Emily's virtual rocket

26 September 2015

Judge questions sexual harassment claim in Planet Fitness transgender policy case

Jessica Shepherd
MLive

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Transgender at school: As more teachers come out, districts struggle to put policy into practice

Casey Parks
The Oregonian

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Transgender woman Kellie Maloney on her plans to visit matchmaker Willie Daly (Ireland)

Margaret Jennings
Irish Examiner

Devils Lake, North Dakota

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25 September 2015

Parents of transgender six-year-old 'will do anything to make her happy' in spite of their own sense of loss (UK)

Zahra Mulroy
Mirror

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ezs note: I don't know... maybe it's just me, with transgender stories entering my brain daily, but isn't it possible that these 'heartrending' stories are just a tad bit, *ahem*, melodramatic? Y'know, just a bit? Especially when you consider that Christine Jorgensen had her sex reassignment surgery in 1951!!! Just a thought...

Transgender woman wins lawsuit against prison staff who ‘called her an animal and told her to kill herself’ (UK)

Justin Carissimo
The Independent

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please press: http://www.independent.co.uk

HC gives protection to NRI transgender 'forcibly' brought here (India)

Press
Deccan Herald

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24 September 2015

New prison policies aim to protect transgender inmates

Jaccil Farris
WFMZ

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Law And Order: SVU' Season 17 Episode 3 Spoilers: Watch The 'Transgender Bridge' Trailer

Peter Anthony
Design & Trend

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23 September 2015

First ever transgender lingerie line to open in Kansas City

Shannon Halligan
KSHB

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Elko officials deny transgender student's restroom request

Press
13 Action News

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Why transgender people can't get surgery approval in Thunder Bay (Canada)

Press
CBC.ca

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Minister confident transgender policy coming (Canada)

Press
BlackburnNews.com

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Banned Transgender Customers To Get $400K From Bar

Kristian Foden-Vencil
OPB

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22 September 2015

S P R E A D the word!

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If you vote - particularly as a result as a result of Emily's Virtual Rocket - you have my undying thanks. But this year, let's kick it up a notch. You probably have a listing of friends you've made over the last few years on your computer. What I'm suggesting is really ridiculously simple. Say something like "On Tuesday, November 3rd, please remember to vote. And please remind your friends too."

It's that simple.

You don't have to have to have a thousand "friends"; five or ten real friends will do. If you're lazy, cut and paste the line above. This ain't rocket science. (Besides, that's my line!)

Transgender woman says TSA detained, humiliated her over body 'anomaly'

James Queally
LA Times

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please press: http://www.latimes.com

21 September 2015

Vatican 'angered by transgender White House guest list'

Nick Allen and Nick Squires
The Telegraph

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ezs note: Oh, puh-leeezse! Pope Frank, if you're gonna turn all purple n' shit over who makes the the guest list, remember, you don't have to go to the White House. In fact, you don't have to come to the United States. The door's that way.

Transgender Waitress Tells the Life-Changing Story Behind Her Viral Facebook Post

Lane Moore
Cosmopolitan

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Duke opens center for transgender adolescents

Mary Katherine Wildman
The News & Observer

Duke University

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Lib Dems move to tackle transgender discrimination (UK)

Frances Perraudin
The Guardian

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20 September 2015

OR schools' transgender policy could become model

Morgan Palmer
fosters.com

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‘I am who I am, and I am happy with who I am’ – the story of Michelle Sullivan (Malta)

Helena Grech
The Malta Independent

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Transition at 12: Growing up transgender in Texas

Christof Putzel and Ranjani Chakraborty
Aljazeera USA

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Gay U.S. Catholics will greet pope with rainbow rosaries, not protests

Reuters
Religion News Service

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Putting the T into LGBT (UK)

Marion Sauvebois
Swindon Advertiser

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19 September 2015

Reboot!

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Yeah, sometimes a little reboot is helpful, and so I redid "ezs comment #2". Hope you like it.

UT alumna Danielle Villasana documents Peru’s transgender women

Cat Cardenas
The Daily Texan

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Whacko (my version) Flocka Flame Talks Caitlyn Jenner: It's 'Marketing Evil,' 'Rebuking God'

Press
Access Hollywood

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Transgender discrimination in health coming to an end

Renate Hartman
timesunion

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Odisha govt readies sops for transgenders (India)

Press
Odisha Sun Times

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1% of Argentinian Province's Civil Servants Must Be Transgender

Adam Dupuis
Instinct

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Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada

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17 September 2015

Larry Kowalczyk Stands By Comments That Transgender Students Have 'Mental Disorder' (Canada)

Michelle Butterfield
The Huffington Post/Canada

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Transgender community pushes for equal access to public areas

Tiffany Chan
WWLP.com

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16 September 2015

ezs comment #2...

