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30 November 2018
This is TOO funny...
Donald Trump - Judge rules against Trump administration in sanctuary cities case
Aaron Katertsky
ABC
ABC
Aww, Donald, don't be angry... (hee hee!)
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please press: abcnews.go.com
India - Missing Indian transgender political candidate found
Swati Gupta, James Griffiths
CNN
CNN
Tharisapali plates
Kerala, India
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/3rd_Tiruvalla_Copper_Plate.jpg
please press: www.cnn.com
civil rights - Swampscott agreement deals with gender fluidity
Colman M. Herman
CommonWealth
CommonWealth
Swampscott, MA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Swampscott_Public_Library.jpg
please press: commonwealthmagazine.org
Alabama - Alabama health care fails transgender students
Leah Goggins
The Crimson White
The Crimson White
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
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please press: cw.ua.edu
lead story - Transgender people are being threatened. They need allies. [Opinion]
Julien Gomez
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
Houston City Hall (1913)
Houston, TX
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please press: www.houstonchronicle.com
Labels:
allies,
being threatened,
foreign,
Julien Gomez,
need,
opinion,
therapist,
transgender people
Location:
Houston, TX, USA
VIDEO - Matt Baume - Twitter Bans Deadnaming and Misgendering
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_mdWVe1sIU
29 November 2018
Maine - Editorial: Discrimination takes shapes through Trump’s military transgender ban
Liz Theriault
Maine Campus
Maine Campus
University of Maine
Orono, ME
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please press: mainecampus.com
lead story - Why Is Transgender Identity on the Rise Among Teens?
Samuel Veissiére
Psychology Today
Psychology Today
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please press: www.psychologytoday.com
28 November 2018
Donald Trump - Scientists Respond To Trump’s Latest Unhinged Climate Remarks: ‘It’s Almost Satire’
Alexander C. Kaufman
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Labels:
Alexander C. Kaufman,
almost satire,
climate,
Donald Trump,
latest,
remarks,
respond,
scientists,
unhinged
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Fiji - Transgender call for protection
Vishaal Kumar
The Fiji Times
The Fiji Times
Suva, Fiji
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Suva%2C_Fiji_52.jpg
please press: www.fijitimes.com
civil rights - How to Fight With a Trump Target on Your Back. Stories of Hope and Survival From Our Trans Readers.
Ashley Dejean
Mother Jones
Mother Jones
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please press: www.motherjones.com
ezs note: Be sure to listen to the Mother Jones podcast as well.
Pennsylvania - Harrisburg marks Transgender Day of Remembrance, calls for legislative action
Katie Meyer
WITF
WITF
Kunkel Building
Harrisburg, PA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/22/Kunkel_Building_Nov_10.JPG
please press: www.witf.org
lead story - Autopsy finds evidence that transgender migrant who died in ICE custody had been beaten
Daniel Gonzalez
USA Today
USA Today
Enrique Simonet, La Autopsia (1890)
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please press: www.usatoday.com
ezs note: Um, make that murdered...
please press: www.usatoday.com
ezs note: Um, make that murdered...
27 November 2018
Denmark/Tanzania - DENMARK WITHHOLDS NEARLY $10 MILLION IN AID MONEY TO TANZANIA
Press
WTVA/WLOV
WTVA/WLOV
Copenhagen, Denmark
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please press: www.wtva.com
civil rights - Remembering and Honoring Civil Rights Icon Harvey Milk
Rokia Hassanein
HRC
HRC
Harvey Milk (1930-1978)
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please press: www.hrc.org
North Carolina - N.C. Officials to Eliminate Health Benefits for Transgender Individuals
Press
The Carolinian
The Carolinian
Greensboro, NC
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please press: carolinianuncg.com
lead story - Twitter has banned misgendering or ‘deadnaming’ transgender people
Adi Robertson
The Verge
The Verge
Twitter logo
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please press: www.theverge.com
26 November 2018
Donald Trump - Mia Love: Trump has 'no real relationships, just convenient transactions'
Rebecca Morin
Politico
Politico
Rep. Mia Love (R)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Mia_Love_Congressional_Photo.jpg
please press: www.politico.com
Argentina - Buenos Aires gears up for the huge celebration of LGBT culture
Karen Michelle Lemus
Buenos Aires Times
Buenos Aires Times
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Plaza_de_Mayo_LGBT.jpg
please press: www.batimes.com.ar
civil rights - Transgender Guidance Scrubbed From Office of Personnel Management Website
Gwendolyn Smith
NCRM
NCRM
ezs note: Uh... thanks...
