lead story - White Nationalist Threats Against Transgender People Are Escalating

Cassie Miller
SPLC

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please press:  www.splcenter.org

ezs note: Needless to say (I  hope), putting these cretinous vermin either in jail or at least with a stern warning won't hurt my feelings.  At all.  I don't give a crap if they put their butt in the wrong direction.  Please call your local police.

Night 1 - Democratic presidential debate (my choices)

Three stars

(in alphabetical order)

Cory Booker

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Cory_Booker%2C_official_portrait%2C_114th_Congress.jpg

Julián Castro
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Juli%C3%A1n_Castro%27s_Official_HUD_Portrait.jpg

Elizabeth Warren
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Elizabeth_Warren%2C_official_portrait%2C_114th_Congress.jpg

Biggest disappointment:  Amy Klobuchar

Round two tommorrow! 

Donald Trump - What Trump May Be Missing In Those Polls He Calls Fake

Ron Elving
NPR

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please press:  www.npr.org

Northern Mariana Islands - Guam, CNMI have ‘low’ LGBTQ policy tally

Louella Losinio
PNC News

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

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please press:  pacificnewscenter.com 

civil rights - LGBT, transgender flags vandalized at Wicker Park church

Tom Negovan
WGN

Chicago (Wicker Park), IL

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please press:  wgntv.com 

New Mexico - Transgender group in NM defends work with ICE

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade

Milan, NM

  

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please press:  www.washingtonblade.com

lead story - Philly police unveil updated policy for interacting with transgender, nonbinary people

Chris Palmer
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia, PA

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please press:  www.inquirer.com

Vermont - Vermont: Insurers can't deny care for transgender youth

AP
NCPR

Montpelier, VT (1884)

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please press:  www.northcountrypublicradio.org 

lead story - Through therapy, transgender women find their voice

Jon Collins
MPRNews

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please press:  www.mprnews.org

California - California man gets maximum sentence for fatally stabbing transgender woman

Brianna Calix
Fresno Bee

Fresno, CA

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please press:  \www.fresnobee.com

lead story - Historic day for the transgender community in KC

Leslie Aguilar, Maggie Holmes
KCTV

Kansas City, MO

Community Christian Church

designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

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please press:  www.kctv5.com

Donald Trump - Why Trump can't fill the gaping holes in his government

Zachary B. Wolf

CNN

ezs note:  Aw, just a little stitch, is all...

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Malawi - Changing the lives of transgender people in Malawi

Press
UNAIDS

Lilongwe, Malawi

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please press:  www.unaids.org

civil rights - Allies need to focus specifically on transgender issues in wake of violence: Activists

Karma Allen
ABC

video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvM8bgweH74

please press:  abcnews.go.com

Alabama - Alabama mayor defends comments on ‘killing out’ gay and transgender people, ‘baby killers’

Leada Gore
AL.com

Carbon Hill, AL

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please press:  www.al.com

ezs note:  I don't know if you're a resident of Carbon Hill, but if you are, please, FIRE HIS  SORRY ASS. 

lead story - Man arrested in slaying of Dallas transgender woman found in lake

AP
CBS

Dallas, TX

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

New Hampshire - O’Rouke Releases Plan To Achieve Equality For All LBGTQ+ Americans

Press
NH Labor News

Laconia, NH

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please press:  nhlabornews.com 

lead story - In U.S., 71% Support Transgender People Serving in Military

Justin McCarthy
Reuters

Scatter plots used in statistics

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please press:  news.gallup.com 

Donald Trump - What Have Trump’s Rallies Accomplished?

Jonathan Bernstein
Bloomberg

The Big Black Hole, or the Trump presidency

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please press:  www.bloomberg.com

Côte d'Ivoire - Finding jobs for LGBT people across Côte d'Ivoire

Frank Hersey
RFI

Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire

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please press:  en.rfi.fr

civil rights - Transgender Rights Get Important Win in Ninth Circuit

Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News

San Francisco, CA

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please press:  rewire.news

Maine - Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go

Marpheen Chann
Portland Press-Herald

Portland, ME

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please press:  www.pressherald.com

lead story - 3 Connecticut female athletes file federal discrimination complaint over transgender competition

AP
CBS

William R. Cotter Federal Building

Hartford, CT

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

Massachusetts - ‘I was living two different lives’: Springfield middle school principal Declan O’Connor comes out as transgender

Shira Schoenberg
MASSLive

Springfield, MA

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please press:  www.masslive.com

lead story - MasterCard will let transgender, non-binary people use their chosen name on cards

AJ Willingham
CNN

MasterCard (center)

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Kentucky - What Father's Day Means To A Transgender Parent

