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18 February 2019
Nigeria - Police Warn Homosexuals To Leave Nigeria
Jesuwale Stephen
Concise
Concise
Abuja, Nigeria
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Nigeriahouseofreps.jpg
please press: www.concisenews.global
ezs note: If you are incensed about Nigeria's actions as I am, please e-write to Ambassador Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor at ambassadornsofor@nigeriaembassyusa.org and politely air your grievances concisely. (In USA; if you live elsewhere, check out who your Ambassador is.)
PS: I did!
Labels:
Abuja,
Dolapo Badmos,
homosexuals,
imprisonment,
Jesuwale Stephen,
leave,
Nigeria,
police,
warn
Location:
Abuja, Nigeria
civil rights - Fact-Checking Common Myths on Transition-Related Care for Trans People
Ria Tabacco
ACLU
ACLU
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please press: www.aclu.org
West Virginia - West Virginia delegate draws ire for anti-LGBTQ comments
Steven Allen Adams
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Princeton, WV
(Mercer County)
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please press: www.newsandsentinel.com
lead story - Transgender recruit tries to join military before ban takes effect
Danae King
The Columbus Dispatch
The Columbus Dispatch
Worthington, OH
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please press: www.dispatch.com
Labels:
ban,
before,
Danae King,
Jody Davis,
join,
military,
takes effect,
transgender recruit,
tries,
Worthington
Location:
Worthington, OH, USA
17 February 2019
Donald Trump - Trump rages against ‘SNL’ after latest Alec Baldwin skit
Mark Moore
New York Post
New York Post
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please press: nypost.com
Labels:
administration,
against,
Alec Baldwin,
Donald Trump,
latest,
Mark Moore,
rages,
skit,
SNL,
Washington DC
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Malta - Trailblazing LGBTIQ+ icon and model Katia passes away
Kurt Sansone
Malta Today
Malta Today
Qrendi, Malta
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please press: www.maltatoday.com.mt
Labels:
cabaret performer,
icon,
Katia,
LGBTIQ+,
Maltese gay community,
model,
passes away,
Qrendi,
trailblazing
Location:
Qrendi, Malta
civil rights - Indiana moving up, but still behind in LGBTQ laws and policies
Segann March
Courier & Press
Courier & Press
Medora, IN
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please press: www.courierpress.com
Labels:
basic equality,
Indiana,
lags behind,
laws,
LGBTQ,
Medora,
moving up,
policies,
Segann March,
still behind
Location:
Medora, IN, USA
Indiana - LETTER: Column on transgender ban by IDS opinion editor worse than actual ban
Tom Sweeney
IDS
IDS
Bloomington, IN
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please press: www.idsnews.com
ezs note: Thank you, Tom, for providing the FACTS.
Labels:
actual ban,
Bloomington,
column,
editor,
Ethan Smith,
IDS opinion,
letter,
Tom Sweeney,
transgender ban,
worse
Location:
Bloomington, IN, USA
lead story - Transgender bathroom ban may end, but transcript irks teen
Ben Finley
WTOL
WTOL
Gloucester Courthouse, VA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/GL-CH-square.jpg
please press: www.wtol.com
16 February 2019
Wisconsin - Report: Wisconsin Ranks 'Top Middle Of Class' In Nation For Laws Protecting LGBTQ Community
Mary Kate McCoy
WPR
WPR
Neillsville, WI
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please press: www.wpr.org
lead story - Transgender YouTube star 'Furry Potato' shot while filming outside synagogue
Chiara Giordano
Independent
Independent
Los Angeles, CA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Dolby_Theatre.jpg
please press: www.independent.co.uk
Labels:
Chiara Giordano,
filming,
Furry Potato,
outside,
shot,
star,
synagogue,
transgender,
YouTube,
Zhoie Perez
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
VIDEO - Matt Baume - Republicans Claim Marriage Equality is Religious, Somehow
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFG2sa5atMI
15 February 2019
Donald Trump - Trump's disgraceful 'national emergency' was inevitabile
Maria Cardona
The Hill
The Hill
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please press: thehill.com
Malaysia/India - Indian transgender activist told to change stated gender for Malaysian visa application
Press
The Star
The Star
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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please press: www.thestar.com.my
Labels:
change,
India,
Indian,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia,
Malaysian,
stated gender,
told,
transgender activist,
visa application
civil rights - COLUMN: Billy Barr — more of the same, if not worse
James Neal
Enid News & Eagle
Enid News & Eagle
Enid, OK
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please press: www.enidnews.com
Labels:
Attorney General,
Billy Barr,
column,
Enid,
hyperbolic,
James Neal,
more of the same,
William Barr,
worse
Location:
Enid, OK, USA
Nebraska - LGBTQ People in Nebraska Were Alone for Decades. No Longer.
