New Jersey - Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police

Jerry DeMarco
Hudson Daily Voice

Hackensack, NJ

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lead story - U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs bid to halt Idaho transgender inmate's surgery

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WHTC

US Supreme Court

Washington DC

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Donald Trump - Trump advisers warn McSally is in trouble

Alex Isenstadt
Politico

Sen. Martha McSally

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civil rights - 279 Groups Call for Health Care Access to Protect All

Shin Inouye
The Leadership Conference

AFL-CIO (among others)

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Utah - Scott: True LGBTQ Allies Don’t Out

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The Daily Utah Chronicle

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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lead story - High Point BOE to revisit transgender proposal

Eric Obernauer
New Jersey Herald

Wantage Township,  NJ

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Donald Trump - Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts

Matt Egan
CNN

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ezs note:  Contrary to what the rosy picture above portrays, the best predictor in any state is YOU.  First, make sure you're registered, and done so properly.   Second, remind yourself to vote.  Thanks.

civil rights - This Week in Judicial Nominations – 5/18

Rafael Medina
The Leadership Conference

SCOTUS

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Idaho - Idaho To Federal Judge: Let New Transgender Birth Certificate Ban Go Into Effect

James Dawson
Boise State Public Radio

Blackfoot, ID

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lead story - Hungary: Decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is “step back into the dark ages”

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Amnesty International

Budapest, Hungary

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Donald Trump - Coronavirus Live Updates: W.H.O. Rejects Trump’s Threats but Will Study Its Response

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The New York Times

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MAJOR NEWS - possible coronavirus news! (good news, for once!)

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ezs note:  This is possibly major, major news - the vaccine may be VERY near!  If it comes to pass, (which it very well seems it will) MILLIONS of lives will be saved. Please check the blog out. 

YAY!!!

civil rights - Commentary: Protecting LGBTQ civil rights is good business

Allan Gilmour
Crain's Detroit Business

Detroit, MI

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California - After Long Battle, Public Defender Successfully Secures Release of Transgender Client from ICE Detention

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Davis Vanguard

Davis, CA

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lead story - Transgender community welcomes change to Victorian birth certificates

James Hancock
ABC (Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

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Donald Trump - Trump’s purge just got much more corrupt. Here’s what’s coming next.

Greg Sargent
Washington Post

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Nevada - Working for a better Nevada for all, including veterans and marginalized people | Scaffidi

Sherie Paulie Scaffidi
Reno Gazette-Journal

Reno, NV

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lead story - Officers charged with allegedly slamming transgender woman's face on ground

Dennis Romero
NBC News

Kansas City, MO

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Donald Trump - Republicans are wimping out again on Donald Trump

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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Nebraska - Congressional candidate profile: Babs Ramsey

Jon Kipper
KMTV

Bellevue, NE

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lead story - Navy grants waiver allowing transgender sailor to serve openly

Nico Lang
NBC News

US Naval Academy

Annapolis, MD

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Donald Trump - Coronavirus US live: Obama criticizes Trump in virtual graduation speech – as it happened

Bryan Armen Graham, Tom Lutz, Joanna Walters
The Guardian

 President Barack Obama

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