Arrest in double murder of Texas man, transgender woman

Staff
CBS

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms. Thompson...

Mya Taylor Just Became The First Transgender Actress To Win A Major Film Award

Matthew Jacobs
The Huffington Post

Mya Taylor

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The top stories of 2015 — Plano passes rights ordinance; Houston shoots down HERO

Press
dallasvoice.com

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Woman claims she was fired for not calling 6-year-old transgender student by new name

Vimbai Chikomo
SE Texas Record

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Support from 60 Tech Companies including Apple on Prop 1 Failed to Sway Houstonians this Week

Staff
Patently Apple

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Gay rights battle flares in Houston over nondiscrimination ordinance

Sandhya Somashekhar
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  If you live in Houston, Texas, please vote YES on HERO!

Know the facts behind Houston’s HERO fight

Cece Cox
The Dallas Morning News

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please press:  http://lgbtqblog.dallasnews.com

ezs note:  In Houston - and in cities and towns around the country - there are ballot measures around the country.  Don't overlook them!  In Houston, it is being referred to as the HERO measure.  Please vote YES on this measure.  And better yet, bring a friend!

Texas High Court Strikes Down LGBT Ordinance

Andreas Preuss
Bulletin Leader

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Anti-LGBT Petition In Houston Found To Have Fake, Forged Names

Joe Ehrman-Dupre

newnownext

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Judge upholds Houston rejection of petition to refer equal-rights ordinance to voters

Press
Daily Reporter

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Ruling nears in Houston equal rights case

Katherine Driessen

Chron

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Westboro, other protesters picket outside Joel Osteen church

Marcelino Benito and Jacqueline Crea
http://www.kens5.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/texas/2014/11/10/protesters-picket-several-houston-churches-sunday/18810751/

Transgender Man Attacked in Montrose Wants Hate Crime Charges

ADELA UCHIDA
http://news92fm.com

to read more, go to:  http://news92fm.com/471732/transgender-man-attacked-in-montrose-wants-hate-crime-charges/

Mayor: Petition to repeal Houston Equal Rights Ordinance ruled invalid

Matt Aufdenspring
http://www.click2houston.com


to read more, go to:  http://www.click2houston.com/news/mayor-petition-to-repeal-houston-equal-rights-ordinance-ruled-invalid/27306128

Transphobic Houston Pastor Embroiled in Harassment Accusations

 PARKER MARIE MOLLOY
http://www.advocate.com

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Transgender widow denied marriage license in Houston

Kevin Reece
http://www.kens5.com/

*more here*

your help is needed...

In case it didn't register with you, I'll say it again:  In Newtown, at Sandy Hook elementary school, twenty seven lives were lost.  Gone. Never, never to return.

Think about that.  Then think about the thousands of lives that are taken around the country.

When morons such as Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and others put their opinions out, one of two things happen:

1)   You e-write your representative and say, "I don't give a flying fart what that idiot thinks, I'm for sensible gun control, and so are my neighbors," ;or...

2)   You say nothing; and your representative assumes that Limbaugh , Beck and the other clowns are forcing their hand, so he reluctantly opposes gun control.

What do you do?

Pataskala, Ohio - Pat Tiberi (R) - OH12
Mountain View, California - Anna Eshoo (D) - CA18
Newport Beach, California - Dana Rohrabacher (R) - CA48
Eugene, Oregon - Peter DeFazio (D)  - OR4
San Francisco, California - Nancy Pelosi (D) - CA12
Delano, Minnesota - Michele Bachmann (R) - MN6
Houston, Texas - Gene Green (D) - TX29
Lexington, South Carolina - Joe Wilson (R) - SC2
Palmerton, Pennsylvania - Matt Cartwright (D) - PA17
Pflugerville, Texas - Bill Flores (R) - TX17

The above towns and cities were randomly selected by the Internet.  To find out who your representative is in the House of Representatives, go to www.house.gov and enter your ZIP code.

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.  

Let 'em have it - by e-mail!

I'm one of the lucky few - I live in the Northeast.  Many of those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender aren't so fortunate. This isn't a matter of "conservative" or "liberal" - it's a matter of basic human rights.  The right to marry.  The right to hold hands. The right to comfort each other. The right to visit the other partner in the hospital.  The  right to say a final farewell in the cemetery.

Y'know, little stuff like that.

Tell your representative that you want these rights to be universal and irrevocable.  PERIOD.

Detroit, Michigan - Hansen Clarke (D) - MI13
Houston, Texas -  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D) - TX18
Bentonville, Arkansas - Steve Womack (R) - AR3
San Francisco, California - Nancy Pelosi (D) - CA8
Evergreen Hills, Illinois - Bobby Rush (R) - IL1
Wellston, Ohio - Bob Gibbs (R) - OH10
Sunnyvale, California - Anna G. Eshoo (D) - CA14
Largo, Florida- C.W. Bill Young (R) - FL10
Bellbrook, Ohio - Steve Austria (R) - OH7
Duluth, Minnesota - Chip Cravaak (R) - MN8

The preceding were samples.  To find out which representative is yours, go to www.house.gov and enter your ZIP code.  If you are near a border, or live in a heavily crowded area, you may need to provide additional information.

Hello!

Happy Labor Day!  Get to work!  (Just kiddin'...)  Here's the latest... Groningen, Netherlands... Tomball, Texas.... East Hampton, New York... Camberley, Surrey, England, UK... Preston, Lancashire, England, UK... Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... Minneapolis, Minnesota... Houston, Texas... Garden Grove, California...  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Fremont, California... Jersey City, New Jersey... Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar... Cranston, Rhode Island... Phnum Pénh, Phnum Penh, Cambodia... Pasadena, California... San Francisco, California... Tualatin, Oregon... Waldoboro, Maine... London, England, UK... Dittmer, Missouri... Malvern, PennsylvMinneapolisania ... Tucson, Arizona... Santa Rosa, California... Worcester, Massachusetts... Dortmund, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... Madras, Tamil Nadu... Morgan Hill, California... Independence, Kansas...


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