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Please help - save a troubled tree!  It will make YOU feel better!  Here's the list:  Centerville, Massachusetts... London, Ontario, Canada... Lakeland, Florida... Coffeyville, Kansas... Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada... Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia... Reading, Massachusetts... Colorado Springs, Colorado... Brighton, Massachusetts... Chapel Hill, North Carolina... Wellington, New Zealand... Oakville, Ontario, Canada... Sacramento, California... Harriman, Tennessee... Harpers Ferry, West Virginia... Glen Ellyn, Illinois... Marl, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... Happy Valley, Oregon... San Fransisco, California...  Washington, DC... Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain... Dallas, Texas... Bethel Park, Pennsylvania... Dublin, California... Louisville, Kentucky... Woodstock, Illinois... Clifton Park, New York... Minneapolis, Minnesota... Baton Rouge, Louisiana... Corona, New York... Woburn, Massachusetts... San Antonio, Texas... Cork, Ireland... Ypsilanti, Michigan... Los Angeles, California... Thiruvananthpuram, Kerala, India... Hoffman Estates, Illinois... Orlando, Florida... remember our good friends in Japan. Here's the list of funds:

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorwithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Thank you!

Harvard (!) law man denied rights to serve his country : reason is a sham (Daily News Pulse)

(Alex Warne) Despite his past military service...(more above)

Progress is slow for Korea's transgenders (JoongAng Daily {South Korea})

(Sung So-Young) The camera zooms in on...(more above)

Church to host transgender cabaret show (mysuburbanlife)

(Staff) Renowned transgender entertainer Honey West... (more above)

Transgender people get their day in the sun in Albany (nymag)

(Chris Rozvar) During the Equality and Justice day...  (more above)

Protecting transgender people (LVRJ)

(Dane S. Claussen)Las Vegas is renowned for...  (more above)

Hawaii governor signs transgender workplace protections bill into law (lgbtqnation)

(?)Hawaii's Gov. Neil Abercrombie on... (more above)

Becoming Katie (Tulsa World)

(Cary Aspinwall) Luke Hill is now just... (more above)

The difference between gender identity and gender expression (Gayapolis)

(Autumn Sandeen)Within trans community, there is... (more above)

Hello!

Happy May Day!  Here's the list... Coffeyville, Kansas...  Harwich, Massachusetts... Mosjoen, Nordland, Sweden... El Paso, Texas... Corona, New York... Vicenza, Veneto, Italy... Burlington, Ontario, Canada...  Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany... Soest, Utrecht, Netherlands... Petah Tiqvah, HaMerkaz, Israel... Penang, Pulau Penang, Malaysia.... Arlington, Virginia... Swarthmore, Pennsylvania... Sacramento, California... Mesa, Arizona... Santa Barbara, California... Boston, Massachusetts... Ashburn, Virginia... Woodland Hills, California... Idar-oberstein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany... Hialeah, Florida... Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK... Willingboro, New Jersey... London, Ontario, Canada... Copenhagen, Denmark... Swidnik, Lubelskie, Poland... Chicago, Illinois... Medford, New Jersey... Dremt, Gelderland, Netherlands... New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada... Birmingham, England, UK... Doncaster, England, UK... Lotus, California... Columbia, South Carolina... Ringwood, New Jersey... Terre Haute, Indiana... Wilmette, Illinois... give our friends in Japan a helping hand; these are some decent funds you can give to:

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross / Red Crescent
www.ifrc.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Joy and pain as transgender Indians wed Hindu god (Globe and Mail [South Africa])

(Ammu Kannampilly)  Jyoti, a 62-year-old transgender Indian... (more above)

Of Golf and Gays: LPGA settles transgender lawsuit; Trump compares gay marriage to ugly putters (Metroweekly)

(duy) Statement from the Ladies'... (more above)

State Baptist convention gathers in Stamford (Stamford Advocate)

(Teke Wiggin) A Baptist organization claiming to...   (more above)

Give it a rest (pridesource)

(Gwendolyn Ann Smith) Chrissy Lee Polis, a 22-year-old...(more above)

OK trans prof denied tenure despite faculty backing (outqnews)

(Kurt Gwartney) A transgender professor at a... (more above)

Knight at the movies: Becoming Chaz (Windy City Media Group)

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Salinas police investigate transgender stabbing (Mercury News)

'Treat hijras like normal human beings' (The Times of India)

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South Africa: no arrests in lesbian murder case (vadvert)

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My screed...

This topic goes astray a little, but I feel it is one which is of vital importance.  My friend (and she does remain my friend, despite her maddening views)  is one who is against improved busway service. She says it will increase taxation, even though it was proposed two administrations ago.  Never mind.  She's 'agin it.

