Transgender folks and allies - raise your voice - email or phone!!!

 

Magnolia, AR

(part of AR-4 (Bruce Westerman))

phone:  501-609-9796 (Hot Springs)

fax:  501-609-9887

email:  https://westerman.house.gov/contact

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Downtown_Magnolia%2C_AR_IMG_2313.JPG

ezs note:  Here in Connecticut, things are really OK for me.  Even with Trump coming in the White House, there is a solid wall protecting me and others.  However, I realize that things aren't so lucky for others.  Not all Republicans are so dense - but they make up a LARGE majority.  Which is where YOU come in.  At the VERY least, you should call or email YOUR Congressperson.  If he/she visits your area, go if at all possible and SPEAK.  

Why?  Because it's YOUR right - don't throw it away!

Transgender folks and allies - raise your voice - email or phone!!!

 

Siloam Springs, AR

(part of AR-3 (Steve Womack))

phone:  479-424-1146 (Fort  Smith)

fax:  479-464-0063

email:  https://womack.house.gov/contact/

Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Downtown_Siloam_Springs%2C_AR_005.jpg

ezs note:  Here in Connecticut, things are really OK for me.  Even with Trump coming in the White House, there is a solid wall protecting me and others.  However, I realize that things aren't so lucky for others.  Not all Republicans are so dense - but they make up a LARGE majority.  Which is where YOU come in.  At the VERY least, you should call or email YOUR Congressperson.  If he/she visits your area, go if at all possible and SPEAK.  

Why?  Because it's YOUR right - don't throw it away!

Transgender folks and allies - raise your voice - email or phone!!!

 

Sherwood, AR

(part of AR-2 (French Hill))

phone:  501-324-5941 (Little Rock)

fax:  501-324-6029

ezs note:  Here in Connecticut, things are really OK for me.  Even with Trump coming in the White House, there is a solid wall protecting me and others.  However, I realize that things aren't so lucky for others.  Not all Republicans are so dense - but they make up a LARGE majority.  Which is where YOU come in.  At the VERY least, you should call or email YOUR Congressperson.  If he/she visits your area, go if at all possible and SPEAK.  

Why?  Because it's YOUR right - don't throw it away!

Transgender folks and allies - raise your voice - email or phone!!!

 

Briarcliff, AR

(part of AR-1 (Rick Crawford))

phone:  870-203-0540   (Jonesboro))

email:  https://crawford.house.gov/

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Briarcliff_City_Hall.jpg

zs note:  Here in Connecticut, things are really OK for me.  Even with Trump coming in the White House, there is a solid wall protecting me and others.  However, I realize that things aren't so lucky for others.  Not all Republicans are so dense - but they make up a LARGE majority.  Which is where YOU come in.  At the VERY least, you should call or email YOUR Congressperson.  If he/she visits your area, go if at all possible and SPEAK.  

Why?  Because it's YOUR right - don't throw it away!

Your Boys - The Lincoln Project (video)

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG85IHWJmZI

ezs note:  Please, distribute this blog WIDELY!!!

Arkansas - Arkansas trans community center vandalized for 5th time in past year, advocates say

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Little Rock, AR

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please press:  nbcnews.com

national/world - Republican Policies Are Making It Harder For Trans People To Vote — And Do Everyday Life

Lil Kalish

Huffpost

Texarkana, AR (r)

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please press:  www.huffpost.com

Arkansas - Arkansas Supreme Court reinstates rule eliminating 'X' option for sex on state IDs

 Associated Press

NBC News

Little Rock, AR

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  Wait a minute... I thought courts were there to protect small groups and minorities???  Oh yeah... this is Arkansas... silly me... 😞

Arkansas - Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Throws Transgender Students to the Wolves

D'Anne Witkowski

Pride Source

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)

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please press:  pridesource.com

national/world - Arkansas governor says state won’t comply with new federal rules on treatment of trans students

Andrew DeMillo

AP

Alma, AR

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please press:  apnews.com

ezs note:  Oh, Arkansas.  Knuckle-draggin' Arkansas.  We love ya...

Danielle Bunten Berry (Wikipedia0

 

Danielle Bunten Berry (1954 - 1998)

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please press:  Danielle Bunten Berry

ezs note:  If you have a notable transgender person who is not listed, please don't hesitate to bring it to Wikipedia's attention!

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First in the nation gender-affirming care ban struck down in Arkansas

Daniel Breen

NPR

Little Rock, AR

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please press:  www.npr.org

ezs note:  Turn to the very first line of the second paragraph ('The ruling') and you will be hotlinked to the opinion of the judge. It's 82 pages, but it's well worth it.

second note:  STRIKE TWO!

Arkansas restricts school bathroom use by transgender people

Andrew DeMillo

AP

Little Rock, AR

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Downtown_Little_Rock.jpg

please press:  apnews.com

ezs note:  Once more, if your state Representative or state Senator voted yes for this idiotic bill, work hard  for his/her electoral downfall.  Thanks. 

Arkansas lawmaker, at a hearing, asks transgender woman if she has a penis

Matt Lavietes

NBC News

Garland County, AR

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Matt McKee, knuckledragger for the state!

please press:  www.nbcnews.com

tornadoes - Deadly tornadoes devastate communities in six states

Keith Allen

CNN

Tornado

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Arkansas - Miss United States of America must have a vagina, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge argues

Austin Bailey

Arkansas Times

 Batesville, AR

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please press:  arktimes.com

ezs note:  Yes. Because nothing is as important as vagina inspections for the Miss United States of America.  Baton-twirling be damned.

lead story - Judge blocks Arkansas' ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Little Rock, AR

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Arkansas - California bans state travel to Arkansas, 4 other states over anti-LGBTQ laws

Press

ABC News

Hardy, AK

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please press:  www.katv.com

Arkansas - ACLU sues Arkansas over transgender health care ban

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Newport, AR

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

New Mexico - Family with transgender child leaving restrictive Arkansas for ABQ

Kyle Land

Albuquerque Journal

Albuquerque, NM

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please press:  www.abqjournal.com

ezs note:  Goodbye, Arkansas.  And good riddance.