2012 buyers guide (issuu.com)

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ezs note:  This is a powerful guide.  Why? You can spend your hard-earned money on good people who are rated 85-100, and avoid the pitiful zeroes.  (Hello? Chick-fil-a?)

Transgender people: the new civil rights frontier (ideas.time.com)

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ezs note:  What do you get here?  Hmm... let's see...  transgender news from US, Canada, various places in South America, England, France, The Netherlands, Isle of Man(!), Scotland, Greece, Spain, Russia, New Zealand, Australia...whew!

If you can, a donation would be most kind. The "donate" button is located on the right side of the screen,  below the globe.   Thanks.

Things to think about in the Buddhist world (www.patheos.com)

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Google, Yahoo, Ebay, Dell, Apple, Gap earn top marks on HRC gay index (www.ontopmag.com)

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Casablanca, Morocco

Credit: Suzy-Q

Hello!

Peace and love, Jim... here's what's happening... Casablanca, Morocco... Groningen, Netherlands... Swidnik, Lubelskie, Poland... Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, UK... Minneapolis, Minnesota... Faaborg, Syddanmark, Sweden... Brampton, Ontario, Canada... Taipei, Taiwan... London, England, UK... Istanbul, Turkey... Twickenham, Richmond, England, UK... Tulsa, Oklahoma... Boston, Massachusetts... Farmington, Minnesota... Jonquiere, Quebec, Canada... Austin, Texas... Eskisehir, Turkey... Atlanta, Georgia... Makati, Manila, Philippines... Burbank, California... Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia... Johnson City, Texas... Morganton, North Carolina... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Kovenig, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany... Chicago, Illinois... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Newark, New York... Dublin, Georgia... Kings Park, New York... Brockton, Massachusetts...

This month's top dog: Grady High to host CNN forum on LGBT issues

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but let's give anyway!

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

See you!

LGBT education is not sex education (stlouis.injuryboard.com)

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Debate fierce over protections for transgendered people (columbia.patch.com)

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Council of Europe Secretary General condemns persistent discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender population in many parts of Europe (www.hrea.org {Europe})

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Acceptance is protection: how can parents support gender nonconforming and transgender children?

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More on Jim Burke

ezs note:  This morning we attended the funeral of Jim Burke III. It was after a night of little rest, my thoughts being with this kind man, whose death was much too soon... much too soon.

I recently read an article in The Cenacle, where Jim wrote an article opposing the death penalty.  I was quite impressed with it.

As it turns out, Jim's thirtieth letter also turned out to be his last.  Because of the very kind permission of Ray Soulard, I have excerpted a portion of Jim's letter.

Peace and love, Jim.

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Finally, the death penalty is not, I repeat is not, a deterrent.  The very fact that murders in this country occur on a daily basis proves  that use of the death penalty is based on the revenge motive, and this also depends on the time and place of the crime and the trial.  The execution of citizens  by the states in this country is used to cover up the failure of our society as a whole to educate people equally and give all people to better themselves.  When hopelessness and despair set in, the recidivism rate of prisoners increases correspondingly, from the upper to the middle to the lower socio-economic strata.  Figures from the U.S.  Department of Justice have confirmed this data as recently as 2009.  The politicians in this country, as well as the Supreme Court, have become embarrassed and frustrated about their inability to stop the violence and so-called capital crimes.  Their solution has been to put the convicted to death as cleanly as they think is possible, by lethal injection in most cases.

I hope I live to see the day when our culture will transcend revenge, and rise above hate.  Peace and love for all humanity would enable us to realize our potential, which is God-like.  John Lennon had it right after all. IMAGINE!

JBIII

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To see more of The Cenacle, please see http://www.scriptorpress.com

13 Minnesota employers receive highest rating for workplace inclusiveness (www.twincities.com)

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Hate crime laws extended (www.budepeople.co.uk)

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High rate of harassment of black lesbians and transgender men in South Africa (www.msmagazine.com)

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Hillary Clinton vows to support global fight for gay rights (globalspin.blogs.time.com)

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ezs note: see the complete remarks Secretary of State Clinton made in this article.

