08 May 2020

civil rights - Aimee Stephens brought the first major trans rights case to the Supreme Court. She may not live to see the decision.

Katelyn Burns
Vox


Shelby Twp., MI


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Kentucky - The LGBTQ+ community behind bars during COVID-19

Press
Forward Kentucky


Frankfort, KY


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lead news - HRC Mourns Helle Jae O’Regan, Trans Woman Killed in San Antonio

Elliott Kozuch
HRC


San Antonio, TX


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Donald Trump - This is one of Trump’s biggest and most insulting lies yet

07 May 2020

civil rights - HRC Mourns Nina Pop, Black Trans Woman Killed in Missouri

Elliott Kozuch
HRC


Sikeston, MO
Harold E. Comstock (born in Sikeston)


please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note:  As before, this blog notes the murder of Nina Pop, except that this one has a photograph of her.  Please, take a second look.  If you recognize her and witnessed her murder, please call 573-471-8568. Thanks.     

Virginia - ‘Virginia Is For Lovers.’ Now That Slogan Includes The LGBTQ

lead story - Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model

Press
Medical Xpress


Children's National Hospital
Washington DC


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Donald Trump - George Conway: Trump went ballistic at me on Twitter. Here’s why he reacts with such rage.

George T. Conway III
Washington Post


George T. Conway III


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05 May 2020

civil rights - Transgender woman's death in SE Missouri under investigation

Press
St. Louis Post-Dispatch


Sikeston, MO


please press:  www.stltoday.com

ezs note:  If you live in or near Sikeston, Missouri, and you witnessed the murder of Nina Pop, please contact the Sikeston (Miner) Police Department at 573-471-8568. Thanks.

Indiana - Highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in Indiana doesn't let transphobia hold her back

lead story - Transgender People Face Discrimination, Violence Amid Latin American Quarantines

Julia Symmes Cobb
US News & World Report


Bogotá, Colombia


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Donald Trump - A leaderless nation adrift in a crisis

04 May 2020

civil rights - Top Egyptian actor goes public about trans son

Ban Barkawi
Reuters


Cairo, Egypt


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Ohio - Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary

lead story - Belfast senior will graduate as Maine’s first transgender valedictorian

Abigail Curtis
Bangor Daily News


Belfast, ME


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Donald Trump - Trump’s latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism

03 May 2020

civil rights - Transgender rights are not under lockdown!

Cristian Galicia
Washington Blade


Bogotá, Colombia


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North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community

Hannah McClellan
The News & Observer


Raleigh, NC


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lead story - Transgender man loses appeal court battle to be registered as father

Donald Trump - Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak

Justin Wise
The Hill


George W. Bush

ezs note:  Damn... I never thought I'd say it, but in this one area, he' s a REAL hero (unlike the current prick-in-residence)  


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