Smithtown, New York

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We may never stop war, and it isn't likely that we will, actually.  But what we're doing as we try to stop war externally, what we're trying to do is stop it ourselves.  That's where war has to end.  And until we can control our own violence,  our own anger, our own hostility, our own meanness, our own greed.

      - Alice Walker

'To Quote A Queer'

Harvey Milk Forever Stamp to be Dedicated at White House May 22

http://www.prnewswire.com/


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Rabbi to address spirituality and justice in SJU lectur

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Because Ze Said So

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Becker doesn't care for separation of powers

Steve Newsome
http://www.cincinnati.com


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Transgender teacher to remain a substitute

Cassie Smith
http://www.beaumontenterprise.com



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Bill to remove anti-sodomy law passes House committee

ALEX WOODWARD
http://www.bestofneworleans.com/


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Transgender juvenile sent to Conn. women's jail

http://www.houstonchronicle.com


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Lumberton ISD suspends trans teacher after parents complain her gender identity is a ‘distraction’

Anna Waugh
http://m.dallasvoice.com


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Royalty revue: COD hosts annual drag show

Susan Frick Carlman
http://napervillesun.suntimes.com


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6 Things We Learned From The Sikh Ask Me Anything On Reddit

Yasmin Hafiz      
http://www.huffingtonpost.com


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Transgender Sexual Violence Survivors Are Slipping Through the System

Michael Munson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com


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ezs note:  If you or someone you know is a transgender victim of sexual violence, help is on the way!!  In the US, Canada, and most of Europe, police departments will help you.  It's a big improvement.  But don't let it fester - do something!!
        

She is different, says she can make a difference (India)

Naheed Ataulla
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com


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Transgender rights are new issue for CMS, CPCC schools

Mark Price
http://www.charlotteobserver.com



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Art Imitates Life For Transgender Artists

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I can't say I'll never go to jail for a cause again, but I hope I never have any more jail bologna,

     - Michael Cunningham

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Judge OKs transgender inmate's hormone treatments

http://www.wtrf.com


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Report Urges 50-State Survey Of LGB Health Issues

Lisa Keen
http://www.pridesource.com

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ezs note:  The body of the work isn't bad, but when it comes to the headline, WHERE'S THE FREAKIN' "T"??? (transgender)  C'mon, a reporter doing work for an LGBT-friendly newspaper can do better than this.

Transgender woman sentenced to men's prison (New Zealand)

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Transgender candidate elected to Appleton council

Nick Penzenstadler
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com


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ezs note: One small step for people...

AUSTRALIA'S TOP COURT RECOGNISES 'NEUTRAL' THIRD GENDER (Finland)

Neil Sands
http://www.codewit.com


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Biography can be the most middle-class of all forms, the judgment of little people avenging themselves on the great!

    - Edmund White

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Perry: Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Prison Rape Law

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ezs note:  Ah, good ole Dick Perry - and, no, I DIDN'T misspell his first name...

Speaker to present Trans Sensitivity and Understanding at April 8 PFLAG meeting

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Parenting kids who come out

CHRISTINE SIEROCKI LUPELLA
http://www.juf.org

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South Korea sex change doc: I correct ‘God’s mistakes’

 HYUNG-JIN KIM
http://www.aikenstandard.com


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ezs note: Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!  Good work, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun!

LGBT Asylum Support Task Force

 Fern Remedi-Brown
http://guardianlv.com


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'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Respond To Claims Of Transphobia

James Nichols
http://www.huffingtonpost.com


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Galati, Romania

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The one unbreakable hang-up I have is with cigarettes.  They have a bad effect on me.  They make me extremely nervous.  But I started smoking at twelve, and I've never written a word without a cigarette in my hands.

     - Truman Capote

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He is giving it away (UK)

http://www.wigantoday.net


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Next Goal Wins Poster Revealed (UK)

Ollie.Charles
http://www.frontrowreviews.co.uk


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Roberta Kaplan, DOMA Attorney, Named AOL's Next MAKER

 James Nichols
http://www.huffingtonpost.com

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Nick Clegg: this weekend is one our country should never forget (UK)

Nick Clegg
http://www.libdems.org.uk


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Celebrations in Swansea for the introduction of same sex marriage (UK - Wales)

 RachelSWEP
http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk

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I've experienced racism - and every other -ism - from every angle:  from gays, from lesbians, from blacks, from women.  You would think that people who would have been oppressed would go, "Oh, I see what's going on here."  But they don't.

     - RuPaul

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Change won't happen if people don't speak up, Judy Shepard tells MCCC crowd (video)

Eric Devlin
http://www.pottsmerc.com

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Trans Violinist Tona Brown Is Crowdfunding Her Carnegie Hall Dream

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

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ezs note:   Wow... whether you are secular or spiritual, the verse "Amazing Grace" cannot help but move you.  Do yourself a favor and click the button down below. The performance is done on violin (Tona Brown) and bass viol.

Transgender students fight discrimination in school (Canada)

CHARLES HAMILTON
http://www.thestarphoenix.com


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Human rights campaigners in Lewes voice concern to Russian Government (UK)

http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk

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DOJ trains cops to work with transgender people

ERIC TUCKER
http://www.wtop.com


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In the last few years straight men have become a little more polished, and it's hard sometimes to tell who is gay and who is straight.

     - Wilson Cruz

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Connecticut city: No bias against transgender cop

 JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN
http://www.boston.com


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Concert Review: Against Me! at the Hawthorne Theatre

Leela Ginelle
http://www.pqmonthly.com


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Tyler Oakley Is Very Close To Raising $500,000 For The Trevor Project

Joshua Cohen
www.tubefilter.com

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Poll finds broad, rapid shift among Americans toward gay marriage

Steve Blanchard
http://www.csmonitor.com


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With hateful, anti-gay messages, far-right leaders have actually helped propel equality in Florida, nationwide

STEVE BLANCHARD
http://www.watermarkonline.com


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The gift of sympathy... is a charming faculty, but one often abused by those who are conscious of its possession, for there is something ghoulish in the avidity with they will pounce upon the misfortune of their friends so that they may exercise their dexterity.  It gushes forth like an oil-well, and the sympathetic pour out their sympathy with an abandon that is sometimes embarrassing to their victims.

     - W. Somerset Maugham

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Foes of transgender rights law revive ballot fight

http://www.lompocrecord.com

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