Cheri Lawson
WEKU News

Wilder, KY

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S29CqXoYp8o

please press:  www.weku.fm

lead story - American Medical Association Responds To 'Epidemic' Of Violence Against Transgender Community

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

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

lead story - It's The First Sunday Since The Vatican Rejected Transgender People

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Vatican City

Lievin Cruyl  (1634 - before 1720)

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please press:  www.forbes.com

Washington (state) - Ferguson files 38th lawsuit against Trump Administration, challenging “conscience rule”

Emily Boerger
Washington State Wire

Seattle, WA

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please press:  washingtonstatewire.com

lead story - Second transgender woman murdered in Washington suburb in three months

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Fairmount Heights, MD

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Zoe Spears in the Washington DC - Maryland area (Fairmount Heights) please contact Det. Brian Reilly at 1-800-411-TIPS.  Thanks.

lead story - Charlie Martin: Transgender driver chases Le Mans 24 Hour race dream

Sarah Holt
CNN

Le Mans, France

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please press:  edition.cnn.com

civil rights - FOR TRUMP, LGBT RIGHTS ARE FOREIGN POLICY, NOT A DOMESTIC CONCERN

Jared Keller
Pacific Standard

His Royal Asininity.

videocredit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5UBhCNrXeo

please press:  psmag.com

Maryland - Councilmember Glass kicks off Pride Month

Elle Meyers
Montgomery County Sentinel

Rockville, MD

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please press:  mont.thesentinel.com

lead story - Man arrested in murder of Dallas trans woman, 2 others

AP
USA Today

Kendrell Lavar Lyles

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpvtYAnmecI

please press:  www.usatoday.com

ezs note:  BUSTED.

civil rights - Tri-State Alliance asks EVSC to not appeal transgender lawsuit ruling

Segann March
Courier & Press

Evansville, IN

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please press:  www.courierpress.com

Kansas - ‘It’s time’: Wichita district policy should protect LGBTQ students

Wichita Eagle Editorial Board
Wichita Eagle

above Wichita, KS

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please press:  www.kansas.com

lead story - Survey finds boost in U.S. support for transgender rights

Ellen Wulfhorst
Thomson Reuters Foundation

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please press:  news.trust.org

Oregon - White Owl Social Club in Portland apologizes for throwing transgender person out of bar

Jayati Ramakrishnan
The Oregonian

Portland, OR

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please press:  www.oregonlive.com

lead story - Chest Binders and Transgender People

Dashir Moore
The New York Times

Colorado Springs, CO

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

Donald Trump - Impeach Trump and don't worry (much) about President Mike Pence. We already have him.

Jason Sattler
USA Today

ezs note:  To sign the petition, go to care2.org.  C'mon, it only takes a sec!

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

Honduras/US - Transgender Honduran awaits her asylum case in Twin Cities suburbs

Maya Rao
StarTribune

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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please press:  www.startribune.com

civil rights - Stonewall 50: Don’t Forget the Black & Brown LGBTQ Struggle

Ernest Owens
Daily Beast

New York City, NY

Stonewall Inn (1969)

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please press:  www.thedailybeast.com

ezs note: Of great import is The Combahee River Collective. Although the text is somewhat older, the thought put into the work is just as vital.

Connecticut - Hartford Police Department LGBTQ Liaison Accused of Insensitivity

Len Bestoff
NBC News 30

Hartford, CT

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please press:  www.nbcconnecticut.com

lead story - The (transgender) kids are all right

Ben Hohenstatt
Juneau Empire

Juneau, AK

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please press:  www.juneauempire.com

Vermont - Christine Hallquist plugs into a new source of power

Kevin O'Connor
VTDigger

Brattleboro, VT

Hubbard Park Observation Tower

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please press:  vtdigger.org

lead story - Transgender inmate found dead in Rikers Island cell

Larry Celona, Stephanie Pagones
New York Post

New York City, NY

Rikers Island

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please press:  nypost.com

civil rights - Federal judge: EVSC violated transgender student's civil rights

Tori Fater
Courier & Press

Evansville, IN

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please press:  www.courierpress.com

West Virginia - Another WV school year without transgender student bathroom rights

Ryan Quinn
Charleston News-Gazette

Charleston, WV

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please press:  www.wvgazettemail.com

lead story - Detroit man charged in deaths of gay men, transgender woman

AP
FOX News

Detroit, MI (1942)

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please press:  www.foxnews.com

Kansas - Retiring After 28 Years, Transgender North High Teacher Looks Forward To Next Chapter

Carla Eckels
KMUW

Wichita, KS

Wichita North High School

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please press:  www.kmuw.org