Grantsville, Utah

ezs note:  Now let's move on to Grantsville, Utah, just a hop, skip, and a jump from Salt Lake City!

Thoughts and musings (3)

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You can't not be a political being, even when you're announcing that you're not a political being.

-  Ali Smith

from The Paris Review

Sometimes, you're lucky enough to hit upon a bit of serendipity, a bit of luck.   I was reading an essay by Ali Smith, a writer of poetry and prose.  Ms. Smith is a bookish sort, or at least those are the feelings that you'll be left with after reading her conversation.  However, in the latter course of conversing, she talks of "political being(s)".  I thought about that, rereading the short line, and then smiled.  

How do we handle this brief life?  I see many people who are perfectly content with skimming the newspaper or the same in a computer, but after about five minutes, they move on to other areas of life.  Considering how hectic life is, it's understandable.  Ah, but now enter the Age of Trump.  I honestly don't understand how one can withstand this blithering fool and not carry a sign in front of the Capitol or city hall.

We all have one day less.  For god's sake, make it worth it.

-  Emily

DOES EVERYTHING THAT DONALD TRUMP TOUCHES DIE?

Bess Levin
Vanity Fair

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Madrid hosts_ and debates_ global gay pride

Aritz Parra
WBOC 16

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Mike Pence to Deliver Keynote Address Today at Focus On The Family's 40th Anniversary Celebration (Video)

David Badash
New Civil Rights Movement

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California restricts state travel to Texas, other states over LGBT laws

Reid Wilson
The Hill

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APNewsBreak: Military heads want transgender enlistment hold

Lolita C. Baldor
StarTribune

1) garden slug, or 2) military commander

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'He's a total mess': Ansel Elgort slams President Donald Trump... (UK)

Press
Daily Mail

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Applebee's sued for sex discrimination against transgender hostess

Christopher J. Eberhart
lohud

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Theatre Rhinoceros: Queer theatre’s enduring home (UK)

Paul Vale

The Stage

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Ann Arbor Schools updating policy on transgender students and immigrants

Lauren Slagter
mlive

Ann Arbor, MI

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Transgender 'Glee' Actor Charice Pempengco Changes Name to Jake Zyrus

Joyce Chen
Rolling Stone

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Thoughts and musings (2)

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We all live in extraordinary times.  In 1997, the movie Ma Vie en Rose was out, but save for a few crusaders, this film was definitely not for the popcorn crowd.  In much of the United States, it still isn't. The difference is, though, is that much of the transgender community is now knocking, knocking, incessantly knocking.  Which is why it's so sad to see Transgender On Screen by John Phillips.   I had hoped I would come back having read a thoughtful book.  What I got, despite its dense read, was a decidedly unintelligent tome.

I will grant Phillips this:  the book came out in 2008, giving him a bit of breathing room.  However, when I consider Alain Berliner's masterwork. it's not easy to forgive Philipps.  What he tries to do - unsuccessfully -  is to slap Jacques Lacan's papers on it.  And when did Lacan die?  In 1981.  Shit, I wasn't out of high school yet.  I don't wish to go so far as some critics do by painting him with the 'cult of Lacan', but I do have to say that he was a man of his time - not ours.

- Emily

Donald Trump Is a Crook

Jonathan Chait
New York

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Kicking Sexism in the Shins

Jessie O'Brian
Vegas Seven

The Shins

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ezs note:  To find out the show in Las Vegas, press  cosmopolitanlasvegas.com

Transgender North Carolina Musical, THE BODY POLITIC, Announces Full Cast for NYMF Premiere

Press
Broadway World

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ezs note:  If you wish to make a donation, press  www.TheBodyPoliticShow.com

GOP Congressman: Soldiers Will Pretend To Be Transgender To Get Out Of Combat

Miranda Blue
Right Wing Watch

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A Transgender Groom Sees Beyond What He Ever Imagined

Alic Custer-Shook
The New York Times

Alic Custer-Shook

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Donald Trump Is Proving Too Stupid to Be President

Max Boot
Foreign Policy

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ezs note:  To my friends at Foreign Policy -  geez, I don't want to be mean or anything - but how long did it take for you to figure this out?  (He's too dumb to sit on the town hall in a ghost town.)

Meet the Transgender Activist Who Confronted Her Political Opponent — in the Ladies' Room

Tim Murphy
Yahoo!

