The Gender Justice Brief
This is the podcast of Gender Justice, an organization fighting for gender equity by dismantling barriers and expanding protections. They work on economic justice, reproductive freedom, freedom from gender-based violence, and trans & LGBQ liberation. The podcast discusses opportunities for change in Minnesota and encourages listeners to stand up for their rights.
Episodes
SCOTUS Chat: US v Skrmetti (Update)
This SCOTUS Chat is hosted by Erin Maye Quade, Special Projects Advisor at Gender Justice, with Brittany Stewart, Senior Staff Attorney at Gender Justice, and Dr. Kate Gepford, Chief Education Officer at Children's Minnesota. This SCOTUS Chat addresses the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in US v Skrmetti that allows states to ban medically necessary gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary
Un)Equal Protection for Girls
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guests:
Sara Jane Baldwin, Gender Justice Senior Staff Attorney
Paula Schaefer, Advocate for Minnesota Juvenile Justice Reform
Meagan McIntyre, Gender Justice 2024 legal intern
In this conversation on The Gender Justice Brief, we shine a light on an issue that doesn’t get nearly enough attention: the unequal protection of girls in Minneso
SCOTUS Chat: U.S. v. Skrmetti
Guests:
Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor
Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Legal Director
Brittany Stewart, Gender Justice Senior Staff Attorney
On December 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case out of Tennessee called U.S. v. Skrmetti that could determine the future of gender-affirming care in the United States.
In the monumental case, families,
Protecting Your Identity: Name & Gender Marker Changes Before the New Administration
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guest: Ash Tifa, Community Organizer and Advocate
In the wake of the 2024 election results, many people in the trans community and wondering if now is the time to update names and gender markers on key documents such as passports and driver’s licenses.
As a new, hostile presidential administration comes in January, we spoke with Ash Tifa,
Post-Election Briefing: Protecting Our Rights in a Dangerous New Reality
With the Trump administration’s harmful policies targeting our fundamental freedoms, our state-based work at Gender Justice has never been more urgent.
Post-election, our legal and policy experts discuss the immediate threats we face, what the results mean for the issues Gender Justice covers, and how we’re preparing to defend our rights in this hostile environment.
Speakers:
Jess Braverman, Lega
Evolving Trans Allyship — What It Looks Like to Show Up Now
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guests: Jay Belsito, Gender Justice Organizer, and B. Wilson, BIPOC Educators’ Collective co-founder
We all have a role to play in defending trans lives, and today’s conversation aims to engage allies and those who want to be stronger advocates. We’ll explore ways to push back against harmful rhetoric, foster understanding, and take action
QUEERSPACE Collective: The Power of Community
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guest: Nicki Hangsleben, QUEERSPACE Collective
“Your program is saving my kid’s life.”
Through mentorship, training and advocacy, Minnesota’s QUEERSPACE Collective creates a space where LGBTQ+ youth can show up as their authentic selves.
We recorded this episode a little over a week before the 2024 election, with major stakes for LGBTQ+
The right to fertility coverage
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guests: Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor, and Miraya Gran, Minnesota Building Families Coalition infertility advocate
At Gender Justice, we advocate for gender equity under the law. We also subscribe to the philosophy of reproductive justice, a concept developed by Black women advocates in the 1990s defined as “the
North Dakota abortion ban ruled unconstitutional: restoring the right to liberty
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guests: Christina Sambor, Gender Justice North Dakota State Director and Marc Hearron, Center for Reproductive Rights Senior Counsel
Victory in North Dakota!
On September 12, 2024, a North Dakota state court ruled that the state’s total abortion ban is unconstitutional.
“All North Dakota citizens, including women, have the right to make
Gender Inclusive Schools
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guests: Christy Hall, Gender Justice Senior Staff Attorney, and Dave Edwards, Founder of Gender Inclusive Schools
In this back-to-school episode, Christy Hall reviews state and federal laws protecting transgender and gender expansive students in a conversation with Dave Edwards, an educator and former client of Gender Justice who has just
SCOTUS Chat: Court Reform Edition
SCOTUS Chat: Court Reform Edition
Host: Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor
Guests: Christy Hall, Gender Justice Senior Staff Attorney, and Hayley Durudogan, Alliance for Justice Durot Fellow
Court reforms proposed by the Biden-Harris administration are popular across the political spectrum.
