national/world - Nearly 1,000 people pour into Federal Plaza to show support for transgender people amid attacks

Carolyn Stein

Chicago Tribune

Chicago, IL

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Illinois - What happens when a Chicago hospital bows to federal pressure on trans care for teens

Kristen Schorsch

NPR

Chicago, IL

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ezs note: You may not budge Dimwit Donald, but you can speak to your Congressperson and two Senators.  If they evade you, berate them!!!

History of Abuse - The Lincoln Project (video)

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ezs note:  Keep the stink out of OUR office!  Please, distribute this blog WIDELY!!!

One Choice - The Lincoln Project (video)

 

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ezs note:  Once again, distribute this blog WIDELY!!!

Illinois - Black transgender woman gunned down in Chicago

Donald Padgett

Advocate

Chicago, IL

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please press:  www.advocate.com

ezs note:  Chicago and surrounding Cook County - if you have any information regarding the murder of Barbie, please contact the Chicago police at 311.  Thanks. Rest in peace, Barbie.

Cruel - The Lincoln Project (video)

 

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ezs note:  Please, copy this blog (ahem) liberally

A New Day - The Lincoln Project (video)

 

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ezs note:  Another one by The Lincoln Project!  Please, feel free to distribute this (ahem) liberally!

national/world - ‘We will celebrate your life’: Family of missing trans woman calls attention to her disappearance on her birthday

Abby Cruz, Dhanika Pineda

ABC News

Chicago, IL 

(Andersonville)

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please press:  abcnews.go.com

Illinois - Most murders of transgender women in Chicago go unsolved.

Sophie Sherry

WBEZ

Chicago, IL (Altgeld Gardens)

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please press:  www.wbez.org

Illinois - Illinois to allow transgender residents to change birth certificates issued in another state

John Clark

MyStateLine

Forest Glen, IL (neighborhood of Chicago)

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please press:  www.mystateline.com

Black trans individuals killed in Milwaukee, DC, and Chicago

Matt Tracy

Gay City News

Chicago, IL (Navy Pier)

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ezs note:  Yeah, yeah, I know I've repeated it a hundred times, but if you see it, REPORT IT!!!

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Erica Andrews (Wikipedia)

 

Erica Andrews (1969 - 2013)

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please press:  Erica Andrews 

Jennifer Pritzker (Wikipedia)

Jennifer Pritzker

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please press:  Jennifer Pritzker

David Kopay (Wikipedia)

 please press:  David Kopay

Mary MacLane (Wikipedia)

Mary MacLane (1881-1929)

please press:  Mary MacLane

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!

Remembering Unique Banks, Latina Transgender Woman Killed in Chicago, Illinois

Violet Lhant

HRC

Chicago, IL

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please press:  www.hrc.org

Illinois - Trans people with felony convictions fight for right to change names in Illinois

Max Lubbers

www.injusticewalk.org

Chicago, IL (West Side)

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please press:  www.injusticewatch.org

lead story - 'I, too, was living a double life': Why trans fans connect to 'The Matrix'

Connie Hanzhang Jin

NPR

The Matrix (1999)

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lead story - Deadnaming and misgendering of trans people puts trans lives at risk

Morgan Sherm

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago, IL

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lead story - Transgender Day Of Remembrance Vigil To Honor 5 Trans Women Killed In Chicago Area

Jake Wittich

Block Club Chicago

Auburn Gresham, Chicago, IL

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ezs note: Chicago and the surrounding Cook County -  If any of the five transgender women have escaped justice, please contact the Chicago police department at 311.