lead story - Why violence against transgender Americans is a crisis that’s under reported

Anna Nawaz
PBS News

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/SIG_Pro_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg

please press:  www.pbs.org

lead story - The Crisis of Violence Against Transgender People Is Not a ‘Myth’

Gillian Branstetter
Rewire News

Credit:  http://www.glaad.org/files/ncavp_infographic_3-01_0.jpg

please press:  rewire.news

St. Lucia -Regional rights group urge gov’ts to denounce violence on the basis of sexual orientation

Press
St. Lucia News Online

Castries, St. Lucia

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Port_of_Castries.jpg

please press:  www.stlucianewsonline.com

lead story - Vigil remembers transgender lives lost to violence

Anna Merod
The Winchester Star

Winchester, VA

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Loudoun_Street_Mall_5.jpg

please press:  www.winchesterstar.com 

Kenya/UK - Gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia in deportation persecution fear

Press
BBC News

Bristol Rovers

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Bristol_Rovers_v_Tranmere_Rovers%2C_Wembley_1990_%28344523653%29.jpg

please press:  www.bbc.com

lead story - 'Epidemic of violence': 2018 is worst for deadly assaults against transgender Americans

Marina Pitofsky
USA Today

Rio Grande, TX

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/View_across_the_Rio_Grande_at_Laredo%2C_Texas.jpg

please press:  www.usatoday.com

Canada - Bisexual Canadians more likely to experience violence: Statistics Canada report

Beth Macdonell
CTV

Credit:  https://gatenbylaw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Stop-violence.jpeg

please press:  winnipeg.ctvnews.ca 

Georgia (country) - LGBT Supporters Rally In Tbilisi, Despite Fears Of Violence

Press
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Tbilisi, Georgia

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Tavisupleba_square._Monument_of_St._George.jpg

please press:  www.rferl.org

Urgent action needed to end anti-LGBTQ violence | Opinion

Chad Griffin, Kristin Clarke
The Inquirer

Credit:  https://sksrinivas.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/and-nonviolence-violent-violence-quotes-quote-inspirational-quotes-rbj04e-quote.jpg

please press:  www.philly.com

Did Donald Trump Encourage Violence at His Rallies?

Dan MacGuill
Snopes

Credit:  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d1/c7/4a/d1c74ae1d5782179b7f443d0b4fc3432.jpg

please press:  www.snopes.com

ezs note:  Um... ya think???

Walk remembers transgender victims of violence

Angie Holland
The Oskaloosa Herald

Oskaloosa, IA

Credit:  http://sjcook.com/trains/cbq/depots/IAoskaloosa/cbq0001.jpg

please press:  www.oskaloosa.com

A message of hope: Transgender community gathers in Norfolk to remember the lives of those lost to violence

Amir Vera
The Virginian-Pilot

Norfolk, VA

Credit:  http://ea550746b2e04b9b38db-3a6ba95bdfbfe96b2ed779a8c851df82.r98.cf1.rackcdn.com/lps/assets/u/downtown-norfolk-waterside.jpg

please press:  pilotonline.com

Transgender community to hold vigil in Portland, Bangor

Press
centralmaine.com

Portland map

Credit:  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/51/cb/a8/51cba8be8b0a8ad08ac2e616161a8fe7.gif

please press:  www.centralmaine.com

LGBT people in Egypt targeted in wave of arrests and violence (UK)

Ruth Michaelson
The Guardian

Credit:  https://www.mapsofworld.com/egypt/maps/egypt-map.gif

please press:  www.theguardian.com

Violence has no place in transgender debate (UK)

Linda Bellos, Lucy Masoud etc.
The Guardian

Credit:  https://pitakwatimes.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/say-no-to-violence.jpg

 please press:  www.theguardian.com

ezs note:  Y'know, Linda, Lucy and I might have some differing views about politics, ethics, et cetera, but one thing which we absolutely agree is this -  violence is wrong.   I ran across a book/pamphlet entitled A Force More Powerful which explains 198 nonviolent means by which people can be persuaded. If you can't find one out of 198 - you're just too freakin' lazy.

Transgender woman’s death highlights toll of violence and community distrust of police

Willis Ryder Arnold
St. Louis Public Radio

Transgender Pakistanis Win Legal Victories, but Violence Goes On

Mehreen Zahra-Malik
The New York Times

Is the Political Climate Leading to More Violence Against LGBT People?

Ashley Dejean
Mother Jones

Credit:   http://instinctmagazine.com/sites/instinctmagazine.com/files/styles/large/public/images/blog_posts/Karim%20Shah/2016/11/09/violence-against-gays.jpg?itok=lfKWYOBZ

please press:  https://www.motherjones.com

MAX stabbing suspect is a white supremacist with a history of violence

Nate Hanson
KHOU.com

Jeremy Joseph Christian, dickhead

Credit:  https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/2017/05/portland-240x300.jpg

please press:  http://www.khou.com

Transgender woman describes escape from harrowing violence in Chechnya

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

Credit:  http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/europe/lgcolor/chechnya.gif

please press:  https://www.lgbtqnation.com