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I've experienced racism - and every other -ism - from every angle:  from gays, from lesbians, from blacks, from women.  You would think that people who would have been oppressed would go, "Oh, I see what's going on here."  But they don't.

     - RuPaul

'To Quote A Queer'

Change won't happen if people don't speak up, Judy Shepard tells MCCC crowd (video)

Eric Devlin
http://www.pottsmerc.com

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Trans Violinist Tona Brown Is Crowdfunding Her Carnegie Hall Dream

PARKER MARIE MOLLOY
http://www.advocate.com

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ezs note:   Wow... whether you are secular or spiritual, the verse "Amazing Grace" cannot help but move you.  Do yourself a favor and click the button down below. The performance is done on violin (Tona Brown) and bass viol.

Transgender students fight discrimination in school (Canada)

CHARLES HAMILTON
http://www.thestarphoenix.com


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Human rights campaigners in Lewes voice concern to Russian Government (UK)

http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk

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DOJ trains cops to work with transgender people

ERIC TUCKER
http://www.wtop.com


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Quotes!

In the last few years straight men have become a little more polished, and it's hard sometimes to tell who is gay and who is straight.

     - Wilson Cruz

'To Quote A Queer'

Connecticut city: No bias against transgender cop

 JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN
http://www.boston.com


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Concert Review: Against Me! at the Hawthorne Theatre

Leela Ginelle
http://www.pqmonthly.com


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Tyler Oakley Is Very Close To Raising $500,000 For The Trevor Project

Joshua Cohen
www.tubefilter.com

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Poll finds broad, rapid shift among Americans toward gay marriage

Steve Blanchard
http://www.csmonitor.com


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With hateful, anti-gay messages, far-right leaders have actually helped propel equality in Florida, nationwide

STEVE BLANCHARD
http://www.watermarkonline.com


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The gift of sympathy... is a charming faculty, but one often abused by those who are conscious of its possession, for there is something ghoulish in the avidity with they will pounce upon the misfortune of their friends so that they may exercise their dexterity.  It gushes forth like an oil-well, and the sympathetic pour out their sympathy with an abandon that is sometimes embarrassing to their victims.

     - W. Somerset Maugham

'To Quote A Queer"

Foes of transgender rights law revive ballot fight

http://www.lompocrecord.com

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Carl Sciortino New Executive Director of AIDS Action

http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com

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RTÉ receives 24 complaints over transgender character in new sitcom ‘The Centre’ (Ireland)

http://www.thejournal.ie/

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Md. House committee advances transgender rights bill

http://www.lgbtqnation.com


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Betty White & HOT IN CLEVELAND Cast, Sean Hayes & More Set for Celebration Theatre's 31st Benefit, 4/27

http://www.broadwayworld.com


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Quotes!

Romance? Not in this weather.

     - W.H. Auden

'To Quote A Queer'

More than meets the eye to new Labour hopeful (New Zealand)

Patrice Dougan
http://www.nzherald.co.nz


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“Divergent” Star Theo James Wants A Gay Action Hero: Today In Gay (and other stories)

Dan Avery
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UK: Vandalised transgender memorial restored (UK)

http://www.pinknews.co.uk

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ezs note: If you see a gravestone or memorial being desecrated, be a good person and CALL THE POLICE!! 

Lance Bass web ad promotes gay marriage in South

Angela Williams
http://www.wapt.com

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Jerry Springer Says He'll No Longer Use 'Tranny'

 James Nichols
http://www.huffingtonpost.com

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I'm pretty puritanical.  I never buy pot, though I take it if someone offers it to me.

     - Kathy Acker

'To Quote A Queer'

Hungry Still exhibition offers food for thought (UK)

http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk

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Maryland lawmaker: trans bill would ‘normalize abnormal behavior’

 Michael K. Lavers
http://www.washingtonblade.com

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ezs note: Come November, is there anyone in Maryland willing to take on Crazy Kathy?  C'mon... anyone?

First LGBT-related film fest to be held at MSU

Amanda Dyslin
http://www.mankatofreepress.com

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Seacoast Outright called a 'lifeline' for youth

 Deborah McDermott
http://www.seacoastonline.com

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ezs note: If you love Portsmouth, love it even more... send a few bucks to Seacoast Outright!

Downingtown adopts ordinance against LBGT discrimination

 Ginger Dunbar
http://www.dailylocal.com

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Bryan, Texas

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Quotes!

The thing about awards is, when you don't get one, you feel terrible, and when you do get one, you realize how little it actually had to do with you.

     - David Hyde Pierce

'To Quote A Queer'

TED turns 30 with chapter of ‘ideas worth spreading’ (Qatar)

http://www.gulf-times.com

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THE PAIN TO GAYS IN AFRICA THROUGH THE EVOLUTION OF JOEL OLSTEEN (OSTEEN)

Melanie Nathan
http://oblogdeeoblogda.me

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NLGJA's 2014 'Headlines & Headliners' Benefit In NYC Draws Some Of Media's Biggest Names

http://www.huffingtonpost.com

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Christians should oppose discrimination against gays: Guest opinion

Peter Walker
http://www.oregonlive.com

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Michigan clerks marry gay couples after judge strikes down ban

http://www.chicagotribune.com

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Quotes!

Straight people were mad because I was gay.  The dykes were mad because I wasn't gay enough.


     - Rita Mae Brown

'To Quote A Queer'

Transgender woman finally granted name change

 Dallas Franklin
http://kfor.com


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Shelter planned in North Philly for LGBT youth

Emma Jacobs
http://www.newsworks.org

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ezs note: Whether you live in Philadelphia or just have a love for the city, chip in a few bucks for this worthy cause.  Thanks!

WATCH: Ark. Trans Woman Fired For Using Women's Restroom

 PARKER MARIE MOLLOY
http://www.advocate.com


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Bleak Outlook for Sexual Minorities in Kyrgyzstan

 Timur Toktonaliev
http://iwpr.net


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ezs note:  Anytime someone is harassed by the government for being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, do your moral duty and  PROTEST!!!

Ukip Councillor: Bisexuals And Transgender People Are 'Part-Time Homosexuals' (UK)

 Lewis Dean
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk

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Quotes!

Leaving a woman for a man... is still the lesbian equivalent of a mortal sin.

     - Jan Clausen

'To Quote A Queer'

Mass. Senate passes updates to anti-bullying law

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Transgender mayor auctions off shoes for city

http://www.wtsp.com

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Casey, Over 175 Members of Congress Call for Executive Order Protecting LGBT Workers

http://www.yourerie.com

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ezs note:  If your congressperson is one of the 175 who signed this letter, be sure to say "thank you".

Chelsea Manning Seeks Legal Name Change

PARKER MARIE MOLLOY
http://www.advocate.com

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Westboro church founder Fred Phelps dies

Daniel Burke
http://www.cnn.com/

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ezs note:  It's just my opinion, but other than news of his death, Phelps should be UTTERLY forgotten.  He comes as close to a genuine Nazi as Adolf Hitler and his like, and should be treated as such.  (And no, I do NOT use the term lightly.)  If I were his undertaker, I wouldn't even bother with a tiny marker.  So there.

Quotes!

I'm interested in how people create themselves.  All artists do it. I told a lot of visual artists that I was doing this play and they said, "That fascinates me - how do we do that, how we become our art."


    - Edward Albee