The War on Gays (http://www.opednews.com)

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Thilakan’s unique role (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com (India))

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Transgender wins PAO seat (http://www.bangkokpost (Thailand)).com

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TRANSGENDERED AGAINST ME! SINGER PERFORMS FIRST SHOW AS LAURA JANE GRACE (http://loudwire.com/)

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Jersey City, New Jersey

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Hello!

For those blogging in the US, happy Memorial Day!  Here's what's happening... Jersey City, New Jersey...  Council Bluffs, Iowa... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... Louisville, Kentucky... Birmingham, England, UK... Adana, Turkey... Mountain View, California... Thornhill, Ontario, Canada... Durango, Colorado... Herndon, Virginia...  East Hampton, New York...  Torrance, California...  Wesley Chapel, Florida... Toronto, Ontario, Canada... Thornhill, Ontario, Canada... London, England, UK... Dhaka, Bangladesh... Brick, New Jersey...  Springfield, Missouri... Bradenton, Florida... Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany...

I found it! Transgender Athlete Competes For Spot In Olympics

You can make a special gift this Memorial Day by helping out others out...

 American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Transgender Athlete Competes For Spot In Olympics (http://www.npr.org)

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Release, Change of Bond Denied for Furr ---Off-duty MPD officer accused of shooting at transgender women denied bail as he awaits October trial (http://www.metroweekly.com)

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Can Children Know, At Age 2, They Were Born The 'Wrong Sex'? (http://www.npr.org)

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Pride Returns to Springfield (http://www.valleyadvocate.com)

http://www.valleyadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=15138

Pastor: Put gays behind electric fence (http://www.hlntv.com)

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Cambridge, Massachusetts

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Hello!

It's Preakness day!  Here's what's happening... Cambridge, Massachusetts... Black Diamond, Washington... Dayton, Ohio... Nebo, North Carolina... Sacramento, California... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... Mountain View, California... Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt... Limerick, Ireland... Menomonie, Wisconsin... Des Plaines, Illinois... East Hampton, New York... Mount Laurel, New Jersey... Krasnoyarsk, Russia...  Glasgow, Kentucky... Tyler, Texas... Indianapolis, Indiana... Huntingtown, Maryland... Dhaka, Bangladesh... Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan... Dallas, Texas... Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia... Eureka, California... Santa Clara, California... Setúbal, Setubal, Portugal... Emeryville, California... West Columbia, South Carolina... Yaroslavl, Yaroslavl', Russia... Ware, Hertford, England, UK... Newark, New York... Brockton, Massachusetts... Washington, District of Columbia...

Arf, arf!  Here's the latest!  Arf, arf!
Anti-gay Laws Continue To Be Passed In Russia

Wow! You won the Preakness!  Here's an idea with what you can do with all that money...


American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Amnesty International: Virulent’ Homophobic Attacks Put South Caucasus Activists At Risk (http://www.enewspf.com)

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Are beauty pageant contestants who get plastic surgery cheating? (http://www.thestar.com)

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Straight white male privilege - spinoff from other thread. I'll try to explain. (http://www.democraticunderground.com(

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Transgender Woman Killed in Suspicious Fire in Brooklyn (http://www.advocate.com)

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This fire has been labeled suspicious by the FDNY.  Please, if you know anything, call the New York Police Department immediately!! Please call  1-800-577-TIPS .  Also, take a look at the picture. This may help.  Don't let this troll get away!!

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

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Hello!

Happy Mothers's Day!  Here's what's happening... Mumbai, Maharashtra, India... Mountain View, California.. Anchorage, Alaska...  Nutley, New Jersey... Jersey City, New Jersey... San Diego, California.... Hollywood, Florida... Wattenwil, Bern, Switzerland... Sunnyvale, California... Duisburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... New Delhi, Delhi, India... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... London, London, City of, England, UK.... Washington, District of Columbia... East Hampton, New York...  Southington, Connecticut...  São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil... El Segundo, California... Seattle, Washington... Wilrijk, Antwerpen, Belgium... Round Rock, Texas... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Buffalo, New York...  Reno, Nevada...   Vincennes, Indiana... Beverly, Massachusetts... Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia... Piraeus, Attiki, Greece... Terre Haute, Indiana... Moreno Valley, California... Seraing, Liege, Belgium...

Hey, doggies have moms too!

Transgender man linked to Pitt bomb-threat investigation

Here's how can make your Mom really happy-- a gift of life!


American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Federal LGBT Workers Will Be Asked to Come Out — In a Survey (http://www.advocate.com)

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Against Me! singer/ founder Tom Gabel comes out as transgender (http://www.ledger-enquirer.com)

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Obama Says Same-Sex Marriage Should Be Legal (http://www.nytimes.com)

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At the polls...

I know it's late, but I urge North Carolinians to vote AGAINST Proposition 8. If you live elsewhere,  , but have family/friends in North Carolina, phone or email them to do likewise.  Remember-- every vote counts!!!