In this episode of The Gender Justice Brief, Christy Hall and Erin Maye Quade talk wi
Justice for Reyzl: Standing up to LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
Justice for Reyzl: Standing up to LGBTQ Workplace Discrimination
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications
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Guest: Brittany Stewart, Gender Justice Senior Staff
Attorney
In August 2024, Gender Justice and co-counsel Wanta Thome PLC filed a discrimination lawsuit against
the Academy of Holy Angels, a Catholic high school in Richfield, Minnesota, and the Archdiocese of St. Paul and M
SCOTUS Chat: Supreme Court punts decision on emergency abortion care ahead of 2024 election
SCOTUS Chat: Recorded live with Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Legal Director and Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor
On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Idaho v. United States and Moyle et al., or the “EMTALA” (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) case, which centers on whether state abortion bans supersede the federal EMTALA law mandating th
"Fostering joy and health": Minnesota's new gender-affirming care law
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guests: Ash Tifa, Rainbow Health Legal Services Program Coordinator, and Annie Van Avery, Family Tree Clinic Executive Director
“No health plan that covers physical or mental health services may be offered, sold, issued, or renewed in this state that excludes coverage for medically necessary gender-affirming care.”
This is the simple lang
SCOTUS Chat: Abortion Win with Troubling Implications
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications Director
Guest: Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Legal Director
On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a decision in U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, its first abortion case since the Dobbs ruling reversing Roe v. Wade.
In a unanimous ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court maintained the current FDA regulations on
Helping the helpers: a victory in the fight to fund abortions in Alabama
Host: Noah Parrish, Gender Justice Communications DirectorGuests: Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Legal Director and Paige Suelzle, Litigation Counsel at The Lawyering Project
In this episode of The Gender Justice Brief we talk with The Lawyering Project’s Paige Suelzle about a recent victory for abortion funds—and for the First Amendment—in a case that is likely to have broad regional and national
Re-release for 10th anniversary of the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA)
In honor of the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA), which guarantees nursing rights for Minnesota workers, we are re-releasing our 2023 episode on Pregnancy and Pumping Rights.
In 2014, Gender Justice helped catapult the life-changing package of legislation known as the Women's Economic Security Act over the finishing line. In the decade since, the pol
SCOTUS Chat: Can states ban emergency abortion care?
Host: Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor
Guests: Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Legal Director and Rupali Sharma, Deputy Executive Director for Legal Programs at the Lawyering Project
“This case is about our humanity: do we matter?” — Rupali Sharma
Gender Justice legal and policy experts are joined by the Lawyering Project’s Rupali Sharma to discuss the oral arguments in the
SCOTUS Chat: The Future of Medication Abortion Access
Host: Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor
Guests: Jess Braverman, Gender Justice Legal Director and Amanda Allen, Deputy Executive Director for Legal Programs at The Lawyering Project
Gender Justice legal and policy experts and the Lawyering Project’s Deputy Executive Director for Legal Programs Amanda Allen discuss the oral arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. Fo
Preconceived: Exposing Crisis Pregnancy Centers
This episode of The Gender Justice Brief is a recording of the panel of advocates and researchers featured in the film Preconceived, moderated by Gender Justice Executive Director Megan Peterson at its premiere at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas on March 9, 2024.
Preconceived tells the stories of Maleeha and Maria, just two of the thousands of people who have been deceived by coe
Another Victory for Abortion Rights in Minnesota
On February 12, 2024, the Minnesota Court of Appeals denied an anti-abortion group’s request to relitigate the historic 2022 Doe v. Minnesota decision ending restrictions on abortion care in the state, bringing us one step closer to the end of litigation.
In this episode, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor Erin Maye Quade and Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman review the case, analy
Gender Equity in Minnesota: 2024 Legislative Agenda Briefing
Panelists: Megan Peterson, Gender Justice Executive Director and Monica Meyer, Gender Justice Political Director
2023 was truly a banner year for gender equity: from passing the Trans Refuge Bill to ending state funding for crisis pregnancy centers and repealing Minnesota’s unconstitutional and harmful abortion restrictions, Gender Justice supporters helped advance some of the most equitable polic
Exposing Fake Clinics: Minnesota’s “Crisis Pregnancy Centers”
Crisis pregnancy centers, or “CPCs,” are anti-abortion organizations that target pregnant people with predatory, deceptive marketing. Their main function is to attract and intercept Black, brown, Indigenous, and low-income people before they access abortion care.
