Livin' in Connecticut - Brooklyn

 

Brooklyn, CT

Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/BrooklynCT_Town_hall_1024px.jpg 

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

 Thanks.

Railroad message: 

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VGPGtbZ1pQm57FISRoGB9xmLoSxpT1Wd8c8eHjvKd6A/edit 

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who

 lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Brooklyn legislators

Brooklyn rep (HD 47): Doug Dubitsky

Brooklyn rep (HD 50):  Pat Boyd

Brooklyn sen:  Mae Flexer

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".

Lesley Gore (Wikipedia)

Lesley Gore (1946-2015)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Lesley_Gore.jpg

please press:  Lesley Gore

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  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!

Livin' in Connecticut!

 

Brooklyn, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/BrooklynCT_Town_hall_1024px.jpg

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

 Thanks.

Railroad message: 

 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VGPGtbZ1pQm57FISRoGB9xmLoSxpT1Wd8c8eHjvKd6A/edit 

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

lead story - Transgender woman housed with men repeatedly raped in Brooklyn federal lockup: lawsuit

John Annese, Leonard Greene
Daily News

Metropolitan Detention Center

New York City, NY

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Fed29jail5bbtjeh.JPG

please press:  www.nydailynews.com

civil rights - 12 Reasons It Should Be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People

Diana Tourjée
Vice

Eden Prairie, MN

(among others)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/EPCH.jpg

please press:  www.vice.com

ezs note:  If you have had crappy medical service based on your transgender experience, please press HERE.   Let your voice be heard!

LIFE OF AGONY's 'A Place Where There's No Pain' To Arrive In April

Press
blabbermouth.net

Credit:  http://assets.blabbermouth.net.s3.amazonaws.com/media/lifeofagonyplacecd2016_638.jpg

please press:  http://www.blabbermouth.net

Decriminalize Transgender Sex Work, Urges New Report

Cleis Abeni
Advocate

‘A Whole New Being’ How Kricket Nimmons Seized the Transgender Moment

Deborah Sontag
The New York Times

Credit:  http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/12/16/us/transop-photos-slide-K3TW/transop-photos-slide-K3TW-superJumbo.jpg

please press:  http://www.nytimes.com

ezs note:  WOW! Despite all the roadblocks put in her way (and there are many) Kricket Nimmons triumphs.  To the transgender people, I think this is heartwarming.  To the cis people, this is essential reading.  It's quite long, but I suggest you read the whole thing.  It's definitely worth it.

In Defense of Keeping Queer “Safe Spaces” Queer

Marissa Higgins

Stylelite

please press:  http://www.styleite.com

Brutally Attacked Native Transgender Woman Can Finally Speak Again

Simon Moya-Smith
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com

to read more, go to:  http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2014/10/23/brutally-attacked-native-transgender-woman-can-finally-speak-again-157486

ezs note:  She was so brutally attacked, she has no memory of the assault at this point.  Be her voice!!  Call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and then enter TIPS 577, or report them at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.  Please, let's get these vermin!

Credit: WABC

Three Suspects Arraigned On Hate Crime Charges In Brooklyn Anti-LGBT Shooting

Tony Merevick
http://www.buzzfeed.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.buzzfeed.com/tonymerevick/prosecutors-suspects-in-brooklyn-hate-crime-shooting-yelled#1re6n4p

Lena Dunham Is Producing a Documentary About an L.G.B.T.Q. Bespoke Tailor in Brooklyn for HBO

Karrie Cornell
http://www.vanityfair.com/

to read more, go to:  http://www.vanityfair.com/style/2014/09/lena-dunham-lgbtq-tailor

Brooklyn, New York

Credit:  www.urban75.org

Transgender woman suffers from disability, Brooklyn judge rules

Charisma L. Miller
http://www.brooklyneagle.com/


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Hello!

It's almost Inauguration Day!  Yay!  Here's what's happening... Mountain View, California... Boston, Massachusetts... Munich, Bayern, Germany... Los Angeles, California... Norwalk, Connecticut... Brooklyn, New York... Dumas, Mississippi... Arlington, Massachusetts... North Kingstown, Rhode Island... Verl, Nordrhein-Westfalen... Pataskala, Ohio... Chatou, Ile-de-France, France... Faro, Portugal... Gurgaon, Haryana, India... Newport Beach, California... Newport Beach, California... Eugene, Oregon... San Francisco, California... Delano, Minnesota...  Houston, Texas...  Lexington, South Carolina...  Palmerton, Pennsylvania... Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada... Zaventem, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium... Pflugerville, Texas... Perkasie, Pennsylvania... Santa Fe, Argentina... Pforzheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany... Wesley Chapel, Florida... Roseburg, Oregon...

Do your part on Martin Luther King working day! Volunteer for the American Red Cross, or the worldwide Red Cross/Red Crescent!

www.redcross.org

e-mail your representative!

Let them that you are here, and that you insist on FULL rights for LGBT folks.  It only takes about five minutes, and you'll feel great!

Tomball, Texas - Michael McCaul (R) - TX10
Rohnert Park, California - Lynn Woolsey (D) - CA6
Brooklyn, New York - Michael Grimm (R) NY13
(among others)
Millbrook, Alabama - Martha Roby (R) - AL2
East Hampton, New York - Tim Bishop (D) - NY1
Mountain View, California - Anna Eshoo (D) CA14
Scranton, Pennsylvania - Lou Barletta (R) - PA11
Pacifica, California - Jackie Speier (D) - CA12
Newark, Arkansas - Rick Crawford (R) - AR1
Topeka, Kansas - Lynn Jenkins (R) KA2

This is a sampling of places on the Internet. To find your exact location, go to www.house.gov and type in your ZIP code.  If you
live in a very densely populated area, or one which borders with another district, you can enter your street address.

Transgender Woman Killed in Suspicious Fire in Brooklyn (http://www.advocate.com)

*more here*

This fire has been labeled suspicious by the FDNY.  Please, if you know anything, call the New York Police Department immediately!! Please call  1-800-577-TIPS .  Also, take a look at the picture. This may help.  Don't let this troll get away!!