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17 March 2014

Nigeria: terrorism, corruption and poverty undermine human rights (United Nations)

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http://www.unric.org *** press HERE for more ***

Laverne Cox on artists and directors exploiting trans stars as 'muses' (Australia)

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Candice Chung http://www.dailylife.com.au *** press HERE for more***

Jerry Davich: Transgender teen slowly lowering his shield

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Jerry Davich http://posttrib.suntimes.com *** press HERE for more ***

LGBT: Parliament sets back adoption rights for same sex couples – Portugal

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http://portuguese-american-journal.com *** press HERE for more***

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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Credit: http://images.huffingtonpost.com/ 

Quotes!

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I think that we are becoming more and more linked, and before long, we'll all become one culture. It's happening in every field, no...
16 March 2014

Ugandan gay rights activist says her own mother threatened to hand her into police over anti-gay laws (UK)

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Aaron Day http://www.pinknews.co.uk *** press HERE for more *** ezs note:  Let your voice be heard - tell the president and legislatu...

GOP gubernatorial candidates vie for supporters

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http://www.cbs8.com *** press HERE for more***

Group looks to establish Wichita chapter of Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network

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Suzanne Perez Tobias http://www.kansas.com *** press HERE for more ** ezs note: by the way, GLSEN is also good.

Mothers of Suicide Victims: 'Idaho Didn't Protect Our Children'

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GEORGE PRENTICE http://www.boiseweekly.com *** press HERE for more ** \ezs note: Mothers, fathers, and friends of transgender youth - ...

Comment: Stonewall should distance itself from Ben Summerskill’s Lib Dem equal marriage comments (UK)

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Mathew Hulbert http://www.pinknews.co.uk *** press HERE for more***

Quotes!

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I think the word diva has lost its true meaning in today's society.  A true diva is someone who delivers the goods at the highest level...
15 March 2014

Poll: 71 percent of Marylanders support transgender rights bill

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http://www.lgbtqnation.com *** press HERE for more ***

Gay couples entitled to equal family health coverage, federal government says

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Michelle Andrews http://www.scpr.org *press HERE for more *

LGBTs stage pride walk in Imphal (India)

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Sobhapati Samom http://www.assamtribune.com *** more here***

Under-reporting of VAW in Tarai (Nepal)

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http://www.myrepublica.com *** more here

LGBT group marches openly in Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade

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Matt Corner http://goqnotes.com *** more here ***

Russian Federation

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Credit:   http://www.macwallhd.com/

Quotes!

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Yet do I marvel at this curious thing To make a poet black, and bid him sing!      - Countee Cullen 'To Quote A Queer"
14 March 2014

YOU make a difference!!!

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credit: http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/ YOU did it! This is the 3,000th blog!  I know, sometimes it can feel a bit lonely.  But there ...

Transgender people in Quebec ERs? (Canada)

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Jillian Page http://blogs.montrealgazette.com *** more here ***

Courthouse protesters demonstrate against transgender-phobia

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FRANCIS McCABE http://www.reviewjournal.com *** more here ***

Downtown Northampton will soon get a rainbow crosswalk

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 CHAD CAIN http://www.gazettenet.com *** more here ***

Boston LGBT group unlikely to march on St Patrick's Day after talks collapse (UK)

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Kayla Epstein http://www.theguardian.com *** more here ***

Same-sex marriages expected to boost travel, hospitality industries (Kenya)

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Patricia Reaney http://www.standardmedia.co.ke *** more here ***

Quotes!

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We destroyed and annihilated them (Iraqis) ... We destroyed the infrastructure.  We dismantled their abilities to defend against outside in...

CONGO CONSIDERING ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL

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 JOSEPH EHRMAN-DUPRE http://www.towleroad.com *** more here*** ezs note:  If you are from the Congo, are visiting there on business o...
13 March 2014

Friday Kaimin transgender suicide

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 Megan Marolf http://www.montanakaimin.com *** more here ***

UN: Nigeria's anti-gay law may harm public health

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http://www.ledger-enquirer.com *** more here ***

Transgenders face uncertainty as health care deadline nears

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 NATALIE PACINI http://news.medill.northwestern.edu *** more here ***

Community Responds to Task Force Recommendations

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John Riley http://www.metroweekly.com ***more here***

All new! (well... kinda...)

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I am using "To Quote A Queer" for your enjoyment, pleasure, and thought. There is one thing that held me back.  It's that the...
09 March 2014

Young-adult author Kirstin Cronn-Mills homes in on transgender experience

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Mary Ann Grossmann http://www.twincities.com ***more here***

LGBT community hopes for fresh thought after polls (India)

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http://www.firstpost.com ***more here***

WATCH: One Gay Man's Touching Plea for Equality in Utah

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JASE PEEPLES http://www.advocate.com ***more here***

Activist speaks on transgender youth in sex trade

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Laura Rasmussen http://www.westernfrontonline.net ***more here***

The quickly shifting language of the transgender community

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Britt Peterson http://www.bostonglobe.com *more here*

Astoria, New York

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Credit:  http://www.queensbuzz.com/photos/File1769.jpg
07 March 2014

Moviegoers seeking happy endings find something like the truth

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MARTA RUSEK http://www.newsworks.org ***more here***

The Queen praises gay rights charity’s ‘special anniversary’ in royal surprise (UK)

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Scott Roberts http://www.pinknews.co.uk ***more here***

Google's International Women's Day Doodle Includes Trans Women

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Parker Marie Molloy www.advocate.com ***more here***

Nathan Triplett: East Lansing a leader in nondiscrimination

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Nathan Triplett http://www.lansingstatejournal.com *more here*

Members of Marps become legal volunteers (India)

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Padmini Sivarajah http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com *more here*
06 March 2014

CB Culliver continues outreach to LGBT community

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JANIE McCAULEY http://thegardenisland.com *more here*

‘Debunking the Myths on Transgender Health & Well-Being’ (VIDEO)

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http://lgbtweekly.com *more here*

UI trustees approve transgender surgery coverage

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Julie Wurth http://www.news-gazette.com *more here*

Russell Smith: Want a better world? Don’t come crying to me (Canada)

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Russell Smith http://www.theglobeandmail.com *more here*

CrossFit Won’t Let Transgender Woman Compete In Upcoming Games Because “She Was Born With A Penis”

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http://www.queerty.com *more here*
05 March 2014

Oxford, Miss. unanimously passes pro-LGBT resolution

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http://lgbtweekly.com *more here*

Sweden cuts aid to Uganda over anti-gay legislation (UK)

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Joseph Patrick McCormick http://www.pinknews.co.uk *more here*
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