Their goal is ideological, not medical: They want to prevent pregnant people from obtaining abortion services using any means necessary
Equality for All: Minnesota’s Equal Rights Amendment
In this episode, Megan Peterson, Executive Director at Gender Justice, and Jess Braverman, Legal Director at Gender Justice, discuss the work leading to the language to revise and secure equal rights in the Minnesota state constitution.
Megan and Jess provide an overview of the stakeholder-inclusive process of identifying and revising its language and the importance of specificity and inclusivity
Roe v. Wade’s Reversal: Impact in the Heartland
In this episode, Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Project Advisor talks with:
Shayla Walker, Our Justice Executive DirectorShaVunda Brown, Our Justice Communications and Advocacy Director, andDestini Spaeth, Prairie Abortion Fund President
Please find the links mentioned in the episode here:
Our Justice Website Instagram Facebook Twitter
Our Justice Text Line 612-208-7119
Prairie Abort
Learning from the Green Wave: Fighting for Abortion Access in Latin America
Megan Peterson, Executive Director of Gender Justice, visiting in Washington, D.C., interviews Paula Ávila-Guillén, Executive Director of the Women's Equality Center.
They discuss the Green Wave movement, focusing on abortion rights in Latin America. Paula details the movement's origins, its significant societal and legal impacts, and its stamps on global abortion rights advocacy. Megan a
End of Year Mail Bag: Erin & Jess answer your questions
In this episode, Erin Maye Quade and Jess Braverman, answer you questions related to their work on gender justice, legal challenges, and lawmaking.
Erin and Jess delve into controversial issues including the Kate Cox abortion case in Texas, discuss their experiences and challenges in their respective roles as lawmaker and lawyer, and share insights into how legal cases are chosen for action.
Eri
The Teaser
2023 has almost drawn to a close, and we have one more episode to go.
On Saturday, December 30th, Erin Maye Quade and Jess Braverman unpack the "Mailbag", answering the questions you asked us.
From all of us at Gender Justice, we wish you Happy Holidays!
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Visit the "Gender Justice" Website here and "Unrestrict Minnesota" here.
The GJB is produced by Michael at ww
A Conversation on Law, Justice and Democracy with Melissa Murray
In this invigorating conversation, Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman and renowned law professor, Melissa Murray, cover an array of controversial legal topics.
Murray offers her insights on Democratic deliberation of the Supreme Court, potential court reforms, the impacts of organized conservative judiciary, and the significance of equal rights amendment in state and national levels. Sh
Ali v. Sun Country: Justice for a Nursing Mom
In this Zoom-Live briefing, the Gender Justice legal team discuss the importance of protections for breastfeeding, nursing, and pumping moms in the workplace. In particular, we highlight the experiences faced by Hani Ali, a mother who faced discrimination and intimidation at Sun Country Airlines due to her need to pump milk at work.
For more information, please visit these links:Ali v. Sun Countr
Gender Justice Saved My Kid: One Family's Story
This episode was recorded live, at the annual Gender Justice Brunch.
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Among our amazing guests, we welcomed Helene and MatthewWoods. Helene recounts the challenging journey of Matt, during his transition from elementary to middle school. After Matt came out as transgender, he faced significant difficulties at school, including discrimination and being denied access to appropriate restrooms. Th
SCOTUS Chat: What's at Stake This Term?
In this episode of Gender Justice's podcast, Erin Maye Quade, and the legal team at Gender Justice discuss several important Supreme Court cases.
The Gender Justice legal team is represented by attorneys Christy Hall, Sara Jane Baldwin, Grace Moore, and Brittany Stewart
The cases cover various topics, including sex discrimination, civil rights testers, administrative law, the Second Amendment
How Telemedicine Revolutionized Abortion Access
In this episode of the Gender Justice Brief, the host, Cam Kruger, talks with Terri Ann Thompson, a senior research scientist at IBIS Reproductive Health, and Sara Jane Baldwin, Senior Staff Attorney at Gender Justice, about telehealth and medication abortion.
The discussion revolves around the use and impact of telehealth in sexual and reproductive health as well as themes of patient autonomy, i
Live from the MN Council of Nonprofits: Ana & Cam Kruger interview Jess Braverman
In this compelling pod-swap episode with the Transgenda Podcast, hosts Ana and her cisgender dad, Cam Kruger, discuss the nuances of gender, trans rights, and societal expectations. Recorded live at the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits conference, Ana and Cam emphasize nonprofits' pivotal role in trans rights advocacy.
