Congratulations equality ally- Janice Hahn elected to Congress (oblogdeeoblogda)

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Number of hate crimes against LGBT people increasing (newsytype)

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ezs note:  I know it sucks... I know it's scary... but if you are attacked, REPORT IT, IMMEDIATELY!!!   It only gets worse if you let it slide.

Singing for hope, joy (Kansas City Star)

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Queering the tranny: new perspectives on male transvestism and transsexualism (openpr)

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Hate crimes against gay, transgender people rise, report says (LA Times)

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Denny's restaurants in Maine welcome transgender customers (passportmagazine)

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Help transgender woman win implants in 'breast summer ever' contest (unicornbooty)

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'Save California's' Randy Thommasson say LGBT education bill will turn kindergartners gay (instinctmagazine)

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Truth Wins Out: undercover operation finds that Marcus Bachmann's works to 'cure' gay people (miamiherald)

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Hello!

Hot n' steamy... here's what happened... Kennewick, Washington... Reading, England, UK... Winterport, Maine... Seaford, South Australia, Australia... Charlotte, North Carolina... Bakersfield, California... Dayton, Ohio... Wakefield, England, UK... Mountain View, California... Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania... Ajaccio, Corse, France... Fort Washington, Maryland... Los Angeles, California... Central District, Hong Kong, SAR, China... Kings Park, New York... Calcutta, West Bengal, India.... Portland, Oregon... Killaloe, Clare, Ireland... Brooklyn, New York City, New York... Grande Prairie, Alberta... Vaasa, Western Finland, Finland... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India... Doussard, Rhone-Alpes, France... Chicago, Illinois... Placerville, California... Chandigarh, India... Roldan, Murcia, Spain... Tulsa, Oklahoma... Montreal, Quebec, Canada... Birmingham, England, UK... London, England, UK... Portsmouth, New Hampshire... Arlington, Virginia... Fargo, North Dakota... Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand... Leipzig, Saschen, Germany...

This week's top dog (arf, arf!)  Mormon view of transsexuals

Please remember 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

Thank you!

Connecticut protects transgender citizens (passportmagazine)

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Happy birthday, Mom!!

Catching up with jewelry designer Rony Tenenbaum (jckonline)

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Words to learn by

The manifesto (dylandigits)

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The manifesto (dylandigits)

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UNAIDS rejects prejudice and misconceptions about men who have sex with men and transgender people (IRMA)

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"Hung" casts trans actor then makes awkward statement (instinctmagazine)

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A letter to my communities (scottybrat)

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ezs: IMO, a thoughtful blog by a straight man who fiercely and eloquently defends all of us.  Please read this.

Mormon view of transsexuals (diana-transvestit)

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Happy 4th of July!

LGBTI rights in the world (European Parliament)

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Trans does not mean gay (montrealgazette)

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ezs note:  An important piece to share with others...

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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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