Emily's virtual rocket

26 May 2017

Bill Would Ease Gender-ID Change for Transgender Citizens

AP
US News & World Report

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please press: https://www.usnews.com

25 May 2017

Donald Trump Calls Germans 'Very Bad,' Vows To 'Stop' German Car Sales In U.S.: Reports

David Tracy
Jalopnik

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Transgender woman to run against NC Congressman George Holding

Colin Campbell
The News & Observer

NC-2 (North Carolina)

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

‘Transparent’ Creator Jill Soloway Comes Out As Trans And Genderqueer

Phoebe Maltz Bovy
The Forward

Jill Soloway

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Tennis has turned life around for transgender player

Jim Buzinski
Outsports

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

New legal gender recognition legislation approved by Belgium (Europe)

Staff
West

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please press: http://www.west-info.eu

24 May 2017

Theresa May to demand answers from Donald Trump after US officials leaked photos from Manchester terror attack (UK)

Tom Newton Dunn
The Sun

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please press: https://www.thesun.co.uk

ezs note: Gawd, I'm sorry, Ms. Rudd. (Trump is such an asshole... again... and again... and again...)

Michigan's transgender community faces poverty, bias, study shows

Press
Detroit Free Press

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

Four facts reporters should include in stories about Texas’ pending attack on the transgender community

Rachel Percelay
Media Matters for America

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please press: https://www.mediamatters.org

Transgender teens want a safe place to just ‘BE’

Aaron Randle
News Chief

St. Louis, MO

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

A Landmark Victory for Trans Rights—Under the Americans With Disabilities Act

Kevin Barry and Jennifer Levi
Slate

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

23 May 2017

Job Fair!

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ezs note: This is a new feature for a transgender seeking new/better employment as a tool for better economic security. A few tips: 1) Dress professionally. If you need some pointers, Google here. 2) Speak professionally. Needless to say, no gum-chewing. No matter how many butterflies you may have, speak and act confidently. Need to speak proper English? Google here . 3) Do your freakin' homework. Nothing is worse than going from a bad situation to an absolutely horrible one. That goes double if you are transgender. Anyone can put 'LGBTs welcome' on a business card, but it's up to YOU to check it out. If you can, talk to a few employees. Check it out on Wikipedia. If you are considering a mid to major corporation, see the HRC Corporate Equality Index.

note: This is a random sampling of job fairs throughout US/Canada. To see more, type 'job fairs' under News.

Town/City: Rochester, NY

Location: 30 Church Street (City Hall)

Date: May 31

Time(s): 3:00 - 6:00 pm

note: must have driver's licence, insurance, and registration

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

Trump Budget Based on $2 Trillion Math Error [Updated]

Jonathan Chait
New York

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please press: http://nymag.com

Transgender woman describes escape from harrowing violence in Chechnya

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

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please press: https://www.lgbtqnation.com

Sophie Labelle, Transgender Cartoonist, Has Comic Book Launch Cancelled After Threats (Canada)

Jessica Chin
Huffpost Canada

See, we must silence Sophie Labelle...

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please press: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca

Surgeons report nearly 20 percent increase in number of transgender surgeries

Dawn Ennis
LGBTQ Nation

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please press: https://www.lgbtqnation.com

‘Pure Desperation’: Trans Woman Defends Man Who Botched ‘Back-Alley Surgery’

Mary Emily O'Hara
NBC News

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

ezs note: Damn... I really don't make light of these charlatans... on the other hand, I really do... but there are ways you can look into without resorting to these quacks, charlatans, idiots, buffoons, assholes... you get the picture.

Manchester, UK - in memoriam

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22 May 2017

Who was really the most unfairly treated president? Spoiler: It’s not Donald Trump

Alan Lichtman
Salon

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

Jersey City LGBT activist announces City Council run

J. L. Gaynor
Out In Jersey

Jersey City council

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please press: http://outinjersey.net

Hate crimes in the city are on the rise compared to last year

Tina Moore
New York Post

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Texas to pass bill banning transgender students from choosing bathrooms

Tom Dart
The Guardian

Hey Stars - have you ever been thinking about

moving away from those assholes in Texas?