Arkansas state Capitol

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‘MY EXISTENCE IS RESISTANCE’

Samy Nemir Olivares
The Village Voice

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Nevada Guard sergeant embraces DoD transgender policy

Tech. Sgt. Emerson Marcus
dvids

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Ellis Co. commissioner issues apology following comments about transgender inmates

Jonathan Zweygardt
Hays Post

Ellis County (Hays), KS

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Thoughts and musings (1)

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So, this is it.  I have so many thoughts during the hours, the days, the weeks and, decades, really.  I haven't written in such a long time, though.  The stroke really did a number on my thoughts and musings.  But I feel OK now, really.  I think what helped me out a lot was my visit to Real Art Ways.  I felt that my mind, as broken as it might be, had a lot to announce to the world.  I remember my thoughts about Café Zehner and its raid by the police - and this was happening in 1921, in Germany.  How things might have radically changed, how little Adolf would have been relegated to some little hovel, how some aunt would have explained he was quite cracked, really.  

My thoughts are silent no longer. A better, more humane world - perhaps. 

-  Emily

Trump's Self-Contradictory Defense

David A. Graham
The Atlantic

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Indian government releases video to show support for its transgender employees

Lenyon Whitaker
Metro

Kochi Metro Rail

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Welcoming Schools Prepares for National Facilitator Certification Training

Kimmie Fink
HRC

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Here's What It's Really Like To Raise A Transgender Boy In 2017

Katelyn Burns
Romper

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ezs note: As mentioned in the article, Real Boy will be shown at 10 pm (Eastern Time) tonight.   Well, mostly.  Please check your local PBS station to be sure.

Why Transgender People Suffer from ‘ID Anxiety'

Jacob Tobia
Time

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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: San Bernadino, CA

Location: 689 South E Street

Date:  June 22, 2017

Time(s): 9am - 1pm

note:  none observed

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Letter: The phenomena of Donald Trump

Byron Lund
The Salt Lake Tribune

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FDNY’s first openly transgender firefighter to lead Pride March as grand marshal

Aliza Chasan
PIX11

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Comment: Transgender rights are women’s rights (Canada)

Kimberley Ens Manning and Julie Temple Newhook
Times Colonist

To the really, really, really simpleminded:  try this - dumbass.

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Celebrating and Supporting Our Fathers: It’s Time for Paid Leave

Ashland Johnson
HRC

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An Evangelical Pastor Rethinks His Beliefs After Learning His Dad Is Transgender

Hemant Mehta
Patheos

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The Best Late-Night Jokes About President Trump's Birthday

Jennifer Calfas
Time

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California’s First Transgender Candidate Announces Congressional Bid

Suzanne DeWitt Clinton
Huffpost

Terra Snover

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Meet the former ultra-Orthodox rabbi now living as a woman

Alexandra King
CNN

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CCSU Professor, Transgender Son Write Book About Coping As A Family

Susan Dunne
Hartford Courant

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Army moves forward on transgender training

Julia Manchester
The Hill

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Liberty Lake, Washington

Liberty Lake document

(unknown date)

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ezs note:  Well, this time it's off to Liberty Lake, Washington!

So, Will President* Trump Just Fire Everyone?

Charles P. Pierce
Esquire

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ezs note:  A girl named Riley got a good laugh at Trump. Smart kid!

Oregon Just Added a Third Gender Option on Driver’s Licenses

Samantha Michaels
Mother Jones

Oregon

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Memo lays out Trump administration's approach to transgender students' civil rights cases

Emma Brown
Chicago Tribune

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Transgender Activists to Facebook: A Pride Month Button Isn’t Enough

Lisa Marie Segarra
Fortune

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Transgender actors effective in teaching new doctors to provide respectful care

Press
Science News

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Transgender woman Josie Berrios, known as Kendra Adams, killed, suspect charged with murder

Mathew Rodriguez
Mic

Kendra Adams

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Kendra...

Senate approves transgender rights bill after delay (Canada)

Laura Payton
CTV News

Canadian Senate

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I make changes through words, protests, and votes... NOT bullets!!!

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ezs note:  For those of you who haven't heard yet, Rep. Steve Scalise was shot today.  This is a DESPICABLE act.  Rep. Scalise, in spite of all the differences, I wish you well and a speedy recovery. 

Trump’s birthday celebrations marred by historically low approval rating (UK)

Fiona Keating
The Independent

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