national/world - A transgender woman was found killed in a West Baltimore alley, prompting demands for answers and justice

Alaa Elassar

CNN

Baltimore, MD (western section)

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ezs note:  Baltimoreans, if you have any information that could lead to the arrest of Tai'Vion Lathan's killer, please call the  Baltimore Police at 1-866-7LOCKUP. (calls are confidential)  Rest in peace, Tai'Vion...👥😒

Adrienne Rich (Wikipedia)

 

Adrienne Rich (1929 - 2012)

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ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

lead story - Video shows corrections officer drop transgender woman on her face in Baltimore corrections facility

Taylor Ronnie, Liam Reilly

CNN

Baltimore, MD

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Maryland - Maryland trans veterans seek VA coverage for surgery, but agency still drafting proposed rules

Billy Jean Louis

Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, MD (north section)

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archive - Man Who Changed Sex to Wed Negro - Nov 21 1968

 

To view 'Man Who Changed Sex to Wed Negro', go

 here.

To read more about Dawn Langley Simmons , read more about her life at Wikipedia.

If you have pamphlets, magazines, zines, posters, scrapbooks, paintings, sculptures, art printings, comix or newspaper clippings and wish to download them to a reputable organization, please see digitaltransgenderarchive.net.

Maryland - Safe Haven provides housing for Baltimore’s older queer community

Clara Longo de Freitas

The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, MD (Arlington section)

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archive - Divine - Nov 13 1976

 

To view 'Divine', go

here.

To find out more about Divine, go see more on Wikipedia.

If you have pamphlets, magazines, zines, posters, scrapbooks, paintings, sculptures, art printings, comix or newspaper clippings and wish to download them to a reputable organization, please see digitaltransgenderarchive.net.

archive - Hermaphrodites with Attitude* - Fall 1997

 

To view 'Hermaphrodites with Attitude', go to

here.

If you have pamphlets, magazines, zines, posters, scrapbooks, paintings, sculptures, art printings, comix or newspaper clippings and wish to download them to a reputable organization, please see digitaltransgenderarchive.net.

archive - Bobby Barton at Mardi Gras Supper Club - 1967?

 

To view 'Bobby Barton at Mardi Gras Supper Club', go

here.

If you have pamphlets, magazines, posters, scrapbooks, paintings, sculptures, art printings, or newspaper clippings and wish to donate them to a reputable organization, please see digitaltransgenderarchive.net.

Maryland - Family, advocates seek answers following a trans woman’s death at Baltimore city jail

Jessica Anderson

Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, MD

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ezs note:  It doesn't matter what she was charged with.  She does NOT have to die like this.

Maryland - With few specialists nationwide, Baltimore is becoming a destination for transgender surgeries

 Meredith Cohn

The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, MD (Druid Hill)

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lead story - Transgender Woman Murdered in Baltimore; ACLU Sues Idaho over Trans Athlete Law

Press
Democracy Now!

Baltimore, MD

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ezs note:  Even though the article is repetitive, it is important in that the picture of Johanna Metzger is included.  Please, take a second look.  It can't hurt.

  

lead story - Virtual vigil for transgender woman killed in Baltimore

Eddie Kadhim

WMAR

Baltimore, MD

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ezs note:  Baltimoreans - if you have any information regarding the murder of Johanna Metzger, please call the \Baltimore Police Department at 311 or press HomicideTips@baltimorepolice.org

lead story - Baltimore man charged in D.C.-area killing of transgender woman

Janelle Griffith
NBC News

Elkton, MD (Cecil County)  

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Maryland - Baltimore schools draft policy to protect transgender students — a step beyond most Maryland schools

Talia Richman
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, MD

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Maryland - Maryland GOP delegate's aide charged with making illegal robocall against fellow delegate on transgender issues

Luke Broadwater
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, MD

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ezs note:  Marylanders - to get more on this story, visit the podcast. (starts at 15:38)

lead story - HRC Mourns Tydi, a Black Transgender Woman Killed in Baltimore

Helen Parshall
HRC

Baltimore, MD

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ezs note:  If you live in or near the Baltimore area, and you saw anything regarding Tydi's murder, please call the Baltimore police department at 311.  Thanks.

lead story - Pistons' Reggie Bullock won't let transgender sister's death be in vain

Vince Ellis
Detroit Free Press

Reggie Bullock

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Judge compares transgender teen Gavin Grimm to civil rights icons

Alanna Durkin Richer
LGBTQ Nation

Rosa Parks (1955)

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Long shadow cast by psychiatrist on transgender issues finally recedes at Johns Hopkins

Amy Ellis Nutt
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  Goodbye, Dr. McHugh.  And good riddance to you and your brand of quack psychiatry.