JB Pritzker speech (video)

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ezs note:  Damn.  He GETS us...

Massachusetts - Mass. officials say they will legally protect transgender students

Olivia Ray

WWLP

Springfield, MA

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Ohio - Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signs bill to restrict bathroom access for transgender students

Haley BeMiller

The Columbus Dispatch

Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH)

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A Place Like Springfield - The Lincoln Project (video)

 

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ezs note:  Make Ohio blue! Please, distribute this blog WIDELY!!!

national/world - Dawn Staley: Transgender athletes 'should be able to play'

Katie Barnes

ESPN

early basketball

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Illinois - City of Springfield approves settlement over denial of healthcare coverage to former transgender employee

Staff

WAND-TV

Springfield, IL (c. 1905)

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Missouri attorney general withdraws emergency rule banning transgender health care

Annelise Hanshaw

missouriindependent.com

Springfield, MO

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lead story - Illinois announces new resources to protect transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming students

Jonathan Turner

WHBF

Springfield, IL

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Missouri - Springfield scores below national average on LGBT equality, shows improvement since 2017

Gregory J. Holman

Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, MO

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Illinois - AG Raoul Files Brief In Support Of Transgender Student Athletes

Eileen O'Gorman

Patch

Springfield, IL

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archive - Metamorphosis - Feb 1982

 

To view 'Metamorphosis', go

here.

If you have pamphlets, magazines, zines, posters, scrapbooks, paintings, sculptures, art printings, comix or newspaper clippings and wish to download them to a reputable organization, please see digitaltransgenderarchive.net.

Missouri - Planned Parenthood adds gender-affirming health care for uninsured transgender community

Jackie Rehwald

Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, MO

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Illinois - Illinois On Its Way To Allowing Name Changes For Trans People On Marriage Certificates

Christine Hatfield

Illinois Newsroom

Springfield, IL

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lead story - Transgender woman files complaint against Springfield (IL) over health coverage

Steven Spearie

The State Journal-Register

Old Capitol Building

Springfield, IL

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Massachusetts - ‘I was living two different lives’: Springfield middle school principal Declan O’Connor comes out as transgender

Shira Schoenberg
MASSLive

Springfield, MA

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lead story - Transgender woman accuses Gov. J.B. Pritzker's campaign of discrimination in federal lawsuit

Mike Riopell
Chicago Tribune

Springfield, IL

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Missouri - ACLU hosts rally to support Springfield's transgender community

Alissa Zhu
Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, MO

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lead story - Springfield transgender woman speaks out about knife attack from man she met on dating app

Gregory J. Holman
Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, MO

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Springfield, Missouri

estimated transgender population:  971*
(rounded up)

Springfield, MO

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ezs note:  Horace Duncan.  Fred Coker.  Will Allen.   Three African-Americans who were taken from their homes and lynched.  Springfield, Missouri did what was right and put up a plaque commemorating this ugly event - but it's only worth it if you take the children to the square and let them know what happened there.

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

Illinois law bars 'gay panic' defense

Staff
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Illinois State Capitol (Springfield, IL)

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