HAWC awarded $10,000 grant for outreach in LGBTQ community (Swampscott Reporter)

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DA: Brawl that injured transgender woman was self-defense (ABC)

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Former Memphis police officer guilty of tax evasion {ezs note; also earlier, of beating a transgender prisoner} (Tax Law Home)

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Teen 'devastated' by banning (Time)

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Gays make up 40% of Hollywood homeless youth, survey finds (LA Times)

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Couple wanted for killing and dismembering man at LA hotel arrested (LA Times)

ezs note:  I'm certainly glad that the two trolls have been taken into custody.  If you have any further evidence, please bring it to the LAPD.  The more, the better, folks.
 
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LGBT building named after Cyndi Lauper's True Colors song (Perez Hilton)

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An outstanding, seminal work

Yeah, I know.  "Seminal" is a word used far, far, too commonly.  But for this blog, I will say it with enthusiasm.

"Emily's virtual rocket" is a good work, but by its very nature, I'm aware of its limits.  Even those who do the same work as I do, are usually better than I am, because of the hunt-n-peck method for my typing.The only advantage I have is LOTS of hard, diligent  work.

"A Gender Variance Who's Who" puts all of us to shame.  If it weren't the case that "Emily's..." mainly deals with the present, and "Gender Variance..." with  the much broader past, I'd work on selling icicles.


Kudos to you, Zagria. If you'd like to see her work, please press "An outstanding, seminal work" above, in blue. Thanks.

Transgender woman gets hate mail after visiting DMV (NBC Bay Area)

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Hello!

Where in the world shall we go? How about...     Albany, New York ...Huntersville, North Carolina... Providence, Utah... Germany... Mexico, Distrito Federal... Wausau, Wisconsin... Turtle  Lake, Wisconsin... West Covina, California... Dayton, Ohio... Springfield, Illinois... Canton, Ohio... Prescott Valley, Arizona... Simpsonville, South Carolina... Norwich, Connecticut... Chicago, Illinois... Woburn, Massachusetts... Oslo, Norway.... Singapore... Amarillo, Texas... Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... West Hartford, Connecticut... Wilmette, Illinois... Trenton, New Jersey... Tinley Park, Illinois.... Liberty Lake, Washington... Birmingham, England, UK... Rio de Janeiro, Brazil... Yakima, Washington... La Celle, Ile-de-France, France...and Elmira, Michigan?  Oh, the places we shall go!

Canada’s Military Updates Uniform For Transgender Soldiers (Stylite)

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Dutch transgenders will get new diplomas (Pridesource)

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Including transgender athletes is thought provoking, but not unfair (Orlando Sentinal)

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Sex-change soldier forces army to scrap transgender policy (SMH [Australia])

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Different players (The Sunday Leader [Sri Lanka])

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GLAAD celebrates 25th anniversary (AP)

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Gender Identity Expert and Author Kate Bornstein in Seattle This Weekend (SeattlePI)

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To my Jewish friends- Happy Hanukkah!

VIEWS Remembering trans heroine Rita Hester (Windy City)

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Sports, gender, questions and hate (ESPN)

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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)