Credit: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/logopedia/images/9/9b/Scrubbing-Bubbles-Logo.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20130322080056
please press: www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com
Labels:
guidance,
Gwendolyn Smith,
management,
office,
personnel,
scrubbed,
transgender,
website
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Colorado - Brianna Titone Just Made Transgender History in Colorado
Samantha Allen
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
Arvada, CO
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Cable-stayed_bridge_At_Gold_Strike_Park_in_Arvada%2C_Colorado.jpg
please press: www.thedailybeast.com
Labels:
Arvada,
Brianna Titone,
Colorado,
just,
made,
Samantha Allen,
transgender history,
Vicki Pyne
Location:
Arvada, CO, USA
lead story - “Man Made,” a Film About Transgender Bodybuilders, Upends the Traditional Documentary Gaze
Rachel Lipstein
The New Yorker
The New Yorker
Credit: https://lovemattersdotorg.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/neo-sandja.jpg
please press: www.newyorker.com
Labels:
documentary,
film,
gaze,
Man Made,
Rachel Lipstein,
traditional,
transgender bodybuilders,
upends
Location:
New York, NY, USA
25 November 2018
United Arab Emirates/UK - Birmingham University staff to boycott UAE campus after jailing of academic
David Batty
The Guardian
The Guardian
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/Capital_Gate.jpg
please press: www.theguardian.com
civil rights - Houston civil rights activist Ray Hill dead at age 78
Brittany Taylor, Robert Arnold
Click 2 Houston
Click 2 Houston
Ray Hill (died 11-24-2018)
Credit: http://www.kcoasis.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Ray-Hill.jpg
please press: www.click2houston.com
Illinois - Is O’Fallon denying transgender students certain rights? The board decides to rewrite its rules.
Lexi Cortes
Belleville News-Democrat
Belleville News-Democrat
O'Fallon, IL
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please press: www.bnd.com
Labels:
board,
certain rights,
decides,
denying,
Lexi Cortes,
O’Fallon,
rewrite,
rules,
transgender students
Location:
O'Fallon, IL, USA
lead story - Pistons' Reggie Bullock won't let transgender sister's death be in vain
Vince Ellis
Detroit Free Press
Detroit Free Press
Reggie Bullock
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Reggie_Bullock_Clippers.jpg
please press: www.freep.com
Labels:
advocacy,
Baltimore,
death,
Mia Henderson,
Pistons,
Reggie Bullock,
transgender sister,
vain,
Vince Ellis
Location:
Detroit, MI, USA
24 November 2018
Donald Trump - RNC Catches Heat For Hawking Discounted Donald Trump Merchandise On Black Friday
Lee Moran
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Labels:
Black Friday,
catches heat,
discounted,
Donald Trump,
hawking,
Lee Moran,
merchandise,
RNC
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Slovakia - Thousands rally in Slovakia in support of protest organizers
Press
News 1130
News 1130
Bratislava, Slovakia
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please press: www.citynews1130.com
civil rights - Congresswomen, civil-rights leaders, black trans woman demand protections for Black LGBTQ community
Press
Windy City Times
Windy City Times
Chicago, IL
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please press: www.windycitymediagroup.com
Alaska - Alaska sees first two transgender women elected to office
Julia Laude
KTUU
KTUU
Fairbanks, AK
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please press: www.ktuu.com
Labels:
Alaska,
elected,
first,
Julia Laude,
Kathy Ottersten,
Liz Lyke,
office,
sees,
transgender women,
two
Location:
Fairbanks, AK, USA
lead story - Vigil remembers transgender lives lost to violence
Anna Merod
The Winchester Star
The Winchester Star
Winchester, VA
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please press: www.winchesterstar.com
VIDEO - Matt Baume - Trump Cronies Find New LGBTQ Protections to Attack
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8_lkhPVtRk
23 November 2018
Donald Trump - Roger Stone Associate Jerome Corsi In Plea Negotiations With Mueller: Report
Sara Boboltz
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
St. Lucia - LGBT group wants its turn to meet with government
Staff
St. Lucia News Online
St. Lucia News Online
Castries, St. Lucia
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Fire_Station_Castries.jpg
please press: www.stlucianewsonline.com
civil rights - U.S. gender memo draft stirs concern in Arkansas
Kat Stromquist
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Fort Smith, AK
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please press: www.nwaonline.com
Mississippi - NATIONAL TRANS AWARENESS WEEK HONORS VICTIMS OF HATE CRIMES IN MISSISSIPPI
Ashley Norwood
MPB
MPB
Jackson, MS
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Mississippi_Old_Capitol.jpg
please press: www.mpbonline.org
lead story - Trump administration asks Supreme Court to take up military transgender ban
Ariane de Vogue, Joan Biskupik
CNN
CNN
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please press: www.cnn.com
22 November 2018
To my US friends, happy Turkey/Tofurkey Day!
