Job fair!

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ezs note:  This is a new feature for a transgender seeking new/better employment as a tool for better economic security.  A few tips: 1)  Dress professionally. If you need some pointers, Google here.  2)  Speak professionally.  Needless to say, no gum-chewing.  No matter how many butterflies you may have, speak and act confidently.  Need to speak proper English?  Google here .  3)  Do your freakin' homework.  Nothing is worse than going from a bad situation to an absolutely horrible one.  That goes double if you are transgender. Anyone can put 'LGBTs welcome' on a business card, but it's up to YOU to check it out.  If you can, talk to a few employees.  Check it out on Wikipedia.  If you are considering a mid to major corporation, see the HRC Corporate Equality Index.  

note: This is a random sampling of job fairs throughout US/Canada. To see more, type 'job fairs' under News.

Town/City: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Location: Belle of Baton Rouge Casino

Date:  May 25

Time(s):  unknown (to be prompt, be there at 9 am)

Carver High students research transgender housing discrimination

Shella' Smith
NOLA.com

Shella' Smith, left

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ezs note:  Shella' Smith for state rep!  Yay!

This year on track to be deadliest for transgender women — but activists are fighting back

Sarah Lazare
Salon

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ezs note:  One thing that transgender women and men might want to try is self-defense classes.  (See the previous day's article, "Kelly Herron slams group using her attack in anti-transgender bathroom campaign".)  Yeah, it might be nice to have the police around, but we must be realistic.  Some larger cities and towns offer classes at a very low or no cost to you.

New Orleans church window shattered 2 days after it hosted transgender town hall

Mathew Rodriguez
Mic.com

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2 Transgender Women Killed in New Orleans Within 48 Hours: Police

Melissa Chan
Time

Chyna Gibson and Ciara McElveen

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ezs note:  Sadly, yet another transgender woman has been murdered.  Her name was Ciara McElveen.  While I have no doubt that members of the New Orleans Police Department do their work very hard, it all seems so bootless.  Transgender women do have a right to attend  concert, go to a bar, restaurant, or coffeeshop, or just enjoy an evening stroll without suffering the, ahem, annoyance of being raped or murdered.  Can we see what might be done more proactively?  Thanks.

NOPD seeking 'vehicle of interest' in transgender woman's stabbing death

Jed Lipinski
The Times-Picayune

Chyna Gibson

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ezs note:  New Orleans police caught a break by capturing a picture of the vehicle involved in the killing of Chyna Gibson.  However, the person remains at large.  Please, look at the car carefully.  It's a black sedan, (possibly a Camaro).  It's hard to tell from the angle, but the car might have tinted windows.  If you see it, please call the New Orleans Police Department at 504-658-5300. C'mon, let's put this vermin behind bars!

Report: Transgender woman killed in New Orleans East shooting

Press
WWLTV.com

Chyna Gibson (aka Chyna Doll Dupree)

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ezs note:  Please, if you have any information about the murder of Chyna Gibson, and you live, work, or frequent New Orleans, call the New Orleans Police Department at 504-822-1111. Thanks.

DeRidder, Louisiana

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ezs note:  Hey, its time to go south and see DeRidder, Louisiana!  Just click on and check it out!

John Bel Edwards' LGBT protections declared unlawful

Julia O'Donoghue
The Times-Picayune

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Wal-Mart adds insurance coverage for transgender employees

Press
The Times-Picayune

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John Bel Edwards says he is confident he'll win LGBT lawsuit

Julia O'Donoghue
The Times-Picayune

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Transgender woman raped by male cellmate is suing a New Orleans jail

Claire Lampen
news.mic

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NBA moves all-star game to New Orleans over transgender law

Press
Reuters

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New Louisiana governor is off to a volatile start

Richard Fausset and Jeremy Alford
The Boston Globe

Gov. John Bel Edwards

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Gay Rapper makes new video and all the twerk models are Transgenders

Mariah Honey
examiner.com

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5 Most Absurd Quotes From Louisiana Supreme Court's Marriage Temper Tantrum

Sunnivie Brydum
The Advocate

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Louisiana’s image might improve in 2015 and beyond

The Town Talk

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Baton Rouge man remains jailed in Metairie murder of transgender woman and her lover

Paul Purpura
http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/10/baton_rouge_man_to_remain_jail.html

to read more, go to:  http://www.nola.com/crime/index.ssf/2014/10/baton_rouge_man_to_remain_jail.html

Louisiana’s Gay Marriage Ban Upheld by Federal Judge

Ariane de Vogue
http://abcnews.go.com

to read more, go to:  http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/09/louisianas-gay-marriage-ban-upheld-by-federal-judge/

A decision on Louisiana’s same-sex marriage ban could come soon

Nancy Cook
http://www.arklatexhomepage.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.arklatexhomepage.com/story/d/story/a-decision-on-louisianas-same-sex-marriage-ban-cou/41188/gkAWvpdP2UK1IQTK_nS1KQ