Brian Brown: NOMing the globe

D'Anne Witkowski
dallasvoice.com

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Republican Elector from Texas Refuses to Cast Vote for Donald Trump

Katie Reilly
Time

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ezs note:  Congratulations, Mr. Suprun!  You are doing your civic duty.  Republican electors, remember, you do NOT have to follow in goosestep behind Chancellor Trump.  I may be a Democrat, but I am perfectly comfortable with a Republican who understands the spirit of serving ALL of the people - and that's "serving", not "ruling".

Transgender 8-Year-Old Walks in Dallas Pride Parade

Alice Barr
NBC 10

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Pastor Writes To Dispel Embedded Misconceptions About Transgender People

Rachel Martin
NPR

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How I Started The Only Clinic For Transgender Kids and Teens in Texas

Hannah Smothers

Cosmopolitan

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Transgender Oregon student wages lonely battle to use boys' locker room

Casey Parks
The Oregonian

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Dallas City Councilor Micky Garus threatens transgender students

Laura Gunderson
The Oregonian

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Transgender patients one focus of Dallas surgery conference

Sebastian Robertson
WFAA

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Dallas Trans Activists, Allies, Plant Seeds of Remembrance for ‘Miss Shade’

John Wright
Texas Observer

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Shade Schuler is the 13th Transgender Woman Killed in 2015

Beth Sherouse
HRC

Shade Schuler

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ezs note:  I know - it can really be rattling.  But if you have any information, please, call the police!  Call the Dallas Police Department at 1-877-373-TIPS.

Biden: Court ruling for gay marriage as big as Brown v. Board

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade

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Dallas death points to dangers of black-market cosmetic work

AP
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ezs note:  Gee, I really don't see what the fuss is.  Sure, what might be involved is horrible disfigurement, excruciating pain, possibly death... but what the heck?

Put these vermin in jail!!!

Gay marriage ban stalls changes to Dallas pensions

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New shop offers free HIV tests

SHERRY JACOBSON
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Didn't think it could happen, did you?

When Barack Obama sent a brief to the Supreme Court advocating same-sex marriages, it was an earth-shaking moment.  But when George W. Bush sent a letter advocating the same thing... whoa.

Think of that.  Barack Obama and George W. Bush and Joe Biden and Dick Cheney... extraordinarily powerful men with very different viewpoints... come to agreement on same-sex marriage.

It used to be that same-sex marriages were a matter of liberal vs. conservative.  No more.  Now they're a matter of liberal and conservative vs. troglodyte.

Don't let your representative be a troglodyte.  E-mail 'em.

Torrance, California - Maxine Waters(D) - CA43
Ivins, Utah - Chris Stewart (R) - UT2
Mountain View, California - Anna Eshoo (D) - CA18
Eugene, Oregon - Peter DeFazio (D) - OR4
Stony Brook, New York - Tim Bishop (D) NY1
Dallas, Texas - Eddie Bernice Johnson (D  - TX30
Lake Havasu City, Arizona - Paul Gosar (R) - AZ4
Mound, Minnesota - Erik Paulsen (R) - MN3
Lady Lake, Florida - Richard Nugent (R) - FL11
Rochester, New York - Louise Slaughter (D) - NY25

The  selection above  is chosen at random through the Internet.  To determine who your representative is, go to www.house.gov and enter your ZIP code. In Canada, go to www.parl.gc.ca and follow the directions from there.  

Comprehensive transgender healthcare for Dallas employees is ‘off the table’ - http://www.dallasvoice.com

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Parkland policy would ban transgender discrimination - Bill Hethcock - http://www.bizjournals.com

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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.  

Black Tie Dinner in Dallas benefits LGBT community - http://www.khou.com

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Out & Equal: welcome to Dallas (www.dallasvoice.com)

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