New Mexico - Where does New Mexico stand on transgender participation in HS sports?

James Yodice

Yahoo/Albuquerque Journal

Albuquerque,NM

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lead story - Justice Department says new West Virginia law on transgender athletes is unlikely to stand

Brad McElhinny

West Virginia MetroNews

Charleston, WV

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North Dakota - Stand with North Dakota's transgender youth

Kevin R. Tengesdal

Williston Herald

 Williston, ND

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lead story - Transgender issues: Where the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates stand

Emily Tillett
CBS

Vermin Supreme (and no, this is not a joke...)

(Hey, he's better than Trump...)

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Tennessee - Where Tennessee's candidates for governor stand on LGBTQ rights

Natalie Allison
Tennesseean

Nashville, TN (Broadway district)

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lead story - Transgender activist Akkai Padmashali calls Centre's stand...

Vinobha K T
Times Of India

Akkai Padmashali

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civil rights - Where do LGBT workplace rights stand after Kennedy's departure?

Erin Mulvaney
Benefits Pro

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As A Physician, Here’s Why I Stand In Solidarity With The Transgender Community

Aletha Maybank
HuffPost

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‘Why drop transgender persons from Wages Bill?’: Activists question govt stand on labour rights (India)

Geetika Mantri
The News Minute

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SXSW 2017: Tech Takes a Stand For Transgender Rights, Planned Parenthood

Alyssa Newcomb
NBC

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US top judge ousted over gay marriage stand (Ghana)

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starrfm

Judge Roy Moore

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Transgender rights: Where 2016 candidates stand on bathroom bills

Michael Walsh
Yahoo!

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LGBT activists hope city's progressive stand can inspire SCOTUS

IVAN PEREIRA
AM New York

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NBA's Collins proud of NCAA's stand on law

RALPH D. RUSSO

Savannah Morning News

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EDITORIAL: Transgender Reg’s stand a brave one (Australia)

Clementine Norton
Fraser Coast Chronicle

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Remove prejudices against gays: Malawi activists react to Catholic stand (Malawi)

Green Muheya
http://www.nyasatimes.com


to read more, go to:  http://www.nyasatimes.com/2014/08/02/remove-prejudices-against-gays-malawi-activists-react-to-catholic-stand/

ezs note:  Another shining light, this time from Malawi. Thank you, Mr. Trapence.

I Stand With the Transgender Children of California... Do You?

Parker Marie Molloy
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/


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Editorial: Transgender ordinance takes stand against bigotry

http://www.tampabay.com/

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poetry #1

Entries such as these have been rare for me since my stroke.  Last week, I picked up a volume entitled "Modern American Poetry". I've really dug the poems, but most especially those of Lyn Hejinian, whose stream-of-consciousness poetics struck a chord for me.  No, not every one will like this.  If stream-of-consciousness really suit your style,well, seek another poet.  But if you like Lyn, I hope you'll like this too.  Enjoy! (PS - feel free to lend your thoughts in the "comments" section.)

(#1)
The soil did not stand; it blew away.  Last night I turned, nuzzled your roughening cheek.  The things I knew, I do not know.  It is time.  I insert the token into the T.  Let the game be Monopoly.  The music is played upon a viola. There is no sound.  The woman from Spain swung her maracas about. Stubby fields bind but do not break.  He cast aside the thronE.  A poem writ large and confusing.  His pubic hair rests between my fingers, gently.  We are comfortable, lying near the dune.  The Appalachian mountains are high, forbidding.  We are alone.  The feet of the tiny dogs go clickclackclickclackclickclack.  My pocketbook was laying about.  A silver earring came off, laying next to me.  How many miles is it to Traherne?  My knees ache and scar from your mounting of me.  The sparrow's wings are so lovely.  Sorry, sir, your money has no value here.  Swords drawn, we fought the wild fauna.  The bartender gave a cup to the tired man.  The name others gave me is not the name I gave to myself.  The trees, the knotty ones, are set to be cut down.  We rub each other, gasping.  My head arches back, digging into the old Indian blanket.  A ghost comes near to me, smiling.  We peer far ahead, seeing a tiny empty church.  The rain starts as mist, ends as torrential downpour.  His arms touch my shoulderblades.  It is love.  Or not.  Either way, I am sated, sated.

*ezs*

Wear purple on Spirit Day in a stand against bullying, Oct. 19 - http://lgbtweekly.com

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