Catholic school won't let group honor gay student (http://www.ksfy.com)

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NY considers transgender anti-discrimination bill (http://online.wsj.com)

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Lincoln gay and transgender ordinance up for debate (http://www.omaha.com)

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Fredericksburg, Virginia

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Hello!

Ah, May is here, spring is sprung!  Here's what's happening... Fredericksburg, Virginia... Lincoln, Nebraska... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Scranton, Pennsylvania... Prospect Heights, Illinois... Quincy, Massachusetts... Gorzyce, Podkarpackie, Poland... Milwaukee, Wisconsin... Bucharest, Bucuresti, Romania... Redford, Michigan... Ypsilanti, Michigan... Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada... Heilbronn, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany... Redmond, Washington... Norman, Oklahoma... Danvers, Massachusetts... Mendoza, Argentina... Mountain View, California... Hobart, Tasmania, Australia...Boston, Massachusetts... Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India... Sheffield, England, UK... Chicago, Illinois... Tunapuna, Saint George, Trinidad and Tobago... Poughkeepsie, New York... Groningen, Netherlands... Cross Plains, Wisconsin... Sofia, Grad Sofiya, Romania... Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... Pullman, Washington... Placerville, California... Council Bluffs, Iowa...


Woof, woof! Here it is! Woof, woof...
Transgender man linked to Pitt bomb-threat investigation

Yay! You won the Kentucky Derby! What should you do with the money? Well, here's one idea...

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

if you're interested....

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GENDA Passes NYS Assembly, Awaits Action By Senate (http://www.outcomebuffalo.com)

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EEOC determines Title VII protects transgender workers (http://www.lexology.com)

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Sherwood Park, Alberta

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Gonna be another bright, sunshiney day! Here's what's happening... Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada... Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...  Port Elgin, Ontario, Canada... Los Angeles, California...  Mountain View, California... Calgary, Alberta...  Weilheim, Bayern, Germany... Dublin, Ireland... Craiova, Dolj, Romania... San Antonio, Texas Council Bluffs, Iowa... Brandon, Florida... Kwai Chung, SAR, China...North Versailles, Pennsylvania... Sampaloc, Rizal, Philippines... Madison, Wisconsin... Herndon, Virginia... Bethel Park, Pennsylvania... East Hampton, New York... Long Beach, California... Berlin, Maryland... Iasi, Romania... Brick, New Jersey... Pune, Maharashtra, India... Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil...Jacksonville, Florida... Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, UK...  Sebring, Florida... New Britain, Connecticut...  Woodbridge, Virginia... Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz , Germany... Wesley Chapel, Florida... Levice, Nitra, Slovakia...

Sniff, sniff...  Precincts run out of ballots in Anchorage election

It's a beautiful day... but make it more beautiful!


American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org


  

LGBT books donated to provincial libraries (http://www.cbc.ca(Canada))

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Out 'Power 50': Tim Cook, Ellen DeGeneres, Anderson Cooper Among Most Powerful Gay People In America (http://www.out.com)

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Anti-gay Laws Continue To Be Passed In Russia (http://www.passportmagazine.com)

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LGBT students address their older selves in "Dear 40-Year-Old-Me" VIDEO (http://sdgln.com)

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DAVID ROSMAN: Teaching ignorance of LGBT community would be harmful to Missouri (http://www.columbiamissourian.com)

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Discrimination protections based on gender identity are long overdue (http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org)

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Gambia Says No to Aid Money Tied to Gay Rights ( http://vibeghana.com)(

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Including transgender women in Miss Singapore Universe is actually a good thing (http://asiancorrespondent.com)

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Mountain View, California

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Hello!

It's the ides of April... here's what's happening... Mountain View, California... Kittanning, Pennsylvania... Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil...Munich, Bayern, Germany... Laurel, Montana... Mar Del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina...  Cerritos, California... Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada... Tucson, Arizona... Barnsley, England, UK... Toronto, Ontario, Canada... Apopka, Florida... Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh...   Church Point, Louisiana... Saint Augustine, Florida... Herndon, Virginia... Rome, Lazio, Italy...  Boca Raton, Florida... Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.... Zagreb, Grad Zagreb, Croatia... Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany... Kemptville, Ontario, Canada... San Jose, California...   San Francisco, California...

The faithful doggie smells her scent... Precincts run out of ballots in Anchorage election

April showers bring May flowers... in the meantime, it's always  a good time to help a friend!


American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

GLAD Publishes Groundbreaking Transgender Family Law Book (

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Beloved Austin activist Bettie Naylor dies

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California to Test HIV Prevention Pill (http://www.atvn.org)

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Transgender man linked to Pitt bomb-threat investigation claims discrimination (www.post-gazette.com)

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LAPD plans separate jail for transgender suspects (www.latimes.com)

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Dayton, Ohio

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