This post was updated Aug. 15 at 5:30 p.m.
A controversial Californian bill toes the line between legislative progress and performative activism for the state’s LGBTQ+ community.

Inequity and division along racial lines appear to be the only constants during this pandemic.
The percentage of vaccinated Black Americans compared to total vaccinated individuals is less than the population percentage of Black individuals in every state in the U.S that has reported race and ethnicity data for vaccinated people.