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31 May 2019
lead story - LBGTQ icons will be the first transgender people to get statues in the US
30 May 2019
civil rights - Yes, the Civil Rights Act does protect gay and trans Americans
Alabama - LGBTQ Visibility Isn’t Just Educational, It Is Vital Education
civil rights - Three transgender women challenge portion of Pennsylvania’s name-change law
Labels:
Alonda Talley,
challenge,
Chauntey Mo’Nique Porter,
name-change law,
Pennsylvania,
portion,
Priscylla Renee Von Noaker,
transgender women,
Valerie Russ
Location:
Harrisburg, PA, USA
29 May 2019
Donald Trump - Mueller speaks about the Russia investigation (among many, many others)
Romania/US - U.S. Embassy awards seven Women of Courage in Romania
civil rights - The Democrats’ Neglect of Transgender Rights
Maine - Maine officially bans gay conversion therapy
Aris Folley
The Hill
The Hill
Farmington, ME
please press: thehill.com
ezs note: ♩Another one bites the dust... ♬ (Yay!)
lead story - New Gillette ad shows dad teaching transgender son how to shave
Labels:
ad,
Aimee Picchi,
dad,
Gillette,
quietly powerful,
shave,
teaching,
transgender son
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
28 May 2019
lead story - The World Health Organization Will Stop Classifying Transgender People as Having a 'Mental Disorder'
27 May 2019
Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Activists Criticize Religious Freedom, Conversion Therapy Bills
civil rights - Donald Trump Campaigned as a President for LGBTQ Americans. But He Keeps Rolling Back Protections for Them
Arizona - How a transgender character changed when a trans actor was hired for the role
lead story - These transgender soldiers are still allowed to serve. They want to prove their detractors wrong
26 May 2019
Coming Out The LGBT Cultural Revolution before Stonewall (video)
ezs note: Short, but very good. See it if you can.
Donald Trump - Why Trump’s Stonewalling Legal Strategy Will Keep Failing
Renato Mariotti
Politico
Politico
Credit: http://www.never-nervous.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16650773_10202529738082539_621309430_o.jpg
please press: www.politico.com
Liberia/Costa Rica - From the Street to the Classroom: How Two Trans Women Relaunched Their Studies
Noelia Esquivel
Voice Of Guanacaste
Voice Of Guanacaste
Monrovia, Liberia
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Downtown_Monrovia_3348917715_67a2002529.jpg
please press: vozdeguanacaste.com
civil rights - Thousands of immigrants suffer in solitary confinement in U.S. detention centers
Hannah Rappleye etc.
NBC News
NBC News
please press: www.nbcnews.com
ezs note: Oh, loverly. It seems that Donald Trump and Barack Obama have bloody hands on this one. (Though to his credit, Obama did ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles) But it's not damned enough. I think that there so many abuses, it's time to abolish solitary confinement altogether. Please, if you agree with me on this, send an e-letter to your Congressperson and both of your Senators. (Remember, on the federal level, you have two.)
Hawaii - Hawaii's Remarkable Women: Hinaleimoana Kwai Kong Wong
lead story - Why violence against transgender Americans is a crisis that’s under reported
25 May 2019
Donald Trump - Trump’s Public Enemies List Is an Impeachable Offense
David R. Lurie
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast
ezs note: Deja vu, all over again...
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please press: www.thedailybeast.com
Kenya - Kenya: Court Upholds Archaic Anti-Homosexuality Laws
civil rights - Cuomo Blasts Trump Admin’s Rollback Of Transgender Health Care Protections
Kentucky - Kentucky City Rejects Anti-Discrimination Ordinance
Press
WUKY
WUKY
Bowling Green, KY
please press: www.wuky.org
ezs note: I don't know if Kentucky has local elections the same as Connecticut does, but if so, maybe Bowling Green should send three of their Commissioners packing. (and maybe that means you)
lead story - Protesters demand end to killings of transgender women, Trump rollbacks
Daniel Trotta
Reuters
Reuters
New York City, NY
Washington Square Park
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/20140526-WashingtonArch_SouthFace_Night.jpg
please press: www.reuters.com
24 May 2019
Rhode Island - Safe Zones In Rhode Island Helping LGBTQ Community
lead story - ‘Henry Danger’ Actor Reveals He’s Transgender, Transitioned 20 Years Ago
23 May 2019
Donald Trump - Trump talks 'Crazy Nancy' Pelosi and treason at wild press conference
civil rights - While the Trump administration backtracks, Colorado is plowing forward on transgender rights
Jennifer Brown
Colorado Sun
Colorado Sun
Denver, CO
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/University_of_Denver_campus_pics_107.jpg
please press: coloradosun.com
Oregon - Parents sue Woodburn schools after teacher educates son about being transgender
Whitney Woodworth
Statesman Journal
Statesman Journal
Woodburn, OR
please press: www.statesmanjournal.com
ezs note: Hey, I agree with the parents. After all, school is for ignorance. After all, isn't that what school is for?
