civil rights - HRC Mourns Tony McDade, Black Trans Man Killed in Florida

Elliott Kozuch
HRC

Tallahassee, FL

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Tony McDade, please call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-606-5800.  Thanks. 

Indiana - REVIEW: Kim Petras’ latest single is the summer bop we need in quarantine

Jaden Amos
IDS

Kim Petras

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lead story - J.K. Rowling threatens legal action against Coquitlam transgender activist over tweets

Megan Lalonde
Tri-City News

Port Coquitlam, BC (Canada)

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Donald Trump - Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It’s about enforcing white supremacy

Paul Butler
The Guardian

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Donald Trump - 'Trump knows nothing of Minneapolis': mayor hits back at president's tweets

Laura Aratani
The Guardian

ezs note:  Trump's "solution" to everything

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Arizona - The brave lives of transgender students

Javaughn Gray
El Inde

Uden, Netherlands

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lead story - 7 transgender musicians changing the music industry

Frank Otto
Insider

Cologne, Germany (Köln)

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please press:  www.insider.com

Donald Trump - Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies

Bobby Allyn
Connecticut Public Radio

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Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Acre, Israel

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civil rights - Transgender funeral director's widow takes over SCOTUS Title VII case

Daniel Wiessner
Reuters

SCOTUS

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please press:  www.reuters.com 

Arkansas - A big loss for LGBTQ kids: Closure of Lucie’s Place

Max Brantley
Arkansas Times

Little Rock, AR

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lead story - Anti-transgender bill advances in Tennessee as lawmakers return to work

Kimberlee Kruesi
WKRN

Paris, TN

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Donald Trump - Trump news - live: President arrives in Florida to watch Nasa SpaceX rocket launch as US coronavirus death tolls 'hits 100,000'

Joe Sommerlad, Danielle Zoellner
Independent

ezs note:  Sorry for the delay - now it's 100,940 dead.

(courtesy ncov2019.live)

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please press:  www.independent.co.uk

civil rights - Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban

Press
ABC News

Richmond, VA

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Kentucky - ‘Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.’ Ky GOP has only itself to blame for effigy disgrace.

Linda Blackford
Lexington Herald-Leader

Harrodsburg, KY

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lead story - High Point BOE approves transgender policy

Eric Obernauer
New Jersey Herald

Wantage, NJ

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notice

On May 26, 2020, at 8:20 pm, Covid-19 (coronavirus) topped 100,000 deaths.  (100,120)  This is more than topped the ENTIRE Vietnam War.  It took a little more than four months. 100,000 deaths.

Donald Trump - Tech Writer Calls For Twitter To Remove Trump Tweets

Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski
MSNBC

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTaMJz3vLx4

ezs note:  If you would still even consider voting for this vile, evil, cretin of a 'man', perhaps you should be locked up in a psych ward.  Please, see this important, utterly sickening blog.

civil rights - New Florida policy aids transgender students doing distance learning amid coronavirus

Emily Bloch
USA Today

Jacksonville, FL

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Minnesota - How COVID-19 could exacerbate inequalities in Minnesota’s workforce

Walker Orenstein
MinnPost

North Minneapolis, MN (section of Minneapolis proper)

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please press:  www.minnpost.com 

lead story - Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

Press
BBC News

Town Hall

Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, France

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please press:  www.bbc.com

Donald Trump - Donald Trump, the Most Unmanly President

Tom Nichols
The Atlantic

ezs note:  If the shoe fits...

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civil rights - On the Basis of Gender

Kate Milne, Ethan Hwang, Hallie Faust, Avantika Singh
The Vanguard

Polokwane, South Africa (formerly Pietersburg)

Wyoming - Pandemic Exacerbates Disparities For LGBTQ Wyomingites Without Support Or Legal Protections

Maggie Mullen
Wyoming Public Media

Cheyenne, WY

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lead story - Manipur to set up dedicated quarantine centre for transgender community

Jimmy Leivon
The Indian Express

Manipur (state), India

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please press:  indianexpress.com

Donald Trump - 2020 election: Trump falsely claims 'thousands' of forgeries on mail-in ballots, despite his own commission not finding a single case of fraud

