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21 August 2018
civil rights - Gavel Drop: Anti-Choice Groups Go to Bat for Kavanaugh on the High Court
Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News
Rewire News
Daytona Beach, FL (Volusia County)
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please press: rewire.news
Florida - Homicides highlight police agency policies on describing transgender people
Lucas Waldron, Ken Schwenke
The Florida Times-Union
The Florida Times-Union
Credit: http://nycrpd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/homicide-1.jpg
please press: www.jacksonville.com
lead story - 'Champions' star Josie Totah comes out as transgender
Lisa Respers France
CNN
CNN
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2FxHhUh3bs
please press: www.cnn.com
Labels:
Champions*,
comes out,
J.J. Totah,
Josie Totah,
Lisa Respers France,
star,
transgender
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
20 August 2018
Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia’s death penalty
Luke Ryan
Newsrep
Newsrep
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVwKz3wCA-I
please press: thenewsrep.com
ezs note: Please also see the short video.
civil rights - Education Dept. dismissing complaints from transgender students about bathroom access: report
Avery Anapol
The Hill
The Hill
US Department of Education
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please press: thehill.com
Delaware - Rule to protect Delaware's transgender students will not move forward
Jessica Bies
delaware online
delaware online
Delaware State Capitol
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please press: www.delawareonline.com
lead story - Football’s first ever transgender referee takes to the pitch – and says some will be shocked when she runs on
Corey Charlton
The Sun
The Sun
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please press: www.thesun.co.uk
Labels:
Corey Charlton,
first ever,
football,
Lucy Clark,
pitch,
shocked,
soccer,
transgender referee,
UK
Location:
London, UK
19 August 2018
Donald Trump - This mafia style of government makes Trump a role model for all autocrats
Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian
The Guardian
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAjvaX6GGg
please press: www.theguardian.com
Georgia (country) - 'No Consideration': Death Of Transgender Woman In Georgia Prompts Health-Care Outcry From Activists
Ron Synovitz
RFE/RL
RFE/RL
Botanic Gardens of Tblisi
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please press: www.rferl.org
Labels:
activists,
death,
Georgia,
health-care,
no consideration,
outcry,
prompts,
Ron Synovitz,
transgender woman
Location:
Tbilisi, Georgia
civil rights - Courts order Trump to reveal internal talks on military's transgender policy
Travis J. Tritten
Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKW4jQe0kbI
please press: www.washingtonexaminer.com
ezs note: Yeah, the Washington Examiner tends to be a wee bit conservative. (cue the violins) But I did feel that this was important. Go Judge Copperthite!
Ohio - Ohio Transgender Musical Act DreamStates Issues Statement on New "Religious Liberty Task Force"
Mike Breen
CityBeat
CityBeat
Akron, OH
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please press: www.citybeat.com
lead story - ‘I Don’t Feel Safe Living Here.’ After Threats From Parents, a Transgender Girl's Family Is Moving. Again.
Katie Reilly
Time
Time
Visit lovely Achille, OK!
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please press: time.com
Labels:
again,
Brandy Rose,
family,
Katie Reilly,
living here,
moving,
parents,
safe,
threats,
transgender girl
Location:
Achille, OK, USA
18 August 2018
Panama - The islands with a 'third gender'
BBC
Crab Island, Panama
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please press: www.myjoyonline.com
Massachusetts - Boston Children's Hospital Constructs Penis For Transgender Man — A First In Mass.
Martha Bebinger
WBUR
WBUR
Boston Children's Hospital
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please press: www.wbur.org
lead story - Pakistan Makes Arrests After Killing, Mutilation Of Transgender Person
Press
RFE/RL
Wagah, Pakistan
RFE/RL
Wagah, Pakistan
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please press: www.rferl.org
17 August 2018
Novato, California
estimated transgender population: 325*
(rounded up)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Novato6.jpg
ezs note: I don't know how much you enjoy Cubism and graffiti as works of art, but if you enjoy them as much as I do, perhaps it's time to visit Novato, California and look up the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art!
