Score! A transgender people's victory in the state of California (colorlines.com)

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Wanda Sykes, Lady Gaga among LGBT history month honorees (www.shewired.com)

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Minnesota man convicted of raping, robbing trans man (www.advocate.com)

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Don't ask, don't tell (at work, anyway) ( www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Peace

“What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents."  John F Kennedy 

Anna Grodzka becomes Poland's first openly transgender member of Parliament (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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ezs note:  Wow!! Congratulations, Anna!

Peace

One of the sanest, surest, and most generous joys of life comes from being happy over the good fortune of others.
Archibald Rutledge


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Today is National Coming Out Day (www.southfloridagaynews.com)

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Nicole Kidman's transgender film shelved (www.advocate.com)

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National Coming Out Day - spreading a message of equality for all (www.examiner.com)

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Peace

“I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love and abundance. Then whenever doubt, anxiety, or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal and soon they’ll forget my number.” – Edith Armstrong

Leave your bias at the door (www.mtsusidelines.com)

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Chesham transgender appeals for people to 'understand' and not 'judge' (chesham.buckinghamshireadvertiser.co.uk)

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Conference works to address LGBT issues in Catholic schools (ncronline.org)

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California governor signs trans rights and anti-bullying bills (www.justout.com)

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Transgender woman poised for seat in Poland's new parliament (www.telegraph.co.uk (UK/Poland)

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Peace

We live in fear. I’m very scared ... The authorities don’t do anything. If they did, we would not be living this situation. The police always patrol the same place, not where things are happening. I want them to do something so we can live in peace..SOURCE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 2011-10-08 14:45:00

Britain threatens aid cuts to Uganda and Ghana over LGBT repression (lezgetreal.com)

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Parenting and coming out (www.baywindows.com)

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Peace

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more to promote peace than our governments. Indeed, I think that people want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it.
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Trans woman killed by brother who claims he has "cleansed his honour" (news.pinkpaper.com)

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SDSU-IV to hold first lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender flag raising ceremony (imperialvalleynews.com)

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Dan Savage does not hate you* (thenewcivilrightsmovement.com)

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TV show reveals shocking prejudice endured by transgender couple on Rochdale estate (menmedia.co.uk {UK})

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Should gay marriage be legal in the entire United States? (www.usnews.com)

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The October 12 ally (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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'Southern Comfort' (review) (www.theatermania.com)

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MassEquality in support of Occupy Boston (therainbowtimesmass.com)

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Job training efforts grow for transgender workers (www.timesunion.com)

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Breaking the silence: Including the 'B' and 'T' in the Black LG community (www.washingtonblade.com)

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Transgender prejudice squaddie back in court for resisting arrest (www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk {UK})

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ezs note:  Isn't it time - in fact, long past time - for police officers to act responsibly and courteously toward transgender people? They can go act like dumbass dinosaurs at home, but once on the job, their failure to treat ALL people with dignity should be fired!!!

National Coming Out Day - October 11

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Transgender residents to graduate from jobs program (www.washingtonblade.com)

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Chaz Bono's place in history (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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FOX, HBO, top LGBT list (gaynewsnetwork.com.au {Australia})

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Transgender people, transitioning, and those darn standards of care (www.autostraddle.com)

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Gender expression non-discrimination act: transgender New Yorkers still waiting for equality (WTF????) (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Trans-health group's new standards of care (www.windycitymediagroup.com)

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ezs note- Once again, please read the document written by WPATH.  Yes, it's long, but very important.

Feds update transgender prison guidelines (www.windycitymediagroup.com)

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Transgender dating mixers now in Ottawa, Toronto, and Montreal (www.agoracosmopolitan.com {Canada})

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A look at Obama's speech to the Human Rights Campaign (campusprogress.org)

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Hudak serves java, sympathy (www.stthomastimesjournal.com {Canada})

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Peace

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.”


Martin Luther King Jr.

It's voting time again...

Yep, it's that time again.  Just one month to go until Election Day.  Now, as some of you may be aware, I'm a Democrat (strong lefty leaning), but that's beside the point.  In my old state Senatorial district, there was a guy running, who was a Democrat.  He also hated transgender folk (oh, and gays, lesbians, and bisexuals).  Normally, I'd vote for a Democrat, but not this joker.

My point is this:  although it would be folly to vote for a single issue, it would be proper to put that issue very high in your consideration.  Once again, this is your life and dignity at stake.  Please consider it as such.

Oh, and one more thing:  If you're not certain whether you've registered, get off your rump and register! Then vote!

Trans man mistreated by NYPD during 'Occupy Wall Street' protest (lezgetreal.com)

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Transgender woman tells of street abuse (www.pinknews.co.uk {UK})

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Why are museums so afraid of LGBT stories?

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Peace

Every goal, every action, every thought, every feeling one experiences, whether it be consciously or unconsciously known, is an attempt to increase one's level of peace of mind.
Sydney Madwed