From Marriage Equality to SCOTUS Reform: Imani and Jess Answer Your Questions (Podcast)

Hawai'i has a history of supporting abortion care as an indigenous nation, long before it was colonized. Its tradition of protecting bodily autonomy continues today. #archive buff.ly/y5dwBcU

Where would you host a NYC food drive? For NYC Queers 4 Food Justice, the answer was the historic lesbian bar Ginger’s. They have since expanded to sapphic spots across the city. And they’re not alone: LGBTQ+ groups across the U.S. are making sure their people get fed this holiday season.

‘Scrubs’ alum Judy Reyes on ICE raids, humanity, and the power of storytelling

The latest from our sex columnist @cuteflesh.bsky.social : Gen Z Wants To Ditch Tinder. But Can They Find Love IRL?

This holiday season, queer organizers are caring for their communities amid rising hunger and economic uncertainty. A New York City queer collective teamed up with a lesbian bar to distribute food. A Georgia mutual aid group is running a food pantry. Read more:

Thanksgiving mood boost: Across the US, lesbian bars, queer collectives and butch clubs are feeding hungry community members. “When I walked into that space...every single butch or masc in there was ready to work and just wanted to know what they could do,” an organizer told @rewirenewsgroup.com.

This holiday season, between the recent upending of SNAP benefits and increasing economic uncertainty, people are hungry. Queer groups are stepping in to make sure their communities get fed. Really proud of this piece from Priyanka Bansal. I hope you'll give it a read.

North Dakota Abortion Ban Deemed Constitutional in Split Opinion From State Supreme Court This story was originally published by @northdakotamonitor.com

Mifepristone on Trial: Where Lawsuits About a Key Abortion Medication Stand This story was originally published in @statesnewsroom.com

New episode of B*tch, Listen! It’s Judy Reyes talking everything from ICE raids to the importance of community to the Scrubs reboot and how great Bill Lawrence is. Please listen and share! Thank you. youtu.be/chp761FZJA4?...

Blackout Wednesday is almost here—you know, the night before Thanksgiving when Americans hit their hometown bars to drunkenly mingle. Such old-school rituals may feel foreign to young singles, who have dating app burnout, but still rely on them to date. @cuteflesh.bsky.social asks: What's next?

Before Thanksgiving comes for Blackout Wednesday, when singles mingle at their hometown bars. @cuteflesh.bsky.social's latest sex column for @rewirenewsgroup.com. includes describes life IRL as the "meaty fleshspace"& features some Carrie Bradshaw-esque anthropological dating observations. Enjoy!

Though most don’t, some people report worsening mental health after abortion. It’s not about regret, experts say. It's more likely linked to social and medical factors, including previous mental health history. If you're in need of support, here are some resources from our full article ⬇️

Artificial intelligence told these women to divorce their abusive husbands

i just finished editing the transcript for my interview with judy reyes. IT'S SO GOOD. I got some behind the scenes info about what it was like working on Scrubs. Plus we talked immigration, anticapitalism, the importance of community. SHE'S SO LOVELY.

After abortion, some people report worsening mental health. It’s not about regret, experts say.

We had just beaten back a scam attempting to pass off fake, AI-written story as a hard-hitting investigation when @hallielieberman.bsky.social pitched me this. I was pretty sour on AI at the time! Glad I set aside my annoyance to allow that AI might have a positive use: helping women escape abuse.

The latest from @angryblacklady.blacksky.app : Democrats Picked an Insurance Fight They Weren’t Willing to Win. Now Abortion Is On the Line—Again (Opinion)

You’ve heard of women with AI “boyfriends,” but what about women with AI marriage counselors? Women in unhappy or abusive relationships, both cis and trans, are divorcing their partners on advice from AI, reports @hallielieberman.bsky.social

She drove a hundred miles to give birth. New California laws are bringing maternity care closer to home. This story was originally published by @calmatters.org

Democrats blinked. Again. Six weeks into a GOP-made shutdown, they folded without securing ACA subsidies. Republicans saw the collapse coming and instantly pivoted to abortion. Now they're trying to extend Hyde to private insurance. My latest:

People use chatbots as their life coaches and boyfriends, so why not as marriage counselors, too? @hallielieberman.bsky.social reports on the rise of the AI-inspired divorce for @rewirenewsgroup.com

Immigrant women are more exposed to breast cancer risks at work. Occupations predominated by immigrant women came with significant exposures to cancer-linked chemicals, a new study finds.

