Hello!

Today's mission will consist of the following:  Scranton, Pennsylvania... San Ramon, California... Victoria, British Columbia, Canada... Manchester, England, UK...Rowlett, Texas... Rochester, New York... Launceston, Tasmania, Australia... Broomall, Pennsylvania... Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.... Trenton, New Jersey.... Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, UK... Milton Keynes, England, UK... Cleveland, Ohio... New York... Oakland, Maryland... Milan, Lombardia, Italy... Oslo, Norway... Juri, Harjumaa, Estonia... Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia... Lancaster, Pennsylvania... Acton Vale, Quebec, Canada... Kokkola, Western Finland, Finland... Yonkers, New York... Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England, UK... Bangor, North Down, England, UK... Zurich,Zurich, Switzerland... Framingham, Massachusetts... Warsaw, Mazowiekie, Poland... Krasnodar, Russia... Surprise, Arizona... Roanoke, Virginia... Mancelona, Michigan... Tokyo, Japan... Shonaison, In'chon-jikhalsi, South Korea... Phoenix, Arizona... then to Venus! Live long and prosper!

Why Canada should protect gender identity (Globe and Mail [Canada])

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SAGES brings safe places to school (New York Daily News)

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GLAD records donated to Yale (Yale)

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Transsexual graduate to get new Dutch diploma (Washington Post)

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Proposal for more protection of lesbian, gay, transgender persons stalled by House of Ministers (UK Gay News [UK])

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Thoughts on TDOR

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Stop Bullying (No Bullying)

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Hi again!

Just a quick note- if you've got the money, I would greatly appreciate it.  It's in the "Donate" button, just beneath the globe map, on the right side. Thanks!

Pope's remarks on condoms sow widespread confusion (AP)

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Goodwill thrives at San Francisco thrift store (Washington Post)

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Surviving as a transsexual in a male dorm (Hurriyet [Turkey])

NATALIE NORTH: Let G.I. Joe wear Barbie’s shoes (Oak Bay News [Canada])

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Group gather outside Mormon Temple to prevent suicide among gay members (ABC)

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Hello! Good morning!

This morning, we have...Canberra, Australian Territory Capital, Australia...   Seoul, Seoul-u'kpyolsi, South Korea... Wulfen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany... Fullerton, California... Ryazan, 'Ryazan, Russia... Bridgwater, Somerset, England,UK... West Covina, California... San Jose, California... Elmira, Michigan... Livingston, New Jersey... Tunisia.... Rio De Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil...   Dayton, Ohio... Columbia, South Carolina... Brisbane, Queensland, Australia... Manchester, England, UK... White Plains, New York... Amarillo, Texas... Doncaster, England, UK... India... Cleveland, Ohio... Fairbanks, Alaska... Bedlington, Northumberland, England, UK... Brooklyn, New York... Toronto, Ontario, Canada.... Baltimore, Maryland... Vienna, Wien, Austria... Reading, England, UK...Montgermont, Bretagne, France... and New York!

To all my US friends, happy turkey/tofurkey day!

PS- on this date, I hit all the continents! Yay!

United Church Of Chester Declares Itself An Open And Affirming Church (Hartford Courant)

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Caution over HIV 'breakthrough' (samesame [Australia])

Thanks to Alvin McEwen

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Trans Woman Arrested for Using Women's Restroom (shewired)

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Pope Benedict: Women Can Use Condoms To Stop HIV (Gothamist)

ezs note: This article is, admittedly, very short. Whether you are a practicing Catholic, semi-practicing, or a critic, I advise you to read the more extensive books and articles. Thanks.

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HIV risk in gay men (ezs note: and transgender women) reduced by new pill (Rillara)

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Transsexual prostitute's killer raped woman weeks earlier (London Evening Standard [UK])

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NCTE offers tips for transgender travelers on dealing with new TSA procedures (dallasvoice.com)

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Transgender Puerto Rican woman’s alleged murderer to stand trial (Edge New England) (Yes!)

To Ms. Ocasio:

I know that the loss of your daughter might not be one that you will heal from. I hope that in some small way that the man being brought to justice will help. Please know that we all care for you, even though we might not know you personally.

Warmest regards,

ezs


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Genderf*ck (News-Record)

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Surviving bullying (North Jersey)

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UC students honor those killed by hate crime (News Record)

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I always knew I was a girl (Salon)

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Trans activists question police conduct (Toronto Sun [Canada])

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November 20, 2010: Transgender Day Of Remembrance...