(hint: think northeast, 41° 45′ 45″ N, 72° 40′ 27″ W)

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please press: https://www.theguardian.com

How my Christian faith led me to love my daughter's transgender classmate

Yvette LaCroix
Dallas News

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please press: https://www.dallasnews.com

21 May 2017

Psychologists say calling Donald Trump a kid is an insult to kids

Emily Shugerman
Independent

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

Will go home as an officer: Transgender (India)

Press
The Times of India

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please press: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Transgender election candidate on finding himself, being abused on the Metro and making history (UK)

Mike Kelly
ChronicleLive

Durham, UK

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

Transgender voters being blocked from registering

Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation

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ezs note: UK voters - you might find some help by clicking http://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/elections/register/. Good luck.

Services required to report plans to accept new transgender troops

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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please press: https://www.usatoday.com

20 May 2017

Donald Trump ‘belongs in an institution’ says fired FBI director’s father (Australia)

Ian Horswill
news.com.au

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please press: http://www.news.com.au

Alaska lawmakers deny transgender man for human- rights post

Becky Bohrer
The Seattle Times

Alaska State Senator John Coghill (R-North Pole)

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

North Karelia Pride fights transgender sterilisation law (Finland)

Press
Yle

Joensuu, Finland

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Homeless man charged with beating transgender victim to death

Shayna Jacobs
Daily News

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

ezs note: Joseph Griffin was CAPTURED. Rest in peace, Brenda...

Why A Lot of Americans Don't Want To Befriend a Transgender Person

Samantha Allen
The Daily Beast

international symbol for those who

reject transgender people

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

Nishio, Aichi, Japan

tea grown at Nishio

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ezs note: Well, how'd you like to meet at the other end of the earth? Well, just click on Nishio, Aichi, Japan! While we're there, we'll have a lovely cup of tea!

19 May 2017

Recapping a stunningly bad two weeks for the Trump White House

Philip Bump
The Washington Post

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please press: https://www.washingtonpost.com

Transgender cartoonist faces vicious online attack, death threats (Canada)

Tonda MacCharles
thestar.com

Sophie LaBelle's cartoon

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please press: https://www.thestar.com

Searching for Jackie Shane, R&B’s lost transgender superstar (Canada)

Elio Iannacci
The Globe and Mail

Jackie Shane (1963?)

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please press: https://www.theglobeandmail.com

ezs note: To see a sampling below, click below:

Pakistan's first transgender lecturer (India)

Press
Deccan Chronicle

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

Japanese Transgender Politician Is Showing ‘I Exist Here’

Mokoto Rich
The New York Times

Tomoya Hosoda

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please press: https://www.nytimes.com

18 May 2017

On Robert Mueller, an Angry Trump Breaks From Republicans

David Catanese
US News and World Report

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ezs note: Hey, Donald, for once I think you're quite right. Your administration, no matter how hard it tries, seems unable to forge the unity that you so desperately want. Fortunately, I have an idea. Leave. Leave now. Leave for good. That way, the White House will be cleansed of the universe's biggest asshole.

YOU.

10 Facts About the State of the Transgender Community in the U.S.

Connie Chavez
Latina

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

Transgender woman assaulted last November dies, case being treated as homicide

Press
FOX46

Brian Fitzgerald Sherrell Faulkner AKA Sherrell Faulkner

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please press: http://www.fox46charlotte.com

ezs note: Granted, it's been awhile since the initial attack, but if you could assist the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, that would be great. Their number is 704-432-TIPS, Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600, or call online at http://charlottecrimestoppers.com/. Thanks.

My sincere condolences to the Faulkner family and friends.

Senator apologizes for use of racial slur during testimony on transgender rights bill (Canada)

Kristy Kirkup
thestar.com

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Person shot & killed in Fresno may have been deaf & transgender

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

Imer Eliu Alvarado

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please press: https://www.lgbtqnation.com

ezs note: The person who was murdered yesterday has been identified as Imer Eliu Alvarado. Unfortunately, the person was misidentified - he is a transgender man. If you have any information, please call the Fresno Police Department at 559-621-7000. Thanks.

17 May 2017

Donald Trump Has Broken Me

Drew Magary
GQ

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

Hate crime not ruled out in slaying of transgender woman in Fresno

Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee

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

ezs note: If you have any information regarding the murder of an unnamed transgender woman in Fresno, California, please call the police at 559-621-7000. Her name will be released once her family has been notified.