO
June 30 Today in History: June 30 2019, Cleveland.com
June 30 Years Ago for June 30, Youngstown Indicator
SOUTH CAROLINA
June 30 SC waited until 1969 to ratify the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote, Charleston Post Courier
TEXAS
June 28 The first Democratic debate- what happened and what you need to know, KSAT San Antonio
July 1 In Collin County, Julian Castro proclaims: I can win Texas, California, Dallas News
VIRGINIA
June 29 Longtime Women's Resource Center director to retire, Roanoke Times
June 30 Highlights from History: June 30, Richmond.com
OPPOSITION
June 28 A bad night for unborn and legal immigration, American Thinker
Thank you,
Erica Young for the APAC