lead story - Garland man accused of killing transgender woman now faces enhanced capital murder charge

Press
FOX 4

Garland, TX

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump's fundamentally un-American 'Parasite' critique

Chris Cillizza
CNN

Parasite

(revised Romanization: Gisaengchung)

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How to vote!

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ezs note:  This is a handy-dandy little blog where you can register to vote!  It's called vote.org.  Just press the button, and soon you'll be on your way!  After you're done, please let me know at thoreaugreen@gmail.com.  Just do a quickie, 'I'm gonna vote!'  Thanks.

Pakistan - In a first: Transgender woman represents Pakistan at UN

Press
The Express-Tribune

United Nations

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ezs note:  Wow!  Congratulations, Aisha! 

civil rights - Letters To The Editor (transgender rights)

Joshua Hayes-Fugal
Idaho Statesman

Boise, ID

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New York - The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’

Karina Piser
The Nation.

Riverside Church

New York City, NY (Manhattan)

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lead story - Bloomberg referred to transgender people as 'some guy wearing a dress' in 2019 remarks

Paul LeBlanc
CNN

Uh, goodbye Mike...

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Donald Trump - Roger Stone Is Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison

Sharon LaFraniere
The New York Times

E. Barrett Prettyman Courthouse

Washington DC

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Nepal - LGBTQ people to be counted in Nepal's census for the first time

Gopal Sharma, Annie Banerji
The Christian Science Monitor

Kathmandu, Nepal

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civil rights - The battle over gender in Flagler Schools

Jonathan Simmons
PalmCoastObserver.com

Palm Coast, FL

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ezs note:  It's true that Charlene Cothran has the right to show up and speak... but you do too!!!  Don't let hers be the only one.  

Alabama - Alabama Democrat calls for mandatory genetic testing of all public school student-athletes

Sean Ross
Yellowhammer News

Birmingham, AL

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ezs note:  Oh, Lordy.  While it's true that the lions' share of noodleheads are Republicans, we mustn't forget that some Democrats are, *ahem*, a bit daft.  

lead story - LDS Church publishes new handbook with changes to discipline, transgender policy

Peggy Fletcher Stack, David Noyce
The Salt Lake Tribune

Salt Lake City, UT

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Donald Trump - Trump Offered Assange Pardon if He Covered Up Russian Hack, WikiLeaks Founder’s Lawyer Claims

Nico Hines
Daily Beast

Julian Assange

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Kosovo - ‘Une jam vete grua’ puts trans reality center stage

Eve-Anne Travers
Prishtina Insight

Prishtina, Kosovo

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civil rights - In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?

Dave Zirin
The Nation.

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Colorado - Colorado Democrats block effort to ban transgender girls from participating in female sports

Joe St. George
FOX 31

Colorado Springs, CO

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lead story - Parents Sue Madison Schools Over Transgender Policy

Todd Richmond
US News and World Report

Madison, WI

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ezs note:  Uh, yeh.  There was a certain relation of mine whom I loved dearly, but who had literature around her house which had the most horrible views of Blacks and Jews.  Sorry, but making babies doesn't give you carte blanche to pass along this garbage. 

Donald Trump - John Bolton breaks his silence after Trump impeachment: 'I knew what I was getting into'

Miranda Bryant
The Guardian

John Bolton

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lead story - LGBTQ safety concerns trigger plan to change bathroom locks at Santa Paula High School

Tom Kisken
VC Star

Santa Paula, CA

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Donald Trump - Pelosi warns Democrats 'must be unified' to ensure Trump isn't reelected

Clare Foran
CNN

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)

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ezs note:  Amen, Nancy.  My heart belongs to Bernie, but whoever the candidate is, he or she will have my fullest endorsement.  They're better than that vermin Trump.  I hope you will do likewise.

Hungary - Gays in Hungary facing increased government hostility, rights group says

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NBC News

Budapest, Hungary

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civil rights - Black History Month: 17 LGBTQ black pioneers who made history

Gwen Aviles, Ariel Jao
NBC News

US Rep. Barbara Jordan (D-TX)

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