Our transgender neighbors deserve consideration and understanding

Allie Friese
Chinook Observer

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The Attempt to Keep Transgender People Out of Bathrooms Is Working

Samantha Michaels
Mother Jones

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American Repertory Theater seeks transgender actors

Press
Wicked Local Cambridge

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Transgender stories: 'People think we wake up and decide to be trans' (UK)

Kate Lyons
The Guardian

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Pulse profile: ESPN repeats Paula Blanco story (Orlando shooting)

Hal Boedeker
Orlando Sentinel

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ezs note:  For those of you who watch TV(!) please watch ESPN's news broadcast show, E:60.  It's the very best show, bar none.

Forest City, North Carolina

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PLEASE let us learn to love one another!

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Y'know, I don't have my fingers on current statistics, but damn, it sure feels like one of the worst holes we've ever been in.  First came the horrific Pulse shooting in Orlando, Florida - 102 killed or wounded in one night!  Then came the rapid police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile , then the killing of five Dallas officers - Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, Brent Thompson, and Patrick Zamarripa. 

This is far too much!!!

As I've said before, these might not be the best statistics, but if you think about it - even casually - you know that viscerally these deaths and woundings are very, very real.

This is for police officers and for those who are anguished by seemingly crass police pullovers.  

Remember, remember, remember that these are human beings!  They are not 'monsters'!  

If you feel that life is too much for you, please see a counselor or psychologist.  

Above all - and this goes for everyone - let us love one another.

To all my friends in the US, happy 4th of July!

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Transgender British athletes set to make history at Rio Olympics (UK)

Jeremy Armstrong
Daily Record

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Kochi police brutally attacks transgender people (India)

Press
The Indian Express

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'Trying to deal with the pain': Orlando survivors face long road to recovery (Orlando shooting) (UK)

Richard Luscombe and Jessica Glenza
The Guardian

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ezs note:  Please, give what you can to GoFundMe.  Thanks.

Elie Wiesel 1926-2016

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ezs note:  We remember also...

‘Being denied what is integral to you’: The struggle for transgender rights (India)

Namita Kohli
Hindustan Times

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City releases mayor's texts from Pulse shooting (Pulse shooting)

Matt Grant
Orlando Sentinel

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Rome, Italy

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Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Approving Transgender Marriage (Japan)

Roshni Kapur
The Diplomat

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New Hampshire Governor Bans Transgender Discrimination In State Government

Jennifer Bendery
The Huffington Post

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'#OrlandoUnited: A Community Responds' video offers stories of hope, determination (Pulse shooting)

Steven Lemongello
Staff

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Two transgender candidates — both named Misty — just made history by winning primaries

Amber Phillips
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  Utah residents - to get information on Misty K. Snow, or to donate money to her campaign, please press www.mistyksnow.com. I read her campaign blog, and was quite impressed.  If you live anywhere else, but have friends who live in Utah, please pass this information along.  Thanks!

Ban on transgender troops to be lifted July 1

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Dyer: Orlando will have permanent memorial for Pulse massacre victims (Orlando shooting)

Matthew J. Palm
Orlando Sentinel

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House Democrats Stage Sit-In Protest To Urge Gun Bill Vote (Orlando shooting)

Kristina Peterson and Natalie Andrews
The Wall Street Journal

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ezs note:  Finally - Democrats (and a few brave Republicans) are showing some balls by staging a sit-in!  My own Representative, John Larsen, is out there! You go!