Guest star Jess Braverman, the legal director of Gender Justice, joins Ana a
Virtual Briefing: Protecting Transgender Kids in North Dakota
In this episode, Erin Maye Quade is joined by Christina Sambor and Brittany Stewart.
The discussion centers on Gender Justice’s expanded work into North Dakota and South Dakota, a region often used as testing grounds for right-wing movements.
Gender Justice is challenging discriminatory laws, promoting LGBTQ rights, and reproductive rights, and bolstering legal capacity.
Christina Sambor gives
Medication Abortion Lawsuits Update
In this episode of The Gender Justice Brief podcast, Erin Hart, Communications Director at Gender Justice, hosts a discussion with Jess Braverman, Legal Director at Gender Justice, and Minnesota State Senator Erin Maye Quade, Special Projects Advisor. This episode focuses on the complex topic of FDA medication abortion lawsuits and their potential impact on reproductive rights.
Senator Maye Quade
North Dakota Health Care Ban Lawsuit
The episode focuses on a recent press conference announcing North Dakota families’ lawsuit against the gender-affirming health care ban for minors, featuring poignant testimonies from affected families.
Brittany, as lead counsel, explains the legal arguments challenging the ban's constitutionality under the North Dakota State Constitution, covering equal protection, parental rights, personal a
Community Organizing
In this episode Erin Hart welcomes Abena Abraham and Jay Belsito, to discuss the importance of community organizing.
Abena serves as the Unrestricted Minnesota Campaign Director, while Jay is an organizer at Gender Justice.
This episode emphasizes the significance of direct engagement with Minnesotans and the success of electoral organizing efforts, including strategies like door-knocking and com
Anderson v Thrifty White: Defending the Right to Emergency Contraception
In this episode, Erin Hart welcomes Jess Braverman, the legal director at Gender Justice, and Erin Maye Quade, Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor (and rising TikTok star).
The team discusses Anderson v. Thrifty White, a lawsuit filed on behalf of Andrea Anderson, who was denied service when she sought to fill a prescription for emergency contraception. The complaint, filed in Aitkin County D
Back to school: know your rights
In the episode, Erin Hart and Christy Hall discuss the legal protections for transgender students and their families under federal and state law
The Minnesota Human Rights Act ensures rights for transgender students and their families. If you have experienced discrimination, you can report it to the Minnesota Department of Human Rights here: https://mn.gov/mdhr/intake/consultationinquiryform/
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Pregnancy and Pumping Rights
In this episode, Erin Hart, Allison Glass and Sara Jane Baldwin discuss rights for pregnant employees and for pumping at work. They cover:
Changes in the Minnesota's Women's Economic Security Act (WESA), which include more frequent breaks, seating arrangements, and lifting limits for pregnant employees.
A focus on creating safe, private spaces for pumping that are not bathrooms, with ac
Unpacking the U.S. Supreme Court Ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis
In this episode, host Erin Hart speaks with OutFront Minnesota Executive Director Kat Rohn, Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman, and Gender Justice Special Projects Advisor Erin Maye Quade about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in 303 Creative v. Elenis. In their analysis of the ruling they cover:
The background of the case, including the “hypothetical” harm caused to the plaintiff who
One Year Without Roe: Reflections on the Anniversary of the Dobbs Decision
In this episode, Erin Hart, Erin Mae Quade, and Jess Braverman reflect on the anniversary of the Dobbs decision that overturned Roe v. Wade
Reflections on the one-year anniversary of Roe v. Wade being overturned, leading to nationwide upheaval for abortion access and reproductive healthcare
Theories and reactions to the leaked opinion in Dobbs, exploring motives and potential impacts from the l
North Dakota Update Part Two: Abortion Rights
In this episode, Erin Hart, Christina Sambor (North Dakota State Director of Gender Justice), and Meetra Mehdizadeh (Staff Attorney from the Center for Reproductive Rights) discuss:
The legal motion to amend the ongoing abortion rights lawsuit in North Dakota
Background on the original lawsuit challenging North Dakota’s trigger ban on abortion
Significance of the North Dakota Supreme Court
Transgender Rights in Government Custody: A Landmark Settlement
In this episode, Erin Hart, Jess Braverman, and Phil Duran discuss “Lusk v DOC”
"Christina Lusk versus Minnesota Department of Corrections: Transgender Rights in Government Custody"
Discussion about the settled lawsuit and its significance for transgender rights in government custody.
