11 October 2019

civil rights - ICE says Mexican citizen who confessed to shooting transgender woman in Dallas was deported in 2010

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News



Dallas, TX


please press:  www.dallasnews.com

Minnesota - UMN grad student recognized for poem exploring transgender confinement

Farrah Mina
Minnesota Daily


University of Minnesota
Northrop Mall


please press:  www.mndaily.com


lead story - Protesters interrupt CNN LGBTQ town hall to highlight plight of black transgender women

Kate Sullivan
CNN


Washington DC


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Donald Trump - The latest on the Trump impeachment inquiry

Bianca Britton, Mike Hayes, Brian Ries, Fernando Alfonso III (and many others)
CNN



please press:  www.cnn.com

ezs note:  This is a rolling, fast-paced investigation.  If you have the time, you might want to review it more than once.  

09 October 2019

South Dakota - ACLU, South Dakota attorney general at odds over Supreme Court case

Jill Langland
KSFY ABC


Sioux Falls, SD


please press:  www.ksfy.com

lead story - Transgender surgery linked with better long-term mental health, study shows

Dr. Danielle Weitzer
ABC News


Yale/New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT


please press:  abcnews.go.com

Donald Trump - Editorial: Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds was the president at his malignant and incompetent worst

Editorial
Los Angeles Times


Army of Glory fighter 


please press:  www.latimes.com




08 October 2019

Utah - Utah's first transgender pride event held in Provo

Braley Dodson
Daily Herald


lead story - Trans activist Samantha Boucher to manage U.S. Senate campaign

Julie Compton
NBC News


Iowa (early seal)


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Donald Trump - Ukraine witness Gordon Sondland barred from testifying at impeachment hearing – live updates

Emily Tillett, Kathryn Watson, Stefan Becket
CBS News


ezs note: (Donald Trump) You may speak now.  Nothing to say?  Okay, see you later.


please press:  www.cbsnews.com


06 October 2019

Donald Trump - These Republicans May Not Endorse an Impeachment Inquiry. But They Aren’t Saying No.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg
The New York Times


Reno, NV


please press:  www.nytimes.com

ezs note:  If you live in a Republican district, call, e-write, or if they come to your area, visit her/him directly and urge her/him to vote 'YES'  on impeachment.  And gently remind her/him that you CAN vote if she/he goes the other way.

05 October 2019

civil rights - Conversion Therapy Tied to Suicide Attempts by Transgender People, Massive New Study Shows

South Carolina - SC Pride Has Made Strides Over 30 Years But More Support Sought for LGBTQ Issues

lead story - ‘Are you afraid of dying?’ Transgender woman attacked in Dallas tells her story for the first time

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News


Dallas, TX


please press:  www.dallasnews.com

Donald Trump - 2nd Official Is Weighing Whether to Blow the Whistle on Trump’s Ukraine Dealings

Michael S. Schmidt, Adam Goldman
The New York Times

Whistle (anyone willing to blow?  Please?)


please press:  www.nytimes.com

04 October 2019

Delaware - Support group for parents and families of transgender children forming in Delaware

Sarah Mueller
Delaware Public Radio


Lewes, DE


please press:  www.delawarepublic.org

lead story - MaineCare to Provide Coverage for Transgender Medical Care

Press
US News & World Report


Portland, ME


please press:  www.usnews.com

Donald Trump - READ: Text messages between US diplomats and Ukrainians released by House Democrats

Transcript
CNN


ezs note:  See also Politico.com's text here. (referred to on page 8 of text)


please press:  www.cnn.com

Bill Taylor:  "As I said on the phone, I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign."  (page 9)     




03 October 2019

Malta - Church school teaching practice an ‘amazing’ experience, says transgender woman

Rebekah Cilia
Malta Independent Online


Valletta, Malta


please press:  www.independent.com.mt

civil rights - For LGBT people, the courage to live openly changes hearts and minds | Opinion

Jason Boeckman
News-Press


Bartow, FL (Polk County)


please press:  www.news-press.com

Virginia - Danica Roem speaks on intersectionality, transgender involvement in politics

lead story - This transgender man created resources for trans men of color in the DMV #ForTheCulture

Michael Quander
WUSA


Prince George's County, MD


please press:  www.wusa9.com 

Donald Trump - Judge Andrew Napolitano: Trump’s call with Ukraine president manifests criminal and impeachable behavior

Andrew P. Napolitano
FOX News\


ezs note:  Yup.  Even Napolitano can't stand him anymore.


please press:  www.foxnews.com


01 October 2019

Kenya - 'Intersex' is counted in Kenya's census — but is this a victory?

civil rights - Texas leads the nation in transgender murders. After the latest attack, the Dallas trans community asks why

Lauren McGaughey
The Dallas Morning News


Dallas, TX


please press:  www.dallasnews.com


Georgia - Georgia university system agrees to cover transgender healthcare

lead story - Virginia teacher sues school after being fired for not using transgender student's pronouns

Donald Trump - This 2016 map tweeted by Donald Trump is hugely misleading

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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ezs note:  Donald Trump's mapmakers, hard at work



30 September 2019

South Dakota - The Oglala Sioux Tribe Passes Hate Crime Law Protecting its LGBTQ Citizens

Mary Annette Pember
Daily Yonder


Pine Ridge, SD


please press:  www.dailyyonder.com

lead story - Man charged in 'horrendous' attack on victim activists say is transgender

Brooke Sopelsa
NBC News


Jacksonville, FL


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Donald Trump - GOP CONGRESSMAN SLAMS TRUMP FOR QUOTING PASTOR'S WARNING OF 'CIVIL WAR LIKE FRACTURE': 'BEYOND REPUGNANT'

29 September 2019

civil rights - Activists Call For Protections, Policy Changes At First National Trans Visibility March In D.C.

Dominique Maria Bonessi
WAMU


Washington DC  (1963) 


please press:  wamu.org

Oregon - Transgender Discrimination

Camilla Mortensen
Eugene Weekly


Eugene, OR


please press:  www.eugeneweekly.com

lead story - Transgender woman from Pakistan finds peace in Germany

Esther Felden
Deutsche Welle


Cologne, Germany


please press:  www.dw.com/en/

Donald Trump - Trump-Supporting Lawyers diGenova and Toensing Teamed Up With Giuliani to Dig Up Ukraine Dirt on Biden: Report

Justin Baragona, Scott Bixby
Daily Beast


ezs note: dirt, as found in the White House


please press:  www.thedailybeast.com

28 September 2019

Iceland/US - Iceland's president wears rainbow bracelet during Pence visit, apparently to show support for LGBT

Bailey Vogt
The Washington Times


ezs note:  Yes... apparently so!


please press:  www.washingtontimes.com

civil rights - Person of Interest Is Named in Killing of Transgender Woman in Florida

Mihir Zaveri
The New York Times


Clewiston, FL


please press:  www.nytimes.com


Louisiana - Opinion: Gay Panic Defenses must be banned in Louisiana

Brendan Heffernan
The Maroon


New Orleans, LA

please press:  www.loyolamaroon.com

lead story - A viral fake news story linked trans health care to 'thousands' of deaths

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News


"War Of The Worlds" hoax (1938)

ezs note:  Ahem, if you haven't figured it out by now, LifeSiteNews is a HOAX.


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Donald Trump - Trump blasts 'savages' — Ocasio-Cortez, three other women of color, Schiff, Nadler

Phil McCausland
NBC News



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