Abbi Swatsworth
Advocate
Advocate
Lincoln, NE
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please press: www.advocate.com
Labels:
Abbi Swatsworth,
alone,
decades,
LGBTQ people,
Lincoln,
Nebraska,
no longer,
Stephen Colbert
Location:
Lincoln, NE, USA
lead story - Thai Transgender Candidate Runs for ‘Next Generation’
Press
VOA
VOA
Bangkok, Thailand
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1d/Bangkok_city_pillar.jpg
please press: www.voanews.com
14 February 2019
Donald Trump - McCabe Says Justice Dept. Officials Had Discussions About Pushing Trump Out
Adam Goldman, Matthew Haag
The New York Times
The New York Times
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please press: www.nytimes.com
Germany - German insurer must pay for transgender beard removal
Alistair Walsh
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle
Hanover, Germany
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Hannover_Synagogenmahnmal.jpg
please press: www.dw.com
Labels:
Alistair Walsh,
beard removal,
German,
Germany,
Hanover,
insurer,
must pay,
psychological distress,
transgender
Location:
Hanover, Germany
civil rights - Tennessee becomes first state in the South with hate crime law protecting transgender people
Natalie Allison
Tennesseean.
Tennesseean.
Nashville, TN
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please press: www.tennessean.com
lead story - Andover Public Library will keep transgender children’s books in the kids section
Jason Tidd
The Wichita Eagle
The Wichita Eagle
Andover, KS
(lower left on map)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Map_of_Butler_Co%2C_Ks%2C_USA.png
please press: www.kansas.com
ezs note: Oh. Eeek. (yawn)
13 February 2019
Oregon - Basic Rights Oregon Is Fighting For LGTBQ+ Rights—and Winning
Elise Herron
Willamette Week
Willamette Week
Portland, OR
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please press: www.wweek.com
lead story - Twitter sued by blogger who was barred for tweets about transgender people
Queenie Wong
Cnet
Cnet
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please press: www.cnet.com
ezs note: Um, okay, before you go on a righteous spiel, (understandably so) hear me out. Meghan Murphy is undoubtedly half-baked and utterly wrong. She also has the right to free speech. No, I don't plan on going to Ms. Murphy's blog. However, her voice deserves to be heard, no matter how wrongheaded I believe it to be. The AMA, APA, and WHO, to name but a few, are on my side, so I feel very comfortable making my case. If you are creating a blog, please speak up. Our voices will soon drown out hers - if we take the noble path.
Labels:
about,
barred,
blogger,
Charlottesville,
Queenie Wong,
sued,
transgender people,
tweets,
Twitter
Location:
Charlottesville, VA, USA
12 February 2019
lead story - An indecent exposure bill in Tennessee is unfairly targeting transgender people, advocates say
Emily Luxen
NewsChannel 5
NewsChannel 5
Nashville, TN
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please press: www.newschannel5.com
11 February 2019
El Salvador - Nayib Bukele elected president of El Salvador
Ernesto Valle
Washington Blade
Washington Blade
San Salvador, El Salvador
(1868 flag)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/San_Salvador._Johnson%27s_new_chart_of_national_emblems%2C_1868.jpg
please press: www.washingtonblade.com
civil rights - ACLU sues Springs business over denial of health coverage to transgender employee
Andy Koen
KOAA News
KOAA News
Colorado Springs, CO
Doolittle Hall (United States Air Force Academy)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Air_Force_Academy_Doolittle_Hall_by_David_Shankbone.jpg
please press: koaa.com
Wisconsin - Despite Strides, Disparities In Health Care Remain For LGBTQ Population
Mary Kate McCoy
WPR
WPR
Madison, WI
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please press: www.wpr.org
Labels:
despite,
disparities,
health care,
LGBTQ population,
Madison,
Mary Kate McCoy,
remain,
strides
Location:
Madison, WI, USA
lead story - Two men on trial for unleashing ‘sheer brutality’ on transgender community
Keith L. Alexander
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Washington DC
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please press: www.washingtonpost.com
10 February 2019
Cameroon - Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on Cameroon
Press
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Yaoundé, Cameroon
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Cameroon-Yaounde01.jpg
please press: www.hrw.org
Labels:
Cameroon,
committee,
cultural,
economic,
Human Rights Watch,
rights,
social,
submission,
Yaoundé
Location:
Yaounde, Cameroon
civil rights - Bill killed in ongoing battle on transgender rights in SD
Sarah Mearhoff
Rapid City Journal
Rapid City Journal
Rapid City, SD
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please press: rapidcityjournal.com
Wyoming - Orr declares new protections for LGBTQ employees
Austin Hugulet
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
Cheyenne, UT
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Downtown_Cheyenne_map.jpg
please press: www.wyomingnews.com
lead story - Commentary: Transgender people just want to be themselves
Dex Rumsey
The Salt Lake Tribune
The Salt Lake Tribune
Grantsville, UT
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please press: www.sltrib.com
09 February 2019
Bermuda - Advisory group to help police
Renae Stampp
The Royal Gazette
The Royal Gazette
Hamilton, Bermuda
The Royal Gazette (1796)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Bermuda_Gazette_-_12_November_1796.jpg
please press: www.royalgazette.com
civil rights - Gender-neutral bathrooms benefit a lot of people. Our region needs more of them.
