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20 June 2018
lead story - Transgender Teens Need Teachers To Stand Up For Them
Zoey Luna
Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue
classroom at Hainan Medical School
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please press: www.teenvogue.com
19 June 2018
Ukraine - About 3,500 Ukrainians peacefully rally at LGBTQ Equality March in Kyiv (VIDEO)
Yuliana Romanyshyn, Alyona Zhuk
Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post
Kiev, (alt. spelling Kyiv) Ukraine
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please press: www.kyivpost.com
civil rights - Judge rules against Pensacola woman in transgender discrimination suit
Kevin Robinson
Pensacola News Journal
Pensacola News Journal
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please press: www.pnj.com
Minnesota - St. Louis Park gender inclusion policy includes commitments, process for violations
Seth Rowe
Sun Sailor
Sun Sailor
St. Louis Park city hall
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please press: www.hometownsource.com
lead story - BEING TRANSGENDER IS NOT A MENTAL ILLNESS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS
Kashmira Gander
Newsweek
Newsweek
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please press: www.newsweek.com
18 June 2018
Donald Trump - RUSSIA STATE MEDIA DECLARES: 'TRUMP IS OURS!'
Cristina Maza
Newsweek
Newsweek
Awwwww... aren't they adorable?
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please press: www.newsweek.com
Iceland - Immigration Contradicting Itself, Breaking UN Guidelines In Trans Refugee Case
Paul Fontaine
The Reykjavík Grapevine
The Reykjavík Grapevine
Bolungarvik, Iceland
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Bolungarvik_02.jpg
please press: grapevine.is
civil rights - June 2018 Declared LGBT Pride Month at Bloomfield Pride Picnic
John Lee
Tap Into Bloomfield
Tap Into Bloomfield
rotunda on town hall, Bloomfield, NJ
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please press: www.tapinto.net
Tennessee - Transgender activists with service dog say they were denied service at Nashville IHOP
Natalie Allison
Tennesseean
Tennesseean
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please press: www.tennessean.com
lead story - Apply Now: Thousands of Transgender Job Opportunities In Financial Services
John Schneider, David Auten
Forbes
Forbes
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please press: www.forbes.com
17 June 2018
Donald Trump - Trump Is Nothing Without the Senate
Jeff Greenfield
Politico
Politico
US Senate
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please press: www.politico.com
ezs note: If you live in one of the following states -
Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota*, Mississippi*, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah or Vermont -
it's doubly important that you vote. When you enter the ballot box, be sure you vote for both the Representative and the Senator you have chosen. Oh, by the way, be sure you have registered! Thanks.
Indonesia - Indonesia’s LGBT crackdown
Febriana Firdaus
The Interpreter
The Interpreter
Puncak Jaya, Indonesia
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Puncakjaya.jpg
please press: www.lowyinstitute.org
civil rights - Maine lawyer who won landmark gay marriage case warns of civil rights backlash
Judy Harrison
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
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please press: bangordailynews.com
Labels:
backlash,
case,
civil rights,
gay marriage,
Judy Harrison,
landmark,
Maine lawyer,
Mary Bonauto,
warns,
won
Location:
Bangor, ME 04401, USA
Pennsylvania - Felony charges dropped against transgender woman accused of trying to burn flag at Philly Pride
Michael Boren
The Inquirer
The Inquirer
skyline of Philadelphia
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please press: www.philly.com
lead story - Pistons’ Reggie Bullock to transgender community: ‘I see y’all as people that I love’
Malika Andrews
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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please press: www.chicagotribune.com
16 June 2018
Wheatland, Pennsylvania
estimated transgender population: 3*
(rounded down)
Wheatland, PA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Emerson_Avenue%2C_Wheatland.jpg
ezs note: Wheatland, Pennsylvania is just a tiny little town, so not much goes on here. However, in 1985, an F5 tornado ripped through the town. There's no such as a larger tornado - F5 is as big as it gets. Let's hope they don't see that again.
Labels:
Pennsylvania,
Wheatland
Location:
Wheatland, PA, USA
Donald Trump - What life is like for Paul Manafort in jail
Katelyn Polantz
CNN
CNN
Ah, paradise! (for all of us, not him)
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please press: www.cnn.com
Mexico/USA - Transgender Mexican woman in Georgia wins asylum after legal battle
Jeremy Redmon
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
El caballito de Tolsá, Mexico
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please press: www.myajc.com
civil rights - City commission works toward raising LGBT score
Nicole Roberts
News Tribune
News Tribune
Jefferson City, MO
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/John_G._Christy_Municipal_Building_-_Jefferson_City%2C_Missouri.jpg
please press: www.newstribune.com
Wisconsin - Froedtert Health and Medical College of Wisconsin to open clinic that focuses on LGBTQ community
Guy Boulton
Journal Sentinel
Journal Sentinel
Wauwatosa, WI
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please press: www.jsonline.com
lead story - Trump Administration Loses Another Ruling on Transgender Military Ban
David Boddiger
Splinter
Splinter
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qj8txWz6b2w (see video)
please press: splinternews.com
15 June 2018
Donald Trump - DONALD TRUMP SAYS HE CAN SEND ‘25 MILLION MEXICANS’ TO SHINZO ABE AND HE’D ‘BE OUT OF OFFICE’: REPORT
Jessica Kwong
Newsweek
Newsweek
Um... that's interesting, Donald... (or you're REALLY fucking nuts)
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please press: www.newsweek.com
Guatemala - Forced to flee her home, trans activist calls for tolerance
Michelle Hoffman, Alex St-Denis
UNHCR
UNHCR
Guatemalan real coin (pron. ray-AL)
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please press: www.unhcr.org
civil rights - EXCLUSIVE: LGBTQ Federal Employees Confronted Betsy DeVos Last Year
Rebecca Klein
HuffPost
HuffPost
Betsy DeVos
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Betsy_DeVos_official_portrait.jpg