Labels:
friends,
happy,
Turkey/Tofurkey Day,
USA
Location:
Plymouth, MA, USA
21 November 2018
Maryland - Hagerstown community honors Transgender Day of Remembrance
Brendan Reynolds
Local DVM.com
Local DVM.com
Hagerstown, MD
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please press: www.localdvm.com
VIDEO - Bill Press - THE CASE AGAINST TRUMP
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2usi6n6CdE
Labels:
Bill Press,
THE CASE AGAINST TRUMP
Location:
San Francisco, CA, USA
20 November 2018
Donald Trump - Trump Fans Sink Savings Into ‘Iraqi Dinar’ Scam
Will Sommer
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
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please press: www.thedailybeast.com
New Zealand - Should New Zealand drop gender for birth certificates, licences?
Zane Small
Newshub (NZ)
Newshub (NZ)
Wellington, New Zealand
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please press: www.newshub.co.nz
civil rights - AG Healey Demands Civil Rights Protections for Transgender People
Staff
Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod Times
AG Maura Healey
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Maura_Healey_official_photo.jpg
please press: capecodtoday.com
Wyoming/DC - What Matthew Shepard’s interment taught us about religion
Brett Krutzsch
OUPblog
OUPblog
Laramie, WY
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please press: blog.oup.com
lead story - Transgender pride flag flies over Yellowknife city hall for first time
Press
CBC News
CBC News
Yellowknife, NWT (Canada)
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please press: www.cbc.ca
19 November 2018
Donald Trump - Ex-White House Aide Details Trump’s ‘Team Of Vipers’ In Tell-All Book: ‘We Were Ruthless’
Hayley Miller
HuffPost
HuffPost
Bamboo pit viper (sadly, not the book)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Bamboo_pit_viper_-_head_profile.jpg
please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Kenya/UK - Gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia in deportation persecution fear
Press
BBC News
BBC News
Bristol Rovers
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please press: www.bbc.com
Labels:
asylum,
deportation,
fear,
gay,
Kenneth Macharia,
persecution,
rugby player,
violence
Location:
Bristol, UK
civil rights - Boyertown (PA) students ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal of transgender bathroom challenge
Peter Hall
The Morning Call
The Morning Call
Boyertown, PA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Boyertown_-_Cannonhill.JPG
please press: www.mcall.com
Labels:
appeal,
bathroom,
Boyertown,
challenge,
hear,
Peter Hall,
students,
transgender,
U.S. Supreme Court
Location:
Boyertown, PA 19512, USA
California - ‘This or suicide.’ Lacking options in the Valley, trans people travel hours for surgery
Mackenzie Mays
Bristol Herald-Courier (originally in The Fresno Bee)
Bristol Herald-Courier (originally in The Fresno Bee)
Fresno, CA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Fresno_Water_Tower.JPG
please press: www.heraldcourier.com
Labels:
hours,
lacking,
Mackenzie Mays,
options,
San Joaquin Valley,
suicide,
surgery,
trans people,
travel
Location:
Fresno, CA, USA
lead story - ‘We Have Targets on Our Backs’: How Jacksonville Became America’s Transgender Murder Capital
Samantha Allen
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
Jacksonville, FL
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Jacksonville_San_Marco_Square.JPG
please press: www.thedailybeast.com
18 November 2018
Donald Trump - Trump blasts 'little Adam Schitt' on Twitter
Quint Forgey
Politico
Politico
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please press: www.politico.com
ezs note: Oooo, good one, Donald. I'm sure Beavis and Butt-Head would be quite impressed.
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