Iowa - Over 'trans rights' chants, bill making it a felony to take minors to drag shows advances

Marissa Payne

Des Moines Register

New Sharon, IA

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please press:  desmoinesregister.com

ezs note:  New Sharon residents - honestly, it's time to put goofy Helena Hayes into her rubber room... and YOU can help by campaigning against her!!!

Iowa - 'I'm sick of it': Iowa lawmakers eye K-12 ban on teaching about gender and sexual identity

Stephen Gruber-Miller

Des Moines Register

Hull, IA

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please press:  desmoinesregister.com

ezs note:  Hull residents - you know what?  I'm tired of Skyler Wheeler flapping his yap about an important issue.  Come Election Day, send a message too!

Dump Trump!!!

 

Oscar the Grouch Sr.

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It's only been a  few weeks now, but Trump's got his dirty fingers over everything already.  If you are (or have been) a government employee, YOU may have seen Donald's hands in the cookie jar.  Go to https://www.ap.org/contact-us/news-tips/ , or https://www.theguardian.com/help/ng-interactive/2017/mar/17/contact-the-guardian-securely, then go to SecureDrop, and follow the instructions.  I can't absolutely guarantee your privacy, or but the Tor network is damn good.  There are two avenues:  1) AP  or 2) The Guardian.  Good luck.

If you aren't a government employee, but you know someone who is, gently nudge him/her to do the right thing.  Don't worry if she/he initially says no.  Trump'll do something to screw up, and you will have done something to plant a seed.

If neither of these is true, you can still advance this cause.  If you have a Republican or squishy Democrat as your member of Congress, get on the phone and tell them you won't put up with this BS any more.  Tell them that you SUPPORT transgender people. Period.

Dump Trump!!!

 

what did they throw back???

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It's only been a  few weeks now, but Trump's got his dirty fingers over everything already.  If you are (or have been) a government employee, YOU may have seen Donald's hands in the cookie jar.  Go to https://www.ap.org/contact-us/news-tips/ , or https://www.theguardian.com/help/ng-interactive/2017/mar/17/contact-the-guardian-securely, then go to SecureDrop, and follow the instructions.  I can't absolutely guarantee your privacy, or but the Tor network is damn good.  There are two avenues:  1) AP  or 2) The Guardian.  Good luck.

If you aren't a government employee, but you know someone who is, gently nudge him/her to do the right thing.  Don't worry if she/he initially says no.  Trump'll do something to screw up, and you will have done something to plant a seed.

If neither of these is true, you can still advance this cause.  If you have a Republican or squishy Democrat as your member of Congress, get on the phone and tell them you won't put up with this BS any more.  Tell them that you SUPPORT transgender people. Period.

Iowa - Bill would bar school discipline for not using transgender students’ name, pronouns

Robin Opsahl

Iowa Capital Dispatch

Boone, IA

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please press:  iowacapitaldispatch.com

Iowa - In rural Iowa, trans people are standing strong against anti-trans legislation

 Zach Spindler-Krage

The Scarlet & Black

Grinnell, IA

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please press:  thesandb.com

national/world - Iowa elects Aime Wichtendahl as first transgender woman to serve on state legislature

Becky Phelps

KCRG (ABC)

Hiawatha, IA

(part of District 80)

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please press:  kcrg.com

national/world - Her state bans gender-affirming care for teenagers. So she travels 450 miles for it

Selena Simmons-Duffin

NPR

Ankeny, IA (r)

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please press:  www.npr.org

Iowa - Court hears arguments on injunction blocking Iowa school book law

Robin Opsahl

Los Angeles Blade

Adel, IA

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please press:  www.losangelesblade.com

Iowa - Carlisle's Ainsley Erzen joins lawsuit against NCAA transgender inclusion policy

William Morris
Des Moines Register

Warren County, IA  (Carlisle?)

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please press:  www.desmoinesregister.com

ezs note:  It'll take a while (well... quite a while) but I strongly suggest you read the New Yorker article that refutes Ainsley Erzen's sincere but misguided speech.  It's right here.

I know that it'll take quite awhile, but please read the hotlinks also.  IMHO, you'll gain a far greater appreciation of the article.

Iowa - Most Iowans oppose controversial trans birth certificate bill, according to new poll

Donald Padgett

Advocate

Ackley, IA

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please press:  www.advocate.com

Iowa Republicans set hearing on bill removing civil rights protections for gender identity

Stephen Gruber-Miller

Des Moines Register

Fairfield, IA

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please press:  www.desmoinesregister.com

ezs note:  Jeff Shipley (R-Fairfield) introduced a bill that would remove civil rights protections for gender identity.  REMOVE HIM WITH THE VOTE.  If you live anywhere in Iowa, even an hour can be constructive.

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Rage Over A Statue In Iowa (video)

 

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ezs note:  I ran across and Rev. Ed Trevors gave a breath of fresh air.  Unfortunately, most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  I may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him. To find more about him, go to Bing AI and type in 'Who is Reverend Ed Trevors?'

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

 Church Without Walls - Conversations and Compline

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Carl Van Vechten (Wikipedia)

 

Carl Van Vechten  (1880 - 1964)

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please press:  Carl Van Vechten

Iowa - Iowa school district sued over transgender student policy

Brooke Migdon

The Hill

Linn-Mar Community School District (Iowa)

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please press:  thehill.com

Iowa - Waterloo lowest of Iowa cities on annual LGBTQ equality ranking

Amie Rivers

The Courier

Waterloo, IA

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please press:  wcfcourier.com

lead story - Iowa Medicaid denial of transgender surgery unlawful, judge rules

Press

NBC News

Des Moines, IA

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Iowa - Iowa seeks to overturn discrimination verdict involving former transgender employee's access to bathrooms

William Morris

Des Moines Register

Des Moines, IA

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please press:  www.desmoinesregister.com

Iowa accident - One person dead after accident at Adventureland amusement park in Iowa

Press

CNBC

Altoona, IA

Adventureland Park

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please press:  www.cnbc.com

Iowa - Iowa Safe Schools will work to ban conversion therapy in new lawmaking session

Zach Sommers

We Are Iowa

Des Moines, IA (1907)

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please press:  www.weareiowa.com

ezs note:  No matter where you are in Iowa, it helps if you call your state Congressperson and tell her/him that you support  banning "conversion therapy".  Thanks.