*NEVER FORGET!!!*

This year, we remember Brenda of Rome, Italy; Wanchai Tongwijit of Phuket City, Thailand; Mariah Malina Qualls of San Francisco, California; Estrella (Jose Angel) Venegas of Mexicali, Mexico; Wong of Bernama, Malaysia; Myra Chanel Ical and Gypsy of Houston, Texas; Derya Y. of Antalya, Turkey; Fevzi Yener of Şehremin, Istanbul; Dino Curi Huansi of Parma, Italy; Amanda Gonzalez-Andujar of Queens, New York; Toni Alston of Charlotte, North Carolina; Ashley Santiago Ocasio of Corozal, Puerto Rico; Azra of Izmir, Turkey; Chanel (Dana A. Larkin) of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Angie González Oquendo of Caguas, Puerto Rico; Sandy Woulard of Chicago, Illinois; Imperia Gamaniel Parson of San Pedro Sula, Honduras; Victoria Carmen White of Maplewood, New Jersey; Justo Luis González García of Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; Irem of Bursa, Turkey; Stacey Lee of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Emanuelly Colaço Taborda of Parana, Brazi;, an unidentified trans woman in Jakarta, Indonesia; an unidentified trans woman in Chihuahua, Mexico; an unidentified trans woman in San Cristobal, Dominican Republic; an unidentified victim in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico; two unidentified victims in Sheikhupura, Pakistan; and all the other trans women and men around the world who lost their lives to transphobia this year, whose faces we never saw, names we never knew, and voices we never heard because they were living in societies that did not value them as people. (Thanks to Krista Benson)

2 suspects held in shooting of gay youth in Rio (Google/AP)

Transgender Americans face high suicide risk (MSNBC)

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Hello!

Good morning!  It's a cool, crisp sunny day where I am, how about in...Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada... Alicante, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain... London, City of London, England, UK... Bedlington, Northumberland, England, UK... Dublin, Ireland... Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain... Arlington, Massachusetts... Ashburn, Virginia... Falkirk, Scotland, UK... Victoria, British Columbia, Canada... Jackson, Tennessee...  Sakarya, Turkey... Elmira, Michigan... Rathcoole, Ireland... Iceland... Atlanta, Georgia... Hamburg, Germany... Concord, North Carolina... Saint Paul, Minnesota... Dubai, United Arab Emirates... Cleveland, Ohio... Fairbanks, Alaska... Surrey, British Columbia, Canada... Brookline, Massachusetts... Charlottetown,  Prince Edward Island, Canada... and Boston, Massachusetts... well, how ya doin'?

Ontario trans rights bill dismissed by Attorney General (Xtra [Canada])

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Is the LPGA ready to admit transgender players? (Cybergolf)

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Remembering trans heroine Rita Hester (Bay Windows)

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First ever transgender judge has ties to Louisiana (CBS)

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Evangelical leader accuses Tories of helping push NDP bill on gender (Globe and Mail [Canada])

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Special report: Overcoming bullying (Fox)

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Mormon church issues new handbook but policies on homosexuality as bigoted as ever (LGBTQNation)

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Tuscon transgender week (Fox)

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Pastor denounces transgender bill (Toronto Star [Canada])

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Iran's solution to 'gay problem'? State-funded sex change surgery (The Sun [Canada])

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Transgender player scoreless in George Washington's loss to Wisconsin-Green Bay (Canadian Press/Google [Canada])

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Longest running study of same-sex parented families - in this case, planned lesbian families - yields very interesting results (Alas! a blog)

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Transsexual dilemma (Euro Weekly News[Spain])

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Cher praises brave transgender son to Letterman (Music Rooms)

Cher praised her 'brave' transgender son Chaz for his gender change as she explained the process to talk show host David Letterman. (more  in  blue/above)

Transgender people learn to speak as the person they want to be at NC school (Canadian Press / Google [Canada])

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Two Indonesian transsexual sex slaves rescued in Russia (Jakarta Globe [India])

Two Indonesian transsexuals held against their will by a prostitution syndicate were rescued by authorities in Russia, an embassy official said on Friday (more above)

It’s Transgender Awareness Month (Salt Lake Tribune)

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