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11 May 2020
lead story - B.C. school trustee blasted for transgender coronavirus conspiracy theory attacking Dr. Theresa Tam
Donald Trump - White House Orders Staff to Wear Masks as Trump Misrepresents Testing Record
10 May 2020
civil rights - DeVos Guts Title IX Protections, Angering Trans Advocates
Labels:
angering,
Betsy DeVos,
guts,
Matt Tracy,
protections,
Title IX,
trans advocates
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Pennsylvania - Braddock Restaurant Owner Makes ‘Bullying’ Comments About Pa. Secretary Of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
Charlie Deitch
Pittsburgh Current
Pittsburgh Current
Braddock, PA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Condemned_houses_in_Braddock%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg
please press: www.pittsburghcurrent.com
lead story - LGBTQ Americans are getting coronavirus, losing jobs. Anti-gay bias is making it worse for them.
Labels:
anti-gay,
bias,
coronavirus,
getting,
LGBTQ Americans,
losing jobs,
making,
Petruce Jean-Charles,
worse
Location:
New York, NY, USA
Donald Trump - Trump charges Obama with 'biggest political crime in American history'
Martin Pengelly
The Guardian
The Guardian
ezs note: Y'know, Donald isn't even funny anymore. He's just a tired old husk of a 'man'. King Lear seems wise by comparison.
please press: www.theguardian.com
09 May 2020
civil rights - Nat’l Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund endorses Biden
Chris Johnson
Washington Blade
Washington Blade
National Center for Transgender Equality
Washington DC
please press: www.washingtonblade.com
Connecticut - Democratic View: A Kinder Connecticut
lead story - Reproductive concerns among transgender adolescents may manifest as ‘disinterest’ in future parenthood
Donald Trump - Trump fumes as White House staffers test positive and death toll nears 80,000 – as it happened
Bryan Armen Graham, Tom Lutz, Martin Pengelly, Edward Helmore
The Guardian
The Guardian
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeNyVN-rVLE
please press: https://www.theguardian.com
Labels:
80 000,
as it happened,
Bryan Armen Graham,
death toll,
Donald Trump,
Edward Helmore,
fumes,
Martin Pengelly,
nears,
staffers,
test positive,
Tom Lutz,
White House
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
08 May 2020
civil rights - Aimee Stephens brought the first major trans rights case to the Supreme Court. She may not live to see the decision.
Labels:
Aimee Stephens,
brought,
case,
decision,
first,
Katelyn Burns,
live,
major,
see,
Supreme Court,
trans rights
Location:
Shelby, MI 49455, USA
Kentucky - The LGBTQ+ community behind bars during COVID-19
Labels:
behind bars,
community,
Covid-19,
during,
jails,
LGBTQ+,
overrepresented,
prisons,
threatening,
traumatic
Location:
Frankfort, KY 40601, USA
lead news - HRC Mourns Helle Jae O’Regan, Trans Woman Killed in San Antonio
Donald Trump - This is one of Trump’s biggest and most insulting lies yet
Labels:
biggest,
Donald Trump,
economic carnage,
economic report,
Greg Sargent,
lies,
most insulting,
yet
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
07 May 2020
civil rights - HRC Mourns Nina Pop, Black Trans Woman Killed in Missouri
Elliott Kozuch
HRC
HRC
Sikeston, MO
Harold E. Comstock (born in Sikeston)
please press: www.hrc.org
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.
Labels:
Black,
death sentence,
deaths,
Elliott Kozuch,
HRC,
killed,
Missouri,
mourns,
Nina Pop,
Trans woman
Location:
Sikeston, MO 63801, USA
Virginia - ‘Virginia Is For Lovers.’ Now That Slogan Includes The LGBTQ
lead story - Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model
Labels:
autistic,
care model,
clinicians,
community-built,
create,
first,
partner,
Transgender Youth
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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
Washington Post
George T. Conway III
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYxnSdQ6R2w
please press: /www.washingtonpost.com
Labels:
Donald Trump,
flipped out,
George Conway,
Moonface,
obsessed,
rage,
reacts,
Twitter,
went ballistic
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
05 May 2020
civil rights - Transgender woman's death in SE Missouri under investigation
Press
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sikeston, MO
please press: www.stltoday.com
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
lead story - Transgender People Face Discrimination, Violence Amid Latin American Quarantines
Donald Trump - A leaderless nation adrift in a crisis
04 May 2020
civil rights - Top Egyptian actor goes public about trans son
Ohio - Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary
John Riley
MetroWeekly
MetroWeekly
Middletown, OH
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Main_and_Central%2C_central_Middletown.jpg
please press: www.metroweekly.com
Labels:
blamed,
Candice Keller,
drag queens,
gay marriage,
GOP primary,
John Riley,
lawmaker,
loses,
mass shootings,
Ohio
Location:
Middletown, OH, USA
lead story - Belfast senior will graduate as Maine’s first transgender valedictorian
Labels:
Abigail Curtis,
Belfast,
first,
graduate,
Maine,
senior,
Syd Sanders,
transgender,
valedictorian
Location:
Belfast, ME 04915, USA
Donald Trump - Trump’s latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism
Labels:
coronavirus,
corrupt,
Donald Trump,
extreme narcissism,
Greg Sargent,
latest,
spin,
traitorous,
unmasks
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
03 May 2020
civil rights - Transgender rights are not under lockdown!
