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08 August 2017

Group pushing to repeal Massachusetts’ transgender non-discrimination law

Elisha Machado
WWLP

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ezs note: Massachusetts residents - you just step up and mark NO to this Byzantine bill. And... don't forget to vote!

Texas Transgender Bathroom Bill Falters Amid Mounting Opposition

David Montgomery
The New York Times

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ezs note: Texans - despite the funny drawing up top, it's always good to be diligent. Call your State Senator AND State Representative and tell them to vote NO on this horrible bill. Thanks.

California transgender camp one of only of its kind in the world, plans underway for branch in Colorado

Jocelyn Gecker
The Denver Post

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Walmart Subsidiary Discriminated Against Transgender Worker, EEOC Finds

Julie Moreau
NBC News

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07 August 2017

Trial of man charged with 2012 fatal stabbing of transgender woman at D.C. bus stop

Keith L. Alexander
The Washington Post

JaParker Deoni Jones

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ezs note: Granted, it's been over five years, but if you have any more evidence as to how Gary Montgomery killed JaParker Deoni Jones, it would really be helpful. Call the DC police at 202-727-0500. (Hate Crimes Hotline)

Jillian Bearden, first female transgender cyclist...

Jason Blevins
The Denver Post

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A transgender 8-year-old sues a private school, saying it didn't let her be the girl she is

Joy Resmovits
Los Angeles Times

Nicole Brar, second from left

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06 August 2017

Donald Trump Is Crashing Weddings Again

Whitney Kimball
The Slot

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Let’s not take a step backward

Editorial Press
Cape Cod Times

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PolitiFact: Stats show 1 in 300 are transgender

W. Gardner Selby
My Statesman

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Transgender 'bathroom bill' leaves Texas Christians deeply divided (UK)

Tom Dart
The Guardian

University Baptist Church

(Austin, TX)

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Transgender African-Americans’ Open Wound: ‘We’re Considered a Joke’

John Eligon
The New York Times

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05 August 2017

A trans soldier in the ancient Roman army?

Tom Sapsford
The Conversation

Battle of Cannae (216 BCE)

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10-year-old transgender N.J. girl: 'I feel way more happier now that I know who I am'

Justin Zaremba
NJ.com

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Transgender actors push for more inclusion on TV

Robert Blanco
USA Today

Hari Nef

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Civil rights groups to sue over Trump's plan for transgender military ban (UK)

Amanda Holpuch
The Guardian

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Edgar, Wisconsin

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ezs note: Yay! Welcome to Tree City, USA! Welcome to Edgar, Wisconsin!

04 August 2017

Laziest President in American History Departs for 17-Day Golf Resort Vacation

Jay Willis
GQ

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The Governor Of Connecticut Just Signed An Order To Defy Trump’s Transgender Ban

Dan Avery
newnownext

Connecticut Capitol (Hartford, CT)

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Bandcamp Holds Fundraiser For Transgender Law Center

Anastasia Tsioulcas
NPR

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Analysis: How ‘Toxic Masculinity’ Fuels Transgender Victimization

Alex Berg
NBC News

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Transgender Soldiers Want the Dignity of Serving Their Country

'Jenny Hall'*
The Atlantic

*pseudonymous

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Thank you, Dave Cullen!

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ezs note: A few days ago, I blogged BETRAYAL: TRANSGENDER TROOPS REACT TO TRUMP'S BAN by Dave Cullen in Vanity Fair. Well, a day later, he thanked me! Well, thank you, Dave!

03 August 2017

'Madam' Will Make You Dance — And Think Twice About Transgender People

Diaa Hadid
NPR

Madam (Pakistan)

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02 August 2017

The 45 oddest quotes from Donald Trump's secretive Wall Street Journal interview

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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In China, a pioneering transgender movie made by teens is trying to skirt censorship

Zheping Huang, Visen Liu
Quartz

Escape (China)

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Transgender woman shot, killed in College Park

Press
FOX News

Troy "Tee Tee" Dangerfield

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ezs note: If you know anything regarding the circumstances of the murder of Troy "Tee Tee" Dangerfield, please call the College Park (Georgia) Police at 404-766-3618. Thanks.

Meyzeek Middle School approves transgender student bathroom policy

Thomas Novelly
Courier-Journal

Meyzeek Middle School

Louisville, KY

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“BETRAYAL”: TRANSGENDER TROOPS REACT TO TRUMP’S BAN

Dave Cullen
Vanity Fair

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01 August 2017

Top military officials call on Trump to reverse transgender ban (UK)

Sam Levin
The Guardian

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31 July 2017

Montana Court Asked to Rule Against Anti-Transgender Measure

Press
US News and World Report

Helena, Montana

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Trump’s Trans Troops Ban Would Require a Cruel and Exorbitantly Expensive Witch Hunt

Alex Wagner
Slate

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Anthony Scaramucci ousted as communications director

Brian Bennett, Noah Berman
Los Angeles Times

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ezs note: Yeah, yeah, I know... but this is just too loony!

30 July 2017

The Tories are on the right side of the transgender debate (UK)

Matthew d'Ancona
The Guardian

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Long before transgender was a word, women posed as men to serve in the army

Bonnie Tsui
Los Angeles Times

drawing of Robert Shurtleff

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29 July 2017

Mark this date: Donald Trump is now a lame-duck president

Steven Pearlstein
The Washington Post

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Pakistan's traditional third gender isn't happy with the trans movement

Mobeen Azhar
PRI

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Washington Sheriff invites transgender military members to work for his department

Fiona Keating
Independent

Washington state troopers

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Protesting Trump’s Transgender Ban

Jeremy Kidd, Janet Svatos, Christina Milano
The New York Times

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What Trump and his base get wrong about transgender Americans (Canada)

Lee Schubert
The Globe And Mail

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ezs note: F***, Donald Trump screws up when he puts sugar in his coffee.

28 July 2017

Congress advised it has authority to undo any transgender military ban

Bryan Bender
Politico

US Capitol

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President Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Is an Affront to the Core Tenets of the US Military

Chase Strangio
ACLU

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ezs note: Whether you realize it or not, the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard is working for YOU. Approximately 15,000 are transgender people. Dimwit Donald says they're not worth it. Your signing a petition sends one more loud NO to Donald's desk. Either look to the e-letter on the right-hand side or press the button here. I signed the petition - why not you?

The Navy Doctor Who Pushed for Trans Troops to Serve Openly Pushes Back on Trump’s Ban

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

USNS Comfort

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