national/world - HRC remembers Brandon "Tayy Dior" Thomas, transgender teenager killed in Mobile, Alabama

Kathryn Smith

HRC

Mobile, AL

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please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note:  Please note that you can donate using www.gofundme.com to defray expenses.  Thanks.  😞

Oh, by the way, if you live in Alabama and you're 18 or over, you CAN vote in her memory.  Just sayin'.

Laverne Cox (Wikipedia)

 

Laverne Cox

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please press:  Laverne Cox

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

lead story - 'It's Hurtful': Trans Youth Speaks Out As Alabama Debates Banning Medical Treatment

Melissa Block

NPR

Mobile, AL

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ezs note: Alabamians -  If this odious bill passes, find out who your state Representative or state Senator is.  If either one of them voted yes, the time to oust them in the ballot box is NOW.  Please srart planning.

Alabama - Proposed Alabama transgender law: I’m a pediatrician and I’m gravely concerned

Terrance D. Weeden

AL.com

Mobile, AL

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please press:  www.al.com

Alabama - Sigma Delta Chi, Best Radio Public Service -- "Alabama Human Trafficking" Alabama Public Radio

Press

Alabama Public Radio

Mobile, AL

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please press:  www.apr.org

ezs note:  I have to say that the Sigma Delta Chi award is the best, bar none.  These intrepid reporters dug up human trafficking from around the state.  They presented a powerful, sobering piece.  For those of us with a particular interest in mind, scroll to about 3/4 of the piece, then read there.  I urge all Alabamians to attend your town or city hall meeting and speak up.

Laverne Cox speaks out against Trump's rollback of protections for transgender students

Marie Solis
Mic

Laverne Cox

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'Street freaks:' Mobile County Commission president sounds off on public restroom issue

Lawrence Specker / lspecker@al.com
al.com

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please press:  http://www.al.com

ezs note:  Wow... couldn't have said it better myself...