Showing posts with label LGBT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LGBT. Show all posts

28 January 2017

Betsy DeVos, a Friend of L.G.B.T. Rights? Past Colleagues Say Yes

Jeremy W. Peters
The New York Times


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please press:  https://www.nytimes.com

ezs note: An alternative, more positive stance that shows Betsy DeVos's stance on LGBT rights - though I would like to know how she stands specifically on transgender rights. It seems unclear here.

16 December 2016

Documents confirm Republicans will try to overturn Obama’s LGBT rights protections (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News


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ezs note:  Especially if your representative is a Republican, please go to house.gov and urge that transgender rights are fully maintained.  If you are uncertain who your representative is, go to the upper right corner and enter your ZIP code.

Striking photos of transgender life in New York's most famous LGBT neighborhood

Tiq Milan
CNN


Tiq Milan

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14 December 2016

Gender Outlaw Kate Bornstein Explains Why LGBT Demands the ‘Q’

Tom Blunt
Signature


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ezs note:  Kate Bornstein, arguably the grande dame of transgender thought and praxis, gives an excellent with Tom Blunt here.  Please read and enjoy!

John Bel Edwards' LGBT protections declared unlawful

Julia O'Donoghue
The Times-Picayune


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03 December 2016

IACHR to Review First LGBT Torture Case (Venezuela)

Press
Telesur


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This woman took on her homophobic neighbour with 10,000 LGBT Christmas lights (UK)

Meka Beresford

Pink News


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‘Everybody wants to be seen’ — exhibit showcases LGBTQ artists in prison

Corinne Segal
WGBH


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28 November 2016

Boulder County's LGBT community fears future, prepares for fight

John Bear
Times-Call


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ezs note:  If you live in Boulder County or the immediate area,  please note the directions on the left side of the page.

26 November 2016

New film offers a moving look at the LGBT revolution in conservative Cuba

Esther Cepeda
Corpus Christi Caller-Times


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please press:  http://www.caller.com

30 October 2016

2016, a mixed bag for LGBT politics

Press
www.scpr.org




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29 October 2016

Hillary Clinton: Marriage Equality, LGBT Rights At Stake In This Election

Carlos Santoscoy
On Top


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ezs note:  Once again, please remember to vote November 8! 

Thousands Join Asia’s Largest LGBT Pride Parade in Taiwan (India)

Staff
Sakshi Post


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26 October 2016

21 October 2016

Women, LGBT urged to fight bigotry (Philippines)

Llanesca T. Panti
The Manila Times


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