21 March 2014

Quotes!

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Straight people were mad because I was gay.  The dykes were mad because I wasn't gay enough.      - Rita Mae Brown 'To Quote A...

Transgender woman finally granted name change

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 Dallas Franklin http://kfor.com *** press HERE for more ***

Shelter planned in North Philly for LGBT youth

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Emma Jacobs http://www.newsworks.org *** press HERE for more *** ezs note: Whether you live in Philadelphia or just have a love for th...

WATCH: Ark. Trans Woman Fired For Using Women's Restroom

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 PARKER MARIE MOLLOY http://www.advocate.com *** press HERE for more ***

Bleak Outlook for Sexual Minorities in Kyrgyzstan

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 Timur Toktonaliev http://iwpr.net *** press HERE for more *** ezs note:  Anytime someone is harassed by the government for being les...

Ukip Councillor: Bisexuals And Transgender People Are 'Part-Time Homosexuals' (UK)

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 Lewis Dean http://www.ibtimes.co.uk *** press HERE for more ***
20 March 2014

Quotes!

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Leaving a woman for a man... is still the lesbian equivalent of a mortal sin.      - Jan Clausen 'To Quote A Queer'

Mass. Senate passes updates to anti-bullying law

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Transgender mayor auctions off shoes for city

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

Casey, Over 175 Members of Congress Call for Executive Order Protecting LGBT Workers

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http://www.yourerie.com *** press HERE for more *** ezs note:  If your congressperson is one of the 175 who signed this letter, be sure...

Chelsea Manning Seeks Legal Name Change

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PARKER MARIE MOLLOY http://www.advocate.com **** press HERE for more ****

Westboro church founder Fred Phelps dies

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Daniel Burke http://www.cnn.com/ *** press HERE for more*** ezs note:  It's just my opinion, but other than news of his death, Phe...
19 March 2014

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I'm interested in how people create themselves.  All artists do it. I told a lot of visual artists that I was doing this play and they ...

My Turn: Transgender measure in Portsmouth is a big step toward equality

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 JIM SPLAINE http://www.concordmonitor.com *** press HERE for more ***

Trans Youth Seek A Community Among One Of The Biggest Bullies of Our Time, the Internet

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IGNACIO TORRES http://fusion.net ***press HERE for more

Thugs in Ford Fiesta threw glass bottle at transgender woman (UK)

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Joe Sturdy http://www.essexchronicle.co.uk/ *** press HERE for more *** ezs note: I hate to remind you... but I will anyway. Whenever ...

Our campus does not adequately accommodate transgender students

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Rebecca Klar http://www.bupipedream.com *** press HERE for more ***

Broadway Backwards is Back

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Winnie McCroy http://www.edgeonthenet.com *** press HERE for more ***
18 March 2014

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The question of ideal beauty, incarnated in breathing male beings, or eternalized in enduring works of art, was leading me to a precipice, ...
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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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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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***