New York - Prop 1 in NY defined: Each side's case on abortion, LGBTQ and other rights

Chris McKenna

lohud

Garden City, NY (r)

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please press:  lohud.com

ezs note:  IMHO, Proposition 1 might have a few questions, but overall, allowing transgender people the right to participate in sports is a big plus.  I would vote yes.

New York - New Yorkers will vote for an “equal rights amendment” to protect abortion, LGBTQ+ rights

Elsie Carson-Holt

LGBTQ Nation

Bainbridge, NY (r)

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please press:  www.lgbtqnation.com

ezs note:  New Yorkers - whether you live in New York City or Bainbridge, register and vote!!!

Oregon - Progressive Groups Launch Ballot Initiative to Enshrine Abortion and Trans Rights in Oregon Constitution

Veronica Bianco

Willamette Week

Jefferson, OR

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please press:  www.wweek.com

House passes defense bill after GOP adopts abortion and transgender surgery amendments

Zoë Richards, Rebecca Kaplan, Rebecca Shahad

NBC News

    Windsor, CO (Ken Buck's hometown)

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Colorado offers safe haven for abortion, transgender care

Jesse Bedayn, Colleen Slevin

AP

Colorado

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please press:  apnews.com

ezs note:  Wyoming and Oklahoma residents - have you considered moving to Colorado?  It's so much nicer than those two dumps. 

‘Revolutionary’ high court term on abortion, guns and more

Mark Sherman

AP

SCOTUS

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please press:  apnews.com

Maine - Maine GOP’s proposed 2022 platform targets LGBTQ, abortion, labor rights

Evan Popp

Maine Beacon

Augusta, ME

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please press:  mainebeacon.com

ezs note: Maine voters - if you live in an area that is held by a Republican, please do your homework to find out if your candidate supports LGBTQ rights.  If she/he does not, do your best to kick the twit out come Election Day.

Donald Trump - Roberts Finally Makes His Position on Abortion Clear

Noah Feldman
Bloomberg

Chief Justice John Roberts

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please press:  www.bloomberg.com

civil rights - Abortion. Transgender rights. Voting access. Polarizing issues could dominate statehouse agendas in 2020.

Tim Craig, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux
The Washington Post

  

Ohio statehouse

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please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

civil rights - Over 132,400 Opposed Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Plan

Lindsey Kaley
ACLU

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please press: www.aclu.org 

civil rights - The most important midterm ballot measures on abortion, marijuana, and transgender rights

Natasha Frost
Quartz

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please press:  qz.com

Legislative Issues Set To Include Abortion, Ethics And Hemp

Press
KELO

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

ezs note:  South Dakotans - It's listed about halfway down, but moronic legislators are trying to force transgender students to use their biological bathroom in school, no matter how uncomfortable it makes them.  Tell your legislators to say NO to this idiotic bill.  Oh, and turn Reps. Fred Deutsch and Jim Bolin out on their ear in November!

Brazil poll favorite rows back on gay marriage (UK)

https://uk.news.yahoo.com

to read more, go to:  https://uk.news.yahoo.com/brazil-poll-favorite-rows-back-gay-marriage-221708858.html#a5NpKbF

Under-reporting of VAW in Tarai (Nepal)

http://www.myrepublica.com


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