lead story - Overcoming stigma – Vietnamese transgender person transitions with mom’s love and support

Lê
Sacramento Bee

Sacramento, CA

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please press:  www.sacbee.com

lead story - For transgender youth, an affirming family is important: Readers sound off

Jay Brown
USA Today

"reparative therapy"  (licensed witch doctor)

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

Kentucky - Dayton May Be Kentucky's 12th City to Adopt Pro-LGBT Ordinance

Michael Monks
Cincinnati Public Radio

Dayton, KY

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please press:  www.wvxu.org

lead story - The Trump Administration Asked The Supreme Court To Legalize Firing Workers Just For Being Transgender

Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed.News

Donald Trump, au naturel

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please press:  www.buzzfeednews.com

Donald Trump - “OH MY GOD, THIS JACKASS”: THE MOOCH EXPLAINS WHY HE THINKS TRUMP IS “CRAZY,” “NARCISSISTIC,” AND A “PAPER TIGER” WHO WILL DROP OUT BY MARCH 2020

William D. Cohan
Vanity Fair

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please press:  www.vanityfair.com

New Zealand - Weightlifter Hubbard becomes lightning rod for criticism of transgender policy

Ian Ransom
Reuters

Wellington, New Zealand

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please press:  www.reuters.com 

civil liberties - North Carolina transgender inmate moved to women's prison

AP
WLOS

Polkton, NC (center left)

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please press:  wlos.com

California - California Lawmakers Approve Bill To Update Transgender School Records

AP
KPIX

Sacramento, CA

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please press:  sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com 

lead story - Coming Out As Transgender When There Was No Language To Describe It

Emma Bowman
NPR

Philadelphia, PA

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please press:  www.npr.org

civil rights - GENDER ROLES SHAPE PUBLIC ATTITUDES ABOUT TRANSGENDER MILITARY SERVICE, STUDY FINDS

Press
University of Kansas

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please press:  news.ku.edu

Idaho - Republican Idaho House leaders defend attacks on Boise State diversity efforts

Ryan Blake
Twin Falls Times-News

Star, ID

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please press:  www.postregister.com

lead story - Beyond Androgyny: Nonbinary Teenage Fashion

Hayley Krischer
The New York Times

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

civil rights - Over 132,400 Opposed Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Plan

Lindsey Kaley
ACLU

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please press: www.aclu.org 

Alaska - Women’s shelter can't be punished for denying access to men who identify as female, court rules

Michael Gryboski
The Christian Post

Anchorage, AK

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please press:  www.christianpost.com

ezs note:  Aw, we're just helpin' to promote "Christian" values...

Maybe liberal Christian/liberal Jewish/atheist organizations could come together for the homeless rather than have this shithole do the "work"... 

lead story - This Teenager Is Speaking Out Against President Trump's Proposed Repeal Of Transgender Protections

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Hartford, CT

Travelers Tower

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please press:  www.forbes.com 

ezs note:  Yay Eva!  Things may be rough from time to time, but please remember that me and 12,398 in Connecticut people support you!

Kansas - State agency's transgender ideology and foster families

Kiley Crossland
Baptist Press

Mr. Weber, waxing philosophically 

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please press:  www.bpnews.net

lead story - IMDb changes names policy after transgender protest

Catherine Shoard
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - ‘Using the Lord’s name in vain’: Evangelicals chafe at Trump’s blasphemy

Gabby Orr
Politico

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please press:  www.politico.com

ezs note:  ...and next, the Evangelicals!  (believe it or not!!!)

Honduras - Transgender murders in Honduras stoke fears of backlash against LGBT+ rights

Oscar Lopez
Reuters

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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please press:  news.trust.org

civil rights - Equality AM

Staff
HRC

Bill Mauldin, 1921 - 2003

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please press:  www.hrc.org

Texas - TEXAS LIBRARY CANCELS EVENT WITH TRANS AUTHOR

Press
National Coalition Against Censorship

Leander, TX (look for red dot)

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please press:  ncac.org 

ezs note:  Especially if you live in the city of Leander, Texas (straddling the counties of Williamson and Travis) please make a quick note.  Make it polite but firm.  Here goes:  

Troy Hill, Mayor

City of Leander

201 North Brushy Street

Leander, TX 78641

thill@leandertx.gov

lead story - North Charleston man, 34, turns himself in for murder of transgender woman of color

Conner Mitchell
The Post and Courier

North Charleston, SC

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please press:  www.postandcourier.com 

Donald Trump - Scaramucci fires back at Trump: He will turn 'on everyone' and then 'entire country'

Justin Wise
The Hill

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please press:  thehill.com

ezs note:  Damn.  Even the Mooch.

Germany - How safe is Germany for LGBTQ travelers?

