Showing posts with label fight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fight. Show all posts

21 February 2018

15 December 2017

The Fight for Open Transgender Military Service Is Only Beginning

Chase Strangio
ACLU


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please press:  www.aclu.org

ezs note:  There are two things that you can do: 1) sign the petition that would allow transgender persons to serve, and, 2) if you are not a member of the ACLU, do it now.  I did! 

24 November 2017

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and the Fight Against HIV

John Jahn
Shepherd Express


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please press:  shepherdexpress.com 

ezs note:  This is a scholarly, well-written article, including the origins of the AIDS virus from SIV (Simian Immunodeficiency Virus).  This is far more than the stock AIDS article, even though it is written for a general audience.  Please read it if you can.

06 November 2017

“Somebody Has To Fight For The Civil Rights Of Trans People. Why Not Me?”

Rich Bellis
Fast Company


rural Mississippi church

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please press:  www.fastcompany.com

21 October 2017

Transgender Activists Fight Historical Mental Health Diagnosis

Boris Dittrich
Human Rights Watch

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please press:  www.hrw.org

18 October 2017

Inside The Fight For Transgender Americans In The Mountains Of North Carolina

James Michael Nichols
HuffPost


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ezs note:  Please also note the podcast, "I'm Still Here".  It lasts a little than 40 minutes.

12 September 2017

Edith Windsor, Whose Same-Sex Marriage Fight Led to Landmark Ruling, Dies at 88


Robert D. McFadden
The New York Times


Edie Windsor (1929-2017)

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Edie.  You will always be remembered.

11 September 2017

27 January 2017

Minnesota mom speaks out on court fight over transgender daughter's treatment

Press
CBS


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please press:  http://www.cbsnews.com



ezs note:  Maybe I'm being too harsh, Ms. Calgaro. I do believe that you love your child.  But if your love is of a true kind, you must love your daughter, not a fantasy land.

23 December 2016

Trans man wins fight to change his name without providing ‘medical evidence’

Dawn Ennis
LGBTQ Nation


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