Kansas - Wichita issued proclamation for Transgender Day of Visibility; the mayor didn’t sign it

Kylie Cameron

The Wichita Eagle

Wichita, KS

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ezs note:  Word is, she wouldn't sign the proclamation.  That's OK. Just be sure, on Election Day, she's made ex-mayor.

Dump Trump!!!

 

rich, considering he wants to leave

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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.

A friend of Anonymous. 

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national/world - GOP-led Kansas Legislature sends anti-transgender bill to Gov. Laura Kelly

Tim Carpenter

Kansas Reflector

Coffeyville, KS

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Kansas - ‘Who are they going to target next?’ Kansas appeals court hears arguments on gender markers

Sherman Smith

Kansas Reflector

Topeka, KS

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Kansas - Kansas lawmakers will debate the taxes you pay and access to trans health care this session

Daniel Caudill

Kansas Public Radio

Eastborough, KS

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Kansas - As Kansas lawmakers try to ban trans care, data shows trans teens have greater mental health risks

Suzanne Perez

KMUW

Winfield, KS (r)

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Razor Thin - The Lincoln Project (video)

 

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ezs note:  Once again, distribute this blog WIDELY!!!  And if you can, VOTE!!!

Kansas - Kansas will pay $50,000 to settle a suit over a transgender Highway Patrol employee's firing

John Hanna

KSHB

Valley Falls, KS (r)

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Kansas - A year later, the Kansas trans athlete ban appears to matter more as a symbol than in practice

Blaise Mesa

The Beacon News

Andover, KS

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Kansas - Kansas governor vetoes gender-affirming trans youth care ban

Kiara Alfonseca

ABC News

Topeka, KS

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Kris Kobach delivers advice on new law targeting transgender Kansans

Rachel Mipro

Reflector

Kris Kobach

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ezs note:  Kansas voters - make your voice heard!  Send an email to your state representative and state senator and tell them Kris Kobach's 'ideas' are pure nonsense.

'Everyone's scared': Transgender Kansans brace for new law

Rose Conlon

Nebraska Public Media

El Dorado, KS

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ezs note:  Kansans - if you decide that you're going to tough it out, you need to think very seriously about running for office.  It doesn't matter if it's dog catcher - that first step is often the toehold that you're looking for.

Human Rights Campaign discusses anti-transgender legislation across country

Claire Peterson

www.kpax.com

Missoula, MT

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ezs note:  Whether you are from Montana, Tennessee, Kansas or North Dakota - to name just a few - you can make a difference.  It ain't easy.  You'll spend hours campaigning with no guarantees.  But if you make it, you'll make a real difference.

Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-transgender bathroom law

AP

NBC News

Wichita, KS

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ezs note:  Kansans, if you've dithered, REGISTER AND VOTE.

Kansas bans transgender athletes from women's, girls' sports

John Hanna

ABC News

Atchison, KS

(home of John Eplee R-KS)

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ezs note:  Kansans - If you live in a town or state where the legislator voted for this stupid bill, do your best to kick him/her out of the state House or Senate come Election Day! (Oh, by the way, 'Dr' Eplee, you do know that medicine has advanced since 1960, don't you?  Just askin'.) 

Kansas governor Laura Kelly vetoes bill on transgender athletes, sets up fight with Kansas Legislature

AP

KMBC News

Topeka, KS

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Column: A transgender patient’s lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights

Michael Hiltzik

Los Angeles Times

Lake Wales, FL

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Anti-Transgender Bills Were Being Pushed in These Five States This Week

James Bickerton

Newsweek

Topeka, KS

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ezs note:  If you live in any of the five states listed below, please call your state Representative and state Senator and urge them to vote against the bill:

• South Dakota
• North Dakota
• Kentucky
• Kansas
• Missouri

lead story - Kansas lawmaker says she doesn't 'appreciate the transgender female' using Capitol bathroom

David K. Li

NBC News

Cowley County Community College

Mulvane, KS

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lead story - Push against trans athletes in girls’ sports fails in Kansas

John Hanna

AP

Topeka, KS

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