national/world - Montana lawmakers cross the aisle to block a trans bathroom ban in the state capitol

Rachel Treisman

NPR

Opheim, MT (r)

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ezs note:  If one of the Republicans who had the good sense of letting Zooey pee in peace, be sure to thank her!

U.S. appeals court agrees to block central part of new Title IX gender rules for schools

McKenna Horsley

Kentucky Lantern

Earlington, KY (r)

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Utah - Activists flood Utah tip line with hoax reports to block bathroom law enforcement

AP

NPR

Alta, UT

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ezs note:  Y'know something?  GOOD.  The more Utah tries to enforce "pious" bullcrap on its citizens, the more citizens should call it for what it is.  Bullcrap.

LGBTQ advocates and families sue to block Louisiana transgender care ban

Associated Press

NBC News

State Capitol

Baton Rouge, LA

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Texas House/Senate - Governor vows to arrest Democrats who fled Texas to block voting restrictions

Staff

The Guardian

Texas Capitol (1881)

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Texas House of Representatives - Texas Democrats to flee state in effort to block GOP-backed voting restrictions

Jane C. Timm

NBC News

Texas Capitol

Austin, TX

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lead story - Judge tosses suit that sought to block transgender athletes

AP

NBC News

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Hartford, CT

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Donald Trump - Trump continues to block pandemic relief package as shutdown looms

Miranda Bryant

The Guardian

Trump's plan of action

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Donald Trump - Trump's brother takes legal action to block tell-all book by President's niece

Oliver Darcy, Jim Acosta
CNN

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lead story - LGBTQ groups sue to block Trump administration from scrapping transgender health care protections

Devan Cole
CNN

Washington DC

Washington Monument

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civil rights - Reject the Bill to Block Critical Healthcare for Transgender Youth

Jacqulyn Kantak
Human Rights Watch

Pierre, SD

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New Mexico - Protesters Block Albuquerque Streets Over Transgender Death

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US News & World Report

Albuquerque, NM

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civil rights - Military Officers, Organizations Urge Ninth Circuit to Maintain Block on Trans Troops Ban

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HRC

legal brief

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civil rights -- Lambda Legal, OutServe-SLDN Urge District Court to Block Transgender Military Ban

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Windy City Times

US Federal District Court, Seattle

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Arkansas attorney general asking court to block a city's LGBT protections

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ArkansasOnline

Ah, some things never change... (unfortunately)

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ezs note:  Well.. you can.  The phone number for the Attorney General in Arkansas is 501-682-2007.  If she refuses, or is silent, you can start a grassroots movement for her opponent.  Am I asking a lot?  Yup.  But it's been done before, and you can do it again.  

John McCain is co-sponsoring a new bill to block Trump transgender military ban

Travis J. Tritten
Washington Examiner

John McCain (R-AZ)

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Wall of Love to block Westboro’s hate at Philly anti-trans protest

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

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Arkansas Attorney General Seeks to Block Protections for Gays and Lesbians

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NBC

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ezs note:  Arkansans - when election day rolls around, I hope you'll remember to vote for attorney general.  Here's a hint - it ain't Leslie Rutledge.

Conservatives want to block Charlotte transgender rules

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WRAL

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MN GOP Senators want to block transgender employees from using the bathroom

Andy Birkey
The Colu.mn

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ezs note:  Does it seem that I'm repeating myself... hmmmm... but this one's from Minnesota.  Please contact your state representative AND state senator and tell them they should vote NO on this stupid bill. (Senate File 3002)