Downtown Northampton will soon get a rainbow crosswalk

 CHAD CAIN
http://www.gazettenet.com


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Boston LGBT group unlikely to march on St Patrick's Day after talks collapse (UK)

Kayla Epstein
http://www.theguardian.com


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Same-sex marriages expected to boost travel, hospitality industries (Kenya)

Patricia Reaney
http://www.standardmedia.co.ke

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Quotes!

We destroyed and annihilated them (Iraqis) ... We destroyed the infrastructure.  We dismantled their abilities to defend against outside invaders.  We didn't even do that to Germany in World War II.  You don't do that unless your plan is to stay - to occupy.

     - Jeff Key 

CONGO CONSIDERING ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY BILL

 JOSEPH EHRMAN-DUPRE
http://www.towleroad.com


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ezs note:  If you are from the Congo, are visiting there on business or pleasure, or just have a penchant for humanity, please contact the Congolese legislature and urge them to vote NO on this anti-LGBT bill. Thanks!

Friday Kaimin transgender suicide

 Megan Marolf
http://www.montanakaimin.com

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UN: Nigeria's anti-gay law may harm public health

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com


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Transgenders face uncertainty as health care deadline nears

 NATALIE PACINI
http://news.medill.northwestern.edu


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Community Responds to Task Force Recommendations

John Riley
http://www.metroweekly.com


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All new! (well... kinda...)

I am using "To Quote A Queer" for your enjoyment, pleasure, and thought. There is one thing that held me back.  It's that the quotes range from the very liberal (the late Gore Vidal) to the very conservative (David Brock).  It's simply a fact that this will anger some.  The only thing I can say to people who hold such views is to read about a month's worth of quotes.  What is demonstrated (I hope) is that a full range of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender views will be represented. So enjoy!

The forms in writing... do change, but they change as slowly as the forms in Darwin, whereas the pendulum of tone from one generation to the next keeps moving briskly.

     - James Merrill

Young-adult author Kirstin Cronn-Mills homes in on transgender experience

Mary Ann Grossmann
http://www.twincities.com


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LGBT community hopes for fresh thought after polls (India)

http://www.firstpost.com


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WATCH: One Gay Man's Touching Plea for Equality in Utah

JASE PEEPLES
http://www.advocate.com


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Activist speaks on transgender youth in sex trade

Laura Rasmussen
http://www.westernfrontonline.net


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The quickly shifting language of the transgender community

Britt Peterson
http://www.bostonglobe.com


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Astoria, New York

Credit:  http://www.queensbuzz.com/photos/File1769.jpg

Moviegoers seeking happy endings find something like the truth

MARTA RUSEK
http://www.newsworks.org


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The Queen praises gay rights charity’s ‘special anniversary’ in royal surprise (UK)

Scott Roberts
http://www.pinknews.co.uk


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Google's International Women's Day Doodle Includes Trans Women

Parker Marie Molloy
www.advocate.com


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Nathan Triplett: East Lansing a leader in nondiscrimination

Nathan Triplett
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com


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Members of Marps become legal volunteers (India)

Padmini Sivarajah
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com


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CB Culliver continues outreach to LGBT community

JANIE McCAULEY
http://thegardenisland.com


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‘Debunking the Myths on Transgender Health & Well-Being’ (VIDEO)

http://lgbtweekly.com


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UI trustees approve transgender surgery coverage

Julie Wurth
http://www.news-gazette.com


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Russell Smith: Want a better world? Don’t come crying to me (Canada)

Russell Smith
http://www.theglobeandmail.com


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CrossFit Won’t Let Transgender Woman Compete In Upcoming Games Because “She Was Born With A Penis”

http://www.queerty.com

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Oxford, Miss. unanimously passes pro-LGBT resolution

http://lgbtweekly.com



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Sweden cuts aid to Uganda over anti-gay legislation (UK)

Joseph Patrick McCormick
http://www.pinknews.co.uk


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Transgender student in California recants sexual assault story

 Kate Stanton
http://www.upi.com



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ezs note:  It turns out that the story told by the transgender boy is NOT true.  I'm sorry about that, and I will pull the previous article.  What I wrote in the opinion piece afterward, however, remains true.  If you see a transgender person being attacked and/or assaulted, turn them in!

Gaming is my safe space: Gender options are important for the transgender community

Jessica Janiuk
http://www.polygon.com


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Actress and transgender activist Laverne Cox speaks at UNCA

Micah Wilkins
http://www.mountainx.com


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What I Learned About Identity From a Transgender Truck Driver

Bianca Pang
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca


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Jared Leto Gets Frosty Reception From Transgender Community Following Oscars Win

 SHAUN KITCHENER
http://www.entertainmentwise.com


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Maryland Senate Passes Bill To Protect Transgender Rights

 Deb Belt
http://potomac.patch.com


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WATCH: 'Trans Rights Are Human Rights' Highlights Awareness

PARKER MARIE MOLLOY
http://www.advocate.com


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Uproar after arrest of trans woman in D.C.

http://www.washingtonblade.com


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Report: LGBT Individuals in Inland Empire Have More Chronic Illnesses

http://www.californiahealthline.org


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ezs notes:  If thoughts of depression are wearing you down, find a competent counselor - today!

'Orange is new Black' actress at UNCA

Laverne Cox.
http://www.goupstate.com


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Transgender in Mongolia

Jordan G. Teicher /  Álvaro Laiz
http://www.slate.com


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Laura Ingraham Allows Serial Misinformer To Peddle Debunked Transphobic Smears

 LUKE BRINKER
http://mediamatters.org


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SO WHAT DO YOU DO JANET MOCK, WRITER, TRANSGENDER ADVOCATE AND AUTHOR?

 Janday Wilson
http://www.mediabistro.com


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The power of opposites (Myanmar)

 KENNETH CHAW
http://www.thestar.com.my

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Judge strikes down Texas same-sex marriage ban

Molly Hennessy-Fiske
http://www.latimes.com


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ezs note:   YEE - HAW!!!

Foes of Transgender Rights Law Fail to Force Vote

 LISA LEFF
http://abcnews.go.com


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ezs note:  to the Pacific "Justice" Institute - NA, NA, NAA, NAA -- NA, NA, NAA, NAA -- HE-EE-EY -- GOODBYE!!!

Piers Morgan's Many Haters Want Credit for His Show's Demise

ARIT JOHN
http://www.thewire.com


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92-year-old transgender widow granted SS benefits

http://sdgln.com


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The Transgender Community's Struggle for Dignified Health Care in the Coachella Valley

Dan Fotou
http://www.frontiersla.com


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ezs note: Help those who help us!  The e-mail for Coachella Valley Volunteers in Medicine is www.cvvim.org

Election officials in final stretch counting transgender referendum signatures

 Beau Yarbrough
http://www.dailybulletin.com


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Tim Gunn on Transgender Runway Models: “I Think It’s Horrible”

 Hannah Ongley
http://www.styleite.com


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ezs note:  Wow.  I guess this shows that even famous people like Tim Gunn can be self-centered, narcissistic slimeballs.  Who'da thunk it?

Three Hispanics break the mold in Barneys Transgender campaign

Tony Castro
http://voxxi.com


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