Christina's struggle to access necessary care and involvement of Rainbow Health in resolving related issues.
Legislative Session 2023 Wrap Up!
Erin Hart discusses major wins and the work ahead after the 2023 legislative session with Senator Erin Maye Quade, Megan Peterson, and Monica Meyer.
Reproductive Freedom Legislative Achievements:
Beyond Roe Agenda: Repealing restrictions, protecting patients and providers, ensuring affordability.
Reproductive Freedom Codification Act: Undoing anti-abortion laws, decriminalizing abortion.
The Road to UnRestricting Minnesota
Join Erin Hart and Megan Peterson in this conversation about the history of Gender Justice and the landmark legal victories of the past years.
The Coalition's Early Days: Follow Megan Peterson's journey as she uncovers gaps in abortion coverage for low-income individuals and the formation of a coalition in Minnesota to advance reproductive justice.
Landmark Decision and Ongoing Challen
Christy Hall: 10 years of success at Gender Justice
In this episode, Erin Hart and Christy Hall reflect on Christy’s 10 years at Gender Justice and big wins for bodily autonomy and transgender rights. They discuss:
An update on Doe v. Minnesota, a historic lawsuit that resulted in most of Minnesota’s abortion restrictions being ruled unconstitutional.
Victories for transgender rights involving the Affordable Care Act and protecting transgender s
Introducing Monica Meyer, Political Director at Gender Justice
In this episode of the Gender Justice Brief, Political Director Monica Meyer discusses the organization's work on LGBTQ and reproductive rights, highlighting progress made in Minnesota's healthcare benefits and non-discrimination laws.
Meyer's experience as Executive Director at Outfront Minnesota has given her extensive knowledge of LGBTQ issues and policies, which she brings to he
North Dakota Update: Part 1
Erin Hart welcomes Christina Sambor, new North Dakota State Director for Gender Justice, and Megan Peterson, Gender Justice Executive Director, to discuss the political climate in North Dakota and recent legislation and rhetoric targeting the transgender community and LGBTQ rights.
A discussion of the discriminatory nature of the conversation surrounding LGBTQ+ rights in North Dakota's con
Bill updates and unpacking the FDA lawsuits
In this episode, Erin Hart, Megan Peterson, and Jess Braverman discuss:
The FDA approved Mifepristone for as part of a two-drug regimen for medication abortion in 2000 with unnecessary restrictions, but during the pandemic, the FDA relaxed rules allowing telemedicine access to the medication.
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal right to abortion, an anti-abortio
Virtual Briefing: Unpacking Medication Abortion Rulings
Join Gender Justice experts to unpack the contradictory court decisions on medication abortion. We’ll discuss why the decision out of Texas is so extreme and the impact it could have if it goes into effect, what to expect next, and what we need to do now.
This episode was recorded live, via Zoom, on Monday, April 10 at 5 pm CT
Speakers:
Megan Peterson, Executive Director
Jess Braverman, Legal D
Legislative Session update & a decisive victory
In this episode, Erin Hart, Megan Peterson, and Abena Abraham provide a legislative update, covering:
Dr. Sarah Traxler, Chief Medical Officer for Planned Parenthood North Central States (PPNC), testified on the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act in the Senate Health Committee. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, PPNCS has seen a 13% increase in patients coming from out of the region for aborti
Legislative Session Update
In this episode, Erin Hart, Megan Peterson, Jess Braverman, and Abena Abraham talk through the latest updates from the Minnesota legislature and abortion rights.
First, we cover the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, a Minnesota law that protects patients and providers from legal attacks from anti-abortion states. The bill is expected to be voted on in the House on Monday, March 20.
Legal direct
ICYMI: SCOTUS Chat - what's on the docket?
The Supreme Court heard important cases in the October 2022-2023 sitting. In case you missed it, here is a refresher of what was ahead for the court. Decisions are still pending on these cases. Erin Hart, Gender Justice's Communications Director, and Jess Braverman, Legal Director, discuss 4 Supreme Court cases.
1) Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard, challenges whether schools can consider rac
Landmark legal decision in Cooper v USA Powerlifting
In this episode of The Gender Justice Brief, Erin Hart, Senator Erin Maye Quade, and legal director Jess Braverman return to discuss the groundbreaking case of Cooper versus USA Powerlifting, which has set a precedent for trans inclusion in sports.
