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26 June 2014

Mamet fails to grasp essence of theatre, objects to transgender role (Canada)

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RUSSELL SMITH http://www.theglobeandmail.com *** click HERE for more ***

Meyer Memorial Trust, Sexual Assault Services Program fund The Harbor

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http://www.dailyastorian.com *** click HERE for more *** ezs note:  Please, if you or someone you know is being assaulted, get help RI...

The Top 175 Essential Films of All Time for LGBT Viewers

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http://www.advocate.com *** click HERE for more *** ezs  note: Here's a hint for you - I LOVE movies!  Great movies, so-so movies,...

5 Ways DOMA’s Demise Changed the Finances of Same-Sex Married Couples (Mine Included)

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Stuart Armstrong II http://time.com *** click HERE for more***
25 June 2014

When, oh when, will the silliness end?

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Credit: www.glasbergen.com On this day, it happened - twice.  Both Utah and Indiana struck out.  Indiana had its first same-sex marr...

Students rise in defense of equality, and inspire the community

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Lindsay Sauvageau http://www.leominsterchamp.com *** click HERE for more ***

Pride Week Victory: WA State Bans Exclusions for Transgender Health Coverage

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DOMINIC HOLDEN http://www.thestranger.com *** click HERE for more ***

Millington Naval Base Will Hold LGBT Pride Event

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BIANCA PHILLIPS http://www.memphisflyer.com *** click HERE for more ***

What's in an abbreviation? WorldPride 2014 organizers go long (Canada)

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Laura Armstrong http://www.thestar.com *** click HERE for more ***

Biden: Protecting gay rights defines a nation as civilized (Canada)

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Jim Kuhnhenn http://www.huffingtonpost.ca *** click HERE for more ***
24 June 2014

Leonard Pitts: ‘Maybe we all have to come out’

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LEONARD PITTS JR. http://www.sanluisobispo.com *** click HERE for more ***

From merely awkward to truly troubling: Questions trans people face - and how they answer (Canada)

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Leanne Italie http://www.windsorstar.com *** click HERE for more ***

Trans activist Brackett to speak at Frederick Pride

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

Jailed Connecticut transgender teen moved to psych center

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http://www.nhregister.com *** click HERE for more *** ezs note:  GOOD. I'm glad she is in a proper facility which meets her needs. ...
23 June 2014

A vulnerable section (India)

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Dar Akhter Rasool http://www.greaterkashmir.com *** click HERE for more ***

A transformative change

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Jeremy C. Fox http://www.bostonglobe.com *** click HERE for more ***

Here's 4 Great Latin & South American Queer Films Currently Screening At Frameline

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GARY M. KRAMER http://blogs.indiewire.com *** click HERE for more ***

American sanctions hit Uganda’s ‘most vulnerable’ hardest

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http://lgbtweekly.com *** click HERE for more ***

Activists, authorities disagree on gender identity after Upstate boy forced to remove makeup for DMV photo

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Andrew Knapp http://www.postandcourier.com *** click HERE for more ***
22 June 2014

Why Pride Is Not a Choice, But Necessary to Our Survival

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Allison Hope http://www.huffingtonpost.com *** click HERE for more ***

Equality celebrated at Rocket City Pride

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 Vincent Crivelli http://www.waff.com *** click HERE for more ***

Transgender Priest Compares LGBTQ Oppression To Persecution Of Jesus

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

Pride-SWFL picnic marks second year

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Michael Braun http://www.news-press.com *** click HERE for more ***

Police Seek Suspect in Sex Assault of Transgender Female

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http://www.csnbaltimore.com *** click HERE for more *** ezs note: Police got a lucky break this time.  The transgender woman got a num...
21 June 2014

Chattahoochee Valley foundation hosts first gay pride event

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Sara Lim http://www.wtvm.com *** click HERE for more ***

Without Fanfare, Obama Advances Transgender Rights

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LISA LEFF http://abcnews.go.com *** click HERE for more ***

45 Trailblazers Who Changed The World, From Pride 1969 To Pride 2014

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http://goodmenproject.com *** click HERE for more ***

Transgender priest to preach at National Cathedral

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Amy Himmelberg http://kansasfirstnews.com *** click HERE for more ***

Toronto's gay community choir wants you to sing along (Canada)

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Natalia Manzocco http://www.blogto.com *** click HERE for more ***

Telford, Telford on Wrekin, England, UK

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Credit:  avanews.net
20 June 2014

Ordinance creates opportunity for all in Sterling Heights

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Jeff Payne  http://www.macombdaily.com

We Are All Equal; And When We Are Not, It's Time to Step Up

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Marianne Mollmann http://www.huffingtonpost.com *** click HERE for more ***

Uganda defiant at US sanctions over 'vile' anti-gay law

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http://www.globalpost.com *** click HERE for more ** ezs note:  Keep the pressure UP!  Let the ambassador that you will not countenance...

Vigil to be held Sunday in honor of transgender victim

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Cristela Guerra http://www.news-press.com *** click HERE for more *** ezs note:  Rest in peace, Yaz'min, and to her friends and fa...

SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY SPEAKS AT LGBT PRIDE EVENT AT STATE DEPARTMENT: VIDEO

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Andy Towle http://www.towleroad.com *** click HERE for more ***
19 June 2014

Views About Transgendered That Are Stuck In the Past

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Lucian McMahon (among others) http://online.wsj.com *** click HERE for more ***

Just Do Art, Pride Special

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Scott Stiffler http://www.downtownexpress.com *** click HERE for more ***

HRC Statement on White House Uganda Announcement

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http://www.hrc.org *** click HERE for more *** ezs note:  Be sure you contact your Congressperson and let him/her that you would like t...

Friday's gay-pride parade to celebrate Stonewall Riots

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Sheldon S. Shafer http://www.courier-journal.com *** click HERE for more ***
18 June 2014

Luxembourg approves same sex marriage

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

A Positive View of LGBTQ and Living Out Islam: There Is Magic All Around

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Janet Mason http://www.huffingtonpost.com *** click HERE for more ***

Inclusive policy for transgenders (India)

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Rohith B R http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com *** click HERE for more ***

What Hillary Clinton Said About LGBT Rights That You Need to Hear

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Sarah S. Kilborne www.huffingtonpost.com *** click HERE for more ***

California Assembly leader, a lesbian, says fight for gay acceptance continues in small towns

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FENIT NIRAPPIL http://www.greenfieldreporter.com *** click HERE for more ***
17 June 2014

In Our Opinion... (Canada)

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THE PROVINCE http://www.theprovince.com *** click HERE for more ***

Capital City shows its Pride this weekend

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MOLLY GILMORE http://www.theolympian.com *** click HERE for more ***

At Flag Raising, Miner Calls on State Senate to Pass Transgender Bill

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http://centralny.twcnews.com *** click HERE for more ***

S.C. Teenager Told to Remove Makeup to Take License Photo

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Sunnivie Brydum http://www.advocate.com *** click HERE for more ***

Alex Neve and Amanda Ryan: Human-rights victory draws close for transgender Canadians (Canada)

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Alex Neve and Amanda Ryan http://ottawacitizen.com *** click HERE for more **
16 June 2014

Jacksonville student filmmaker wins Student Academy Award in Los Angeles

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Kathryn Jeffries http://www.firstcoastnews.com *** click HERE for more ***
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