Your Boys - The Lincoln Project (video)

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

Danielle Bunten Berry (Wikipedia0

 

Danielle Bunten Berry (1954 - 1998)

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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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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

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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!

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tornadoes - Deadly tornadoes devastate communities in six states

Keith Allen

CNN

Tornado

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

Press

ABC News

Hardy, AK

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Arkansas - ACLU sues Arkansas over transgender health care ban

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Newport, AR

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

Kyle Land

Albuquerque Journal

Albuquerque, NM

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ezs note:  Goodbye, Arkansas.  And good riddance.

Arkansas - Arkansas transgender youth treatment ban faces court challenge

Press

ABC 7

Elm Springs, AK

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lead story - USA Cycling officially oppose Arkansas anti-transgender laws

Laura Weislo

Cyclingnews.com

Gippsland Tour, Australia

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lead story - Transgender youth treatment banned by Arkansas

Shrai Popat

BBC News

lead story - Arkansas governor vetoes bill that would ban gender-confirming treatments for transgender youth

Ivan Pereira

ABC News

Little Rock, AR

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