Griffin Connolly
Independent

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please press:  www.independent.co.uk

civil rights - Everything you need to know about the argument over trans rights

David Levesley
GQ (UK)

London, UK

Tate Modern

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please press:  www.gq-magazine.co.uk

Idaho - Idaho student leaders denounce anti-transgender laws

Chad Sokol
The Spokesman-Review

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

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ezs note:  Hmmm... maybe the students should give their state representatives a run for their money...

lead story - Virus pushes Pakistan's transgender dancers out of their homes

Sajjad Tarakzai
CTV

Islamabad, Pakistan

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please press:  www.ctvnews.ca

Donald Trump - Donald Trump press secretary inadvertently reveals president's bank details

Melissa Davey
The Guardian

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civil rights - Larsen: Elliott-Larsen was meant to include everyone, I know because I wrote it

Mel Larsen
Lansing State Journal

Lansing, MI

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Delaware - Karissa Sanbonmatsu: What Can Epigenetics Tell Us About Sex And Gender?

Press
Delaware Public Media

Felton, DE

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lead story - Eleven transgender inmates sexually assaulted in male prisons last year

Danny Shaw
BBC News

London, UK 

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please press:  www.bbc.com

Donald Trump - Trump’s Inaccurate Claims on Hydroxychloroquine

Linda Qiu

The New York Times

ezs note:  Well, 'Doctor' Trump says it's good, so it must be good!

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

New Jersey - Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police

Jerry DeMarco
Hudson Daily Voice

Hackensack, NJ

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please press:  dailyvoice.com

lead story - U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs bid to halt Idaho transgender inmate's surgery

Press
WHTC

US Supreme Court

Washington DC

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Donald Trump - Trump advisers warn McSally is in trouble

Alex Isenstadt
Politico

Sen. Martha McSally

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please press:  www.politico.com

civil rights - 279 Groups Call for Health Care Access to Protect All

Shin Inouye
The Leadership Conference

AFL-CIO (among others)

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please press:  civilrights.org

Utah - Scott: True LGBTQ Allies Don’t Out

Press
The Daily Utah Chronicle

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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lead story - High Point BOE to revisit transgender proposal

Eric Obernauer
New Jersey Herald

Wantage Township,  NJ

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Donald Trump - Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts

Matt Egan
CNN

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ezs note:  Contrary to what the rosy picture above portrays, the best predictor in any state is YOU.  First, make sure you're registered, and done so properly.   Second, remind yourself to vote.  Thanks.

civil rights - This Week in Judicial Nominations – 5/18

Rafael Medina
The Leadership Conference

SCOTUS

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please press:  civilrights.org

Idaho - Idaho To Federal Judge: Let New Transgender Birth Certificate Ban Go Into Effect

James Dawson
Boise State Public Radio

Blackfoot, ID

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please press:  www.boisestatepublicradio.org

lead story - Hungary: Decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is “step back into the dark ages”

Press
Amnesty International

Budapest, Hungary

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please press:  www.amnesty.org

Donald Trump - Coronavirus Live Updates: W.H.O. Rejects Trump’s Threats but Will Study Its Response

Press
The New York Times

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MAJOR NEWS - possible coronavirus news! (good news, for once!)

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

ezs note:  This is possibly major, major news - the vaccine may be VERY near!  If it comes to pass, (which it very well seems it will) MILLIONS of lives will be saved. Please check the blog out. 

YAY!!!

civil rights - Commentary: Protecting LGBTQ civil rights is good business

Allan Gilmour
Crain's Detroit Business

Detroit, MI

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please press:  www.crainsdetroit.com

California - After Long Battle, Public Defender Successfully Secures Release of Transgender Client from ICE Detention

Press
Davis Vanguard

Davis, CA

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please press:  www.davisvanguard.org

lead story - Transgender community welcomes change to Victorian birth certificates

James Hancock
ABC (Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

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please press:  www.abc.net.au

Donald Trump - Trump’s purge just got much more corrupt. Here’s what’s coming next.

Greg Sargent
Washington Post

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