please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Massachusetts - Transgender Inmate's Discrimination Suit Can Move Forward
Press
US News & World Report
US News & World Report
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please press: www.usnews.com
lead story - Model Munroe Bergdorf Is Beating The Odds As A Transgender Woman Of Color
Blair Raynor
HuffPost
HuffPost
detail of the Bayeux Tapestry (1066)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Bayeux_Tapestry_WillelmDux.jpg
please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
14 June 2018
Donald Trump - New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation
Chris Isidore, Melanie Schuman
CNN
CNN
Gee, Donald, I told ya you should have stayed in Singapore! 😁
Credit: https://krebsonsecurity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cashcow-e1433131582818.png
please press: www.cnn.com
Thailand - Thai transgender women share their truths about social acceptance
Annie Kuo
International Examiner
International Examiner
Angkor, Thailand
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Statue_de_Bouddha_Ayutthaya.JPG
please press: www.iexaminer.org
civil rights - Guest column: Despite DOJ, court rules transgender discrimination violates federal law
Rob Ratton
Memphis Business Journal
Memphis Business Journal
Department of Justice headquarters
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please press: www.bizjournals.com
Idaho - Boise Pride Fest chooses the mainstream
Anne Wallace Allen
Idaho Statesman
Idaho Statesman
Owyhee Mountains, Idaho
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please press: www.idahostatesman.com
lead story - China’s transgender people ‘step forward’ from the shadows
Agence France-Presse
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Bianjing
Abt. 12th century CE
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Along_the_River_During_the_Qingming_Festival_%28detail_of_original%29.jpg
please press: www.scmp.com
13 June 2018
Donald Trump - Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate as his attorneys leave case, sources say
George Stephanopoulos
ABC
ABC
Michael Cohen (on right - and down)
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please press: abcnews.go.com
Lebanon - Beirut Pride Was Forcibly Canceled. Lebanon’s LGBTQ Community Remains Undeterred.
Trey Strange
HuffPost
HuffPost
Beirut, Lebanon
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
civil rights - HRC Statement on American Medical Association Endorsement of Two LGBTQ-Inclusive Policies
Nick Morrow
HRC
HRC
HRC building, Washington DC
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please press: www.hrc.org
Nevada - CCSD to hold public meeting on policy to address needs of transgender students
Philip Moyer
3 News (NBC)
3 News (NBC)
Clark County, NV
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please press: news3lv.com
lead story - 120 House Democrats hit ‘flawed’ science in Pentagon’s plan limiting transgender people in military
Joe Davidson
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA)
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please press: www.washingtonpost.com
12 June 2018
Donald Trump - The Eight Weirdest Moments of a Very Weird Summit
Yasmeen Serhan
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
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please press: www.theatlantic.com
Maldives - 'Serious deterioration’ of human rights in Maldives
Press
Maldives Independent
Maldives Independent
Malé, Maldives
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Male_maldives_skyline.jpg
please press: maldivesindependent.com
civil rights - Republicans are essential to winning full LGBT freedom
Margaret Hoover, Tyler Deaton
CNN
CNN
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please press: www.cnn.com
Oklahoma/California - California bans state workers from traveling to yet another state
Adam Ashton
Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Bee
Tallgrass Prairie Nature Preserve, Oklahoma
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please press: www.sacbee.com
lead story - As a transgender female I have been bullied and harassed. This ends now
Melissa Griffiths
The Guardian
The Guardian
Credit: http://www.dealingwithbullying.com/images/verbalbullyinggirl2sized.jpg
please press: www.theguardian.com
11 June 2018
Missouri - ‘I don’t support them’: Gov. Parson’s views on ‘the homosexual issue’ are cause for concern
Editorial Board
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
Kansas City, MO
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Downtown_Kansas_City%2C_MO.jpg
please press: www.kansascity.com
ezs note: Missourians - I am glad that The Kansas City Star has asked your governor to reconsider his position on LGBT issues. I honestly hope that he does. However, if he refuses, please think of a few names - Republican, Democratic, or other - who might consider a run for governor.
lead story - Student says Brownsburg teacher's transgender policy was dangerous
Matthew McClellan
ABC - rtv
ABC - rtv
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please press: www.theindychannel.com
10 June 2018
Donald Trump - 'FOX & FRIENDS' HOST SLIPS, CALLS TRUMP 'DICTATOR'
Nicole Goodkind
Newsweek
Newsweek
Oh, this is TOO rich!!!
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please press: www.newsweek.com
Jamaica - ‘We Are All Jamaicans!’ - Transgender Woman Pleads For Tolerance
Carlene Davis
The Gleaner
The Gleaner
Kingston, Jamaica
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/10/View_of_Kingston.jpg
please press: jamaica-gleaner.com
civil rights - NH Transgender Rights, Gay Conversion Ban Bills Approved
Jason Claffey
patch.com
patch.com
Hollis, NH
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please press: patch.com
Minnesota - Vikings to become first NFL team to host summit on LGBTQ inclusion
Lindsay H. Jones
USA Today
USA Today
Minnesota Vikings
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please press: www.usatoday.com
lead story - How Birth Certificates Are Being Weaponized Against Trans People
Garrett Epps
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
Walter A. Plecker (1861-1947), racist
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/65/PleckerPaperGenocide.jpg
please press: www.theatlantic.com
09 June 2018
Rockford, Michigan
estimated transgender population: 36*
(rounded down)
Credit: http://rockfordmichamber.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/FishRogue.jpg
ezs note: Do you like hiking? Well, I sure do! If you are in the area of Rockford, Michigan, you are in the midst of a 91-mile trail! Have fun!
Location:
Rockford, MI, USA
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