Nebraska - Nebraska governor approves regulations to allow gender-affirming care for minors

Margery A. Beck

Independent

Columbus, NE (Gov. Pillen's birthplace)

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please press:  www.independent.co.uk

ezs note: Nebraskans -  Y'all know what to do.  When Election Day rolls around, vote out Gov. Pillen and the idiotic state legislators who voted for this stupid bill.  Bumper stickers wouldn't hurt either.

Conservatives are making the Ohio abortion amendment about trans rights

Barbara Perenic

NBC News

Ohio State Capitol

Columbus, OH

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  Ohioans - so you think that abortion rights have nothing to do with your rights to be a transgender person?  Think again.

Ma Rainey (Wikipedia)

Ma Rainey (1886-1939)

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please press:  Ma Rainey

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!

lead story - 'Literally like she just vanished': Family of missing Columbus woman demands answers a month after disappearance

Bryant Sommerville

WBNS

Columbus, OH

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please press:  www.10tv.com

ezs note:  Columbus/ Delaware, Franklin, Fairfield counties - if you have any information on Sacoya Cooper, please call the Columbus Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 614-645-2358. Thanks.

archive - Cross-Port InnerView - May 1992

 

To view 'Cross-Port InnerView', 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.

Ohio - Ohio State LGBTQ, academic, mental health, community, and religious resources

Jessica Langer, Mary Kidwell, Olivia Albert, Jessica Orozco

OSU/The Lantern

Columbus, OH

Ohio State University

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please press:  www.thelantern.com

archive - Amazing Double Life of Girl Who Lived for Years as a Man - May 13 1914

 

To view 'Amazing Double Life of Girl Who Lived for Years as a Man', 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.

Ohio - Ohio Allows Doctors to Deny LGBTQ Health Care on Moral Grounds

Hannah Murphy

Rolling Stone

Columbus, OH

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please press:  www.rollingstone.com

lead story - Kansas governor vetoes ban for transgender school athletes

John Hanna

ABC News

Columbus, KS

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please press:  abcnews.go.com

Ohio - Discrimination complaints to Ohio Civil Rights Commission up

Laura Hancock
cleveland.com

Columbus, OH

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please press:  www.cleveland.com

lead story - Columbus Welcomes First Transgender Health Center In Ohio

Staff
WXVU

Brewery District, Columbus, OH

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please press:  www.wvxu.org

State school board debates transgender bathroom issue

Jeremy P. Kelley
WHIO

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please press:  http://www.whio.com

Columbus to ban most city travel to North Carolina over transgender restroom bill

Lucas Sullivan
Columbus Dispatch

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

WATCH LIVE: Leelah Alcorn inspires discussion on transgender matters

Press
WLWT

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please press:  http://www.wlwt.com

ezs note:  If life is just too crappy, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255).  Thanks!

John Kasich: I would not have signed transgender restroom bill

Jake Miller
CBS

Gov. John Kasich (R)

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please press:  http://www.cbsnews.com

Judge Hands Down Fine In Columbus’ First-Ever Transgender Discrimination Case - http://www.10tv.com

*more here*

Now's the time to e-write!

If you have put this off for awhile, hey, I do understand.  I don't think there's a person in this world puts at least a few things off. (except for the anal do-it-right-nowers)  But... this is the time!!  We have a President who is compassionate to our cause.  We have a former President, who, however he might differ on other issues, agrees with the President on this one.

The time for same-sex marriage is near, very near.  If you e-mail now, you can put your name on record as being for it.

C'mon, folks.  Make history.

Manchester Township, New Jersey - Chris Smith (R) - NJ4
San Jose, California - Mike Honda (D) - CA17
East Hampton, Connecticut - Joe Courtney (D) CT2
East Liverpool, Ohio - Bill Johnson (R) - OH6
Belle Plaine, Minnesota - Collin Peterson (D) - MN7
Angier, North Carolina - Renee Ellmers (R) - NC2
Seal Beach, California - Dana Rohrabacher (R) - CA48
Columbus, Ohio - Pat Tiberi (R) - OH12
San Francisco, California - Nancy Pelosi (D)  CA12
Stony Brook, New York - Tim Bishop (D) - NY1

The previous representatives were chosen at random by the Internet. To find out who you are represented by, enter your ZIP code in www.house.gov.  In Canada, enter www.parl.gc.ca .

Once more - it's time!

I know, I know -- I'm beginning to sound like an ole broken record.  But the thing is, it's important. You may live in one of those fortunate states, but the thing is, there are those states that are not nearly as fortunate.  We need LGBT rights to be universal rights, not some crazyquilt map that you need to check every time you cross a state border.

Zephyrhills, Florida - Richard Nugent (R) - FL5
Moreno Valley, California - Mary Bono Mack (R) - CA45
West Point, Virginia - Richard Wittman (R) - VA1
Dallas, Texas - Pete Sessions (D) - TX32
Mountain View, California - Anna Eshoo (D) - CA14
Kingston, New York - Maurice Hinchey (D) - NY22
Houston, Texas - Al Green (D) - TX9
Columbus, Ohio - Steve Stivers (R) - OH15
Belmar, New Jersey - Frank Pallone (D) - NJ6
Moorestown, New Jersey - Jon Runyan (R) - NJ3

The preceding representatives are random selections from the Internet.   To find which representative is yours, go to www.house.gov and enter your five digit ZIP code.