Oh... in case you haven't heard... Danica Roem WON!!! (video)

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Jeff Flake To Trevor Noah: Donald Trump Veering Toward “Tin-Horn Dictator”

Lisa de Moraes
Deadline Hollywood

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please press:  deadline.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on going to Brewster, Massachusetts on Tuesday, November 14, perhaps you might want to go here.

Tanya Ní Mhuirthile appointed to Gender Recognition Act Review Group

Press
DCU

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please press:  www.dcu.ie

Oppose the Confirmation of Gregory Katsas to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Vanita Gupta
The Leadership Conference

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please press:  civilrights.org

ezs note:  If you would like to oppose the proposed confirmation of Gregory Katsas to be a judge on the US Court of Appeals, call (don't e-write) both Senators from your home state.  There are two from each state.  

www.senate.gov

GOP concerned about gender policy in Delaware schools

Zoë Read
WHYY

Delaware GOP expert

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please press:  whyy.org

Candace Towns Is The 25th Transgender Person Killed In Deadliest Year Yet

Paula Rogo
Essence

Candace Towns (1987-2017)

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please press:  www.essence.com

ezs note:  If you vote for no other reason today, vote for Candace's memory.

HAVE YOU VOTED YET??? (see video)

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The dangerous cult of Donald Trump

Reza Aslan
Los Angeles Times

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please press: www.latimes.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on being in the Middletown, Connecticut area on November 14, perhaps you should check out here.

Ecuador - Former Sex Worker, First Trans Woman Elected to Ecuador's Senate Paves Way for Others

Arturo Conde
NBC News

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“Somebody Has To Fight For The Civil Rights Of Trans People. Why Not Me?”

Rich Bellis
Fast Company

rural Mississippi church

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please press:  www.fastcompany.com

Transgender woman sues Allegheny County; claims jail assaults while being housed with men

Paula Reed Ward
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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please press:  www.post-gazette.com

A rational approach to transgender discussion

Logan Chipkin
The Cougar

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please press:  thedailycougar.com

What the fork!?!?!?

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ezs note:  I came across it quite accidentally, but it shook me nevertheless.  The ICC is investigating the United States for possible war crimes.  All to no avail, unfortunately.  Y'see, we don't want to get our hands dirty, even though we got the United Nations started in the first place!!!  

Is it because we refused to ban IEDs - even when our own troops got maimed or killed?

Is it because we allowed (until the early 2000s) the (ahem) great state of Texas to throw LGBT+ people into prison - with no other reason?

I am going to call my Representative and my two Senators and urge them to join the ICC.  Yeah - I know - this is a real long shot.  But it starts with one.  

www.house.gov

www.senate.gov

The Russian Hacking Scandal Is Way Bigger than Donald Trump

Jonah Schepp
New York

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please press:  nymag.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on being at Storrs, Connecticut (section of Mansfield) on November 13, you might want to come here.

Cyprus -- Cyprus is least gay-friendly EU country, rights group says

Nikolaj Nielsen
eu observer

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please press:  euobserver.com

Iowa jury returns guilty verdict in gender-identity murder case

Reuters staff
Reuters

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please press:  www.reuters.com

Sign promoting inclusion vandalized at Congregational church

Lauren Harkawik
The Deerfield Valley News

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please press:  www.dvalnews.com 

Transgender candidates hope to make history in California

Casey Tolan
The Mercury News

East Los Angeles, CA

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please press:  www.mercurynews.com

Once again... VOTE!!!

My choices for West Hartford

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After consideration, I made the following choices.  Here goes:

Town Council

Shari Cantor (D)

Dallas Dodge (D)

Mary Fay (R)

Beth Kerrigan (D)

Liam Sweeney (D)

Ben Wenograd* (D)

*my choice for Mayor

Board of Education

Cheryl Greenberg (D)

Deb Polun (D)

Lorna Thompson-Farquharson (D)

Now, some of you may be wondering why I chose to drop Chris Barnes and pick up Mary Fay instead for the sole Republican seat.  I listened to Chris Barnes and I must say I was very nonplussed by what he said.  It was very boilerplate nonsense.  Mary Fay, on the other hand, sounded like a genuine Town Council member.  Plus, the fact that she is a lesbian will mean that LGBT needs will be heard.  

I hope that a few people from West Hartford will read what I've written and will consider these matters when voting. However, if you are not from West Hartford, your vote is just as important. Read your papers and watch the League of Women Voters.

And on Tuesday, VOTE.

Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P.

Peter Baker
The New York Times

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on being around Quincy, Massachusetts on November 12, perhaps you should check out this.

Bermuda - Bermuda wants to ban homosexuality after legalization (translated)

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holebi.net

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please press:  holebi.info

An Embattled North Carolina Seeks to Outrun a Law’s Bitter Legacy

Alan Blinder
The New York Times

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please press:  www.nytimes.com