Riiiiight.
Labels:
being transgender,
educates,
parents,
schools,
son,
sue,
teacher,
Whitney Woodworth,
Woodburn
Location:
Woodburn, OR 97071, USA
lead story - HUD proposes rule critics say would roll back protections for transgender homeless
Veronica Straqualursi
CNN
CNN
Washington DC
HUD building
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development.JPG
please press: www.cnn.com
22 May 2019
civil rights - Remembering a transgender activist who taught Iowans to live authentically without fear
Rekha Basu
Des Moines Register
Des Moines Register
Des Moines, IA
please press: www.desmoinesregister.com
ezs note: Rest in peace, Casey...
Montana - Political commissioner ends year-old complaint against Montana Family Foundation
Tom Lutey
Ravalli Republic
Ravalli Republic
Helena, MT
please press: ravallirepublic.com
ezs note: Whatever the reason, it's really too bad that the Commissioner of Political Practices is dropping the lawsuit against the Montana 'Family' Foundation. (read: do it our way, or else) Perhaps the Montana ACLU can pick up some of the slack. (hint, hint!)
lead story - Dallas police looking into similarities in cases of 2 transgender women fatally shot, third stabbed
Ryan W. Miller
USA Today
USA Today
Dallas, TX
Cedars
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please press: www.usatoday.com
Labels:
cases,
Dallas,
fatally,
looking,
police,
Ryan W. Miller,
shot,
similarities,
stabbed,
transgender women
Location:
Dallas, TX, USA
21 May 2019
Florida - Miami Springs Now Has Florida's First Transgender Lutheran Pastor
lead story - Two transgender women of color killed in same weekend, one arrest made
Janelle Griffith
NBC News
NBC News
Philadelphia, PA
President's House (Washington/Adams)
please press: www.nbcnews.com
ezs note: If you have any information about Muhlaysia Booker's murderer is, please contact the Dallas Police Department at 214-671-3661. Thanks,
ezs note: If you have any information about Muhlaysia Booker's murderer is, please contact the Dallas Police Department at 214-671-3661. Thanks,
20 May 2019
Algeria/UK - The Artist Kader Attia Mocks Colonial History, then Heals Its Effects
Heba Elkayal
Al-Fanar Media
Al-Fanar Media
Algiers, Algeria
Notre Dame d'Afrique
please press: www.al-fanarmedia.org
civil rights - Transgender girl grows advocacy efforts
New Jersey - Newark police offer protections for transgender suspects
lead story - Transgender woman assaulted by 'mob' last month killed in Texas
Labels:
assaulted,
killed,
last month,
mob,
Muhlaysia Booker,
Texas,
Tim Stelloh,
transgender woman
Location:
Dallas, TX, USA
19 May 2019
Colorado - One of the Colorado school shooters is a transgender boy
lead story - Trans dads tell doctors: 'You can be a man and have a baby'
Labels:
baby,
doctors,
Julie Compton,
lack of understanding,
man,
misinformation,
tell,
trans dads
Location:
Louisville, KY, USA
18 May 2019
Connecticut - ‘Gay panic defense’ would end under proposed CT law
Labels:
Connecticut,
criminal defendants,
end,
gay panic defense,
law,
Lisa Backus,
proposed,
under
Location:
New Haven, CT, USA
lead story - Fertility Practices, Coverage Lacking for Transgender People
17 May 2019
Rhode Island - Because Transgender is Beautiful
lead story - Transgender people know the Equality Act won't end transphobia. But it will still protect us.
16 May 2019
lead story - Study shows increased risk of breast cancer in transgender women
Press
EurekAlert!
EurekAlert!
please press: www.eurekalert.org
ezs note: Here are four things you can do to prevent breast cancer:
- lose weight
- exercise
- lower/eliminate alcoholic beverages
- say goodbye to any tobacco use
15 May 2019
civil rights - There’s A Growing Rift On The Religious Right About How To Deal With LGBT People
New Jersey - New Jersey Joins Sister States in Opposition to Transgender Military Ban
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