Expanding the conversation (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Dehli community hall fire: Toll climbs to 15 (daily.bhaskar.com {India})

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Revolution in attitude and self mockery (www.goreyguardian.ie {Ireland})

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City may add gender identity to nondiscrimination rules (www.columbiatribune.com)

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Pens of pride: trans awareness week (strosechronicle.com)

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Openness in the exam room (www.nytimes.com)

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'I was lectured on my sexuality' (www.irishtimes.com {Ireland})

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Dancing With the Stars finale: how Chaz Bono shook off his haters (www.vancouversun.com {Canada})

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LGBT radio station in Montreal (blogs.montrealgazette.com)

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Sorrowful ceremony honors transgender people who died in past year (blog.sfgate.com)

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Peace

"The practice of blessing is a simple way to develop a constantly centered awareness. It is also a tool for growing in universal love and avoiding judgement."

Pierre Pradervand
The Gentle Art of Blessing

Work protections for trans people at starting gate (www.upi.com)

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Annette Bening's trans son settles beef with Chaz Bono (www.queerty.com)

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Transgender Day of Remembrance inspires reflection (www.agoracosmopolitan.com {Canada})

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Athens, Greece

credit: Louisa Gouilamaki

Hello...

Please remember, it's Transgender Day of Remembrance... rest in peace, dear friends... here's what happened this week... Athens, Attiki, Greece... Towson, Maryland... Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK... Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas... London, England, UK... Warrington, England, UK... Bangalore, Karnataka, India... Taipei, Taiwan... Salvador, Bahia, Brazil... Redmond, Washington... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Mirabel, Quebec, Canada.... Concord, North Carolina... Wesley Chapel, Florida... Dublin, Ireland... Grand Rapids, Michigan... Los Angeles, California... Slidell, Louisiana... Kingston, Saint Andrew, Jamaica... Denver, Colorado... Groningen, Netherlands... Madras, Tamil Nadu, India... Abbotsford, Britith Columbia, Canada... Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden... West Palm Beach, Florida... New Baltimore, Michigan... San Francisco, California... Mountain View, California... Spanaway, Washington... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedlijk Gewest, Belgium... Atlanta, Georgia.... Hinesville, Georgia... Kings Park, New York...

This month's top dog:   Labour's first transgender candidate tells of bullying hell at hands of police colleagues

Gobble, gobble! Please help those in need! Gobble, gobble!

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

To my US friends, happy turkey/tofurkey day!

Supreme Court ruling gives Pakistan's beleagured transgender community new hope (www.rferl.org {Europe/Pakistan})

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Community, allies remember victims lost to anti-transgender hate crimes (www.lgbtqnation.com)

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Annual march for transgender victims follows another death (latimesblogs.latimes.com)

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Labour's first transgender candidate tells of bullying hell at hands of police colleagues (http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk)

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Reminder: Transgender Day of Remembrance in Montreal (blogs.montrealgazette.com {Canada}))

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Transgender Day of Remembrace (www.fenuxe.com)

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Transgender day of remembrance events (gaysocialites.com)

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20th November: Transgender Day of Remembrance (www.gaelick.com {Ireland})

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Trans woman shot to death in Hollywood as Transgender Day of Remembrance nears (www.queerty.com)

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Somber events pay tribute to lives lost (www.advocate.com)

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Kelly Osbourne apologizes to the transgender community (www.towleroad.com)

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Fake doctor busted for bad butt injections (www.nbcmiami.com)

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ezs note:  please...do NOT  hire a fraud such as this!

Video: Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed globally and in San Diego (sdgln.com)

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Transgender person shot and killed in Hollywood (laist.com)

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MA state legislature passes transgender rights bill (www.msmagazine.com)

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National news in brief: November 18 (www.washingtonblade.com)

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Massachusetts (finally) moves to protect sex slaves, transgender people (blogs.bostonmagazine.com)

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Transgender day of remembrance (blogs.phillymag.com)

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Legal ease: Marriage validity in California (sdgln.com)

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Transgender day of remembrance

