Article written for Paste Magazine on the successful introduction of Mortal Kombat's first openly gay character, Kung Jin.
Kung Jin’s Komplicated Koming Out
This👇 #VOTEPROCHOICE https://twitter.com/officialjld/status/1526645729321750529
You know who I want to lift up?
The state & local candidates who are our last line of defense for protecting our most cherished freedoms, including voting and abortion rights!
Which unsung Democratic candidates should we all be following this year?
Name them below ⬇️
This is one of those Supreme Court opinions that sounds like a stupid joke to anyone without a terminal case of lawyer brain. "If you get sentenced to death because your lawyer sucked, actually it's your fault, also it's illegal to present evidence that your lawyer sucked." https://twitter.com/SCOTUSblog/status/1528740991422939136
The Supreme Court rules 6-3 against two men on Arizona's death row who say they received ineffective assistance of counsel in state court. SCOTUS says that federal courts reviewing their cases can't hold evidentiary hearings to fully assess their ineffective-counsel claims.
#SCOTUS hollows out a 2012 decision on ineffective assistance of counsel. The decision was 6-3 with Thomas writing the majority opinion. https://www.npr.org/2022/05/23/1100852386/supreme-court-hobbles-challenges-by-inmates-based-on-bad-legal-representation?live=1
ALSO WHERE ARE THE DUDES SPEAKING UP ON BEHALF OF SISTERS, WIVES, FRIENDS, DAUGHTERS? Please take a vocal stand and support women’s reproductive rights. They will change YOUR life too! Thank you! https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1528488622537703426
.@SenDuckworth: "Shame on people who think it is beyond the pale to regulate firearms, but totally fine to regulate our uteruses."
Duckworth warns that access to fertility treatments is in jeopardy if Roe v. Wade is overturned.
Tennessee is about to become the first U.S. state to make it a felony to camp on local public property such as parks. Supporters of the law say it will help fight homelessness. Critics say it is cruel and will only make life worse for people in need. http://apne.ws/DwSbdNK