I got birth control in three different countries—here’s how the U.S. stacks up

Podcast: What It’s Like Suing Trump in Court Over SNAP Funding hosted by @hegemommy.bsky.social Legal advocate @skyeperryman.bsky.social talks about fighting for communities and against the Trump administration in court.

"These are the very roles that keep hospitals, homes, and communities running—and they’re putting workers’ lives at risk." A new study finds that the jobs immigrant women often occupy may increase the likelihood of getting breast cancer due to toxic chemical exposure, reports Natalie Grigson

Love the ending of this: "Because there are better and worse ways to feel 'just a pinch.'"

When medical providers can underestimate the pain of forcibly dilating the cervix and sticking a T-shaped device into the uterus, patients fear IUD insertion. Writer Catherine Work got an IUD in 3 different countries and has some advice for American OB-GYNs.

Democrats responded to anti-trans attacks this year—and won This story was originally reported by @19thnews.org , and republished through RNG‘s partnership with The 19th News Network.

As someone who's lived abroad, I frequently compare the experience of getting health care in those places w/that of the US. So when @rewirenewsgroup.com was pitched a story contrasting the pain & cost of IUD insertion in 3 countries, I jumped to assign it. Wild guess: How do you think the US fares?

Let white people be the face of Trump’s hunger crisis—opinion by @angryblacklady.blacksky.app

More than 300,000 Black women left the labor force in early 2025. When Emma Akpan’s contract ended, she faced the typical unemployment stressors—rent, groceries, utility bills. But she also found it hard to access basic reproductive health care. Akpan wasn’t alone. Read her latest for more

SCOTUS rejected former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis’s decade-long effort to overturn same-sex marriage. Read @angryblacklady.blacksky.app 's August analysis about how “the current political climate is ripe for shenanigans when it comes to LGBTQ+ rights.” rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/08/13/s...

Doctors challenge Arizona abortion laws as unconstitutional burden on patients

🚨New #BoomLawyered: SCOTUS is going to tear down the wall between church and state with this Colorado case involving a religious charter school that wants public funding. The last time this issue came before the court, ACB had to recuse herself so it was a 4-4 split. She'll be the fifth vote now.

Podcast: A #Colorado school tests the separation of church and state from @hegemommy.bsky.social and @angryblacklady.blacksky.app

This year I launched my newsletter AngryBlackLady Chronicles and my new podcast B*tch, Listen. Neither of those things would exist without Rewire—or without you. If you believe in unfiltered voices, become a member. Let’s keep building spaces they can’t censor.

My latest on Republicans playing Russian roulette with people’s food: Let White People Be the Face of Trump’s Hunger Crisis rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/04/f...

Here’s how last night’s election results are shaping abortion access and other reproductive justice initiatives in the U.S.:

new from me, @rewirenewsgroup.com is watching races in Virginia, New Jersey, and NYC tonight: rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/11/04/e...

Abortion isn’t on the ballot anywhere today, but it’s a Leo campaign issue in several races. Meanwhile, in NYC, Mamdani’s affordability focus could mean more childcare for New Yorkers who can barely afford to have a family

“Black pain isn’t enough to stir the nation’s conscience.” @angryblacklady.blacksky.app parses the racial politics of how to harness public anger against this man-made SNAP crisis

Research finds that cities could dramatically cut childhood poverty with new tax credits:

🧵Today, voters across the country will cast their ballots in state and local elections— some of which could have serious impacts on abortion access and other reproductive justice initiatives. Here are the races we’re following:

Study: Abortion bans can hinder life-saving care for pregnant patients with lung disease or medical crises

In news that will shock no one but which everyone needs to hear, abortion bans hurt the speed and quality of medical care across the board—even when treatment has nothing to do with abortion, new study shows

‘Students Are Terrified’: How Trump’s Higher Education Compact Puts Queer Students at Risk

I wrote about accidentally getting wifey disease last year for @rewirenewsgroup.com rewirenewsgroup.com/2025/10/24/q...

Governor’s Race Could Alter Abortion Landscape in New Jersey