national/world - Alberta MLA who compared transgender children to feces in food welcomed into UCP caucus

Michelle Bellefontaine

CBC

Lacombe, Alberta

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please press:  cbc.ca

ezs note:  Oh, Canada... well, it has its problems, too.  Please, ewrite the MLA and let them know your  displeasure about this dimwit.

Maine - Maine school district reinstates policy to protect transgender children

Anna Coon

WGME

Waldoboro, ME

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please press:  wgme.com

ezs note:  VICTORY!!! 👥😀

national/world - A Florida law blocking treatment for transgender children is thrown out by a federal judge

Terry Spencer

AP

Naples, FL

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Newsom vetoes progressives’ bills on transgender children and self-driving trucks

Jeremy B. White, Lara Korte

Politico

Gov. Gavin Newsom

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ezs note:  In his "defense" (cough, cough), Gov. Newsom must consider a wide variety of people.  And that includes knuckle dragging idiots.

lead story - Families of transgender children angry sports participation on 3rd special session agenda

Niki Griswold

Spectrum News

Austin, TX

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ezs note:  If you live anywhere in Texas, please plan your trip to Austin now.  If you can't make it, email or telephone your state Congressperson and Senator as soon as possible.  And keep track of these two people are doing.  Thanks. 

Kentucky - As doctors, we’re distressed by KY bills that threaten the lives of transgender children

Keisa Fallin-Bennett, Joanne Brown, Joyce Crawford et. al.
Lexington Herald-Leader

Lexington, KY

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please press:  www.kentucky.com

civil rights - A GOP lawmaker, the son of an Auschwitz survivor, compared doctors treating transgender children to Nazis. He regrets it.

Katie Shepard
The Washington Post

Codington County, SD

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ezs note:  Gee, Fred, I'm so glad you finally became enlightened.  But there are some things that are so obnoxious and dimwitted that no amount of backpedaling can make things all better.

lead story - Transgender children sense true gender at young age, study finds

Press
Reuters

Groton, CT

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please press:  www.cbc.ca

Georgia - Georgia Republican wants to make helping transgender children a felony

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Powder Springs, GA

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ezs note:  Ahem... Ginny Ehrhart (R - Powder Springs) MUST go.  To the residents of Powder Springs, and of Georgia in general. this is your moment.  Get together, organize, volunteer, and, if the time is right, throw your hat into the ring.  I can't stand this woman.  She must be thrown out of office.

Delaware - Support group for parents and families of transgender children forming in Delaware

Sarah Mueller
Delaware Public Radio

Lewes, DE

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please press:  www.delawarepublic.org

lead story - Parents of Transgender Children Call on Congress to Pass the Equality Act

Sarah McBride
HRC

US Capitol (ca. 1800)

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please press:  www.hrc.org

civil rights - 1500 parents of transgender children blast proposal to eliminate civil rights proposals

John Riley
MetroWeekly

March on Washington (1963)

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ezs note:  One... more... time... VOTE.

civil rights - Ohio Republicans Introduce Bill That Would Allow Parents to Deny Transgender Children the Right to Transition

BJ Colangelo
Scene & Heard

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lead story - Schools pulled into row over helping transgender children

Kim Thomas
The Guardian

Tug-of-war

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PROFESSOR CLAIMS WOMEN WHO WEAR JEANS GIVE BIRTH TO TRANSGENDER CHILDREN

Shane Croucher
Newsweek

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BETSY DEVOS IS A DANGER TO TRANSGENDER CHILDREN

Vanessa Ford
Newsweek

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These Transgender Children Say They’re Thriving. They Want to Help Others Do the Same.

Christina Caron
The New York Times

panorama of NYC

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

Cornyn has doubts about nominee who said transgender rights were ‘Satan’s plan’

Kevin Diaz
San Antonio Express-News

Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)

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please press:  www.expressnews.com

A Trump judicial pick said transgender children are proof that ‘Satan’s plan is working’

Kristine Philipps
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  I know I've brought Jeff Mateen's name before you again, but the more people who put pressure on Senators to say "NO" the better.  Remember, you have two Senators from your state.  You can contact them at www.senate.gov. Thanks. 

Trump judicial nominee said transgender children are part of 'Satan's plan', defended 'conversion therapy'

Chris Massie, Andrew Kaczynski
CNN

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ezs note:  Jeff Mateer is an assistant attorney general in Texas. He is also a nominee for a federal judgeship.

He is also an asshole extraordinaire.

Unlike Trump, who is in office either four or eight years (gawd, let it be less than that) Mateer, if nominated, will be behind the bench for life.  Go to www.senate.gov and say NO to Mateer's nomination.  And say no to both Senators (remember, there are two from each state).  Thanks.