30 December 2019

Maryland/DC - Missing D.C. trans woman found dead in Hyattsville apartment

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lead story - Transgender state worker says denials of insurance coverage for gender reassignment surgery violated his rights

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Donald Trump - Explosive new revelations just weakened Trump’s impeachment defenses

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29 December 2019

Ireland - Ireland to simplify process for transgender 16- and 17-year-olds to change legal gender

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civil rights - Connecticut sports decade in review: Transgender high school athletes’ success sparks debate on fairness and inclusion, and a Title IX complaint

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Iowa - He burned a church’s LGBTQ flag and got 16 years. They responded by advocating for him.

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lead story - A very LGBTQ decade: Gay marriage, trans rights and a 'rainbow wave'

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Tim Fitzsimons NBC News ezs note:  White House, in (much) better days Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/...

Donald Trump - Donald Trump says he hates New York 'even more than I should' because of investigations

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28 December 2019

Gabon - Gabon passes law criminalizing gays

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civil rights - Civil Rights Groups: The “Fairness for All” Act is an Affront to Existing Civil Rights Protections

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South Carolina - South Carolina Republican wants to ban transition-related care for transgender youth

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lead story - Transgender in Pakistan: Maya, the woman who almost broke free

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Donald Trump - A Gangster in the White House

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27 December 2019

Australia - Transgender clinic’s bid to operate on girls under 17

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civil rights - Stories that shaped the decade: From debate over transgender athletes to LGBTQ discrimination, conversations around gender and sexual identity emerge

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Maine - As transgender-rights organization expands into rural Maine, its members are getting priced out of Portland

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lead story - The internet made trans people visible. It also left them more vulnerable.

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Donald Trump - Navy SEALs who turned in Gallagher: He is 'freaking evil'

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Tess Bonn The Hill ezs note:  Well, he should fit in just fine with Donald! Credit:   https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/spirit...
26 December 2019

American Samoa - A gay criminal case could help bring marriage equality to American Samoa

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Daniel Villarreal LGBTQ Nation Pago Pago, American Samoa (pronounced PANGH-o PANGH-o) Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/w...

civil rights - Thirty years ago, gay civil rights campaign set the stage for all that followed

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Illinois - Lambda to Illinois: Issue birth certificates affirming gender identities of trans parents

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lead story - Transgender children sense true gender at young age, study finds

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Donald Trump - Trump claims Nancy Pelosi and impeachment offends all Americans of faith. He's wrong.

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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove NBC News ezs note:  Do we ever see it un opened? Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/com...
24 December 2019

To all my Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah!

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Venezuela/Brazil - Evaluation of UNHCR prevention of, and response to, SGBV in Brazil focusing on the Population of Concern from Venezuela (2017-2018) - Evaluation Report, December 2019

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civil rights - Transgender plaintiff asks 5th Circuit to review Trump appointee’s refusal to recuse

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New Hampshire - NH schools shift focus of anti-discrimination policies to transgender students

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lead story - Missing transgender teen was misidentified by KC police. Here’s why it matters.

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Donald Trump - Letters to the Editor: Mitch McConnell can’t defend Trump, so he’s covering up for him

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23 December 2019

Goodbye Ray...

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😔 Credit:   https://www.therandomvibez.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Depressing-Sad-Quotes-1.jpg ezs note:  For those of you w...

civil rights - Abortion. Transgender rights. Voting access. Polarizing issues could dominate statehouse agendas in 2020.

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Kentucky - LGBTQ platform launches workplace trans inclusivity training

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lead story - Transgender Woman Sues Miss United States Of America Pageant

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Donald Trump - House counsel suggests Trump could be impeached again

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22 December 2019

Mississippi - Observing Transgender Day of Remembrance in Mississippi

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lead story - In the state that passed HB2, two transgender candidates running for legislative seats

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Donald Trump - White House official directed hold on Ukraine aid shortly after Trump’s July 25 call with Zelensky

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21 December 2019

Now let me see...

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Credit:   https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d1/bf/87/d1bf87aeee2f56beb76f12683c9744b3.jpg As you might know,  Emily's Virtual Roc...

Trinidad and Tobago - Sexual harassment case in Trinidad & Tobago highlights need for better policies

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civil rights - Federal judge orders sweeping reforms of treatment of transgender inmates in all Illinois prisons

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Vermont - Pride Center of Vermont to celebrate 20th anniversary of civil unions victory

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lead story - Maya Forstater: Woman loses tribunal over transgender tweets

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Donald Trump - Trump's letter to Pelosi: Not 'unhinged' — but worse, from a speechwriter's perspective

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20 December 2019

civil rights - 10 LGBTQ Moments that Defined 2019

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Washington (state) - Police make arrest in death of transgender teen in Washington state

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lead story - Transgender worker suing Nike for $1.1 million cites pronoun abuses

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Donald Trump - Christianity Today, an influential evangelical magazine, says Trump ‘should be removed from office’

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19 December 2019

Nebraska - 'We're here and we're Nebraskans' — Lincoln responds to Westboro Baptist Church picket

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lead story - Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Faces Criticism for Transgender Comment

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Donald Trump - Trump Should Be Removed from Office

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