CCF’s Weekly Media Roundup by Steve Mintz, July 10, 2019

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Glaad’s Bold New Mission: an L.G.B.T. Constitutional Amendment
Reefer Madness or Pot Paradise? The Surprising Legacy of the Place Where Legal Weed Began
Here’s a look at that historic night at the Stonewall Inn.
The 1970 gay-rights march was more overtly radical.
Cuomo signs a bill to end ‘gay panic’ defenses in murder cases.
Interrupting Is Different for Men and Women, Even on a Debate Stage
When Is Being Together Worth $5.50 an Hour? Please Solve
America’s Child Care Crisis Is an Economic Crisis
2,500 Reports of Police Bias. Not One Was Deemed Valid by the N.Y.P.D.
Sperm Donors Can’t Stay Secret Anymore. Here’s What That Means.
In ‘Flash Count Diary,’ Darcey Steinke Documents the Enigma, the Rage and the Power of Menopause
Risk for Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Certain Medicines
There Are Really Two Distinct White Working Classes
Helping Students With Test Anxiety
Gender Gap Closes When Everyone’s on the Ballot, Study Shows
The Long, Cruel History of the Anti-Abortion Crusade
A New Deal for Caregiving
Queer People of Color Led the L.G.B.T.Q. Charge, but Were Denied the Rewards
Proms Can Be Painful. Pride Prom Is Different.
The ‘Euphoria’ Teenagers Are Wild. But Most Real Teenagers Are Tame.
Struggle Among Progress as Countries Restrict L.G.B.T.Q. Rights
Stonewall and the Myth of Self-Deliverance
Parenting in Poverty
Americans’ Shifting Attitude on Gay Rights
Track Officials Called Caster Semenya ‘Biologically Male,’ Newly Released Documents Show
When You’re Told You’re Too Fat to Get Pregnant
What It Looks Like to Care for Separated Migrant Children
How Battles Over Serving Same-Sex Couples Play Out in Court
It’s a Girl! It’s a Boy! And for the Gender-Reveal Cake, It May Be the End.
Rent Laws’ Impact: Tenant Paradise or Return of the ‘Bronx Is Burning’?
The Workplace Still Isn’t Equal for Women. Here’s Some Advice to Navigate It.
Work-Life Conflict Doesn’t Stop After Maternity Leave
The Damage of Dad-Shaming
Memories of That Night at the Stonewall Inn, From Those Who Were There
Women and the Diet Industry
How Should Christians Have Sex?
Can Dads Have It All?
Despite #MeToo Glare, Efforts to Ban Secret Settlements Stop Short
Should I Call My Father?
The Case for Gay Reparation
Eager to Limit Exemptions to Vaccination, States Face Staunch Resistance
Swiss Women Strike Nationwide to Protest Inequalities
U.K. Bans Advertisements Depicting Gender Stereotypes
Bringing Up Robot Baby, a Teenage Rite of Passage
U.K. Police’s Plan to Tackle Domestic Abuse: Blunt Knives
‘Little Fresh Meat’ and the Changing Face of Masculinity in China
Botswana Decriminalized Homosexuality. Here’s How Other African Countries Compare.
Bills to Decriminalize Prostitution Are Introduced. Is New York Ready?
Surrogate Pregnancy Battle Pits Progressives Against Feminists
Hollywood Reconsiders the Bad Female Boss, With a Generational Twist
The Meritocracy Is Under Siege
The End of the Rape and Incest Exception
With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided
For a Better Relationship, Try the 7-Day Love Challenge
Maine’s New Abortion Law Will Allow Non-Doctors to Perform Procedure
Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now
Animated Movies Give Women More Leadership Roles, Study Finds
Vatican Rejects Notion That Gender Identity Can Be Chosen
Generation Stressed: Whose Burnout Is It Anyway?
Japan Desperately Needs More Day Care Workers. New Mothers Need Not Apply.
West Point Cadet’s Rape Conviction Is Overturned, Drawing Criticism
She Was Smacked. He Cowered in Fear. Bruises Everywhere.

Glaad’s Bold New Mission: an L.G.B.T. Constitutional Amendment

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/29/business/media/glaad-lgbt-constitutional-amendment.html

Led by its chief executive, Sarah Kate Ellis, the gay rights group is moving beyond Hollywood and toward national politics, raising eyebrows among some of its allies.