Labels:
California,
Novato
Location:
Novato, CA, USA
Donald Trump - Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was
Eric Levitz
New York Magazine
New York Magazine
Wait... isn't that Agent Orange?
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please press: nymag.com
Denmark - No Turning Back? The rich LGBT history that inspires next to zero creative works
Tess Westbrook
CPH Post
CPH Post
Copenhagen, Denmark
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please press: cphpost.dk
civil rights - LGBT Rights Milestones Fast Facts
Press
KPAX
KPAX
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please press: www.kpax.com
Indiana - Indiana Youth Group opens transitional apparel room for transgender youth
Samantha Myers
WTTV
WTTV
Indianapolis, IN
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please press: cbs4indy.com
lead story - After Families Disown Them, 2 Transgender Vets Share A Bond
Press
NPR
NPR
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please press: www.npr.org
Labels:
bond,
disown,
families,
share,
transgender vets
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
VIDEO - Maggie Haberman - Covering the Trump White House
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg4IqrIpuQU
16 August 2018
Donald Trump - Trump Can't Even Honor Aretha Franklin Properly
Vann R. Newkirk II
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
Aretha Franklin (1968)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Aretha_Franklin_1968.jpg
please press: www.theatlantic.com
Lebanon - Horrifying video shows transgender woman attacked in broad daylight as bystanders do nothing
Josh Jackman
PinkNews
PinkNews
Beirut, Lebanon
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please press: www.pinknews.co.uk
Labels:
attacked,
broad daylight,
bystanders,
do nothing,
horrifying,
Josh Jackman,
Lebanon,
transgender woman,
video
Location:
Beirut, Lebanon
civil rights - Md. judge blocks effort to shield military transgender ban info
Press
WTOP
WTOP
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please press: wtop.com
Illinois - Patterson to Direct Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Rachel McCarthy
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Shirk Center, Illinois Wesleyan University
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Shirk-center-spring-31-web-edit.jpg
please press: www.iwu.edu
lead story - Walking while transgender has risks as well as rewards in Southwest Florida
Patricia Borns
News-Press
News-Press
Fort Myers, FL
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please press: www.news-press.com
ezs note: Floridians, (especially southwest area) at the bottom of this article are some resources which will get you started, both mentally and physically. However, do not go to those frauds which advertise "reparative therapy". They'll take your money (perhaps tens of thousands) and make you all the more miserable.
15 August 2018
Donald Trump - Manafort trial Day 12: Prosecution hammers Manafort's 'lies,' defense chides 'selective' evidence
Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn
Politico
Politico
Mr. Manafraud
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Ag%C3%AAncia_Brasil_2011_Viktor_Yanukovich.jpg
please press: www.politico.com
Labels:
chides,
defense,
Donald Trump,
evidence,
hammers,
lies,
Mr. Manafraud,
Paul Manafort,
prosecution,
selective,
trial
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Honduras/USA - ICE Releases Some Transgender Women Seeking Asylum
Marisa DeMarco
KUNM
KUNM
University of New Mexico
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Labels:
backpacks,
Grants*,
Honduras,
ICE,
Marisa DeMarco,
New Mexico,
releases,
seeking asylum,
transgender women
Location:
Albuquerque, NM, USA
civil rights - Colorado baker back in court after turning away transgender woman
Brooke Sopelsa
NBC
NBC
Masterpiece Cakeshop
Lakewood, CO
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Maine - Equality Maine seeks support for 2nd Annual Dine OUT campaign
Press
Fiddlehead Focus
Fiddlehead Focus
Houlton, ME
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0BdLx9UZdI
please press: fiddleheadfocus.com
Labels:
campaign,
Dine OUT,
Equality Maine,
Houlton,
Maine,
seeks,
support,
The Vault Restaurant
Location:
Houlton, ME 04730, USA
lead story - Vermont Nominates 1st US Transgender Candidate for Governor
Press
Snopes
Snopes
Vermont State House
Montpelier, VT
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please press: www.snopes.com
14 August 2018
Donald Trump - The Church of Trump
Alex Wagner
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
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please press: www.theatlantic.com
ezs note: In some places around this country, Trump is some sort of demigod. But there's something you can do - register to vote!!! (and get your like-minded friends to register as well)
Russia - Russian filmmaker defies government to shoot rare LGBT feature
Martin Blaney
ScreenDaily
ScreenDaily
Outlaw (film)
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Labels:
defies,
government,
Ksenia Ratushnaya,
LGBT feature,
Martin Blaney,
rare,
Russia,
Russian filmmaker,
shoot
Location:
Moscow, Russia
civil rights - After Facebook posts threaten 12-year-old transgender girl, Oklahoma school district cancels classes
Press
Grand Forks Herald
Grand Forks Herald
Achille, OK
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please press: grandforksherald.com
ezs note: Although this was entered two days ago, the Washington Post article (picked up by the Grand Forks Herald) is much more complete.
