28 January 2017

Betsy DeVos, a Friend of L.G.B.T. Rights? Past Colleagues Say Yes

Jeremy W. Peters
The New York Times


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ezs note: An alternative, more positive stance that shows Betsy DeVos's stance on LGBT rights - though I would like to know how she stands specifically on transgender rights. It seems unclear here.

More than 800 people attend transgender conference in Marlborough

Christian Yapor
The Milford Daily News


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Hyattsville, Maryland


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ezs note:  Hey, come on down to Hyattsville!  Just click on down!

27 January 2017

The British media just roasted Donald Trump, and he hated it

Tim Chester
Mashable


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One bathroom bill has yet to show; another does

Andrew Graham
wyofile.com


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Due to “Administration-Related Changes,” the EEOC May Withdraw From a Trans Rights Case

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate


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ezs note:  According to election results, 14% of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans voted for Trump. Way to have your rights savaged. Yay.

California lawmakers want third-gender option on IDs

Sophia Bollag
WAVY


State Sen. Toni Atkins

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Minnesota mom speaks out on court fight over transgender daughter's treatment

Press
CBS


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ezs note:  Maybe I'm being too harsh, Ms. Calgaro. I do believe that you love your child.  But if your love is of a true kind, you must love your daughter, not a fantasy land.

26 January 2017

Scathing Donald Trump poem wins New Zealand competition (New Zealand)

Hamish McNeilly
www.stuff.co.nz


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New legislation in Canada is seeking to protect the transgender community

Dean Detloff
America


Trial Date Set For SF Man Accused Of Murdering Transgender Woman

Adel Toay
KDLT News


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On his final day, Obama made it easier for transgender immigrants to get documents in order

Mathew Rodriguez
Mic.com


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Daugaard against new transgender bill

Press
KELO


Gov. Dennis Daugaard

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please press:  http://kelo.com

25 January 2017

Donald Trump’s Vote Fraud Investigation Will Finish What the GOP Started

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate


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Gilford schools could get non-discrimination policy for transgender students

Press
NH1


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Punjab elections 2017: Meet Mumtaj Bholi, sole transgender in the fray (India)

Aarish Chhabra
Hindustan Times


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Syracuse LGBTQ community faces uncertainty with Donald Trump presidency

Haley Kim
The Daily Orange


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Albuquerque transgender teens voted onto homecoming courts

Kim Burgess
Ruidoso News


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24 January 2017

Use your voice!

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ezs note:  You want to do something - so here's how!  To speak on national issues - whether for or against a particular bill - for your Representative, click www.house.gov, and click in your ZIP code in the right side of the screen  and your Rep will appear. (hopefully)  Click in an e-letter, or do it personally.  I find that talking is better - you are more likely a real response rather than a canned one.  Next, go to talk to your Senators. (Remember, at the federal level, there are always two.) Click www.senate.gov.  At the state or local level call your city or town hall ask for your state rep AND state senator, or your city or town hall, and the next date they will be meeting.   The local meetings are the BEST chance of meeting face-to-face, so if possible, take it!

Good luck!

Donald Trump, Sean Spicer, And The George Costanza Rule Of Lying

Matt Gertz
Media Matters for America


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Can Christian LGBTQ Communities Embrace Intersectionality?

Jera Brown
Sojourners


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please press:  https://sojo.net

Gavin Grimm to speak at law school dinner

Frances Hubbard
Daily Press


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Critics take aim at anti-LGBT discrimination bills in Texas

David Hutton
SE Texas Record


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Pakistan is about to include transgender people in their census. The US still does not.

Natasha Noman
Mic.


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23 January 2017

DONALD TRUMP: A PILLAR OF IGNORANCE AND CERTITUDE

Graydon Carter
Vanity Fair


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North Carolina Mayor Warns Texas Legislature About Anti-LGBTQ Bills

Hayley Miller
HRC


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Philly Finds Racism, Discrimination Rampant in Gayborhood

Alicia Victoria Lozano
NBC10


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3 weird new myths about transgender people debunked

Brynn Tannehill
LGBTQ Nation

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Transgender detainees

Mary Meg McCarthy
The New York Times


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22 January 2017

Meet a lifelong Republican joining the protests against US President Donald Trump (Australia)

Terrence McCoy
Stuff


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Bataan Sailors Receive Transgender Training

Press
DVIDS


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Katie Couric: The gender revolution starts here (Australia)

Michael Idato
The Border Mail


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Homeless Man Arrested in Center City Assault on Transgender Woman: Police

David Chang
NBC10


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New guidelines allow transgender children to join the Guides (UK)

Chloe Farand
Independent

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21 January 2017

Trump's Pick for Civil Rights Enforcer Defended HB 2

Trudy Ring
The Advocate


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Thousands gather for Women’s March on Hartford (Connecticut)

Press
Middletown Press


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POLICE: TRANSGENDER WOMAN ASSAULTED NEAR CITY HALL, SUSPECT SOUGHT

Press
WPVI


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ezs note:  There is a very good video of the assault in the blog.  If you visit or live in Philadelphia, and you saw this, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department at 215-686-TIPS (8477).  Thanks.


Hey Steve, you stole my thunder! (Aaah, but that's OK!)

The night before Inauguration Day, I ran across "Trump regrets", a post-it board absolutely chock full of former Trump supporters who either had serious misgivings about the man, or who were absolutely enraged given the bald-faced lies served up by Trump.  Some were rather silly, but many others were truly tragic.  I went to bed thinking some of these thoughts need to be put on a blog.  But, ack, Steve stole my thunder!  As Kyle would have said, you bastard!

But seriously, Steve, his partner in the film Kristi, myself, and many others have given serious thought to this subject.  Here is his 30-minute thought on the subject. Enjoy.

Taipei, Tai-pei, Taiwan


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ezs note:  So, how about a trip to Taipei, Taiwan?  All ya gotta do is click!

20 January 2017

Donald Trump’s inauguration was a Gothic nightmare

Alexandra Petri
Washington Post


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I’m undocumented. I’m transgender. I’m Muslim. Seattle teens share worries about Trump era

Liz Jones and Ann Dornfeld
KUOW.org


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please press:  http://kuow.org

Georgia appeals court overturns denial of transgender name changes

Eric Slobe
Jurist


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please press: http://www.jurist.org 

Ogden police say they have suspect in theater assault on transgender woman

Staff
Standard Examiner


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A man looking to pay for transgender op can now go ahead with the change - thanks to crowd-funders (UK)

hollythatcher
Bristol Post


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Abandon hope, all ye who enter here...


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19 January 2017