New York - Anti-Trans Republicans Are Trying to Sink New York’s Proposed Equal Rights Amendment

Samantha Riedel

Them

Keene, NY (r)

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please press:  www.them.us

Ohio - Ohio has proposed transgender bathroom laws in schools. Should businesses worry?

Cade Higgins

limaohio.com

Lafayette, OH (r)

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please press:  www.limaohio.com

ezs note:  Oh, no.  We wouldn't dream of interfering.  👺

Transgender and nonbinary state legislators press Biden on proposed transgender students athletics rule

Bo Erickson

CBS News

Pres. Joe Biden

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

ezs note:  Yeah, Joe Biden is nice n' all, but YOU have the obligation to write or ewrite if you feel he's getting too pokey.  It doesn't matter whether he/she's Democratic, Republican, or other.  He's president, not king.

Will NC inspect students’ genitalia under proposed transgender athlete ban? What to know

Evan Moore

The Charlotte Observer

Charlotte, NC

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please press:  www.charlotteobserver.com

ezs note:  Drop yer drawers, heh, heh.

Virginia Rules Commission objects to proposed transgender policies

Nathaniel Cline

Virginia Mercury

Richmond, VA

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please press:  www.virginiamercury.com

Proposed 'Transgender Policy' would allow students to use pronouns, facilities at Canon City Schools

Mayo Davison

KOAA

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please press:  www.koaa.com

lead story - At least 7 states proposed anti-trans bills in first week of 2022

Matt Lavietes

NBC News

Scottsdale, AZ

(one of seven states)

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note: If you live in any one of the seven states, please call your state representative AND state senator and tell them to vote NO on these odious bills.  Thanks.

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.

Nebraska - Nebraska education officials promise changes to proposed health standards

Joe Dejka

Omaha World-Herald

Omaha, NE

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please press:  starherald.com

ezs note:  Nebraskans - a second draft will be held in the early fall.  If at all possible, go in person to speak your mind.

Nebraska - Hearing on proposed Nebraska health standards that teach gender identity goes almost 4 hours

Joe Dejka

Lincoln Journal-Star

Lincoln, NE

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please press:  journalstar.com

Alabama - Proposed Alabama transgender law: I’m a pediatrician and I’m gravely concerned

Terrance D. Weeden

AL.com

Mobile, AL

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please press:  www.al.com

Nebraska - Proposed Nebraska health standards would teach school children about gender identity

Joe Dejka

Kearney Hub

Geneva, NE

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please press:  kearneyhub.com

Texas - Local Groups Condemn Proposed Ban on Trans People in Homeless Shelters

Lourdes Zavaleta
OutSmart

San Antonio, TX

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please press:  www.outsmartmagazine.com

Kansas - Kan. lawmaker's proposed bill spurs debate on transgender youth in sports

Press
KWCH

Wichita, KS

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please press:  www.kwch.com

ezs note:  Kansans - if you feel as strongly about this as I do,  please call the state representative and state senator and urge them to vote NO on this bill.

lead story - ‘Children will lose their lives.’ Jazz Jennings’ mom joins fight against proposed Florida transgender medical ban

Skyler Swisher
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Howey-in-the-Hills, FL

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please press:  www.sun-sentinel.com

New Hampshire - Proposed New Hampshire bill would stop transgender girls from playing on girls sports teams

Chelsea Bard
News Center Maine

Atkinson, NH

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please press:  www.newscentermaine.com

West Virginia - Carmichael backs proposed LGBTQ non-discrimination act

Steven Allen Adams
The Weirton Daily Times

Weirton, WV

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please press:  www.weirtondailytimes.com

ezs note: I know that there are Republicans who feel they are treated unfairly.  It's a bitter pill to swallow, but there are transgender people who are treated unfairly, even horribly.  But there are those like Mitch Carmichael who have championed transgender causes.  Well done, Mitch.

lead story - This Teenager Is Speaking Out Against President Trump's Proposed Repeal Of Transgender Protections

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Hartford, CT

Travelers Tower

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please press:  www.forbes.com 

ezs note:  Yay Eva!  Things may be rough from time to time, but please remember that me and 12,398 in Connecticut people support you!

Connecticut - ‘Gay panic defense’ would end under proposed CT law

Lisa Backus
CT Post

New Haven, CT

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please press:  www.ctpost.com

Montana - Proposed anti-discrimination ordinance put on hold in Dillon again

Susan Dunlap
Montana Standard

Dillon, MT

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please press:  mtstandard.com