19 September 2017

Civil Rights Commission tables request to include LGBT community in anti-discrimination law

Lauren Gibbons
MLive


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Charlotte police release shocking details about the murder of transgender woman

Bil Browning
LGBTQ Nation


Derricka Banner

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When football players join in to mock transgender people, Kansas high school students protest with a sit-in

Cindy Boren
The Washington Post


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On transgender ban, Trump, listen to your generals

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
CNN


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18 September 2017

Indonesia’s Only Transgender Islamic School Quietly Running Again

Krithika Varagur
VOA


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9 Transgender People Share How They Chose Their Names

Kasandra Brabaw
Refinery 29


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Happy birthday to, well, me!


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17 September 2017

Stop acting surprised, America: Donald Trump is a white supremacist

Chauncey DeVega
Salon


Mayor Ed Lee Pleas for Help in Solving Homicide of Transgender DJ Fatally Shot in Tenderloin

Press
NBC News San Francisco


Anthony "Bubbles" Torres
(1974-2017)

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Michigan board may declare LGBT discrimination unlawful

Press
News-Review


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Gender option could be added to Washington (state) birth certificate

Craig Sailor
The Seattle Times


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Transgender activist Gauri Sawant on how motherhood has changed her (India)

Seema Rajpal
edex Live


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16 September 2017

'He cut your heart out': Trump's anger proves memorable

Dan Merica, Karen Liptak
CNN


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State of Connecticut Provides Guidance on Changes to Education Records of Transgender Students

Robinson + Cole
JD Supra


Connecticut Department of Education

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Canberra's Hannah Mouncey wants to be first transgender player in AFLW (Australia)

Eamonn Tieman
Camden Haven Courier


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Pa.'s public schools must protect transgender students | Opinion

Cooper Toothman
Penn Live


Defense Secretary Mattis says current transgender troops can re-enlist, for now

Tara Golshan
Vox


Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

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Forreston, Illinois


estimated transgender population:  5
(rounded up)*

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ezs note:  Just a short (relatively) distance from the gargantuan city of Chicago is one of the tinier towns, Forreston, Illinois.   Come see what this town has to offer!

*Credit:  UCLA  

15 September 2017

The Loneliest President

Michael Kruse
Politico

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ezs note:  Michael Kruse's article is fairly long, but there is a piece, very short, that says it all:

"You remind me of Howard Hughes," a friend told him.

"Thanks," Trump said.  "I admire him."

Ahem...THAT says it all.



Parents’ Coalition speaks against Decatur Schools transgender policies during meeting

Gabriel Owens
Decaturish

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John McCain is co-sponsoring a new bill to block Trump transgender military ban

Travis J. Tritten
Washington Examiner


John McCain (R-AZ)

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Judge: Calling Someone Trans Isn’t Defamatory Because There’s Nothing Wrong With Being Trans

Anthony Michael Kreis
Slate


Kent College of Law
(Chicago, IL)

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20 transgender people have been killed this year

Casey Quinlan
Think Progress


Derricka Banner
(1991-2017)

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14 September 2017

Transgender bathroom policy is flash point in Fairfield school election

Mackenzie Ryan
The Des Moines Register


Fairfield, IA

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13 September 2017

'The Daily Show' Compared Donald Trump to Miss America Contestants. Guess Who Seems More Presidential?

Marissa Martinelli
Slate


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The Pentagon Can’t Stop the Trans Ban. Now It’s Time for Congress and the Courts to Act.

Jan Thompson
ACLU


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ezs note:  If you haven't yet joined, please consider joining the ACLU.  They're a worthy organization - and they fight for YOU.  

Transgender patients with diabetes may not be adequately treated for risk factors

Press
EurekAlert


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Trump taps Delawarean to lead military health care amid transgender controversy

Karl Baker
delawareonline


Colonel Dr. Dean Winslow (Ret.)

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'The personal is the political': Model Teddy Quinlivan reveals transgender identity

Clive Martin
CNN


Teddy Quinlivan

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12 September 2017

Will Donald Trump Destroy the Presidency?

Jack Goldsmith
The Atlantic


Edith Windsor, Whose Same-Sex Marriage Fight Led to Landmark Ruling, Dies at 88


Robert D. McFadden
The New York Times


Edie Windsor (1929-2017)

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Edie.  You will always be remembered.

Busting the transgender barrier (Cambodia)

Press
Khmer Times


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Are transgender military members more suicidal than others? A careful look at the data puts that in doubt.

Michael Flynn
The Washington Post


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Christian couple blasted by outraged mum of transgender child in furious This Morning row (UK)

Neela Debnath
Express

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11 September 2017

A History Of Donald Trump’s Tasteless Comments About 9/11

Marina Fang
HuffPost


Professor conducts study regarding transgender teens

Ian Craddock
The Panther


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How the LGBT movement came together to fight Trump’s transgender military ban

Eric van der Vort
The Washington Post


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Pair of senators submit amendment to delay Trump transgender ban

Jordain Carney
The Hill


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A PATIENT GETS THE NEW TRANSGENDER SURGERY SHE HELPED INVENT

Megan Molteni
Wired




Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai

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10 September 2017

Donald Trump Hasn’t Faced a Single Climate Change Question Since Hurricanes Hit

Sam Stein
The Daily Beast


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Mona Ahmed, transgender & photographer’s muse, dies at 81

Sonya Lakhani
The Indian Express


Mona Ahmed (1935-2017)

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Mona...

Transgender activist shot and killed outside Tenderloin strip club

Michael Barba
San Francisco Examiner


San Francisco, Tenderloin district

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ezs note:  San Francisco residents (particularly those in the Tenderloin section) - if you have any information about the murder of Anthony Torres (Bubbles) please call the San Francisco Police Department at 929-9446.  Thanks. 

Sharon Police answer suit filed over transgender shooting death

Mike Gautner
WFMJ


Sharon, PA

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Newsreader claims she was rejected by the BBC for being transgender (UK)

Ed Gleave
Daily Star


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09 September 2017

The Donald Trump Gold Rush

Frank Bruni
The New York Times


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You Can Play As A Transgender Character In New “South Park” Video Game

Brandon Voss
NewNowNext


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Grandparents Day Reflection: Loving our Transgender Grandchild

Bobbie L. Celeste
HRC


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Transgender Iowan deploys to Hurricane Irma despite president's ban

Courtney Crowder
The Des Moines Register


Sint Maarten

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Montgomery, West Virginia


average transgender population: 5
(rounded down*)
Montgomery, WV

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ezs note: Well, it's time to visit  Montgomery, West Virginia and see what this small town has to offer!

*Credit:  UCLA

08 September 2017

Donald Trump and I are opposites — he doesn't work: Sen. Al Franken

John Harwood
CNBC


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