Labels:
Achille,
cancels,
classes,
Facebook posts,
Oklahoma,
school district,
threaten,
transgender girl
Location:
Achille, OK, USA
Alabama - State ID law causing problems for Alabama transgender woman
Press
KCCI
KCCI
Birmingham, AL
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please press: www.kcci.com
Labels:
Alabama,
causing,
complicated,
Daroneshia Duncan,
ID law,
problems,
state,
transgender woman
Location:
Birmingham, AL, USA
lead story - Man accused of shooting transgender woman at Detroit gas station bound over for trial
Nick Monacelli
clickondetroit
clickondetroit
Detroit, MI
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please press: www.clickondetroit.com
ezs note: If you are the one who tipped the police, thank you!
Labels:
accused,
bound over,
Deonton Rogers,
Detroit,
gas station,
man,
Nick Monacelli,
shooting,
transgender woman,
trial
Location:
Detroit, MI, USA
13 August 2018
Donald Trump - GIULIANI ISN’T EVEN PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT THE LAW ANYMORE
Abigail Tracy
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
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please press: www.vanityfair.com
Kenya - Life as a girl
Love Child
mediamax
mediamax
Nairobi University
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Universityofnairobi.jpg
please press: www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke
civil rights - A Transition in Care
Elizabeth Segal
US News and World Report
US News and World Report
Tijuana, Mexico
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Cerrocolorado.jpg
please press: www.usnews.com
New York - Without an Internet Barrier, Transgender Sex Workers Feel Less Safe
Press
WNYC
WNYC
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Stonewall_Inn_5_pride_weekend_2016.jpg
please press: www.wnyc.org
lead story - Transgender advocates adopt lobster emoji
Penelope Overton
Portland Press-Herald
Portland Press-Herald
Eyestalk of a lobster
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please press: www.pressherald.com
12 August 2018
Donald Trump - At least 100 newspapers sign up to publish editorials targeting Trump
Morgan Gstalter
The Hill
The Hill
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please press: thehill.com
Guyana - ‘As a transgender person in Guyana, you feel you’re in a jail yard’‘
Rae Wiltshire
Stabroek News
Stabroek News
Guyana, Rupununi Savannah
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please press: www.stabroeknews.com
civil rights - Violent Parent's Facebook Screenshots Raise Concern
Caleigh Bourgeois
9 News
9 News
Achille, OK
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please press: www.news9.com
Labels:
Caleigh Bourgeois,
concern,
Facebook,
parent,
raise,
screenshots,
transgender student,
violent
Location:
Achille, OK, USA
Rhode Island - R.I.’s 2013 validation of same-sex marriage is only the start, advocates say
Madeline List
Providence Journal
Providence Journal
Providence, RI
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please press: www.providencejournal.com
lead story - ‘How can you be raped?’ Doctor’s words to transgender in India an example of the ‘transphobia’ that stops many getting health care
Priti Satian
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
Kolkata, India
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please press: www.scmp.com
Labels:
doctor,
example,
getting,
health care,
India,
many,
Priti Satian,
raped,
stops,
transgender,
transphobia
Location:
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
11 August 2018
Donald Trump - Poll: Trump is as strongly disliked now as Nixon was before he resigned
Harry Enten
CNN
CNN
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please press: www.cnn.com
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