08 April 2019
Vermont - John Killacky: Out in the Legislature
lead story - Although transgender workers face steep barriers, corporate America wants to hire them
07 April 2019
Donald Trump - Whatever Trump Is Playing, It Isn’t Golf
Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia’s ‘Dangerous & Discriminatory Laws Against Marginalised Populations’ Under Fire
civil rights - Giant Food Stores earns top marks in Corporate Equality Index
Arizona - Arizona filmmakers spark discrimination discussion at ACLU event
Molly Stellino
Cronkite News
Cronkite News
Phoenix, AZ
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please press: cronkitenews.azpbs.org
lead story - Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military
06 April 2019
Donald Trump - ‘No Celebrities’: Embarrassing Turnout at Trump’s Beverly Hills Fundraiser
Tarpley Hitt
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
ezs note: Where can I find Trump Victory?
(uh... you're here...)
please press: www.thedailybeast.com
Kenya - Worlds apart between conservatives and LGBT community in Kenya
Sheila Nyambura
Capital News
Capital News
Nairobi, Kenya
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please press: www.capitalfm.co.ke
ezs note: After a while of trying 'transgender (country)' on my computer, I finally gave in and used the 'LGBT (country)' instead. Hey, it ain't perfect, but it is better.
civil rights - U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees
Sarah N. Lynch
Reuters
Reuters
AG William Barr
please press: www.reuters.com
ezs note: It's too early to tell, but if it turns out to be a genuine article, it might be a promising sign.
But Trump's still in charge. Don't hold your breath.
Illinois - Pritzker to change state's Medicaid policy to cover sex reassignment surgery
lead story - As a homeless transgender woman, she had turned to sex work to survive. Then she was killed.
Samantha Schmidt
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Fairmount Heights, MD
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please press: www.washingtonpost.com
05 April 2019
Donald Trump - How Trump Conspired with the Freedom Caucus to Shut Down the Government
France - Transphobic Paris attack sheds light on LGBT+ attitudes in France
civil rights - Montana Human Rights Bureau finds Yellowstone County discriminated against trans employee
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Florida - City of Orlando poised to embrace LGBT-certified businesses
lead story - The Crisis of Violence Against Transgender People Is Not a ‘Myth’
04 April 2019
Ohio - Catholic School, Right-Wing Hate Group Join Forces to Fight South Euclid Equality Measure
lead story - Washtenaw County Reflects On The Importance Of Raising The Transgender Flag
03 April 2019
Donald Trump - Donald Trump’s Never-Ending Campaign Keeps Getting Angrier
Venezuela - Venezuelans with HIV/AIDS dying due to lack of antiretroviral drugs
civil rights - Parent Quizzes School’s Transgender Policy
Vince Conti
Cape May County Herald
Cape May County Herald
Cisgender (born that way)
Maine - Tunnel of Oppression challenges perceptions of groups on campus
lead story - Under Trump’s Ban, Transgender Troops Must Decide: Come Out or Hide
02 April 2019
North Dakota - North Dakota moves to nullify its 1975 Equal Rights support
lead story - Transgender Woman Shot To Death Near The D.C. Border Will Be Remembered At Candlelight Vigil
Rachel Kurzius
dcist
dcist
Fairmount Heights, MD
please press: dcist.com
ezs note: If you have any information regarding the murder of Ashanti Carmon, please call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Thanks.
01 April 2019
HUMANE prisons
ezs note: I recently saw how Germany's prison is working, and how then-governor Dannel Malloy's (CT) visit there went. I do believe that certain persons do deserve imprisonment... but humane imprisonment. If you agree with 60 Minutes, please email your governor, state representative, and state senator, and tell them that this stupid system is NOT working. Thanks.
civil rights - Transgender Leadership Alaska hosts local rally for International Transgender Day of Visibility
Derek Minemeyer
KTUU
KTUU
Anchorage, AK
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please press: www.ktuu.com
Wyoming - McDaniel: Voters elect the darndest legislators
lead story - A transgender woman’s stay at a Utah jail revealed good, bad and possibly dangerous practices
31 March 2019
Donald Trump - One of the GOP’s brightest female stars is dogged by Trump in 2020
Bulgaria/US - US State Department: Bulgarian government actions against human rights abusers ‘insufficient’
civil rights - On This Transgender Day of Visibility, I’m Feeling Exposed—and Determined
Rhode Island - Sen. Reed Says Pentagon Shouldn't Adopt New Transgender Rule
lead story - Transgender visibility has become my paradox. I want to be seen as any other woman, and as trans.
Meredith Talusan
NBC News
NBC News
New York City, NY (1952)
Dag Hammarskjöld, foreground
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
30 March 2019
Donald Trump - Judge rules Trump executive order allowing offshore drilling in Arctic Ocean unlawful
Bangladesh/US - Bangladesh rejects ‘one-sided’ US report on human rights
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civil rights - Maplewood to raise flag in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility
Pennsylvania - 5 Pennsylvania women who did it first
Alex Nagy
Pennsylvania Weekly
Pennsylvania Weekly
Pennsylvania
please press: www.philadelphiaweekly.com
ezs note: Pay special attention to Sharron Cooks.
lead story - ‘Trans-forming’ the Workplace to Be Transgender Inclusive
Nico Calvo Rosenstone
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford, CA
Lou Henry Hoover house
please press: ssir.org
new thoughts...
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ezs note: It's a little, eensy-teensy blog, but it's off and running. If you wish to see what's happening, go to long strange journey.
lead story - ‘Trans-forming’ the Workplace to Be Transgender Inclusive
Nico Calvo Rosenstone
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford, CA
Lou Henry Hoover house
please press: ssir.org
29 March 2019
civil rights - HRC Releases Annual Corporate Equality Index with 571 Top U.S. Companies Earning Perfect Scores
Elliott Kozuch
Human Rights Campaign
Human Rights Campaign
Washington DC
Human Rights Campaign headquarters
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please press: www.hrc.org
North Carolina - NC House bills opposing conversion therapy, HB2 remnants filed
Gary D. Robertson
wsoctv.tv
wsoctv.tv
Asheville, NC
Thomas Wolfe house
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please press:
lead story - Transgender Singing Voice Conference Expands Vocal Perspectives
Tana Weingartner
Cincinnati Public Radio
Cincinnati Public Radio
Richmond, IN
Earlham College
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please press: www.wvxu.org
28 March 2019
Donald Trump - Why Trump Wants to Go to the Moon So Badly
Marina Koren
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
ezs note: Sure Donald, we'll provide you with a ticket to the Moon...
(one way only)
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please press: www.theatlantic.com
UK - UK To Open Separate Jail For Transgenders After Several Cases Of Attack By Inmates
Kriti Gupta
Indiatimes.com
Indiatimes.com
Banstead, UK
(future home of HMP Downview)
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please press: www.indiatimes.com
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