lead story - Spain Expands IVF to Lesbians, Single Women, Trans People

AP

US News & World Report

Madrid, Spain

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please press:  www.usnews.com

lead story - Lesbians stand by trans women in open letter after 'dangerous' BBC article

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene  (1864)

Simeon Solomon

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Rwanda - Rwandan LGBT Community Steps Out of Shadows

Hamada Elrasam
VOA

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali Tower

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please press:  www.voanews.com

Ghana - Actor Prince David Osei attacks gays and lesbians

Press
Ghanaweb

Accra, Ghana

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please press:  www.ghanaweb.com

ezs note:  Well, Mr. Osei certainly has the right to express his opinion.  However, we have the right not to buy his crap. 

Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe: Gays and Lesbians Meet Zimbabwe's MPs

Robert Tapfumaneyi
All Africa

Harare, Zimbabwe

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please press:  allafrica.com

Cameroon - Lesbians raped and accused of witchcraft in Cameroon

Josh Jackman
PinkNews

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please press:  www.pinknews.co.uk

Bulgaria- Bulgaria: Momentum for Sofia’s Lesbians and Gays

Immanuel Marcus
Magazine 79

Sofia, Bulgaria

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please press:  magazine79.com

Thousands protest ruling to overturn ban on 'conversion therapy' for gays and lesbians in Brazil

Jill Langlois
Los Angeles Times

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please press: www.latimes.com

Arkansas Attorney General Seeks to Block Protections for Gays and Lesbians

Press
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.

Pope Francis Sees Some Bishops With 'Closed Hearts'

Lucas Grindley
Advocate

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

Mormon Church backs some legal protections for gays; exemptions ruffle feathers

KURTIS LEE
Los Angeles Times

please press:  http://www.latimes.com

Julie Mack: Election season reflects GOP's shifting stances on gay rights, legalized marijuana

Julie Mack
http://www.mlive.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.mlive.com/opinion/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2014/10/julie_mack_election_season_ref.html

Quotes!

I've experienced racism - and every other -ism - from every angle:  from gays, from lesbians, from blacks, from women.  You would think that people who would have been oppressed would go, "Oh, I see what's going on here."  But they don't.

     - RuPaul

'To Quote A Queer'

Transgender People Being Murdered At A Rate Almost 50 Percent Higher Than Lesbians And Gays

DAVID BADASH
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/



*more here*

ezs note:  Once again, if you see a transgender being assaulted, or if you are aware of crucial evidence in the case, notify police IMMEDIATELY!!!

Coeur d'Alene adopts law banning discrimination vs. gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender

http://www.therepublic.com/

*more here*

Danielle And Cathleen Kaufman, Married Couple, Discuss How They Both Came Out Of Closet
 Glennisha Morgan
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

Gay Men, Lesbians Differ on LGBT-Friendly Corporate Policies, Advertising
Erik Sass
http://www.mediapost.com/


*more here*

UN promises a free and equal world for gays
Omar Kuddus
http://www.gaystarnews.com/

*more here*

New Year Brings New Laws Affecting Gays & Lesbians (www.kpbs.org)

*more above*

High rate of harassment of black lesbians and transgender men in South Africa (www.msmagazine.com)

*more above*