lead story - IMDb changes names policy after transgender protest

Catherine Shoard
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - ‘Using the Lord’s name in vain’: Evangelicals chafe at Trump’s blasphemy

Gabby Orr
Politico

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please press:  www.politico.com

ezs note:  ...and next, the Evangelicals!  (believe it or not!!!)

Honduras - Transgender murders in Honduras stoke fears of backlash against LGBT+ rights

Oscar Lopez
Reuters

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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please press:  news.trust.org

civil rights - Equality AM

Staff
HRC

Bill Mauldin, 1921 - 2003

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please press:  www.hrc.org

Texas - TEXAS LIBRARY CANCELS EVENT WITH TRANS AUTHOR

Press
National Coalition Against Censorship

Leander, TX (look for red dot)

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please press:  ncac.org 

ezs note:  Especially if you live in the city of Leander, Texas (straddling the counties of Williamson and Travis) please make a quick note.  Make it polite but firm.  Here goes:  

Troy Hill, Mayor

City of Leander

201 North Brushy Street

Leander, TX 78641

thill@leandertx.gov

lead story - North Charleston man, 34, turns himself in for murder of transgender woman of color

Conner Mitchell
The Post and Courier

North Charleston, SC

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please press:  www.postandcourier.com 

Donald Trump - Scaramucci fires back at Trump: He will turn 'on everyone' and then 'entire country'

Justin Wise
The Hill

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please press:  thehill.com

ezs note:  Damn.  Even the Mooch.

Germany - How safe is Germany for LGBTQ travelers?

Gero Schließ
Deutsche Welle

Berlin, Germany

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please press:  www.dw.com

civil rights - Mike Anthony: Connecticut is at the heart of a transgender athlete debate that is difficult to explore, let alone solve

Mike Anthony
Hartford Courant

Bulkeley High School, named after Morgan Bulkeley (above)

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please press:  www.courant.com

Idaho - Dems defend Boise State University diversity programs

Nathan Brown
Post Register

Boise, ID (1911)

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please press:  www.postregister.com

lead story - Victorian MPs to debate bill to let transgender people change birth certificate without surgery

Josh Taylor
The Guardian

Melbourne, VIC, Australia (1880)

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - Trump retweets Epstein conspiracy theory, claiming Clinton connection

Jane C. Timm, Liz Johnstone
NBC News

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Cuba - First transgender couple married in Cuba

Press
CNA

Havana, Cuba

Capitolo Nacional (1929)

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please press:  www.channelnewsasia.com

civil rights - Betsy DeVos May Force High Schools to Discriminate Against Trans Athletes

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

Department of Education

Washington DC

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please press:  slate.com

Tennessee - A Nashville songwriter wrote on her transgender life. The city library refused the book. | Opinion

Stacy Harris
Tennesseean

Nashville, TN

(Bellevue area)

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please press:  www.tennessean.com

Coming to a place near YOU!!!

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ezs note:  Rep. John Larson will be coming to the branch library in West Hartford (Starkel Road) on Friday, Aug. 23 at 11:00 pm.  Who knows - maybe you'll see me there!

lead story - Transgender Man Gavin Grimm Wins Court Fight He Started As A Boy

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Gavin Grimm

San Francisco, CA march

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please press:  www.forbes.com

lead story - This Transgender Man Was Kicked Out Of His College After Getting Top Surgery

Lauren Strapagiel
BuzzFeed News

Gallatin, TN

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please press:  www.buzzfeednews.com

Hey - I wrote something in the Hartford Courant!!

Hartford, CT

Hartford Courant

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ezs note:  To read my Letter To The Editor, please press HERE.

Donald Trump - Trump quietly used regulations to expand gun access

Anita Kumar
Politico

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please press:  www.politico.com

Burkina Faso - In Burkina Faso, being transgender means living in the shadows

Émilie Laystary
Equal Times

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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please press:  www.equaltimes.org 

civil rights - 12 Reasons It Should Be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People

Diana Tourjée
Vice

Eden Prairie, MN

(among others)

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please press:  www.vice.com

ezs note:  If you have had crappy medical service based on your transgender experience, please press HERE.   Let your voice be heard!