Hello!

To all US bloggers, happy 4th! To all others, have a happy day!  Here's how the week went... Mountain View, California... Washington, DC... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Atlanta, Georgia... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Chicago, Illinois... Brooklyn, New York City, New York... Oldham, England, UK... Naperville, Illinois... Calcutta, West Bengal, India... London, England, UK... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India... Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada... Levittown, Pennsylvania... Neiva, Huila, Colombia... Lansing, Michigan... Roanoke, Virginia... Woodland Hills, California... Westminster, Colorado... Jyvaskyla, Western Finland, Finland... Norwich, Connecticut... Boston, Massachusetts... Oslo, Norway... Columbus, Ohio... Perth, Western Australia, Australia... Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK... this week's top o' the heap.... Conservative group slams transgender plot line(Xtra)

While there are burgers, doggies and and shrimp being cooked, let's not forget our friends in 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

Thanks!

Scaling-up HIV services for men who have sex with men and transgender people (cprindia [India])

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Bay Windows feature: the needs and trending policies of transgender health (baywindows)

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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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Daniel Radcliffe dedicates Trevor Project hero award to 'real heroes' (sylviakutey)

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Watch: transgender in Maine - it gets better {video} (kidsbooks)

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New public health approach at WHO benefits MSM and transgender communities (pamojaconsulting)

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ACLU report slams Arizona's abuse of detained immigrants (hyphenmagazine)

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No him or her: preschool fights gender bias (actualynews)

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'Transgender' now an official sex in Nepal (care2)

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Cancel my vacation in Puerto Rico (montrealgazette [Canada])

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Happy gay pride - a look at celebrations around the world (mainstreamnemesis)

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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. 

Dallas Voice exclusive: Southwest Airlines CEO tells employees he's 'very, very disappointed' at pilot's crude comments over open cockpit mike (thescoopblog)

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Trans beggar freed by Dehli appeals court (care2)

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Conservative group slams transgender plot line (Xtra [Canada})

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The end of gender?

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Sulastri - PTfoundation (advocacynet)

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Transgender in the workplace (catalyst)

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LGBT rights in Turkey: time for action

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Just a quick note...

If you find one of the notes particularly newsworthy, funny or otherwise interesting, please press "+1 (or more)" at the end of the line of squares. It will increase by 1.  This will tell me how I'm doing well, and look for more coverage.  Thanks!

YA author Sarah Dessen gets harassed by Florida Family Association over... well, nothing (writtennessa)

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Tracy Morgan back in Nashville to apologize for anti-gay rant: 'to err is human' (eonline)

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'Two Spirits' tells the story of a Navajo boy who was also a girl (passportmagazine)

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Breaking: LAMBDA legal sues state of Oregon on behalf of transgender state employee (blogout)

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Deadly assaults in Puerto Rico target gay and transgender people (miamiherald)

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Indictment in 2010 Maplewood transgender murder (baristanet)

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Italy: leadership needed on rights (vadvert)

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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!

NW news (blogout/justout)

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UNHRC resolution on gender identity and sexual orientation (US Department of State)

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New York lawmakers debate allowing gay marriage (newsdaily)

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ezs note: Okay, this is really tight, but if you live in New York, or know someone who does, call or e-mail your state senator that they support gay marriage.   SnailMail won't work this time!

Human Rights Council to cast historic vote (global equity)

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Yahae pushes edge in fashion, media (The Wall Street Journal)

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New law will curb bullying of LGBT students in Colorado schools (huffingtonpost)

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Lives of transgender and trans: Delia Vaccarello to "Free to All"* (paperblog [Italy]))

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VHA issues new directive on trans and intersex veteran health care (care2)

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Chaz Bono talks transitioning from female to male (miaminewtimes)

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Portland adds sex reassignment surgery to city employee health benefits (lgbtqnation)

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A boy remembered (Durango Herald)

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