But let's consider the tax rate the governor is proposing.  He is not proposing a 10 percent sales tax rate.  Nor a 9 percent rate. Nor even an 8 percent rate. He is proposing going from a 7  to a 7.25 taxation rate... heavens to Betsy, what an extortionist...

 I have some news for you... disturbing, but true.  The fantasyland "perfect" taxation rate never existed in the past, does not exist in the present, nor will it exist in the future.  IT DOESN'T EXIST.


What we do try to do, however, in our imperfect microcosm of  a world, is to  make life a tad better for those who are less fortunate. Like those who are blind.  Like those who have had a stroke.  Like those who are less fortunate and looking for a job.  Those who have a job, but who can't afford a car. And, increasingly so, those who can afford a car today but who can't afford one tomorrow.

In other words, you.

Continuum launches a conversation on gender identity (acorn-online)

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Bootleg Theatre presents 'The Interlopers', opens June 17 (BroadwayWorld)

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Transgender Nepalis perform traditional wedding blessing for royal couple at British embassy (UKgaynews)

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Public accomdations = civil rights (Qnotes)

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Teen charged in violent McDonald’s beating has prior arrest record (National Libertarian)

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Do you feel more like a male or a female? New Ridgefield art exhibit explores gender identities (News-Times.com)

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Hello!

Ah, gorgeous and fluffy clouds!  Here's the list... Chicago, Illinois...Arlington,
Massachusetts... Liverpool, England, UK... Steyning, West Sussex, England, UK...
Epsom, New Hampshire... Kochi, Kerala, India... Nuremberg, Bayern, Germany...
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Paris, Ile-de-France, France... Jamaica Plain,
Massachusetts...Terre Haute, Indiana... Cavite, Cavite City, Philippines... Tamworth,
Staffordshire, England, UK... Gloucester, Massachusetts... Pennsauken, New Jersey...
Syracuse, New York... High Point, North Carolina... Grand Prairie, Texas... Goole,
York, England, UK... Tuscon, Arizona... Canton, New York... Melbourne, Victoria,
Australia... New Haven, Connecticut... please, give our friends in Japan a helping hand:

American Red Cross     www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent     www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders     www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund     www.rainbowfund.org

Thank you!

Rochester city council calls for gender identity rights (pollhudson)

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Jennifer Carr tells kids to 'Be Who You Are' (Windy City Media Group)

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Anti-equality legislation moving in the states (HRCbackstory)

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Bill To End Nashville's Gay Protections Law Clears Tennessee House (ontopmag)

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Votes for supporters of transgender rights urged in federal election (Straight [Canada])

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Transgenders should be considered ‘she-males’ (hand me my barf bag, please) (Gulf Times [Qatar])

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How many gay people are there? (South Florida Gay News)

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Driver's license division causes brouhaha, TEA directors resign (QSaltLake)

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' I'm not a hero' second victim of assault at McDonald's says (Patch)

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Senate OKs two of three transgender rights bill (lvrj)

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Texas may strip away transgender marriage rights (News-Tribune)

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McDonald's employee fired after taping of beating on video (Baltimore Sun)

Andy Warhol's superstars: where are they now? (Flavorwire)

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Questions for Isaac, Who Happens to Be Transgender (Voice of San Diego)

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'I was a husband. I was a father. But none of it felt right. I struggled' (Irish Times [Ireland])

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Maryland police investigate brutal attack on trans woman at local McDonalds (LGBQNation)

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Ashburn, Virginia

Hello!

A  warm and balmy day, for a change... here's  the list... Ashburn, Virginia...
  Cheshire, Connecticut... Oakland, California... Tuscon, Arizona... London, 
England, UK... Kalamazoo, Michigan... Houston, Texas... Jamsa, Finland...
Mountain View, California... Jersey City, New Jersey... Odense, Syddanmark,
Finland... Gloucester, Massachusetts... Middletown, Virginia... Venice, Veneto,
Italy.... Savannah, Georgia... Bowling Green, Kentucky... Terre Haute, Indiana...
Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy... Mason, Ohio... Budapest, Hungary... Albion,
Michigan... San Ramon, California.... Merrimack, New Hampshire... Harwich,
Massachusetts... Ekero, Stockholms Lan, Sweden... Spring Valley, New York...
please remember our friends in Japan by giving to the following:


American Red Cross     www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent     www.ifrc.org
 Doctors Without Borders     www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund    www.rainbowfund.org


 

Florida Family Association call for DeGrassi boycott over trans character (JustOut)

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From a distance, some funny stuff from my early transitioning days (LGBT days)

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Nine eye MP's job, as White Rock debates (BC local news [Canada])

SCOTTISH PLAY SCOTT A transgender twist to Woyzeck (Windy City Media Group)

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AIDS: Transgender HIV conference in May (Windy City Media Group)

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