Donald Trump - Trump’s Bible photo op splits white evangelical loyalists into two camps

Matthew Teague
The Guardian

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Michigan - Transgender Michigan Helpline Continues to Take Calls Amid Pandemic

Ellen Shanna Knoppow
Between The Lines

Ferndale, MI

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lead story - A Black Trans Woman Named Iyanna Dior Was Beaten by a Mob In Minneapolis

E.J. Dickson
Rolling Stone

Minneapolis, MN

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ezs note  While the murder of George Floyd is taking the lion's share of attention (and VERY deserving), Iyanna Dior's brutal attack deserves our attention too.   

Donald Trump - James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution

Jeffrey Goldberg
The Atlantic

James Mattis (!)

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Hawaii - Why Donald Trump can't grasp this moment

Michael D'Antonio
KITV

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu Museum Of Art

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lead story - Judge: Idaho Still Cannot Automatically Bar Transgender People Changing Birth Certificates

James Dawson
Boise State Public Radio

Boise, ID

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Donald Trump - George W. Bush on George Floyd protests: 'It is time for America to examine our tragic failures'

Devan Cole
CNN

Indianapolis, IN (among many others)

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New Hampshire - Pro-LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign endorses Pappas, Shaheen for reelection

John DiStaso
WMUR

Manchester, NH

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lead story - Bills seek to limit puberty blockers, other medical treatment for transgender youth

Gabrielle Zabat
Cronkite News

Tucson, AZ

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Donald Trump - Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Asphyxia Caused Floyd’s Death, Private Autopsy Finds (multiple stories)

Press
The New York Times

George Floyd 1973 - 2020

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civil rights - HRC Mourns Tony McDade, Black Trans Man Killed in Florida

Elliott Kozuch
HRC

Tallahassee, FL

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Tony McDade, please call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-606-5800.  Thanks. 

Indiana - REVIEW: Kim Petras’ latest single is the summer bop we need in quarantine

Jaden Amos
IDS

Kim Petras

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lead story - J.K. Rowling threatens legal action against Coquitlam transgender activist over tweets

Megan Lalonde
Tri-City News

Port Coquitlam, BC (Canada)

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Donald Trump - Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It’s about enforcing white supremacy

Paul Butler
The Guardian

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Donald Trump - 'Trump knows nothing of Minneapolis': mayor hits back at president's tweets

Laura Aratani
The Guardian

ezs note:  Trump's "solution" to everything

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Arizona - The brave lives of transgender students

Javaughn Gray
El Inde

Uden, Netherlands

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lead story - 7 transgender musicians changing the music industry

Frank Otto
Insider

Cologne, Germany (Köln)

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Donald Trump - Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies

Bobby Allyn
Connecticut Public Radio

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Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Acre, Israel

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civil rights - Transgender funeral director's widow takes over SCOTUS Title VII case

Daniel Wiessner
Reuters

SCOTUS

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Arkansas - A big loss for LGBTQ kids: Closure of Lucie’s Place

Max Brantley
Arkansas Times

Little Rock, AR

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lead story - Anti-transgender bill advances in Tennessee as lawmakers return to work

Kimberlee Kruesi
WKRN

Paris, TN

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