Transgender Issues: Media Undermined by Some Readers (blogs.montrealgazette.com (Canada))

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New Jersey Gay Marriage Vetoed: Celebrities, State Voters Sound Off On Chris Christie's Decision (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Britain's first male mum speaks: My mother told me I'd be a good mummy. I said, 'No, I'll be a good daddy' (www.dailymail.co.uk (UK)))

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Council Bluffs, Iowa

Credit: Places to see

Hello!

It's a balmy (relatively) 45 degrees(F) out!  Here's what's happening... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada... Paris, Texas... Mountain View, California... Heerhugowaard, Noord-Holland, Netherlands...  Germantown, Maryland... West Hartford, Connecticut... Atlanta, Georgia... Shoval, HaDarom, Israel... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... Reading, Pennsylvania... Khabarovsk, Russia... Izmir, Turkey... Seoul, Seoul-t'ukpyolsi, South Korea... Mexborough, York, England, UK... Saint-marcellin, Rhone-Alpes, France... Barnsley, England, UK... Georgetown, Texas... Toronto, Ontario, Canada... Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands... Paris, Ile-de-France, France...  Birmingham, Alabama... Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin... Harpers Ferry, West Virginia... Caloocan, Quezon City, Philippines... Dubai, United Arab Emirates... Auckland, New Zealand... Inglis, Florida... Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia... Kiev, Kyyivs'ka Oblast', Ukraine...

Here's our friend, sniffin' one out: Jumping beyond the broom


Here's how to put a smile on your face... and theirs!


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

  

Marriott Redesigns Gay/Lesbian Travel Portal (www.gayapolis.com)

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W.Va. delegate files bill to grant civil unions (www.htrnews.com)

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Is the Transgender Person's Transition Process Selfish? (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Gay Rights Activists Vow to Fight Uganda’s Anti-Gay Bill (www.voanews.com)

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Horry County same sex couple applies for marriage license (www.carolinalive.com)

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Uganda: Government raid on LGBT-rights workshop (www.starafrica.com

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ezs note:  Please, write to President Yoweri Museveni and that you think that the actions taken were both  offensive and ILLEGAL.  Write that the Minister of Ethics and Integrity, Simon Lodoko, should be fired IMMEDIATELY, and that peaceful meetings should not be interfered with.  We can do it!!!

Large turnout expected on Balto. Co. transgender bill (www.baltimoresun.com)

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Credit: Transe-generation

Premier Christy Clark on CKNW: No education surprises (blogs.vancouversun.com (Canada))

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UB's Anti-Bullying Center Presents Program in Support of Gay and Transgendered Youth (www.buffalo.edu)

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Darrell turns first male to give birth in Britain (www.omantribune.com (Oman))

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Nepal’s actor welcomes home transgender daughter (www.gulf-times.com (Qatar))

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Government concerned about Russia’s anti-gay bill (www.starobserver.com.au (Australia))

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Same sex equality beyond marriage (www.easternecho.com)

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Quinn adds LGBT-friendly section to tourism site (abclocal.go.com)

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Rio Police Reports to Respect Transgendered Identities (www.agoracosmopolitan.com(Canada))

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Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Credit: tweedehands.net

Hello!

Happy Valentine's Day!  Here's what's happening... Waalwijk, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands... Columbus, Indiana... Groningen, Netherlands... Forest Grove, Oregon... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... Northborough, Massachusetts... Mountain View, California... São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil... Hereford, Herefordshire, England, UK... West Islip, New York... Columbus, Ohio... Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Chandigarh, India... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India... Minneapolis, Minnesota... Atlanta, Georgia... Dallas, Texas... Casablanca, Morocco... Newark, New York... Ketchum, Idaho.... Louisville, Kentucky... Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... Reykjavík, Gullbringusysla, Iceland... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Valuyki, Belgorod, Russia... Scranton, Pennsylvania... Damme, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium... Jaipur, Rajasthan, India... Buffalo, New York... Montreal, Quebec, Canada... Cusco, Peru... Burnsville, Minnesota...

Woof, woof! Here's the latest: Jumping beyond the broom

I know what I'd give my sweetie... the gift of life!


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

PureGayNZ.com Gearing up for Get it On! Big Gay Out 2012 (www.scoop.co.nz (New Zealand))

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Honest Girl Scouts spotlight their ignorance with their attack on the Girl Scouts of America (www.thelamron.com)

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Local groups mark National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (www.edgeboston.com)

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Booze message that bites (www.starobserver.com.au (Australia))

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Yipeeeee!

A person from Atlanta, Georgia was the
10,000th
person!!!!!! (according to Revolver Maps) Congratulations!

In Russia, St. Petersburg passes law to silence gay people (sdgln.com)

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Gay marriage ban in California struck down (timesofindia.indiatimes.com (India))

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Should Catholic hospitals be permitted to refuse to treat me because I’m gay? (gay.americablog.com)

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The Fight Against HIV/AIDS…Why Sitting at the Table Matters (www.blackvoicenews.com)

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Meet India’s first transgender pastor (articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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Tuesday vigil set for slain trans woman (www.washingtonblade.com)

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Black church reaches out to gay, transgender teens (bostonglobe.com)

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Transgender ‘Top Model’ promotes acceptance (www.quchronicle.com)

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Transgendered Halifax Man Upset By New Travel ID Rule (www.huffingtonpost.ca (Canada))

New Staging Of 'Yentl' Tells A Transgender Story (www.npr.org)

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Trans people believe in security, too (blogs.montrealgazette.com (Canada))

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African homosexuals seek refuge in Kenya (new.kuwaittimes.net (Kuwait))

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School board decided to hide; nine students died (www.easternecho.com)

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Portland, Oregon

Credit:  Sue

Hello!

Eeeeek... it's February already!  Here's what happened... Portland, Oregon...   Marietta, Georgia... Chorley, Lancashire, England, UK... Boston, Massachusetts... Dnepropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovs'ka Oblast', Ukraine... Istanbul, Turkey... San Francisco, California... Dallas, Texas... Columbia, Missouri... Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... Oslo, Norway... Minneapolis, Minnesota... Atlanta, Georgia... Kingston, Saint Andrew, Jamaica... Vienna, Wien, Austria... London, London, City of, England, UK... Ashburn, Virginia... Morganton, North Carolina...  San Luis Obispo, California... Groningen, Netherlands... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Ljubljana, Bohinj, Slovenia... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... Pompano Beach, Florida... Washington, District of Columbia... Concord, North Carolina... Hoboken, New Jersey... Charleston, South Carolina... Mountain View, California... Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France... Perth, Western Australia, Australia... Dublin, Ireland...

Who let the dogs out?  Jumping Beyond the Broom

Valentine's Day is coming... get someone you love a real present - the gift of life!


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

Editorial Comment: Coming to Terms (mobile.dcist.com)

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Komen Isn't the Only Do-Gooder Group Conservatives Targeted for Planned Parenthood Ties (motherjones.com)

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Police identify trans woman fatally stabbed at DC bus stop (www.washingtonblade.com)

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ezs note:  Police have now identified the woman murdered as Deoni Jones.  Please, if you live or travel through the DC area,  and have any information the police might find useful, call 202-272-9099.  Thanks.

Still no decision from Chancellor Thorp on gender-neutral housing (reesenews.org)

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Love Is Love, And It's For Everyone (www.mb.com.ph)

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Transgender Woman Stabbed In DC Dies (wusa9.com)

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If you were in the Washington DC area, and know about this crime, please contact the police immediately!!

UN Chief Calls On African Union To Hop On The Gay Tolerance Train (www.autostraddle.com)

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