Reefer Madness or Pot Paradise? The Surprising Legacy of the Place Where Legal Weed Began

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/30/us/marijuana-colorado-legalization.html

Colorado’s first-in-the-nation experiment with legalized marijuana has infused the drug into almost every corner of life.

Here’s a look at that historic night at the Stonewall Inn.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2019/nyc-gay-pride-parade/1969-stonewall-inn-uprising

The Times’s Michael Wilson recounted the details of the night in 1969 when police officers burst into the Stonewall Inn and the L.G.B.T.Q. community fought back.

The 1970 gay-rights march was more overtly radical.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2019/nyc-gay-pride-parade/1970-pride-march

The Christopher Street Day Liberation March, considered the country’s first pride march, was held on the first anniversary of the Stonewall uprising.

Cuomo signs a bill to end ‘gay panic’ defenses in murder cases.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2019/nyc-gay-pride-parade/cuomo-bans-gay-panic-defenses

Legislators had for years introduced bills trying to end the practice of claiming temporary insanity in cases involving sexual orientation or gender identity.

Interrupting Is Different for Men and Women, Even on a Debate Stage

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/27/us/politics/debate-interruptions.html

The largest field of women ever on a presidential debate stage provided a high-profile example of the gender dynamics of butting in.

When Is Being Together Worth $5.50 an Hour? Please Solve

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/style/modern-love-parking-cost-economics.html

Love is an emotional — but also financial — investment, which means the rules of economics may apply.

America’s Child Care Crisis Is an Economic Crisis

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/opinion/democratic-debate-child-care.html

Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris and other candidates finally take notice.

2,500 Reports of Police Bias. Not One Was Deemed Valid by the N.Y.P.D.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/nyregion/nypd-bias.html

A city watchdog found that complaints were not taken seriously, and recommended expanding the definition of bias to include racial, ethnic and L.G.B.T.Q. slurs.

Sperm Donors Can’t Stay Secret Anymore. Here’s What That Means.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/magazine/sperm-donor-questions.html

Doctors never imagined a world where donors could be tracked down by DNA. But now children can find their biological fathers — and each other.

In ‘Flash Count Diary,’ Darcey Steinke Documents the Enigma, the Rage and the Power of Menopause

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/books/review-flash-count-diary-menopause-darcey-steinke.html

Steinke ponders the metaphysical implications of a biological change with the help of Germaine Greer, Simone de Beauvoir and a whale named Lolita.

Risk for Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Certain Medicines

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/health/dementia-drugs-anticholinergic.html

Here’s what research suggests about a class of drugs called anticholinergics, which treat a wide range of ailments, from depression to bladder issues.

There Are Really Two Distinct White Working Classes

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/26/opinion/pelosi-white-working-class.html

One is solidly Republican and will stay that way; the other leans Democratic. And then there are the in-betweeners.

Helping Students With Test Anxiety

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/well/family/helping-students-with-test-anxiety.html

Parents can take steps to minimize their children’s worries about test scores, experts say.

Gender Gap Closes When Everyone’s on the Ballot, Study Shows

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/24/us/politics/candidates-women-people-of-color-elections.html

Though white men still dominate the political arena disproportionately, new research shows that when women and people of color are on the ballot, they win just as often.

The Long, Cruel History of the Anti-Abortion Crusade

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/opinion/anti-abortion-history.html

Abortion opponents don’t care what happens to an unwanted child, and they’ve never cared about the mother.

A New Deal for Caregiving

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/opinion/universal-family-care-caregiving.html

How Universal Family Care could help families throughout their lives.

Queer People of Color Led the L.G.B.T.Q. Charge, but Were Denied the Rewards

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/us/lgbtq-minorities-trans-activists.html

Transgender people, drag queens and minorities played outsized roles at early milestones of the gay rights movement, but they haven’t received the benefits of the revolution they sparked.

Proms Can Be Painful. Pride Prom Is Different.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/nyregion/pride-prom-new-york.html

A heteronormative tradition with an L.G.B.T.Q. twist.

The ‘Euphoria’ Teenagers Are Wild. But Most Real Teenagers Are Tame.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/upshot/euphoria-hbo-teens-sex-drugs.html

Kids these days are the ‘cautious generation,’ the evidence shows.

Struggle Among Progress as Countries Restrict L.G.B.T.Q. Rights

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/23/world/global-lgbtq-rights.html

While some countries are strengthening rights protections, others are clamping down in response to a wave of conservatism.

