Baptist church ordains transgender woman

Bob Allen
http://www.abpnews.com


to read more, go to: http://www.abpnews.com/culture/social-issues/item/28922-baptist-church-ordains-transgender-woman

Transgender People Are Not Responsible for Educating You

Parker Marie Molloy
http://www.slate.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2014/07/10/do_trans_people_have_a_responsibility_to_educate_the_public.html

Laverne Cox becomes first trans* Emmy nominee in history

http://gaysaltlake.com


to read more, go to:  http://gaysaltlake.com/news/2014/07/10/laverne-cox-becomes-first-trans-emmy-nominee-history/

Colorado Marriage Ban Struck Down in State Court

http://www.hrc.org

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ezs note: Anybody up for a game of dominoes?  ;-)

Demi Lovato - Demi Lovato Voicing Support For New Marriage Equality Campaign (UK)

http://www.contactmusic.com

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New exhibit ‘Faces of Fairness’ on display at MAC

Jake Jarvis
http://www.thedaonline.com


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Very Modern Problems Set in a Navajo World

NICOLAS RAPOLD
http://www.nytimes.com


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Photographer Provides an Inside Look at the Stunning World of the Gender Non-Conforming

Eliel Cruz
http://mic.com


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You Can Still be Part of History: Get Your UNITY Sign

MARI HERRERAS
http://www.tucsonweekly.com

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Laverne Cox to Guest Star on Bravo’s ‘Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce’

Sebastian Torrelio
http://variety.com


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LGBT groups pull support of ENDA

Patrick Saunders
http://thegavoice.com


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The Faces of Mental Illness Know, it's Time for ACT!ON Mental Health for 2014 (Canada)

http://www.newswire.ca


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UN widens its same-sex marriage policy to include all legally-married staff (India)

http://indiablooms.com


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Anti-gay persecution abroad demands U.S. action

Elyse Frishman
http://www.jewishjournal.com

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How Bad Media Coverage Makes Things Worse for Transgender Victims of Violence

Nicole Pasulka
http://www.takepart.com

Don Carrigan remembers Charlie Howard's death

http://www.wcsh6.com

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Writer David Levithan on LGBT books for the young

Leanne Italie
http://www.delawareonline.com


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Anna University admits transgender in (English) course (India)

http://www.deccanherald.com

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ezs note: Good luck, Grace!

Voices Of Trans* Pride Seattle 2014

John O'Brien
http://kuow.org

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Happy birthday, Mom!

Credit: http://jimpix.co.uk/

Civilities: Do I introduce my child as my transgender son or daughter?

STEVEN PETROW
http://www.washingtonpost.com

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Video: Sikh parents urge people to accept their gay children

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

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Sofia Gay Pride march chased away from Vasil Levski monument (Bulgaria)

http://paper.standartnews.com

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ezs note:  Here in the United States and in various places around the globe, Pride Day is celebrated, in cities big and hamlets small, in relative peace.  Sad to say, Bulgaria is not such a place.  I urge you to contact President Rosen Plevneliev to redouble the police force next year.  Thanks!

Laverne Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, Tom Daley Top World Pride Power List

http://www.ontopmag.com


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Denmark: Copenhagen quietly renames city centre ‘Rainbow Square’ (UK)

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

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Bias against gays: It's bad for business — and us all

Angela Hughey
http://www.azcentral.com


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Swedish Ice Hockey team unveils new Pride-themed kit (UK)

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

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Op-ed: AGT Seems to Believe Trans People Are Inherently Disgusting and Hilarious

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


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Revellers cram Madrid in top Pride parade (Pakistan)

Muhammad Iqbal
http://www.brecorder.com

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Graphic video shows transgender woman being attacked

Carol Sbarge
http://www.wsbradio.com


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ezs note: If you live, work, or travel through Atlanta, and you believe you have seen some of the video in person, contact the police IMMEDIATELY!!! Don't let this vermin run free!

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Boston City Council’s Commission on the Status of Black Men and Boys

Justin Nash
http://www.therainbowtimesmass.com


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Native Gays Celebrated at West Hollywood Intertribal Pow Wow

Diego James Robles
http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com


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Tony Perkins: Obama is ‘exporting’ homosexuality around the world (UK)

Nick Duffy
www.pinknews.co.uk

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Terry Mattingly: Hope and division during the Anglican wars

Terry Mattingly
http://www.knoxnews.com

Vietnam Activists Regroup After Failure of Same-Sex Marriage Bid

Marianne Brown
http://www.voanews.com

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To all my friends in the USA, happy 4th of July!

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Equal Rights Ordinance Opponents Submit 50K Signatures for Public Vote

Brandon De Hoyos
http://news92fm.com

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ezs note: The people of Houston are good and decent folk, but they are woefully misinformed by the likes of "Reverend" Max Miller.  Please - lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, and allies - tell them courteously what the "transgender agenda" is really all about.  Like peeing.

Reeling from killings, trans community calls for understanding

Kevin Tsukii
http://america.aljazeera.com


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Quamar Edwards, suspect in transgender woman's slaying, turns self in

http://www.wlwt.com

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ezs note:  It certainly is a terrible thing that he did, but Quamar Edwards certainly did the right thing by turning himself in.  If you have committed a felony, do the right thing and turn yourself in.  Remember, police all over this world are looking for you... and so are we.  

Thailand: Major newspaper ‘parody’ describes gang-rape of LGBT activist and politician (UK)

Joe Lo
http://www.pinknews.co.uk

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ezs note:  If there is justice - any amount of justice at all - these "comedians" will be fired, posthaste. 

Desert cities proclaim LGBT equality, Transgender Day

Will Dean
http://www.desertsun.com

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Africans! "wake up" and work to avoid "sinful" Western aid, says Uganda's president (UK)

Mike Pflanz
http://www.telegraph.co.uk

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ezs note:  Yes, President Museveni, I'm quite sure McDonald's hamburgers are the seed of the spawn of Satan...

On the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act

Max Rosenblum and Rabbi David Saperstein
http://www.jewishjournal.com


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Arkansas Transgender Leader Speaks at Summer of Conversation Event

Andrea Zekis
http://www.hrc.org

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Anti-gay group plans Salt Lake conference in 2015

Lisa Schencker
http://www.sltrib.com

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US: Austin transwoman denied service at lingerie shop (UK)

Katie Dupere
http://www.pinknews.co.uk

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Family Values: Corn Syrup for the Mind

Katy St. Clair
http://www.sfweekly.com

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Marcus Brandon a voice for equality in NC

http://www.newsobserver.com

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Minimum wage increases to $9 and other new laws for California July 1, 2014

http://www.turnto23.com

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ezs note:  If you live in California or were born there, see item number 8.