lead story - Transgender murders are 'rampant' in 2020: Human Rights Campaign counts 21 so far, nearly matching total of a year ago

Ellinor Aspegren
USA Today

Seattle, WA

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Donald Trump - Tropical Storm Fay cancels Trump's New Hampshire rally

Kathryn Krawczyk
The Week

ezs note:  Not sayin' God is pissed with Trump... but...

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Donald Trump - The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Memoir

Alan Feuer, Michael Rothfeld, Maggie Haberman
The New York Times

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Oklahoma - Oklahoma Watch: As Coronavirus Reshapes Pride, LGBTQ+ Oklahomans Adapt

Miguel Rios, Siali Siaosi
Tahlequah Daily Press

Tahlequah, OK

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lead story - Friends and family of missing transgender woman plead for public's help

Lauren Lee
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

West Mifflin, PA

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ezs note: Although Dawn Manson was living at West Mifflin, PA, she was visiting San Francisco, CA.  If you have any information where she is, call San Francisco PD at 1-415-553-0123.  Thanks.  

Happy Birthday, Mom!

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Donald Trump - Mary Trump’s Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’

Maggie Haberman, Alan Feuer
The New York Times

Cheater With The Ace Of Diamonds, Georges de La Tour

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Donald Trump - Release Date for Mary Trump’s Book Moved Up to Next Week After ‘Extraordinary Interest’

Lachlan Cartwright
Daily Beast

ezs note:  Coming soon!

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p.s. - I'd love to be at their Thanksgiving dinner...

Kentucky - Supreme Court's LGBTQ ruling 'historic,' but advocates say gaps remain in Kentucky

Chris Kenning
Louisville Courier-Journal

Madisonville, KY

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madisonvilleliving.com

lead story - Body of transgender woman found in St. Helena Parish; police investigating as a homicide

Emma Kennedy
The Advocate

Amite City, LA

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www.townofamitecity.com

Donald Trump - FDA commissioner refuses to comment on Trump's claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are 'harmless'

Sarah Elbeshbishi
USA Today

FDA Building

Washington DC

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Pennsylvania - Pa. township official criticized for anti-transgender comment about Dr. Rachel Levine

John Luciew
Patriot-News

Scott Township, PA

(Allegheny County)

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lead story - Transgender woman shot, killed in Pompano Beach

Michelle Solomon
Local10.com

Pompano Beach, FL

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ezs note:  Floridians - if you live in Pompano Beach or Broward County, and have any information regarding the murder of Cameron* Breon, please call Pompano Beach Police Department at 954-493-8477. Thanks.  (At the time that this blog was printed, 'Cameron' was the only name used.)

Donald Trump - Trump tries to drag America backward on a very different July 4th

Maeve Reston
CNN

ezs note:  Ah, the "good" old days...

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Donald Trump - Trump will ‘pay a terrible price’ in November’s election over coronavirus and Black Lives Matter, professor predicts

Chloe Taylor
CNBC

ezs note:  Just one step further...

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Washington (state) - Kreidler directs health insurers in Washington state to protect transgender patients

Press
Northern Kittitas County Tribune

Olympia, WA

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www.olympiawa.gov

lead story - Northwell Health opens Long Island’s 1st transgender health care center

Danielle Webster, Sony Salzman
ABC News

New Hyde Park, NY

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Donald Trump - Democratic ad makers think they’ve discovered Trump’s soft spot

David Siders
Politico

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lead story - Black transgender woman shot dead in Dallas

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Dallas, TX

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ezs note:  If you live in Dallas or the surrounding area, and have information about the murder of Merci Mack, please call the Dallas Police Department at 214-671-3986. Thanks.  

Donald Trump - Trump is facing the thing he dreads most

Michael D'Antonio
CNN

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!

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New Jersey - Over 50,000 Sign Petition To Replace Christopher Columbus Statue With Black, Trans Activist Marsha P. Johnson

Jemima McAvoy
Forbes

Marsha P. Johnson (1945 - 1992)

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www.elizabethnj.org

lead story - Stephen King rebukes JK Rowling’s stance on transgender women

Emily Burnham
Bangor Daily News

Lovell, ME

(one of Stephen King's homes)

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