JayCee Cooper, Gender Justice's first client to join the podcast, shares her experience and why she brought the case against USA Powerlifting, highl
Organizing for Reproductive Freedom
In this episode, Erin Hart and Megan Peterson, and Abena Abraham discuss the current state of legislation. Cynthia Lin's keynote leads into the episode.
Description: In this episode, Cynthia Lin from the National Network of Abortion Funds delivers a keynote address at Reproductive Freedom Lobby Day in Minnesota, emphasizing the importance of advocating for reproductive autonomy and abortion access
The Trans Refuge Bill
In this episode, Erin Hart, MN Representative Leigh Finke, and Kat Rohn discuss the Trans Refuge Bill advancing at the Minnesota legislature.
Anti-LGBTQ+ states like South Dakota are blocking necessary gender-affirming care for minors, denying them the support they need to thrive.
The proposed Trans Refuge Bill in Minnesota is a crucial piece of legislation for the trans community, protecting
Medication Abortion in Jeopardy?
Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman and Executive Director Megan Peterson discuss the Alliance Defending Freedom’s lawsuit against the FDA for its approval of Mifepristone over 20 years ago. Mifepristone is the first pill in the two-pill regimen that makes up medication abortion. If successful, the lawsuit could hinder access to medication abortion across the country. The Gender Justice t
Menstrual Equity Legislation
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In this episode, Erin Hart and Erica Soloman (Exec. Director at NCJW MN) discuss HF44, the Menstrual Equity Bill.
NCJW Minnesota is pushing for the "menstrual equity bill" (HF 44 and SF 50) to fund menstrual products in public and charter schools.
One in five students experiences "period poverty," and many miss class without access to menstrual products.
NCJW Minnesota has distributed
Special episode: PRO Act Vote Update
Erin Hart and Gender Justice Executive Director Megan Peterson give a quick update during a marathon debate on the Senate floor before the PRO Act vote. They cover the latest updates from the legislature, including the latest updates on the Minnesota Beyond Roe: Leadership Agenda for Abortion Access bills: the Reproductive Freedom Codification Act, the Reproductive Freedom Defense Act, and the Pos
How Religion is being used to expand and limit civil rights
In this episode, Legal Director Jess Braverman and Special Projects Advisor Erin Maye Quade discuss how religion is being used to expand and limit civil rights.
The Supreme Court's Kennedy v. Bremerton School District case called into question the use of the Lemon Test for Establishment Clause violations and raised questions about religion in public spaces.
Title IX's exemption for religious or
More legislation moving & the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
In this episode, Erin Hart, Megan Peterson, and Abena Abraham discuss the latest news from the legislature and the 50th Anniversary of Roe v Wade.
We discuss the latest news from the legislative session, starting with the PRO Act (Protect Reproductive Options Act), which successfully cleared the house with a vote of 69-65.
The bill will now move on to the Senate.
We then dig into the Reproduc
Reproductive freedom bills moving at the Capitol!
In this episode, Erin Hart, Jessica Nyman, and Abena Abraham discuss the intense start of the Minnesota legislative session:
What is it like being at the Capitol again?
A lot of movement around abortion-related legislation.
The PRO Act, which would establish a statutory right to choose reproductive healthcare options, including abortion, was introduced quickly and is a top priority for legisl
303 Creative - considerations at Supreme Court level
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is hearing cases with important implications for gender equity and reproductive rights this term. In today’s episode, Gender Justice Legal Director Jess Braverman, Special Projects Advisor Erin Maye Quade, and OutFront Minnesota Board Member Jared Mollenkof discuss an upcoming case before the Supreme Court, “303 Creative LLC vs. Elenis” and what it m
Legislative Preview 2023
In this episode, GJB host Erin Hart, Jessica Nyman (Civic Engagement Director), and Abena Abraham (UnRestrict Minnesota Campaign Director) discuss the upcoming legislative session in Minnesota.
The governor will be inaugurated on January 2nd.
The Minnesota legislative session begins on January 3rd.
The Reproductive Freedom Caucus and the Black Maternal Health Caucus will be important to w
The Gender Justice Brief - A brief introduction
Welcome to the Gender Justice Brief, a podcast about fighting for gender equity by breaking down legal, structural, and cultural barriers in expanding protections for all people regardless of their gender, gender expression, and sexual orientation. In this first episode, our host Erin Hart (Communications Director), is joined by Jess Braverman (Legal Director), and Erin Maye Quade (Special Project
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