Gero Schließ
Deutsche Welle

Berlin, Germany

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please press:  www.dw.com

civil rights - Mike Anthony: Connecticut is at the heart of a transgender athlete debate that is difficult to explore, let alone solve

Mike Anthony
Hartford Courant

Bulkeley High School, named after Morgan Bulkeley (above)

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please press:  www.courant.com

Idaho - Dems defend Boise State University diversity programs

Nathan Brown
Post Register

Boise, ID (1911)

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please press:  www.postregister.com

lead story - Victorian MPs to debate bill to let transgender people change birth certificate without surgery

Josh Taylor
The Guardian

Melbourne, VIC, Australia (1880)

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - Trump retweets Epstein conspiracy theory, claiming Clinton connection

Jane C. Timm, Liz Johnstone
NBC News

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Cuba - First transgender couple married in Cuba

Press
CNA

Havana, Cuba

Capitolo Nacional (1929)

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please press:  www.channelnewsasia.com

civil rights - Betsy DeVos May Force High Schools to Discriminate Against Trans Athletes

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

Department of Education

Washington DC

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please press:  slate.com

Tennessee - A Nashville songwriter wrote on her transgender life. The city library refused the book. | Opinion

Stacy Harris
Tennesseean

Nashville, TN

(Bellevue area)

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please press:  www.tennessean.com

Coming to a place near YOU!!!

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ezs note:  Rep. John Larson will be coming to the branch library in West Hartford (Starkel Road) on Friday, Aug. 23 at 11:00 pm.  Who knows - maybe you'll see me there!

lead story - Transgender Man Gavin Grimm Wins Court Fight He Started As A Boy

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Gavin Grimm

San Francisco, CA march

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please press:  www.forbes.com

lead story - This Transgender Man Was Kicked Out Of His College After Getting Top Surgery

Lauren Strapagiel
BuzzFeed News

Gallatin, TN

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please press:  www.buzzfeednews.com

Hey - I wrote something in the Hartford Courant!!

Hartford, CT

Hartford Courant

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ezs note:  To read my Letter To The Editor, please press HERE.

Donald Trump - Trump quietly used regulations to expand gun access

Anita Kumar
Politico

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please press:  www.politico.com

Burkina Faso - In Burkina Faso, being transgender means living in the shadows

Émilie Laystary
Equal Times

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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please press:  www.equaltimes.org 

civil rights - 12 Reasons It Should Be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People

Diana Tourjée
Vice

Eden Prairie, MN

(among others)

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please press:  www.vice.com

ezs note:  If you have had crappy medical service based on your transgender experience, please press HERE.   Let your voice be heard!

Alaska - A Trans Woman Is Liberating the State of Alaska

Desirée Guerrero
Advocate

Anchorage, AK (1915)

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please press:  www.advocate.com

lead story - Transgender citizens: The other “integral part of India” that may have been shortchanged by its parliament

Anish Gawande
Quartz India

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please press:  qz.com

Connecticut - Gov. Ned Lamont signed three laws Tuesday supporting the state’s LGBTQ community. Here’s what they do.

Tess Vrbin
Hartford Courant

East Hartford, CT

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please press:  www.courant.com

lead story - What are the odds of a transgender Rose Queen this year?

Bradley Bermont
Pasadena Star-News

Pasadena, CA

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please press:  www.pasadenastarnews.com 

Donald Trump - He’s Getting Worse

Jeffrey Goldberg
The Atlantic

ezs note:  Oh, yeah... that's Donald, just chllin'...

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

Bermuda - Pride: we belong in Bermuda

Fiona McWhirter
The Royal Gazette

Hamilton, Bermuda

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civil rights - Lara, 17 other state insurance commissioners oppose HHS rescinding trans ACA coverage

Karen Ocamb
Los Angeles Blade

Sacramento, CA

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please press:  www.losangelesblade.com

ezs note:  If you (like me) are interested in what's happening in Connecticut, yes, our Commissioner is a signatory to this letter.  To find if other states have have signed in, please press in HERE.

New Mexico - The Horrors of ICE’s ‘Trans Pod’

Sylvia Johnson
The Atlantic

Santa Fe, NM

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

ezs note:  Please be sure to play the tape at the top.  Thanks.

lead story - Victoria's Secret hires its first transgender model

Caitlin O'Kane
CBS News

New York City, NY

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

UNSPEAKABLE.

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shw8zMphD2o

ezs note:  The video takes place a little late - at about 31:20 minutes. Sorry for the long delay

Australia - Transgender child spurs Victorian MP to back changes to birth certificate laws

Richard Willingham
ABC (Australia)

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Federal Coffee Palace

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please press:  www.abc.net.au

civil rights - Trans People Led the Fight Against HB2 in North Carolina. And We’re Winning.

Joaquin Carcãno

ACLU

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please press:  www.aclu.org