Idaho - Supreme Court ruling affirms anti-trans laws affecting minors in Idaho

Nicole Blanchard, Rose Evans

Idaho Statesman

Boise, ID

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ezs note:  Idaho residents (and 19 other states) - granted, it's a long road ahead.  But get out there TODAY and let your folks know why this is so important.  After all, you just need flyers and shoe leather!

Dump Trump!!!

 

Malad City, ID

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It's now past 100 days.  And, oh how "wonderful" we all must feel.  Judges are reversing Trump  at breakneck speed. But have no fear.  Trump is ignoring them.  And a certain judge is jailed (with ridiculous trumped-up charges).  Canada, Greenland, and Panama are in Trump's trigger.  We transgender folks are in Trump's trigger also.  And immigrants?  Bye, see ya later (or not!).  Even citizens are not safe.  And the Dow Jones?  Can you sing free fallin'?  You wanna see a movie, just to relax?  If it's produced anywhere outside the United States, you'll pay a 100 percent tax!!!  Oh, yeah - he's gonna get a 400 dollar graft - uh, 'gift'  of a 400 dollar 747 from Qatar! 

And Trump blames Joe Biden???, 

But you CAN do something.   Hands Off is a great place  to start. Indivisible  is another great place.  If  you want to get to a really adventurous trek, start your own protest! It doesn't matter whether it's  five people or 100,000. It doesn't matter if you're from Malad City, Council*, Boise,  Basalt or Payette in Idaho  - or anywhere in the United States - just do it!!!   

   

By the way, the second  nominates her/himself on the anti-trans bandwagon, offer your services in opposition  immediately!!! I can't make any promises, but the sooner you're working, the better the chances!  Oh, if no one sticks their toe out, YOU can do it!!!

T.A.C.O. Trump!

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national/world - ‘We need some joy’: Hundreds demonstrate at Idaho trans march for Boise Pride Festival

Becca Savaransky

Idaho Statesman

Boise, ID

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ezs note:  What you did is great.  What is even better is to VOTE!!!

Idaho - Idaho's latest losing court battle brings taxpayers' bill to $3.3M

James Dawson

Boise State Public Radio News

Boise, ID

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ezs note:  Well, just so they don't mind  paying through the nose for losing efforts...

Idaho - HRC Mourns Jo Acker, 26-year-old Trans Woman Killed in Boise, Idaho

Jose Soto

HRC

Boise, ID

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ezs note:  In case you missed if, here's one sentence from the article:

"Her family said (Jo) Acker ran toward the suspect to stop him, likely saving many lives." (Jose Soto/HRC)

A true hero. Period. 

archive - Our Special Joy - December 1984

 

To view 'Our Special Joy', go

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.

lead story - States challenge Biden on rights for transgender students

Bianca Quilantan

Politico

Boise, ID

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Idaho - Opinion: Idaho should ride Utah’s momentum to ban LGBTQIA+ “conversion therapy”

Blake Hunter
The Arbiter

Boise State

Boise, ID

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Idaho - Boise and Pocatello Rank High, Other Idaho Cities Not So Much, in 'Municipal Equality Index'

George Prentice
Boise Weekly

Boise, ID

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Idaho - At Boise's first Pridefest, people had to hide behind masks. Now thousands celebrate.

Michael Katz
Idaho Statesman

Boise, ID

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It’s up to each school now to support transgender students, who only seek safety

Jennifer M. Gess
Idaho Statesman

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Coeur d'Alene adopts law banning discrimination vs. gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender

http://www.therepublic.com/

*more here*

I'm putting MY name down... are you?

This week, I saw two petitions which I gladly put my name onto. The first was one regarding the beautiful Vicki Marlane, who passed away last year.  Petitioners there were letting the mayor and city council know that one of the streets should be renamed "Vicki MarLane".  The other was far more repugnant - Atlanta legislators are allowing "No gays allowed " signs in front of their businesses... in fact, if you can't afford one, (!) the state of Georgia will pitch in and buy one for you!!! (out of your tax money, of course)

No... this not a misprint.

Many people here in the United States believe mistakenly that they have the right to vote, but not much else.  But what does the Constitution say?

(First Amendment)  Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
(boldface italic mine, source Wikipedia)

See that? That's your right, from the day you can scrawl your name until the day you die.

I am urging that you go to Congress and urge them to grant the full right of marriage to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people; to have equal taxation regardless of heterosexual or homosexual status, to visit one another in hospitals or nursing homes, and to say a final farewell in a funeral home and the spot where they will be interred.

You can do this by e-mailing your Congressperson.  To make this even easier, simply copy the preceding paragraph, and print this in the body section of your Congressperson's e-mail.

It's that simple - and that profound.

Pleasantville, New Jersey - Frank LoBiondo (R) - NJ2
Mount Vernon, New York - Eliot Engel (D) - NY16
Boise, Idaho - Mike Simpson (R) - ID2
Concord, North Carolina - Richard Hudson (R) - NC8
Lake St. Louis, Missouri - Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) - MO3
Willimantic, Connecticut - Joe Courtney (D) - CT2
Elkton, Virginia - Bob Goodlatte (R) - VA6
Plattsburgh, New York - Bill Owens (D) - NY21
Seattle, Washington - Jim McDermott (D) - WA7
Renton, Washington - Adam Smith (D) - WA9

The preceding are samples from the Internet.  To find out who your legislator is, go to www.house.gov and enter your ZIP code in the box indicated.

To my Canadian friends go to www.parl.gc.ca and search from there.