Stonewall and the Myth of Self-Deliverance

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/22/opinion/sunday/stonewall-myth.html

We’re drawn to tales of fierce resistance by oppressed minorities. But those stories can blind us to how social progress happens.

Parenting in Poverty

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/20/well/family/parenting-in-poverty.html

I am far too familiar with the seemingly endless array of indignities and flavors of shame that come with living in poverty.

Americans’ Shifting Attitude on Gay Rights

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/us/americans-lgbt-opinions.html

In 1977, 13 percent of Americans believed that a person was born lesbian or gay. Today, 49 percent believe that, according to Gallup polls.

Track Officials Called Caster Semenya ‘Biologically Male,’ Newly Released Documents Show

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/sports/track-officials-called-caster-semenya-biologically-male-newly-released-documents-show.html

The governing body of track used that language as it argued in court that Semenya must suppress her natural testosterone to be allowed to compete in certain women’s races.

When You’re Told You’re Too Fat to Get Pregnant

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/magazine/fertility-weight-obesity-ivf.html

Does it make sense, medically or ethically, when fertility clinics refuse to treat prospective mothers they consider too large?

What It Looks Like to Care for Separated Migrant Children

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/reader-center/separated-migrant-children.html

Caitlin Dickerson, a reporter for The Times, reflects on the experience of a 24-year-old woman caring for children separated from their parents along the southwestern border.

How Battles Over Serving Same-Sex Couples Play Out in Court

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/us/politics/bakery-same-sex-lawsuits.html

The Supreme Court just declined to hear a case in which a bakery refused to make a cake for a lesbian couple. Here’s a look at similar past cases.

It’s a Girl! It’s a Boy! And for the Gender-Reveal Cake, It May Be the End.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/dining/gender-reveal-cake.html

A decade on, this food phenomenon has spawned videos, bakeries — and some resistance, as gender issues grow more complicated.

Rent Laws’ Impact: Tenant Paradise or Return of the ‘Bronx Is Burning’?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/nyregion/rent-regulation-nyc.html

The Bronx could be the epicenter for the rent regulation overhaul, and there are two starkly different visions of how it will play out.

The Workplace Still Isn’t Equal for Women. Here’s Some Advice to Navigate It.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/smarter-living/the-workplace-still-isnt-equal-for-women-heres-some-advice-to-navigate-it.html

A field guide for working women.

Work-Life Conflict Doesn’t Stop After Maternity Leave

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/17/business/parental-leave-after-newborn.html

Parents need support as their children grow older, and there are few policies that address it.

The Damage of Dad-Shaming

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/well/family/dad-shaming-parenting-judgment.html

More than half of the fathers in a national poll reported being criticized about their parenting decisions.

Memories of That Night at the Stonewall Inn, From Those Who Were There

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/us/revisiting-stonewall-memories-history.html

On June 28, 1969, a gay bar in Greenwich Village helped change the course of L.G.B.T.Q. history.

Women and the Diet Industry

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/opinion/letters/women-diet-wellness.html

Readers discuss women’s attitudes toward food and their bodies and how they have been shaped by society.

How Should Christians Have Sex?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/opinion/sunday/sex-christian.html

Purity culture was harmful and dangerous. But its collapse has left a void for those of us looking for guidance in our intimate lives.

Can Dads Have It All?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/opinion/sunday/fathers-day-parenting.html

Or are child-rearing norms making both parents unhappy?

Despite #MeToo Glare, Efforts to Ban Secret Settlements Stop Short

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/arts/metoo-movement-nda.html

Twelve states have passed laws about nondisclosure agreements in sexual misconduct cases, but only one effectively neutralizes them.

Should I Call My Father?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/15/opinion/alzheimers-dementia-fathers-day.html

The hardest part of having a parent with Alzheimer’s is not knowing if you’re only causing him pain.

The Case for Gay Reparation

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/opinion/gay-reparation-stonewall.html

Other countries are taking steps to atone for their shameful past treatment of L.G.B.T. people. The United States should too.

Eager to Limit Exemptions to Vaccination, States Face Staunch Resistance

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/health/vaccine-exemption-health.html

Legislators trying to curb the numbers of unvaccinated children have been met with vigorous opposition from upset parents.

Swiss Women Strike Nationwide to Protest Inequalities

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/world/europe/switzerland-women-strike.html

Thousands of women rallied across Switzerland on Friday, railing against the slow pace of correcting inequalities between the sexes.

U.K. Bans Advertisements Depicting Gender Stereotypes

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/style/uk-gender-stereotype-ads-ban.html

No more commercials showing men struggling to do a load of laundry, or asking women if they are “beach body ready.”

