civil rights - HRC Mourns Nina Pop, Black Trans Woman Killed in Missouri

Elliott Kozuch
HRC

Sikeston, MO

Harold E. Comstock (born in Sikeston)

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ezs note:  As before, this blog notes the murder of Nina Pop, except that this one has a photograph of her.  Please, take a second look.  If you recognize her and witnessed her murder, please call 573-471-8568. Thanks.     

Virginia - ‘Virginia Is For Lovers.’ Now That Slogan Includes The LGBTQ

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Richmond, VA

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lead story - Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model

Press
Medical Xpress

Children's National Hospital

Washington DC

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Donald Trump - George Conway: Trump went ballistic at me on Twitter. Here’s why he reacts with such rage.

George T. Conway III
Washington Post

George T. Conway III

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civil rights - Transgender woman's death in SE Missouri under investigation

Press
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sikeston, MO

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ezs note:  If you live in or near Sikeston, Missouri, and you witnessed the murder of Nina Pop, please contact the Sikeston (Miner) Police Department at 573-471-8568. Thanks.

Indiana - Highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in Indiana doesn't let transphobia hold her back

Declan McLaughlin
IDS

Pittsboro, IN

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lead story - Transgender People Face Discrimination, Violence Amid Latin American Quarantines

Julia Symmes Cobb
US News & World Report

Bogotá, Colombia

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Donald Trump - A leaderless nation adrift in a crisis

Scot Lehigh
Boston Globe

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civil rights - Top Egyptian actor goes public about trans son

Ban Barkawi
Reuters

Cairo, Egypt

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Ohio - Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Middletown, OH

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lead story - Belfast senior will graduate as Maine’s first transgender valedictorian

Abigail Curtis
Bangor Daily News

Belfast, ME

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Donald Trump - Trump’s latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism

Greg Sargent
Washington Post

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civil rights - Transgender rights are not under lockdown!

Cristian Galicia
Washington Blade

Bogotá, Colombia

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North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community

Hannah McClellan
The News & Observer

Raleigh, NC

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lead story - Transgender man loses appeal court battle to be registered as father

Robert Booth
The Guardian

London, UK

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Donald Trump - Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak

Justin Wise
The Hill

George W. Bush

ezs note:  Damn... I never thought I'd say it, but in this one area, he' s a REAL hero (unlike the current prick-in-residence)  

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civil rights - New Lawsuit Demands Release of All Transgender ICE Detainees

Shani Saxon
Colorlines

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

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Minnesota - Counterpoint: Founders believed all people are created equal

Loren Schumacher
Star News

Elk River, MN

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lead story - Trans woman sets herself on fire to protest government’s poor COVID-19 response

Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation

Tbilisi, Georgia (country)

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Donald Trump - Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it’s something Trump lacks

Jim Newton
Los Angeles Times

Our Leader.

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My choice is Panera

Chicago, IL

ezs note:  I don't have to say it...but I will. In January 2020, things were pretty good.  Sure, there were some rumblings in Wuhan, China, but that seemed a world away.  Then, on February 5, Covid-19 reached the United States in California.  It reached my home state of Connecticut on March 6. 

Shit.

On April 29, Gov. Ned Lamont allowed drive-thru restaurants to open.  Now, you are asking about Panera Bread.  What does a chain store have to do with anything?  For me, it's the people.  When you decide that it's vital to be a transgender woman, this has consequences. Panera Bread welcomed me, bar none.  Now Panera Bread has its difficulties.  They aren't a chain store, they're people.  I want to help them as much as they want to help me.

Now I'm only talking about one store.  But Panera Bread is my friend.  I hope you will see that, too.

civil rights - Zara reaches settlement with transgender shopper over alleged discrimination

Nico Lang
NBC News

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New Mexico - Lt. Gov. Morales says FDA should drop blood donor waiting period on gay, bisexual, queer and transgender men

Matthew Reichbach
NMPoliticalReport

Lt. Gov. Ernie Morales

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lead story - 2 men detained for allegedly burning 2 transgender women to death in Puerto Rico

Christopher Brito
CBS News

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Donald Trump - Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working

David Brooks
The New York Times

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civil rights - Equality California hosts mega virtual fundraiser

Press
Los Angeles Blade

San Francisco, CA

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Florida - Florida Transgender Icon Henrietta Robinson Dead at 79

Donald Padgett
Advocate

South Beach, FL

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ezs note:  rest in peace, Henrietta...

lead story - Transgender beauty influencer outs gay men in Morocco, sparking widespread fear

Liam Woods
NBC News

Rabat, Morocco

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Donald Trump - Trump erupts at campaign manager as reelection stress overflows

Jeremy Diamond
CNN

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civil rights - Rachel Levine, the ‘Anthony Fauci of Pennsylvania,’ takes on COVID-19

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade

Hershey, PA

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Illinois - Barriers to health care for transgender individuals

Rachel Hatch
Illinois State University

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

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please press:  news.illinoisstate.edu

lead story - Transgender fire chief files discrimination suit over firing

Russ Bynum
ABC News

Byron, GA

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Donald Trump - Trump Decides Now Would Be a Great Time to Cut Coronavirus Research Funding

Bess Levin
Vanity Fair

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

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civil rights - Take heart, progressives: When the party moves left, Biden has always followed

Charlotte Clymer
The Washington Post

Joe Biden

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New York - TRANSGENDER SEX WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC

Rebecca Chowdhury
The Appeal

New York City, NY

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lead story - Another transgender woman killed in Puerto Rico — the third in 8 days

Muri Assunção
Daily News

Bayamón, PR

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Donald Trump - Howard Stern sparks outrage by saying Trump and his supporters should 'take disinfectant and all drop dead' after president suggested it as a coronavirus treatment

Andrew Court
Daily Mail

ezs note:  Oh, pleeease, Donald... drink a big bottle...

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civil rights - Guest Column: In two cases, stakes are huge for LGBTQ employee protection

Philip Rotner
Arizona Daily Sun

Tucson, AZ

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Delaware - Sex Reassignment Surgery Market to hit USD 1.5 Bn by 2026: Global Market Insights, Inc.

Press
Global Market Insights

Selbyville, DE

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lead story - Court action over Oxfordshire County Council's transgender policy

Press
BBC News

Oxfordshire County, England

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Donald Trump - ‘Hambergers’ and ‘Noble prizes’: Trump attacks press in furious Twitter rant riddled with spelling errors

Alex Woodward
The Independent

Hambergers! (according to Trump)

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civil rights - Christian right activist heading civil rights office at HHS moves closer to killing protections for LGBTQ patients

David Badash
RawStory

Los Angeles, CA (Severino's childhood)

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Georgia - Celebrating The Transgender Day Of Visibility (In Isolation)

Sarah Rose
Georgia Public Radio

Atlanta, GA

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lead story - Ex-Unified detective says he was fired because he’s transgender

Annie Knox
Deseret News

Salt Lake City, UT

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Donald Trump - Trump says briefings 'not worth the effort' amid fallout from disinfectant comments

Lauren Aratani
The Guardian

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civil rights - Panama: Set Transgender-Sensitive Quarantine Guidelines

Press
Human Rights Watch

Panama City, Panama

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Massachusetts - Seeking Asylum in Western Mass: Part 3 of 3 — Transgender asylum-seekers in search of foothold in new country

Luis Feldman

Daily Hampshire Gazette

Amherst, MA

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lead story - If I Get Sick With COVID-19, Don’t Tell My Doctor I’m Transgender

Evan Urquhart
Slate

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Donald Trump - Trump goes into hiding

Oliver Darcy
CNN

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