29 June 2011

Transgender people often face harsh realities (lbgtsr)

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Maine court holds school board officials are not specifically obligated under state's human rights law to provide bathroom accommodations for transgender student (NSBA)

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The often forgotten 'T' in LGBT (psychologytoday)

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Here's the HHS plan on gender identity and sexual orientation (transgenderequality)

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(Congratulations! You are the Asshole of the Year!) Tea Party leader says anti-gay bullying is 'healthy peer pressure' (LGBTQNation)

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LGBT now included in national health survey (huffingtonpost)

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25 June 2011

Hello!

This year, we're over the hump!  How 'bout we check things out... West Springfield, Massachusetts... Sarasota, Florida... Atlanta, Georgia... Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... Mountain View, California... Mancelona, Michigan... Cleveland, Ohio... Haddonfield, New Jersey... Goole, York, England, UK... Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal.... Arlington, Texas... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India... Sodertalje, Stockholms Lan, Sweden... Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia... London, City of London, England, UK... Hoffman Estates, Illinois... Fargo, North Dakota... Montreal, Quebec, Canada... Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... Cork, Ireland... Balmain, New South Wales, Australia... Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada... Durham, North Carolina...

*new* most listened to this week: Transgender in the workplace (Catalyst)

Here are some trusted sites you can send money to Japan:

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ircf.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Happy birthday, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (lgbt/pov)

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Mayor Ed Lee to kick off transgender march (sfgate)

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Is it time for gay rights in Pakistan? (Tribune [Pakistan])

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Massachusetts gay rights group hails NY gay marriage bill (Wall Street Journal)

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Congratulations New York!!! To all of you who helped, even though we're a bit small, thank you.  You helped. 

22 June 2011

Transgender in the workplace (catalyst)

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LGBT rights in Turkey: time for action

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19 June 2011

What you can expect from transgender counseling (northelizabeth)

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Hello!

Soon, summer will be here... here's the list... Phoenix, Arizona... Burbank, California... Harpers Ferry, West Virginia... Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.... Mountain View, California...  Seattle, Washington... Brooklyn, New York... Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil... Deerfield, New Hampshire... Boston, Massachusetts... Lahore,  Punjab, Pakistan... Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... Coffeyville, Kansas... Tampere, Western Finland, Finland... Woodland Hills, California... Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany... Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France... Sao Paulo, Brazil... Parkers Prairie, Minnesota... Dublin, California... Cleveland, Ohio... Austin, Texas... Portland, Oregon... Los Angeles, California... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Montreal, Quebec, Canada.... Greenville, South Carolina... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Birmingham, Alabama... Hong Kong, Central District, SAR,, China... Roslyn, New York... got a letter from Doctors Without Borders this week - they won a Nobel Peace Prize, so you know they can be trusted.  Here are some you can send money to Japan:

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ircf.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Have a good week!

12 June 2011

A boy remembered (Durango Herald)

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An open letter to Benedict XVI GLBT Christians to pay attention to human rights* (paperblog)

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Hello!

Sunday, Sunday... and here's the list... Victoria, British Columbia, Canada... Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia... London, England,UK... Woodland Hills, California... Redondo Beach, California... Arlington Heights, Illinois... Brooklyn, New York... Seattle, Washington... Homeland, California... Snellville, Georgia.... Boston, Massachusetts... Welden, Bayern, Germany... Austin, Texas... Wurselen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... Taipei, Taiwan... Garden Grove, California... Glouster, Massachusetts... Mountain View, California... Deerfield, New Hampshire... Rome, Lazio, Italy... Perrysburg, Ohio... Berlin, Germany... Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea.... Cardiff, Scotland, UK... Odessa, Odes'ka Oblast', Ukraine... Independence, Missouri... Liberty Lake, Missouri... Richmond, Texas... Delano, Minnesota... Woodstock, Illinois... Woburn, Massachusetts.... Nanuet, New York... Wooster, Ohio... Winterport, Maine... Makati, Manila, Philippines... before you take a summer vacation (well, in the north anyway) send a donation to Japan. Here are some trusted sites:

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!