For those in the USA, happy Memorial Day!

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US: Gay male student crowned prom queen in Connecticut (UK)

Nick Duffy
http://www.pinknews.co.uk


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Transgender marriage legal by July even if government misses deadline (Hong Kong)

Phila Siu
http://www.scmp.com


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Churches celebrate affirmation this Sunday (Canada)

Bob
http://www.cramahe-now.com


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Full circle for transgenderism among young people?

Jillian Page
http://blogs.montrealgazette.com


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Drawn Back, Again and Again, to the Flame

ALEXIS SOLOSKI
http://www.nytimes.com


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Toronto WorldPride Chooses Vancouver Artist's Work

Ken Griffin
http://www.gayapolis.com


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Where Same-Sex Marriage Stands in the 50 States

Elizabeth Chuck
http://www.nbcnews.com

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Why Is Connecticut Holding a Transgender Teen in Solitary?

 Shane Bauer
http://www.motherjones.com


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My husband chose to become a woman (Australia)

 Wendy Squires
http://www.dailylife.com.au


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ezs note: The general rule is the more you try to "fix" things, the more they get messed up.   If you haven't done so already, see a competent therapist, then get your life in order.  It doesn't matter whether your'e in an Australian rock band member or the former governor of New Jersey, (or anyone else) get help now!

Bedford, Nova Scotia

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CeCe McDonald Shuts Down 7 Lies We Tell About Trans Women

 Caira Conner
http://www.policymic.com

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Home Office to review Ugandan lesbian woman's deportation order (UK)

Fred McConnell
http://www.theguardian.com


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Lib Dem trans campaigner Sarah Brown loses council seat (UK)

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


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New York Radio Hosts Kimberly And Beck Fired After Making Anti-Transgender Remarks On Air

Curtis M. Wong
http://www.huffingtonpost.com


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Judge: DCF has ‘ample evidence’ of violence by transgender teen

 Hugh McQuaid
http://www.middletownpress.com/

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Katey Red's Chicago Debut Will Bring Bounce Music Back To The City

Katie Karpowicz
http://chicagoist.com


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Maine gay rights group announces support for Emily Cain in Democrats’ House primary

Seth Koenig
http://bangordailynews.com


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Bill Cotterell: This test will slow the ‘gay agenda’

Bill Cotterell
http://www.tallahassee.com


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ezs note:  If you live in Florida's 19th state house district, please consider running against Charles Van Zant.  I can't guarantee anything as far as what the results will be, but please know that you will receive my heartfelt thanks.

Plenty of Christians support marriage equality: Guest opinion

Dave Brauer-Ricke
http://www.oregonlive.com


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'Grow a pair,' Porterville mayor advises bullied students

http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com

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ezs note:  Wow.  Mayor Cameron Hamilton, you are, undoubtedly, this year's Asshole of the Year.  I rest my case.

In memory of the 103+....

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103 people.  103 human beings. Yesterday, they were alive.  Today, they are gone.  All from the brutality of merciless, savage, vermin.

In reality, though, the people who needlessly were murdered are but a small sliver of the total number.  Out of  230+ countries in the world, only fourteen even bother to keep track of the numbers!

As Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon would so eloquently put it, this is reprehensible.

Celebrating Gay rights (Fiji)

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MORE THAN 102 TRANSGENDER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MURDERED THIS YEAR

 DANIEL VILLARREAL

http://www.towleroad.com

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ezs note:  Please - I beg of you - if you have any information regarding these heinous acts, go to the authorities NOW.  Don't let these vermin get away with it!!!

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon: It is everyone’s responsibility to speak out against homophobia (UK)

Nick Duffy
http://www.pinknews.co.uk

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ezs note:  If you are a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or allied straight, and some knucklehead spouts his/her garbage, don't remain silent - SPEAK UP!!!

Schools work to help transgender students fit in

Lisa Leff
http://gazette.com


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Jessheim, Norway

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Lyon-Martin Merger Would Help Keep Women's Clinic Open

 David-Elijah Nahmod
http://blogs.sfweekly.com


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Statement by President Obama & Secretary of State Kerry on the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia

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THE TALE OF TWO FEDS | TRANSGENDER AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

L. S. Kove
http://oblogdeeoblogda.me


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17 countries join declaration against discrimination in Malta forum (Malta)

http://www.timesofmalta.com


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Idaho Same-Sex Marriage Ban Struck Down by Federal Judge

Joel Rosenblatt
http://www.businessweek.com


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Transgender Ex-Navy SEAL: Military ‘Going Through Puberty’

 LEE FERRAN
http://abcnews.go.com


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Pentagon OK with Manning gender treatment

Tom Vanden Brook
http://www.rgj.com


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Transgender controversy prompts Atherton to rethink policy

Antoinette Konz
http://www.courier-journal.com


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Welby tells Church schools to teach respect for gay and lesbian relationships

John Bingham
http://www.virtueonline.org


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U.S. Military Policy Outdated: Transgender Ban Will Be Reviewed

ANTHEA MITCHELL
http://wallstcheatsheet.com

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Jailed teen's advocates concerned about isolation

http://www.newsday.com/

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'Orange Is the New Black' Season 2 Premiere and Cast News: Lea DeLaria Withdraws From Michigan Festival; Was Transgender Discrimination a Factor?

 Anny Jules
http://www.latinpost.com


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Hicksville, New York

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Why We Still Give

Roger Doughty
http://www.huffingtonpost.com

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ezs note:  Give a little.  Give a lot. Give anywhere in between.  But above all, GIVE.  It will help!

Some Ole Miss students to protest Bryant at graduation

Emily Wagster Pettus
http://www.clarionledger.com


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Quotes!

Call me old-fashioned, but I'm a disco queen.


     - Lady Bunny

'To Quote A Queer'

At the Miss Tiffany's Universe 2014 transgender beauty pageant (Malaysia)

http://news.asiaone.com

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Transgender Indians Create Unexpected PSA About Seatbelt Safety

Marisa Kabas
http://hypervocal.com


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ezs note: Please... wear your seat belt!

''Walking While Woman'' and the Fight to Stop Violent Policing of Gender Identity

 Mike Ludwig
http://truth-out.org

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ezs note:  You can make a difference as to how policing is done in your community. Go to the next town or city council meeting and ask how policing is carried out.  If they seem reticent, keep on bugging them!  If they still seem bullheaded, you can run!

Are there any organizations working with LGBT people in Uganda?

Brandon Ambrosino
http://www.vox.com


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Gay Arab-Americans find room of their own in NYC

Salim Essaid
http://brooklyneagle.com


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Re-assignment surgery a priority (Canada)

GERARD VELDHOVEN
http://www.ngnews.ca


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Hedwig and the Angry Inch Star Neil Patrick Harris Will Appear on "Live! with Kelly and Michael" May 6

 Carey Purcell
http://www.playbill.com


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