30 January 2020

Illinois - Report: Illinois schools could do better for transgender students

lead story - Iowa bill to end transgender civil rights protections is dead

Press
NBC News


Denison, IA


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  I know that some more conservative transgender people might feel a bit slighted, but when a Republican leader does a really good thing, I try not to let it pass by.  If you live in Iowa (especially the 18th district) be sure to thank Rep. Holt.  

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 10

29 January 2020

Indiana - Indiana Republicans have introduced two bills targeting transgender & non-binary people

Daniel Villareal
LGBTQ Nation


Middlebury, IN


please press: www.lgbtqnation.com

ezs note:  If you live in Indiana, please call your state representative and your state senator and put these bad bills into history's dustbin.  In other words, tell them to vote NO, please.

lead story - Transgender woman of color to lead Office of LGBT Affairs for first time

Cherri Gregg
KYW


Philadelphia, PA


please press:  kywnewsradio.radio.com

ezs note:  Congratulations, Celena!  Good luck!

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 8

28 January 2020

civil rights - A GOP lawmaker, the son of an Auschwitz survivor, compared doctors treating transgender children to Nazis. He regrets it.

Katie Shepard
The Washington Post


Codington County, SD


please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

ezs note:  Gee, Fred, I'm so glad you finally became enlightened.  But there are some things that are so obnoxious and dimwitted that no amount of backpedaling can make things all better.

Arkansas - Artist builds awareness for Arkansas' diverse LGBTQ community

Mary Jordan
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette


Fayetteville, AR


please press:  www.nwaonline.com

lead story - A Man Was Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murdering His Transgender Activist Wife

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 7

27 January 2020

civil rights - Reject the Bill to Block Critical Healthcare for Transgender Youth

Jacqulyn Kantak
Human Rights Watch


Pierre, SD


please press:  www.hrw.org

Wyoming - 'The Undefeated' Wins Caldecott Medal, While 'New Kid' Picks Up Newbery

Colin Dwyer
Wyoming Public Radio


Cheyenne, WY


please press:  www.wyomingpublicmedia.org

ezs note:  I know that the Stonewall Award is but a squib, but you can find out more about the authors through Wikipedia by pressing Kyle Lukoff and Dean_Atta

lead story - Revisiting Emma: A third-grader's transgender journey continues

Brian Gordon
Asheville Citizen-Times


Fletcher, NC


please press: www.citizen-times.com

ezs note:  Yay, Emma! 

Donald Trump - Trump Targets a New Group of Immigrants

Peter Beinart
The Atlantic


Qohaito, Eritrea
pre-Axumite columnar ruins


please press:  www.theatlantic.com

26 January 2020

Kobe Bryant 1978 - 2020

Alabama - Sigma Delta Chi, Best Radio Public Service -- "Alabama Human Trafficking" Alabama Public Radio

Press

Alabama Public Radio


Mobile, AL


please press:  www.apr.org

ezs note:  I have to say that the Sigma Delta Chi award is the best, bar none.  These intrepid reporters dug up human trafficking from around the state.  They presented a powerful, sobering piece.  For those of us with a particular interest in mind, scroll to about 3/4 of the piece, then read there.  I urge all Alabamians to attend your town or city hall meeting and speak up.

lead story - Transgender woman attacked on Manhattan subway platform

Elizabeth Keough
Daily News


Harlem, NY


please press:  www.nydailynews.com

ezs note:  Fortunately, the camera got a very clear view of the suspects.  If you live in northern Manhattan (Harlem) and saw them,  please call the police at 800-577-8477.  Thanks.  

Donald Trump - In SNL’s cold open, Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz meets his biggest fan in hell

Catherine Kim
Vox


Hell!

Dante and Virgil in Hell, William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1850)


please press:  www.vox.com

ezs note:  Hmmm... I thought Hell was very hot...