D. Taylor Reich
Greater Greater Washington
Greater Greater Washington
Washington DC
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please press: ggwash.org
Indiana - Elvis impersonator turned state legislator files anti-transgender bill in Indiana
Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation
LGBTQ Nation
ezs note: Uh-huh. If you live in Indiana's 45th district, (Jasonville area) maybe it's time to send Fake Elvis (Bruce Borders) packing. Contact your Democratic committee.
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Elvis_impersonators_record.jpg
please press: www.lgbtqnation.com
lead story - ‘I hope no one tries to kill me in the middle of the street,’ transgender woman living in New Orleans says
Aubry Killion
WDSU
WDSU
New Orleans, LA
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please press: www.wdsu.com
Labels:
Aubry Killion,
hope,
kill me,
living,
middle,
New Orleans,
no one,
Rachel Chamness,
street,
transgender woman
Location:
New Orleans, LA, USA
08 February 2019
Uzbekistan - The Missing Piece in Uzbekistan’s Reform Puzzle
James Reston
The Diplomat
The Diplomat
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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please press: thediplomat.com
civil rights - Treatment of Transgender People in Custody Must Improve
Deborah Lolai
New York Law Journal
New York Law Journal
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please press: www.law.com
Georgia - Transgender metro Atlanta teen named homecoming queen
Press
Project Q Atlanta
Project Q Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Object of Wo(man), William Massey
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/%22Object_of_Wo%28man%29%22_William_Massey.jpg
please press: www.projectq.us
lead story - Trump ban on transgender troops in US military could be reversed by new congress bill
Felicia Sonmez
Independent
Independent
US Capitol
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please press: www.independent.co.uk
Labels:
ban,
bill,
Congress,
could be reversed,
Donald Trump,
Felicia Sonmez,
new,
transgender troops,
US military
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
07 February 2019
Donald Trump - Trump Is Walling Off the GOP
Ronald Brownstein
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
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please press: www.theatlantic.com
Macedonia/EU - Transgender Macedonians Hail ‘Turning Point’ European Court Ruling
Eve-Anne Travers
Balkan Insight
Balkan Insight
Skopje, Macedonia
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please press: www.balkaninsight.com
civil rights - Transgender man, former “Queer Eye” guest, sues University of Georgia over health care discrimination
John Riley
Metroweekly
Metroweekly
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afevIpJq37A
please press:
Ohio - Discrimination complaints to Ohio Civil Rights Commission up
Laura Hancock
cleveland.com
cleveland.com
Columbus, OH
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please press: www.cleveland.com
lead story - South Dakota lawmakers defeat bill giving parents right to deny transgender treatment
Lisa Kaczke
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
Pierre, SD
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/SD_Capitol.jpg
please press: www.argusleader.com
ezs note: South Dakotans - thank you!
Labels:
bill,
defeat,
deny,
lawmakers,
Lisa Kaczke,
parents,
Pierre,
South Dakota,
transgender treatment
Location:
Pierre, SD 57501, USA
06 February 2019
civil rights - HRC and LGBTQ Community: Here’s the Real State of the Union
Charlotte Clymer
HRC
HRC
House of Representatives
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please press: www.hrc.org
Illinois - Transgender Illinois inmate feels safer after transfer
Press
Herald-Whig
Herald-Whig
Lincoln, IL
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please press: www.whig.com
lead story - Hartke's book teaches about gifts of transgender Christians
Hilary Howes
National Catholic Reporter
National Catholic Reporter
Northfield, MN
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please press: www.ncronline.org
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