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04 February 2018

Practicing Law as Transgender Trailblazer

Scott Graham
Texas Lawyer

Texas lawyers

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Transgender bathroom policy debate returns to S.D. Legislature

Dana Ferguson
Argus Leader

State Capitol, Pierre, South Dakota

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03 February 2018

Donald Trump said 4 things that aren't true in a single 47-word tweet

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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Ukraine - Ukrainian TV Station Forced To Apologize For Gay-Bashing 'Pinocchio' Parody

Pete Baumgartner
RadioFreeEurope / RadioLiberty

"Buratino" (in Cyrillic)

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Tributes, celebration, and next steps for LGBTQ civil rights to mark 2018 Equality Illinois Gala

Press
ChicagoPride.com

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Oklahoma - Minister has message for some lawmakers: 'Stop obsessing over bathrooms and weddings'

Barbara Hoberock
Tulsa World

Oklahoma City, OK

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Ives ad targets transgender community, immigrants and women who get abortions

Tina Stondeles
Chicago Sun-Times

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Wellsville, New York

The Pink House

estimated transgender population: 41*
(rounded down)

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ezs note: Wellsville, New York may be a tiny town, but architecture lovers who make it to The Pink House will definitely have their breath taken away by its beauty. See it first, and then enjoy the friendliness this town has to offer!

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02 February 2018

Donald Trump - An Article of Impeachment Against Donald J. Trump

David Leonhardt
The New York Times

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ezs note: Are you pissed enough at Donald enough to have him impeached? YOU can get the ball rolling. Call or hand-write your Representative and let him/her know that you would like to see him be impeached. (Don't e-write - 95% of these just get tossed) Don't know who your Representative is? Click www.house.gov to find out who your Representative is.

Jamaica - Jamaica bars anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson

Press
BBC

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ezs note: Now if we could figure out how to get him out of the United States...

Transgender ‘bathroom bill’ introduced in Iowa House, though support lags

Brianne Pfannenstiel, Courtney Crowder
Des Moines Register

Conservatives make their voices heard...

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West Virginia - Editorial: Extending hate-crime protections to all is overdue

Editorial Board
Herald-Dispatch

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RNC sides with Trump on transgender military ban

Thomas Beaumont
The Mercury News

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ezs note: Liberal/moderate Republicans - Hello... can we talk? I know, I know, you think you're talking to a bleeding heart liberal Democrat. As for me, I plead (happily) guilty. But as for my family history, things get a bit muddled. My mother, her brother, my niece and nephew, as well as both my grandparents (now deceased) are staunch Republicans. (Where did I go wrong?)

Now, some of you may have voted for Trump. I understand that. But when you go into a store, shop, or office owned by an African-American - a good, decent, scrupulous man or woman - don't you feel a little twinge? When you see a transgender boy or girl - a child of God if there ever was one - being harassed, doesn't it make you feel just a bit angry?

Donald Trump doesn't think so. The RNC doesn't think so. They can go to hell (quite literally) as far as they are concerned.

I'm not saying "come to us". You have your own views, and I respect that. But when Trump and the RNC go so off the board, isn't it time to leave???

Just sayin'...

Donald Trump - The Case For Impeachment - ENTIRE - Allan J. Lichtman

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01 February 2018

Donald Trump - DC Divorce Lawyers Weigh In: What Would Happen if Melania and Donald Trump Split?

Marisa M. Kashino
Washingtonian

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Australia - Calls For State Premiers To Scrap ‘Forced Transgender Divorce’ Laws

Jordan Hirst
QNews

Transgender civil rights bill draws crowd at State House

Dave Solomon
Union Leader

Concord, New Hampshire

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Louisiana - Kyle Duncan's nomination to 5th Circuit advances out of U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee

Elizabeth Crisp
The Advocate

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ezs note: You can help stop some of the worst justice nominations - but only if you let your voice be heard! You can find out who your two Senators are (remember, every state has two) by clicking www.senate.gov.

By the way, I did! You can too.

'A Fantastic Woman': The Story Behind the Oscar-Nominated Transgender Drama

Tim Grierson
Rolling Stone

'A Fantastic Woman'

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Donald Trump - Trumpocracy - ENTIRE - David Frum

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31 January 2018

Donald Trump - FBI has 'grave concerns' about Trump plan to release controversial memo

Tom McCarthy
The Guardian

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Pakistan - CONSERVATIVE PAKISTAN'S TRANSGENDER RISING

Sonya Rehman
Ozy

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JFK's grand-nephew Joe Kennedy says 'bullies' never win in Democrat response to Donald Trump's speech

Press
The Telegraph

Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA)

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