30 April 2017

LGBTQ groups fear Tennessee bill would roll back civil rights

Corinne Segal
PBS

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please press: http://www.pbs.org

ezs note: Tennessee residents - please, take a few minutes to call your state representative AND state senator to kill House Bill 1111 / Senate Bill 1085. Thanks.

29 April 2017

A Secular State of the Union

Seth Andrews
American Atheist Association

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ezs note: Uh, before you rail against me, I don't find myself in absolute agreement with Seth Andrews on everything. What I do agree with him is the blissful ignorance so many Americans find themselves in, from what the founding fathers actually said, the disagreements they fought

(verbally) over, even the states they would put on a blank US map. This leads us to a parlous state. Listen to Seth's address below.

Even as President, Donald Trump Panders to the N.R.A.

Press
The New York Times

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please press: https://www.nytimes.com

Country’s first-ever athletics meet for transgenders held in Kerala (India)

Sagnik Kundu
sportskeeka

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please press: https://www.sportskeeda.com

Bullying Is Driving LGBTQ People Out of Tech, Study Finds

John Paul Brammer
NBC News

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please press: http://www.nbcnews.com

100 Days in Trump’s America

Ryan Lenz and Booth Gunter
Salon

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please press: http://www.salon.com

Judge Orders California Prisons To Accommodate Transgender Inmates: Report

Press
San Mateo Patch

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please press: https://patch.com

Andover, Massachusetts

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ezs note: Next we go to Andover, Massachusetts! See you up there!

28 April 2017

Haunting, beautiful photos...

Malcolm X

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ezs note: Normally, I scan the blogs to see who might be interested in Emily's Virtual Rocket, but I ran across photos so arrestingly beautiful I had to share them with you. They're at http://businessecon.blogspot.com. Thanks.

Donald Trump is the best troll in all of politics

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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please press: http://www.cnn.com

Trump appoints HHS assistant spokeswoman with history of anti-trans rhetoric

John Riley
Metroweekly

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please press: http://www.metroweekly.com

LGBTQ Youth Policy Lobby Day

Jordan Dashow
HRC

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please press: http://www.hrc.org

ezs note: If you can make it to where your state capitol is, please do so. If you just can't, please call your state representative and state senator. Thanks.

Flyer campaign targets NDP candidate's transgender identity (Canada)

Vivian Luk
CBC News

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please press: http://www.cbc.ca

ezs note: Vancouver/False Creek voters - please remember to vote. That's the only way these knuckleheads will be kicked to the curb.

Durham girl, 12, describes growing up transgender

Kristen Carosa
WMUR

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please press: http://www.wmur.com

27 April 2017

The Simpsons spoof Donald Trump’s 100 days in office (Australia)

Mathew Murphy
The West Australian

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please press: https://thewest.com.au

Three dozen House Democrats urge Senate to reject Trump's pick for Army secretary

Michael Collins
USA Today

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please press: https://www.usatoday.com

ezs note: YOU can make the difference in rejecting Mark Green for Army secretary. Call the two Senators (remember, there are two from every state) and let him/her know that you are AGAINST the nomination. If you are a retired or active servicemember, it's that much better. Contact www.senate.gov to get further information.