Vote yes on Plainville's referendum!

Plainville, CT

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ezs note:  As I've said before, although I no longer live in Plainville, I read the town's goings-on with great interest.  There are two reasons why you should vote YES on the school board's budget:

1)  the middle school is in dire need of repair,

and, 

2)  it would royally piss off a person who heads an anti-anything board.

Yeah, the last one's personal.  So what.

Romania - Romanian Referendum To Ban Same-Sex Marriage Fails

Joanna Kakissis
NPR

Bucharest, Romania

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please press:  www.npr.org

Nebraska - Nebraska Supreme Court tosses lawsuit over death penalty referendum, says inmates have other options to challenge sentences

Lori Pilger
Lincoln Journal-Star

Lincoln, NE

Thomas P. Kennard House

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please press:  journalstar.com

ezs note:  The two may seem unrelated, but John L. Lotter, one of the unsuccessful petitioners in the case, was convicted of killing Brandon Teena, a transgender male. You can see the true story reenactment in Boys Don't Cry. (with Peter Sarsgaard as John Lotter)

Romania - Romanian Same-Sex-Marriage Referendum Fails Amid Low Turnout

Press
RFE/RL

Bucharest, Romania

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please press:  www.rferl.org

Taiwan - Taiwan Referendum Threatens Same-Sex Marriage

Graeme Reid
HRW

Dwight D. Eisenhower visits Taipei, Taiwan (1960)

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please press:  www.hrw.org

Ghana - LGBT community in Ghana calls for a referendum on gay rights

Press
GhanaWeb

Aburi Botanical Garden, Ghana

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please press:  www.ghanaweb.com

Ireland Votes Yes To Same-Sex Marriage (Ireland)

Press
Rapid News Network

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please press:  http://rapidnewsnetwork.com

Date set for Ireland’s same-sex marriage referendum (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News

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please press:  http://www.pinknews.co.uk

Alex Salmond: Tories will scrap Human Rights Act and damage Scottish equality (UK)

Scott Roberts
http://www.pinknews.co.uk

to read more, go to:  http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/09/10/alex-salmond-tories-will-scrap-human-rights-act-and-damage-scottish-equality/

Unpopular referendum

http://www.houstonchronicle.com

to read more, go to: http://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Unpopular-referendum-5623954.php

Group seeks referendum on transgender rights law

Michael Dresser
http://www.baltimoresun.com/


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ezs note:  Marylanders - please inform your friends and neighbors about the purpose of this odious anti-bill.  Together, we can do it!

Election officials in final stretch counting transgender referendum signatures

 Beau Yarbrough
http://www.dailybulletin.com


*more here*

Transgender rights referendum reaches next step

http://www.gettysburgtimes.com


*more here*

Will Californians Get To Vote On Protections For Trans Students?

Tony Merevick
http://www.buzzfeed.com

*more here*

TRANSGENDER BATHROOM ACCESS TRIGGERS DISPUTE

Michael Gardner
http://www.utsandiego.com/

*more here*