Lady Parts Justice League isn’t taking the mounting threat of the repeal of Roe vs. Wade lying down. This group of feminist comedians claps back at attacks on reproductive rights, dispelling myths about abortion with pointedly funny videos. Lizz Winstead, cocreator of The Daily Show, cofounded the New York-based nonprofit in 2015, and today she’s its chief creative officer—a role she takes to with humor and a lot of swearing.
The venue was packed, but many fans had never heard of Lady Parts Justice League before the show—they’d come because they liked someone on the bill. But Barbara McDonough, 81, was an exception: the Illinois native drove in from the far southern suburb of Homewood to see the concert.
“He pulled up in this bright yellow convertible Corvette Stingray. . . . Me and my brother were like, ‘Yes! That’s the guy, mom, that’s the guy!’” Hogan said.
And that they did. At the end of the show, Winstead pulled two important women onstage: Diana Parker, clinic coordinator and director of community relations for the Midwest Access Coalition, and Allison Cowett, associate medical director of Family Planning Associates Chicago. (Full disclosure: I’m not just a freelance writer but also director of communications for the Midwest Access Coalition.)
