101 Facts About Donald Trump / Video

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ezs note:  If you are going to be in Washington, DC on December 3, get more info here.

Russian anti-gay MP horrified by Playboy's first-ever transgender cover model

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Pravda

MP Vitaly Milonov

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ezs note:  Oh. grow. up.

If. that's. possible. 

Gender becomes a flashpoint for this college generation

Vanessa McCray, Nelson Helm
LaCrosse Tribune

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LGBT national group gives Columbia perfect score

Staff
Columbia Daily Tribune

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Transgender Activists Fight Historical Mental Health Diagnosis

Boris Dittrich
Human Rights Watch

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Brunswick, Georgia

estimated transgender population:  95* (rounded up)

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ezs note:  The southernmost major port in the United States, Brunswick, Georgia was a major supplier of Liberty ships during World War II.  Come on down and see!

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

Is Donald Trump Turning Liberals Into Radicals?

Sarah Leonard
The New York Times

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ezs note:  To find out a protest you can participate in from Grand Rapids, Michigan, find out more here.

'The woman I was truly meant to be': Gov't employee thankful for support during transition (Canada)

Rachel Zelniker
CBC News

Regina, Saskatchewan

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ACLU takes legal action defending rights of Maryland transgender students

Steve Lee
LGBT Weekly

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ezs note:  If you've ever wondered how you can join the ACLU, well, here's your chance!

Judge moves trial for man charged in slaying of transgender Iowa teen

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KCCI

Keokuk, Iowa

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Man pleads not guilty in transgender pepper-spray attack in Asbury Park

Kathleen Jenkins, Jean Mikle
app.

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ezs poetry

dewflorescent
dewdrop.

dewfinger
dewtouch.

dewmist
dewroads.

dewbaby
dewdeath.

dewhere
dewgone.

©2017

George W. Bush blasts Donald Trump: “Bigotry seems emboldened”

Jarrett Lyons
Salon

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In Africa, LGBT rights activists worry about Trump’s impact

Carley Petesch
Pittsburgh Courier

Goree, Senegal

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How Long Island's former 'Tupperware queen' came out as her true self

Meghan Kelly, Adam Rivera
ABC

Bay Shore, NY

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Jersey City recieves a perfect 100 on 2017 HRC equality index

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Out In Jersey

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Transgender woman not allowed to enter Busch Gardens theme park

Brian Lisi
New York Daily News

Busch Gardens, Williamsburg, VA

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ezs poetry

with the late October sky
the black man enjoys a siesta
and the sun tags along

©2017

Trump, Dem congresswoman feud over his remarks to widow of fallen soldier

Maegan Vazquez
CNN

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Greece passes gender-change law opposed by Orthodox church (UK)

Helena Smith
The Guardian

Greek capitol (interior)

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Inside The Fight For Transgender Americans In The Mountains Of North Carolina

James Michael Nichols
HuffPost

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ezs note:  Please also note the podcast, "I'm Still Here".  It lasts a little than 40 minutes.

Rural LGBTQ community comes together for two-day summit

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The Commons Online

Brattleboro, VT

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CT Transgender Activist Fran Fried Loses On 'Jeopardy!'

Susan Dunne
Hartford Courant

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ezs poetry

driving an overtopped van
beneath the strain of traffic
the men and women sit, some placidly
some wheelchaired

one sits
gazing at cracked
bare branches
and he traces
the tree
meeting
the sky

©2017

One Nation After Trump - Norman J. Ornstein, E.J. Dionne, Thomas Mann

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C-SPAN/Politics And Prose

Transgender footballer told she cannot play for Australia's national women's team sparking uproar (UK)

Ian Ransom
Mirror

Sydney,  Australia

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State of South Dakota sued over transgender health policy

Jonathan Ellis
Argus Leader

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Macklemore Slams Trump At Arizona Concert

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Noise11

Phoenix, AZ

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‘Govt clinics not transgender-friendly’ (India)

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The Hindu

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ezs poetry

she slips
into the coral kimono
and steps into the whitened sand

© 2017

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Keith Olbermann - The Resistance - Donald Trump Is The Harvey Weinstein Of Washington

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Gay pride party next weekend (Botswana)

Keamogetse Motone
weekendpost

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CT Transgender Activist To Be On 'Jeopardy!'

Susan Dunne
Hartford Courant

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Queer Community at CC Celebrates LGBTQIA+ History Month

Logan Coleman
The Catalyst

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Connecticut Joins Legal Battle Over Trump's Ban On Transgender Troops

Russell Blair
Hartford Courant

Connecticut state capitol

(interior)

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ezs poetry

The sky, a mullet gray
whips my face as I ride along
not too cool
the weatherman says
but  I feel it
I feel it

finally I enter
as I go to my favored seat
I pick up a book
Ginsberg, some twenty years' dead
whispers into my ear

He speaks to me of Paterson
ruined citystate
where his mother died
alone
poor tattered madwoman

and he sat there
not knowing how to reach her.

©2017

Trump re-election campaign raised $10 million in third quarter, spent $1.1 million on legal fees

Reuters
CNBC

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Patients risk being left behind as foreign donors pull the plug on HIV/AIDS in Vietnam (Vietnam)

Lam Le
VN Express International

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ezs note:  This is, by far, the most fascinating story about Vietnam has reported.  Y'see, it's not entirely Vietnam's fault.  A certain agency, PEPFAR, has, until recently, provided a large sum of the funds necessary to combat HIV/AIDS.  PEPFAR stands for U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief.  And guess who's in charge of that after January 20?

I don't even want to say it...

Please, call your Representative and both Senators and ask that PEPFAR be fully funded.

www.house.gov

www.senate.gov

Sessions sending top DOJ lawyer to prosecute transgender murder case: report

Brandon Carter
The Hill

Jeff Sessions

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19 years after Matthew Shepard's death, his family is still fighting for LGBTI rights

Rafella Gunz
Gay Star News

murder site of Matthew Shepard

(Laramie, WY)

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Christian printer 'refused to make business cards' for transgender woman (UK)

Jeff Farrell
Independent

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To Quote A Queer - ed. John Lessard

Jesse Monteagudo

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"If there was anything that characterized the men and women of the 'Rubyfruit Generation,' it was our innocence and our idealism.  We really believed that we could make things better, for ourselves and for our brothers and sisters." 

Mnuchin Says Estate Tax Repeal Will Help ‘Rich People’ Most

Alan Rappeport
The New York Times

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Kim Davis, Once Jailed in America, Campaigns Against Gay Marriage in Romania

Liam Stack, Kit Gillet
The New York Times

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LGBTQ Life celebrates National Coming Out Day

Taylor Jade Powell
Hub

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Brogan-Kator discusses transgender rights at Gender Colloquium

Candice Clark
DailyToreador.com

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Lawmakers launch legislation to protect transgender troops

Carl Prine
The San Diego Union-Tribune

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Tazewell, Virginia

estimated transgender population: 27* (rounded up)

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ezs note:  For such a tiny town, its National Register of Historic Places is quite impressive.  And one of these - the Tazewell Historic District is open to the public!  Come on down - visit Tazewell, Virginia today!

*Credit- http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf 

Trump’s Iran Derangement

Roger Cohen
The New York Times

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Priscilla soars, HK Ballet dives into dark themes (Hong Kong)

Kevin Ng
ejinsight

Hong Kong Ballet Company

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