North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community
Labels:
adapting,
amid,
community,
coronavirus,
gives back,
Hannah McClellan,
LGBTQ church,
loving,
North Carolina
Location:
Raleigh, NC, USA
lead story - Transgender man loses appeal court battle to be registered as father
Labels:
appeal,
court battle,
father,
Freddy McConnell,
loses,
registered,
Robert Booth,
transgender man
Location:
London, UK
Donald Trump - Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak
Justin Wise
The Hill
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)
please press: thehill.com
Labels:
after,
amid,
calls,
coronavirus outbreak,
Donald Trump,
George W. Bush,
Justin Wise,
rips,
unity
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
02 May 2020
civil rights - New Lawsuit Demands Release of All Transgender ICE Detainees
Labels:
all,
death traps,
demands,
detainees,
detention centers,
ICE,
lawsuit,
new,
release,
Shani Saxon,
transgender
Location:
Waltham, MA, USA
Minnesota - Counterpoint: Founders believed all people are created equal
lead story - Trans woman sets herself on fire to protest government’s poor COVID-19 response
Labels:
Alex Bollinger,
Covid-19,
fire,
government,
Madona Kiparoidze,
poor,
protest,
response,
sets herself,
transgender woman
Location:
Tbilisi, Georgia
Donald Trump - Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it’s something Trump lacks
Labels:
Donald Trump,
expertise,
Jim Newton,
Joe Biden,
lacks,
op-ed,
play up,
should,
something
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
01 May 2020
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.
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.
Labels:
Panera Bread
Location:
West Hartford, CT, USA
civil rights - Zara reaches settlement with transgender shopper over alleged discrimination
New Mexico - Lt. Gov. Morales says FDA should drop blood donor waiting period on gay, bisexual, queer and transgender men
lead story - 2 men detained for allegedly burning 2 transgender women to death in Puerto Rico
Labels:
allegedly,
burning,
Christopher Brito,
death,
detained,
men,
Puerto Rico,
transgender women
Location:
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Donald Trump - Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working
Labels:
David Brooks,
divisiveness,
Donald Trump,
ploy,
rippers,
stopped,
unifies,
weavers,
working
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
30 April 2020
civil rights - Equality California hosts mega virtual fundraiser
Florida - Florida Transgender Icon Henrietta Robinson Dead at 79
Donald Padgett
Advocate
Advocate
South Beach, FL
Labels:
Covid-19,
dead,
Donald Padgett,
Florida,
Grand Lady of South Beach,
Henrietta Robinson,
icon,
Mother of Miami Beach,
Queen of South Beach,
transgender
Location:
South Beach, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA
lead story - Transgender beauty influencer outs gay men in Morocco, sparking widespread fear
Labels:
beauty influencer,
gay men,
Morocco,
outs,
sparking,
transgender,
widespread fear
Location:
Rabat, Morocco
Donald Trump - Trump erupts at campaign manager as reelection stress overflows
Jeremy Diamond
CNN
CNN
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Landslide_in_Sweden_%28Surte%29_1950%2C_2.jpg
please press: www.cnn.com
Labels:
campaign manager,
Donald Trump,
erupts,
Jeremy Diamond,
overflows,
reelection,
stress
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
29 April 2020
civil rights - Rachel Levine, the ‘Anthony Fauci of Pennsylvania,’ takes on COVID-19
Labels:
Anthony Fauci,
Covid-19,
deaths,
infections,
Pennsylvania,
Rachel Levine,
takes on,
Tom Wolf
Location:
Hershey, PA, USA
Illinois - Barriers to health care for transgender individuals
Rachel Hatch
Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
please press: news.illinoisstate.edu
lead story - Transgender fire chief files discrimination suit over firing
Labels:
discrimination suit,
files,
fire chief,
firing,
Rachel Mosby,
Russ Bynum,
transgender
Location:
Byron, GA 31008, USA
Donald Trump - Trump Decides Now Would Be a Great Time to Cut Coronavirus Research Funding
Bess Levin
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair
Coronavirus (Covid-19)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/3D_medical_animation_coronavirus_structure.jpg
please press: www.vanityfair.com
Labels:
Bess Levin,
coronavirus,
cut,
decides,
Donald Trump,
funding,
great time,
now,
research,
would
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
civil rights - Take heart, progressives: When the party moves left, Biden has always followed
Labels:
always,
Charlotte Clymer,
followed,
Joe Biden,
moves left,
party,
progressives,
take heart
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
28 April 2020
New York - TRANSGENDER SEX WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC
Rebecca Chowdhury
The Appeal
The Appeal
New York City, NY
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