Transgender Latina Woman Killed In San Francisco

Dominic Holden

buzzfeed

please press:  http://www.buzzfeed.com

ezs note:  Please, if you have any information about the murder of Taja Gabrielle DeJesus, call the San Francisco Police Department at 415-575-4444.  Thanks.

Armistead Maupin Makes Return to the Bay Area

Dani Burlison
KQED

please press:  http://ww2.kqed.org

Police Unsure How Long People Were Stepping Over Dead Homeless Person In Front Of Market Street Coffee Shop

Eve Batey
sfist

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LGBT MARCH AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE ENDS WITHOUT ARRESTS, VANDALISM

ABC 7

please press:  http://abc7news.com 

A Straight Woman’s Transgender Story Retold

"Fanny Arnstein"

please press:  http://10thousandcouples.com

US: Dedicated transgender suicide hotline launched (UK)

Nick Duffy
please press:  http://www.pinknews.co.uk/

ezs note:  Yeah, life's crappy... but there is help!  

• Trans Lifeline (US/Canada) -  877-565-8860
• Samaritans (UK) - 08457 90 90 90

Who’s Real Enough for Facebook?

VAUHINI VARA
http://www.newyorker.com/

to read more, go to:  http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/whos-real-enough-facebook

The Pentagon can easily drop its ban on transgender troops, study finds

Dan Lamothe
http://www.washingtonpost.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2014/08/25/the-pentagon-can-easily-drop-its-ban-on-transgender-troops-study-finds/

First Transgender Officer Graduates From San Francisco Police Academy [Video]

Whitney Phaneuf
http://sfist.com

to read more, go to:  http://sfist.com/2014/08/19/first_transgender_officer_graduates.php

Report Finds Criminalization Increasing Nationwide

TJ Johnston
http://www.indybay.org

to read more, go to:  http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2014/08/10/18759846.php

1.5 Million People Attend 44th Annual Pride Parade in San Francisco

http://www.nbcbayarea.com

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Legendary Trans Performer Vicki Marlane Gets Tenderloin Block Named For Her

http://sfist.com

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CB Culliver continues outreach to LGBT community

JANIE McCAULEY
http://thegardenisland.com


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Covered California Reaches Out to LGBT Consumers

MICHAEL REGULA
http://www.shewired.com/


*more here*

Hello! (again!)

I've been thinking about doing this feature again for some time now.  It does take awhile. But my excuse for putting it off was wiped away yesterday.  Luke Sasha Fleishman, a teenager who rides a bus, was SET ON FIRE.  I hope - if there is the slightest bit of conscience within you - that you are as repulsed and sickened by this act of evil as I was.

Please, e-write your Congressperson immediately.

San Francisco, CA  Nancy Pelosi (D)   CA12
Tempe, AZ   Kyrsten Sinema (D)   AZ9
Oklahoma City, OK   James Lankford (R)   OK5
Orange, CA   Ed Royce (R) CA39
Lenexa, KS   Kevin Yoder (R)   KS3
Plano, TX  Joe Barton (R)  TX6
Wellington, KS   Mike Pompeo (R)  KS4
El Cajon, CA   Susan Davis (D)   CA53
Hendorsonville, NC   Patrick McHenry (R)   NC10
San Diego, CA   Scott Peters (D)  CA52

If you live in one of the towns or cities shown above,  simply press the name shown, and you will be transported to the Congressperson's website.  Otherwise, go to www.house.gov and enter your ZIP code.  If you live in a particularly large city, or you  live in an area in which two districts border one another, it might be wise to enter the ZIP +4 code.  (example: 12345-6789) You can find the last four numbers on your water or utility bill. Thanks.

Transgender Attacked in a Blaze of Fury by Teenager: California DA Citing Hate Crime and Charging the Teen as an Adult

Michelle Couch
http://www.jobsnhire.com/

*more here*

ezs note:  According to reports, Richard Thomas allegedly set Luke Sasha Fleishman ON FIRE.  That is beyond sickening, and if it fails to make you call or e-write your local DA, I am at a loss to what will.  Call or e-write TODAY.

Also, if you wish to donate  to Fleishman's family to defray medical expenses, go to fundly.com.   Thanks.

New state law opens doors for transgender students

Ellen Huet
http://www.sfgate.com/



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Jazzie Collins, S.F. transgender activist, dies

Wyatt Buchanan
http://www.sfgate.com/




*more here*


ezs note:  Jazzie Collins, 1957-2013.  You will be missed...

Ex-Felon Convicted In Hayward Murder Of Transgender Woman

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/


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Report: One-third of SF's homeless identify as gay

http://www.signalscv.com/

*more here*

ezs note:  One-third of homeless are GLBT.  Think of that.  Then do two things:  make a donation to your local GLBT chapter.  Second, DEMAND that permanent and temporary housing be built for our homeless friends.  You can make a difference!