Credit:  WeHo news

those who have been murdered this year

Greth de Ogum
(Fernando)
Adriana
Jurema
Idiana Roberta Sevilla Raudales
Marcinha
Sandra
Valentina
Alison
Kirat Pal
N. N.
Charm Ashwan
(Reinaldo Davino Da Silva)
Mica
(Jocivaldo Alves)
Pamela
Nataly Rojas
N.N.
Farlen
N. N.
Diana
Lorenza Alexis Alvarado Hernandez
Lady Oscar
Eduarda
Mirela
(Carlos Bispo dos Santos)
Erica
Luisa
Cheo Reana Bustamente
N.N.
Jelwin Tolentino
N.N.
Genesis Briget Makaligton
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Adriana
Krissy Bates
N.N.
Laisa
Fergie
Angela
Marcia
Mini Britany
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Natasha
Mariana
(Ivo Valentin)
N.N.
Alejandra Marin
Angie
Carla
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Geruza
N.N.
Laura Renan
Lorraine
N.N.
(Esteban Gonzalez Gomez)
N.N.
Fernanda
N.N.
Nicol Balanta
(Luis Fernando Ormero)
Moni Castro
Capenga
Poh Hiao Peng
Mireya
N.N.
Tyra Trent
Aline
(Victor Jose) Cruz Escorcia
N.N.
Jessica
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Priscila Loura
Val das Cracas Souza
Andrea
Casandra
(Marcal) Camero Tye
Shakira
Tininha
N.N.
La Jenny
R. Suresh
N.N.
Andrea
N.N.
(Javier Ortega Rodriguez)
N.N.
(Osimar Sebastiao de Souza Junior)
(Marcos Jose Pereira da Silva)
S.P.
N.N.
N.N.
Jessica
Leidy Garcia
Brenda Vanessa Viveros Peralta
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Grace da Silva
Zharick
Paulinha Cesar de Oliveira
Rafela Thompson
Beyonce Nascimento dos Santos
Inete
(Armando Cabrera Martinez)
Kali
Naseem
Cristal Reyes
N.N.
Narin B.
Ale
Bibi
N.N.
Kimberly Rubi Bianconi Lopez
La Domenicana
(Jean Carlos Pereira)
Preta Gil Barbosa
Barbara
Naomi
N.N.
(Felipe Roberto) de Freitas Silva
Luisa Nicol Valera
N.N.
Paloma
Monica Elizondo
(Milda Rusel Aguilar Donis)
Alison Pereira Cabral dos Anjos
Alicinha da Cruz
(Roberto Confessor da Silva)
(Alexandre dos Anjos)
Levinha
N.N.
Matilde
N.N.
Karlota
Mailda dos Santos
Carla Tovar Cardenas
(Nathan Eugene Davis)
Kenia Silva Nascimento
N.N.
Karla
Casandra Hernandez
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Thalia
N.N.
Cinthia Gonzalez Garrido Rodriguez
Shayara Soares Santana Pereira
Val de Souza
N.N.
Lashai Mclean
Samantha
Didem
Camila Guzman
N.N.
N.N.
N.N.
Wahajat
Baby Lourenco Goncalves
Roberta Machado Amorim
N.N.
La Frutera
(Victor Manuel) Ulloa Morales
N.N.
Adriana
Camila
N.N.
Luana de Oliveria Batista
N.N.
Suzi Divino Da Silva
Simone Santos Rodrigues
Gaurav Gapalan
(Carlos Eduardo) Ferreira de Oliveira
Brigitte
(Jorge Alexis) Ortiz Hernandez
La Denisse
N.N.
Lucie Parkin
N.N.
 N.N.
N.N.
Paloma Perez
N.N.
Tierrita
Paloma Rodrigues da Cunha
Ramazan Cetin
Ceci
N.N.
Joana Faria
(Jefferson) Diogo de Cezaro
Elisa Sabatella Brasil
(Maicon Michel) Cardoso da Silva Westenhofen
(Jose Arimateia da Silva)
N.N.
Lulu
Talha
Dudu Paixao de Jesus
N.N.
N.N.
(Cristian Yoneiker) Torres Escuraima
Shelley 'Treasure' Hilliard
Malu Dos Santos
"Luis" Chichay Kano
Fogao Ferreira Rodrigues
Gabi Pereira Dantas
La Moma
Jessica Rolon
Luana de Oliveira Moreira
Muneer
N.N.

rest in peace, dear friends

If you have information about murders that took place anywhere in  the world, please 

take the time to call the police. (If the police in your area are corrupt, then tell a trusted official)  Above all, don't let them get away with it!!


(much thanks to '‘Transrespect versus Transphobia Worldwide’)

The horror of black homophobic horror flicks (sdgln.com)

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Stevenson raises awareness with Transgender Awareness Week (buffalogrove.suntimes.com)

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Transgender Equal Rights Commission praises lawmakers for advancing Equal Rights Bill (www.baywindows.com)

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Transgender widow of Wharton Co. firefighter appeals decision that marriage was invalid (www.khou.com)

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Muslim gays in Malaysia face extra punishment under Sharia (www.ibtimes.com)

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New book, 'The Lives of Transgender People' soon out (www.windycitymediagroup.com)

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Americans get trans identity? (www.care2.com)

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Michigan state LGBT group condemns flawed anti-bullying legislation (lezgetreal.com)

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New gender marker law near reality in Kyrgyzstan (www.advocate.com)

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The courage to continue (www.sctimes.com)

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Utah moms stand strong for their transgender kids (www.sltrib.com)

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Chaz Bono, Neil Patrick Harris,David Burtka honored at gay gala (www.ontopmag.com)

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Corona, New York

Credit:  Jeremy Kressman

Hello!

Okay, we've had our winter, time for spring!  (Yeah, right...)  Here's what happened last week... Corona, New York... Taipei, Taiwan... Groningen, Netherlands... Urfa, Sanliurfa, Turkey... Nagoya, Aichi, Japan... Seattle, Washington... Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India... Los Angeles, California... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Mountain View, California... Kingston, Saint Andrew, Jamaica... Croydon, England, UK... Lee, Massachusetts... Preston, Lancashire, England, UK... Washington, DC... Kings Park, New York... New Britain, Connecticut... Redmond, Washington... Slough, England, UK... Atlanta, Georgia... Saint-Etienne, Rhone-Alpes, France... Warrington, England, UK... Elk Grove Village, Illinois...

This month's top dog: The real modern family / Sex-change inmate in dress plea / California schools scrambling to add lessons on LGBT  (3-way tie)

The holidays are coming... make your gift better for everyone!  Please give to these charities...

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!