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06 June 2014

Holyoke gay pride march brings out 80 people with remarks urging 'heart,' 'equality'

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Mike Plaisance http://www.masslive.com *** click HERE for more***

Transphobic Houston Pastor Embroiled in Harassment Accusations

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

Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban struck down

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Mary Spicuzza http://host.madison.com *** click HERE for more ** ezs note: Okay, this is getting old... but it's STILL GREAT!!! ...

Out of the shadows: Striking pictures of transgender Cubans shed light on struggles and triumphs of the communist country's oppressed LGBT community (UK)

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SNEJANA FARBEROV http://www.dailymail.co.uk *** click HERE for more ***

Transgender woman enslaved, tortured in central Louisiana, newspapers say; three arrested

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Drew Broach http://www.nola.com *** click HERE for more ** ezs note: What can I say, except that this crime is unutterably ghoulish....

05 June 2014

04 June 2014

Supreme Court allows Oregon marriages to continue

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http://www.windycitymediagroup.com *** click HERE for more ***

Anti-Violence Report Shows Decline In Reporting Survivors - A More Tolerant Michigan Not The Case

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A.J. Trager http://www.pridesource.com *** click HERE for more ** ezs note: If you are a transgender woman or man, and you are being...

The Colbert Report Takes on Trans Medicare Coverage

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

Singing For Change: Transgender Musicians Push For Equality, Acceptance Through Song

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Ali Killian http://propertyofzack.com *** click HERE for more ***

Domestic violence in Tennessee drops 5.7 percent

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Brian Haas http://www.tennessean.com *** click HERE for more ***

03 June 2014

Today’s Top Post: CdA School District ponders transgender guidelines

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Cindy http://www.spokesman.com *** click HERE for more ***

Video captures previously hidden gay community history

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Jim Memmott http://www.democratandchronicle.com *** click HERE for more ***

Gay Seniors Are Focus of Documentary ‘Before You Know It,’ Screening in L.A. in June

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Stevie St. John http://www.wehoville.com *** click HERE for more ***

Transgender Veterans Speak Out On Capitol Hill

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Maya Rhodan http://time.com *** click HERE for more ***

02 June 2014

Sharing The Stories Of Pittsburgh's Transgender Community

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http://wesa.fm *** click HERE for more ***

Transgender rights: Nice editorial on Baltimore Sun site (Canada)

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Jillian Page http://blogs.montrealgazette.com *** click HERE for more ***

Facebook Celebrates Pride Month With Rainbow Emojis

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RHEANA MURRAY http://abcnews.go.com *** click HERE for more ***

San Mateo County To Vote On Creating First LGBTQ Commission In California

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http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com *** click HERE for more ***

I Am Loveworthy: How a Transgender Woman Found Love

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Andy Marra http://jezebel.com *** click HERE for more ***

01 June 2014

WATCH: Web Series Brothers Explores Lives of Transgender Men

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MITCH KELLAWAY http://www.advocate.com *** click HERE for more ***

The Death of Stormé DeLarverie Shouldn’t be the Death of Her Legacy

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Thomas Alberts http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com *** click HERE for more *** ezs note: Rest in peace, Storme DeLarverie...

Vienna rides Conchita wave with AIDS charity ball

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Derek Brooks http://news.yahoo.com *** click HERE for more ***

Israel Parade celebrates diversity, nation state's founding

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EMILY NGO http://www.newsday.com *** click HERE for more *** ,

Opponents Fall Short In Effort To Repeal New Maryland Transgender Protections

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Tony Merevick http://www.buzzfeed.com *** click HERE for more ** ezs note: To all those who helped squash this odious repeal, THANK Y...

31 May 2014

LGBT History in America

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Sarah Temori http://guardianlv.com *** click HERE for more ***

Screenwriter Abdi Nazemian Says Hollywood Films Are A 'Very Sad Depiction Of Gay Culture'

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Kira Brekke http://www.huffingtonpost.com *** click HERE for more ***

30 May 2014

“Out and About” for Pride Week

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Tyler Clarke http://www.paherald.sk.ca *** click HERE for more ***

PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION -- LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PRIDE MONTH, 2014

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Barack Obama http://www.einnews.com *** click HERE for more ***

"As soon as Ryland could speak, she would scream 'I am a BOY'!" (Australia)

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heidimaier http://www.samesame.com.au *** click HERE for more ***

Dorval, Quebec

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Credit: www.agoga.com

Arrest made in MARTA fight

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Marcus K. Garner http://www.ajc.com *** click HERE for more ***

HHS board rules transgender Medicare recipients can seek coverage for sex-change surgery

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http://www.foxnews.com *** click HERE for more ** ezs note: 'BOUT FREAKIN' TIME!!!

29 May 2014

Pundit Who Blamed UCSB Mass Murder On Gay Marriage Is An NRA Official

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TIMOTHY JOHNSON http://mediamatters.org *** click HERE for more ***

Chicago's Field Museum and Halsted Vodka celebrate Illinois marriage equality

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Denny Patterson http://chicago.gopride.com *** click HERE for more ***

Laverne Cox heralds 'transgender tipping point' on cover of Time (UK)

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Amanda Holpuch http://www.theguardian.com *** click HERE for more ***

28 May 2014

Cheyenne Jackson to Host West Coast Liberty Awards

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http://www.busbyway.com *** click HERE for more ***

Berkeley: Leak shuts down confidential police hearings

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Judith Scherr http://www.mercurynews.com *** click HERE for more***

City Council: LGBT group deserves a spot in parade

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http://www.heraldextra.com

Rochester to cover transgender services

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http://www.washingtonblade.com *** click HERE for more ***

An open letter to Gov. Dannel Malloy

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Credit: host.madison.com Gov. Malloy: By now, you are well aware of the imprisoning of Jane Doe. (Because of her being undera...

27 May 2014

Marshall University offering transgender support

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http://www.wowktv.com *** click HERE for more ***

Air Travel Is Even More of a Nightmare When You're Trans

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Callie Beusman http://jezebel.com *** click HERE for more ***

Duke Univ. Press Debuts Academic Journal for Transgender Studies

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