Walkertown, North Carolina

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Like to do a little light reading?

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please press:  Supreme Court of the United States decision

ezs note:  For most of you, yesterday's decision was a happy one, but one which you needn't pore over the minutiae. Life's happy, so why bother?  But for geeks and geekettes like me, it is worth it.  And, really, you should give it a good read, both majority opinion and dissent.  This is our Magna Carta.  This is our Declaration of Independence. This is our Gettysburg Address. This is our Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Read it, and read it with pride.

ALL 50 STATES!!! HOORAY!!!

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ezs note:  Think about that.  Every lesbian.  Every gay.  Every bisexual. Every transgender.

We are all equal now!!!

And there is nothing that dingbat Scalia can do about it now!!!

Thank you, friends.

Continuance granted in murder case against man accused in transgender woman's death

Ashley Slayton
KPLC

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Bangkok University introduces gender-inclusive uniform policy

Tanaz Ahmed
USA Today

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Augusta Pride Charts Progress, Growth

Renetta DuBose
WJBF.com

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Anchorage LGBT flag vandalized for third time in year

Press
KTOO

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Obama Tells Off White House Heckler During LGBT Pride Reception — Video

Christopher Rogers
Hollywood Life

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Report Finds Transgender Students In New York Face Harassment

Maya Rhodan
TIME

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HIV-Positive Transgender Women Going Without Medications, Basic Needs

Jacqueline Gray
MD

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ezs note:  Pleeease... get tested, and, if positive, take your medication regularly.  And eat three nutritious meals daily. Even though we've never met, I care about you!

Transgender troops attending White House LGBT Pride event

Press
Air Force Times Flightlines

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Caroline 'Tula' Cossey, Who Became Playboy's First Transgender Model, Looks Back

Curtis M. Wong
The Huffington Post

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Gay dads from the Capital Region celebrate Father’s Day

Leigh Hornbeck
timesunion.com

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Kerala to host seminar on "Gender and Literature" (India)

Dr. Lalit Kishore
Merinews

Human Rights Commission Names Senior Scholarship Winners

Kathy Welsh

Hudson Valley News Network

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Thousands take part in Latvian gay pride event (Canada)

Press
CP24

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Transphobic signs on Burnside road anger transgender woman (Canada)

Press
CBC News

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Transgender in Tennessee: LaSaia Wade's story

Jessica Bliss
The Tennessean

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Why...

Charleston, South Carolina

Emanuel AME Church

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, brothers and sisters...

Pinellas Park, Florida

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GLAAD Activists Hear War Stories From LGBT Troops on Southern Tour

Dawn Ennis
Advocate

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Holyoke City Hall getting rainbow flag for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month

Mike Plaisance
MassLive

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Chicago's Henry Gerber House designated National Historic Landmark

Press
Windy City Times

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Lawmakers Push to End Military Transgender Ban

ERNESTO LONDOÑO

The New York Times

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Meningitis outbreak in Chicago spurs vaccinations

Dawn Rhodes
Chicago Tribune

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ezs note:  Be safe!  If you are sexually active, have your vaccination today!

Raising Awareness on Transgender Issues in Silver Spring (VIDEO)

Aline Barros
mymcmedia

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Should the U.S. Census expand gender options beyond 'male' and 'female'?

Carol Christian
Houston Chronicle

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Artist Uses Gay Men’s Blood to Protest a Discriminatory FDA Policy

Rafi Schwartz
Good

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Access Pollywood: Rally for the Kids

Anika Reed
Washington Life Magazine

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Campbell Ewald wins $150 million California health care exchange account

Bill Shea
Crain's

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Gay Subject of Bold Documentary Warns of Ongoing Rights Violations in Myanmar

Khet Mar / translated by Joshua Lipes
Radio Free Asia

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Ruby Rose explains being ‘gender fluid’ (Australia)

Press
Daily Life

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Children’s rights group seeks law changes on gender choice (Ireland)

Fiachra Ó Cionnaith
Irish Examiner

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Would a President Graham lift the transgender military ban?

Jorge Ramos and Danielle Wiener-Bronner
Fusion

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Mike Huckabee dumped by Jewish group because of his transphobic comments

Greg Hernandez
Gay Star News

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Suspect charged with attempted murder after subway shove

Press
ABC13

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ezs note:  Another vermin caught!  Thank you, New York City!

World Channel readies “Self-Made Man,” “Before You Know It” (Canada)

Daniele Alcinii
realscreen

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The fight goes on for Lebanon's LGBT community

Sophie Chamas 

Al-Monitor

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Transgender teacher, 37, took her life 'after she was bullied by her classroom aides for years - and the principal did nothing' (UK)

Lydia Warren
Daily Mail

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July Fourth events to recall bold 1965 gay rights protest

Natalie Pompilio
PadadisePost.com

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Pastor Stephen Anderson Prays That Caitlyn Jenner ‘Dies And Goes To Hell’

Press
The Inquisitr

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Another View: Hillary Clinton, the center-left’s champion

Stephen Stromberg
New Haven Register

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ezs note:  You may be a bit confused that the main article endorses Hillary Clinton, yet the right mast roots for Bernie Sanders. The article is written by Stephen Stromberg; it does not necessarily go hand-in-hand with the article.  (In fact, I prefer Bernie.)  However, I try to be as objective as possible.  So read the articles.  Talk with your friends.  Watch the debates. After that, you can make an informed decision.  (Go Bernie! Go Bernie! Go Bernie!)

A's pitcher Sean Doolittle occupies "Warrior Ground"

Tony Hicks
San Jose Mercury News

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Despite strides, many still see role for city’s Pride parade

Katherine Landergan and Claire Nobles
The Boston Globe

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Transgender student visibility has Missouri and Kansas colleges making accommodations

MARÁ ROSE WILLIAMS
The Kansas City Star

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LGBTQ community has special health concerns

Michael Caldwell

Poughkeepsie Journal

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Newbury, West Berkshire, United Kingdom

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Trans Woman Told 'We Don't Serve Your Kind' Gets Apology But Files Discrimination Complaint

Yezmin Villarreal
The Advocate

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Tel Aviv hosts Asia's largest gay pride parade (India)

Press
ummid.com

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Indiana Gay Community Grows in Confidence and Pride

Mitch Smith
The New York Times

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