Trans people are the latest target in the right-wing culture wars. According to the Human Rights Campaign, there are currently more than 200 anti-transgender rights bills under consideration by state legislatures around the country. Last week, Arkansas became the first state to ban gender-affirming medical care for transgender and nonbinary youth, a move that looks to be imitated by other legislatures soon.
A Reckoning in Minneapolis
Photo by Chad Davis on Flickr
Less than a year after the world watched George Floyd plead for his life from under the weight of a white police officer’s knee, that officer, Derek Chauvin, is being tried for murder.
It’s painful to relive Floyd’s death as a viral spectacle, it’s painful to have to wonder if Chauvin will be held criminally accountable for his actions, it’s painful to reflect on the deadly nature of institutionalized anti-Black racism.
If you’re Black, here are some self-care resources from NAMI Minnesota. Mental health experts recommend boundary-setting to prevent secondary trauma related to the trial; feel free to give yourself a break on this MCW.
All eyes on amazon
Photo cred K. Kendall on Flickr
Last week, 5,800 employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama held a vote on whether to form a union. At press time, the votes are still being counted, but if the vote to unionize passes, the Bessemer employees will be the first Amazon employees ever to unionize.