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Work commented on:

If You Are Trans in America, Take the U.S. Trans Survey Today by Cleis Abeni

One seminal work arose in the past few weeks.

"If You Are Trans..." discusses the

important work being done by the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition. There is, no doubt, how

integral this work is. I myself filled out the rather long form, but it was entirely worth it. My voice

was indeed heard, and I'm damn proud of that. (If you want to participate, press USTransSurvey.org.)

However, it makes me wonder what 'might have been'. Undoubtedly, the University of California, Los

Angeles holds a position second to none when it comes to precision. NTAC holds a position second

to no one by choosing someone with such prestige.

Indeed, only the federal government has such clout - and that's where the problem lies. Inevitably,

John Boehner would sound the hissy-fit alarm. "We can't spend that much money on a couple of

transsexuals! (sic) Oh the horror! Let the private sector do it!" And, at first blush, it would

seem to be a reasonable premise. Well, except for the fact that the House of Representatives is built

like a jigsaw puzzle. Thus, the House is hardly representative... and thus, very unfair.

When the House of Representatives is put together every ten years by those who want to stay in power - Republicans and Democrats alike - some, uh, strange things happen. Consider Louie Gohmert. Oh, Louie, Louie, how could we forget you? Our "hero" put on an unsuccessful challenge against John Boehner - because he was too liberal! (Don't that beat all?) Or his psychedelic "asparagus" comments in the House. Of course, we wouldn't even be having discussions such as these were it not for the machinations of Tom DeLay.

Next we consider the capital of Texas, Austin. Now, Austin isn't quite as liberal as Provincetown - but it's damn well up there. Now the good friends in Texas would have shown some kindness toward their capitol city... wouldn't they?

Ha!

When the Texas legislature carved up its House of Representatives, they divided Austin into five parts. Hence, only 1/5 of Austin got a fair shake in Washington. It is fair, of course, when a Representative gets to speak his/her mind in D.C., but it is ludicrously unfair when his/her district is shaped like a smashed-up pretzel.

There are anomalies, of course. A conservative will fall into Jerrold Nadler's district, and a liberal (god bless your heart) will fall into into Louie Gohmert's district. Hey, that's life. However you can e-mail them, and let them know that the only good district is a fair district, one so founded by the framers and the Supreme Court.

And, of course, you can run.

Then let us consider the office of Speaker itself. In the Constitution, there is precious little to tell

us what the Speaker actually does. "The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker..." And

that's it! One interpretation would give the Speaker little more clout than the Dean of the House.

Isn't that how it was really meant to be?

Consider the case of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. She's a proud Republican. But, she's also a mother of a transgender son.

Whenever the topic of transgender issues comes up, she and a handful of enlightened Republicans

plead with the Speaker. Predictably, nothing comes of it.

Thanks, John. Thanks, 1/16 of Ohio.

Cheers,

Emily

Obama Administration Pushes Again for Transgender Rights

Press
LA Independent

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15 September 2015

Taking steps to be more inclusive to transgender students in N.B. schools (Canada)

Staff
CTV News Atlantic

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The transgender drama was pulled from the release calendar after it received mixed reviews at the Toronto Film Festival.

Tatiana Siegel
The Hollywood Reporter

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How to Spot Anti-Trans Concern Trolls

Brynn Tannehill
The Good Men Project

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ezs note: Wow - when certain people describe a particular situation as an "embarrassment of riches", they aren't kidding, are they? To get the best out of Brynn Tannehill's article, use the first hyperlink. In it, you will find a plethora of articles and studies that any knowledgeable person will squish "concern trolls" with.

"Embarrassing", isn't it?

Photographer Seeks Legal Action After Italian Far-Right Party Uses Picture in Campaign Against Gender Education

Natalie Ilsley
Newsweek

'The Plight of Transgender', Rose Morelli

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Troy board hears from public on transgender policy

Nancy Bowman
Dayton Daily News

Troy, Ohio

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Vote!

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Hartford, CT residents - today is the LAST day to vote in the primaries. If you don't vote, you don't count. And if you skip the primaries, forty lashes with a wet noodle! Mwahahahaha!

All other residents - Register. If you can, vote. That is all.

If You Are Trans in America, Take the U.S. Trans Survey Today

Cleis Abeni
Advocate

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please press: http://www.advocate.com

ezs note: Please - this is very important! The National Center for Gender Equality is doing a nationwide survey (monitored by the University of California - Los Angeles for accuracy) There are only seven days to take this survey. If you are transgender - MTF or FTM - please take one. It's at

USTransSurvey,org.