Macy's fires employee for refusing to let transgender customer use the women's dressing room (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Advocates hope passing of Howard transgender anti-discrimination bill will aid statewide movement (www.baltimoresun.com)

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Escalating police violence and transgender people (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Black lesbians live in terror (www.iol.co.za {South Africa})

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Jim Burke - rest in peace, my friend

Source: unknown

Formal support group for gay Defence force (www.radionz.co.nz {New Zealand})

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Peace

I offer you peace. I offer you love. I offer you friendship. I see your beauty. I hear your need. I feel your feelings. My wisdom flows from the Highest Source. I salute that Source in you. Let us work together for unity and love.

Mahatma Gandhi

Cyndi Lauper and more celebs come together for the 'Home For The Holidays' benefit concert (www.ontheredcarpet.com)

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Massachusetts signs law prohibiting gender identity discrimination (www.lexology.com)

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ezs note: This article may seem a wee bit old, but please read it anyway.  There is more detail here than in other places.

Royal Oak, Michigan

Credit: April Segedi

Hello!

Ah, yes... Christmas songs, over and over and over (sigh)... here's what happened this week... Royal Oak, Michigan... London, England, UK... Wesley Chapel, Florida... San Ramon, California... Rochester, New York... Groningen, Netherlands... McArthur, Ohio... Orinda, California... Columbia, South Carolina... Trenton, New Jersey... New Haven, Connecticut... Nottingham, England, UK... Kings Park, New York... Yerseke, Zeeland, Netherlands... Izmir, Turkey... La Plata, Maryland... Atlanta, Georgia... Branford, Connecticut... Brooklyn, New York... Tulsa, Oklahoma... Madison, Alabama... Albuquerque, New Mexico... Council Bluffs,Iowa... West Hartford, Connecticut... Spotsylvania, Virginia... Charleston, Illinois...

This month's top dog: LGBTQ discussions

Aw, just kiddin' about the Christmas songs... they're great, really!  (Well, there is one song...)  There is one way you can feel a whole lot better... give to those less fortunate!

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

Happy happy!

Troy mayor Janice Daniels under fire for anti-gay marriage slur (ontopmag.com)

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Khloe Kardashian sued by transgender for assault (www.ibtimes.com)

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Butt implant fake doctor victim lets Anderson Cooper feel the 'rocks in her face' (www.radaronline.com)

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Idit Klein: Transgender Jews: Breaking down one wall, praying at another (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Lambda Legal to federal court: grant asylum to trans woman living with HIV/AIDS (/www.windycitymediagroup.com)

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Russia 'gay propaganda' law slammed by LGBT film festival group in new clip (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Transgendered man wins right to a marital divorce (www.huffingtonpost.com)

International transgender days commemorates and celebrates (www.thelamron.com)

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World AIDS day events on Central Coast (www.kionrightnow.com)

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Transgender character grounds the New Theatre Project (www.pridesource.com)

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Anti-bullying workshop held at LAMP (www.insidetoronto.com {Canada})

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2011- a queer review (www.thevitalvoice.com)

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Court appears ready to hand legal victory to transgender woman (www.ajc.com)

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ezs note:  Yay!

Bullying behind bars: PA's juvenile detention center fail to protect LGBT youth (www.philadelphiaweekly.com)

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This community marched to positive values (www.thehindu.com {India})

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Transgender woman reports rape in DC shelter (www.washingtonblade.com)

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Transgender awareness - talk by Vanessa Lacey (dcu.ie {Ireland}

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Grady High to host CNN forum on LGBT issues (midtown.patch.com)

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Oregon immigrant rights to throw party for LGBT rights (causaoregon.blogspot.com)

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Rainbow Alliance panel draws diverse crowd (www.snctimes.com)

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Butt implant transgender fake doctor injected cement into woman's face (www.radaronline.com)

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Barney Frank announces plans to retire (www.shewired.com)

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LGBT patients (www.medscape.com {UK})

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