Bringing Up Robot Baby, a Teenage Rite of Passage

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/nyregion/bringing-up-robot-baby-a-teenage-rite-of-passage.html

Students around the country take home the infant simulators, with little evidence that they reduce pregnancy.

U.K. Police’s Plan to Tackle Domestic Abuse: Blunt Knives

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/14/world/europe/domestic-abuse-blunt-knives.html

A pilot proposal by the Nottinghamshire Police to replace sharp knives in victims’ kitchens with blunt-tipped instruments to prevent their partners from stabbing them to death was denounced as “ludicrous.”

‘Little Fresh Meat’ and the Changing Face of Masculinity in China

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/opinion/little-fresh-meat-china.html

The embrace of a more fluid form of masculinity shows that many Chinese are frustrated with the traditional ideas pushed by the establishment.

Botswana Decriminalized Homosexuality. Here’s How Other African Countries Compare.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/world/africa/botswana-homosexuality-gay-rights.html

Thirty-two of Africa’s 54 nations have laws that criminalize consensual same-sex conduct, according to activists. Change has come, but it is spotty and slow.

Bills to Decriminalize Prostitution Are Introduced. Is New York Ready?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/nyregion/prostitution-legal-ny.html

State lawmakers took a significant step toward expanding the national conversation about sex and crime, even as quick passage seems unlikely.

Surrogate Pregnancy Battle Pits Progressives Against Feminists

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/nyregion/surrogate-pregnancy-law-ny.html

A bill to legalize paid surrogacy in New York passed the State Senate, but has found opposition from prominent feminists, including Gloria Steinem.

Hollywood Reconsiders the Bad Female Boss, With a Generational Twist

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/arts/late-night-bad-bosses.html

In projects like “Late Night,” “Little” and “Veep,” the archetype is being used to tell more explicitly feminist tales — and to question power itself.

The Meritocracy Is Under Siege

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/opinion/meritocracy-tests-education.html

Are we merely reproducing privilege or is there something to salvage in the system we have now?

The End of the Rape and Incest Exception

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/opinion/abortion-rape-incest-exception.html

Republicans are abandoning language that has long been standard in abortion bans. Why?

With Most States Under One Party’s Control, America Grows More Divided

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/us/state-legislatures-partisan-polarized.html

It is the first time in more than a century that all but one state legislature is dominated by a single party, and lawmakers have pushed in opposite directions.

For a Better Relationship, Try the 7-Day Love Challenge

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/11/well/for-a-better-relationship-try-the-7-day-love-challenge.html

Get a week’s worth of simple, science-based steps you can take to help foster a deeper connection to your partner.

Maine’s New Abortion Law Will Allow Non-Doctors to Perform Procedure

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/us/maine-abortion-bill.html

The law, which will go into effect in September, will allow nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other medical professionals to administer abortions.

Abortion Rights Haven’t Been A Priority In Blue States — Until Now

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/abortion-rights-havent-been-a-priority-in-blue-states-until-now/

Animated Movies Give Women More Leadership Roles, Study Finds

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/movies/animated-movies-women.html

Nearly four in 10 of the top toons had female producers, but women of color still found it hard to get a foothold.

Vatican Rejects Notion That Gender Identity Can Be Chosen

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/world/europe/vatican-francis-gender-identity-sexuality.html

In its first extensive document on gender theory, the Vatican argued that acceptance of fluid definitions of gender posed a threat to families.

Generation Stressed: Whose Burnout Is It Anyway?

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/opinion/letters/burnout-millennials.html

An epidemiologist and a law student say the phenomenon is real, not imagined.

Japan Desperately Needs More Day Care Workers. New Mothers Need Not Apply.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/world/asia/japan-day-care.html

Erica Takato had trained for a profession that is crucial for Japan: teaching preschool. Then she got pregnant and was hounded from her job.

West Point Cadet’s Rape Conviction Is Overturned, Drawing Criticism

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/nyregion/west-point-cadet-rape-case.html

An Army appeals court sided with a defense theory that the victim engaged in a consensual sexual encounter and took steps to avoid being detected by others nearby.

She Was Smacked. He Cowered in Fear. Bruises Everywhere.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/09/nyregion/new-york-group-home-abuse.html

Some of society’s most vulnerable people have long been preyed upon by abusive workers in group homes. New York vowed reforms, but they didn’t happen.