Barbara Hoberock
Tulsa World
Tulsa World
Oklahoma City, OK
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please press: www.tulsaworld.com
03 February 2018
Ives ad targets transgender community, immigrants and women who get abortions
Tina Stondeles
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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please press: chicago.suntimes.com
Wellsville, New York
The Pink House
(rounded down)
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ezs note: Wellsville, New York may be a tiny town, but architecture lovers who make it to The Pink House will definitely have their breath taken away by its beauty. See it first, and then enjoy the friendliness this town has to offer!
02 February 2018
Donald Trump - An Article of Impeachment Against Donald J. Trump
David Leonhardt
The New York Times
The New York Times
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please press: www.nytimes.com
ezs note: Are you pissed enough at Donald enough to have him impeached? YOU can get the ball rolling. Call or hand-write your Representative and let him/her know that you would like to see him be impeached. (Don't e-write - 95% of these just get tossed) Don't know who your Representative is? Click www.house.gov to find out who your Representative is.
Jamaica - Jamaica bars anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson
Press
BBC
BBC
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please press: www.bbc.com
ezs note: Now if we could figure out how to get him out of the United States...
Transgender ‘bathroom bill’ introduced in Iowa House, though support lags
Brianne Pfannenstiel, Courtney Crowder
Des Moines Register
Des Moines Register
Conservatives make their voices heard...
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please press: www.desmoinesregister.com
West Virginia - Editorial: Extending hate-crime protections to all is overdue
Editorial Board
Herald-Dispatch
Herald-Dispatch
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please press: www.herald-dispatch.com
RNC sides with Trump on transgender military ban
Thomas Beaumont
The Mercury News
The Mercury News
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please press: www.mercurynews.com
ezs note: Liberal/moderate Republicans - Hello... can we talk? I know, I know, you think you're talking to a bleeding heart liberal Democrat. As for me, I plead (happily) guilty. But as for my family history, things get a bit muddled. My mother, her brother, my niece and nephew, as well as both my grandparents (now deceased) are staunch Republicans. (Where did I go wrong?)
Now, some of you may have voted for Trump. I understand that. But when you go into a store, shop, or office owned by an African-American - a good, decent, scrupulous man or woman - don't you feel a little twinge? When you see a transgender boy or girl - a child of God if there ever was one - being harassed, doesn't it make you feel just a bit angry?
Donald Trump doesn't think so. The RNC doesn't think so. They can go to hell (quite literally) as far as they are concerned.
I'm not saying "come to us". You have your own views, and I respect that. But when Trump and the RNC go so off the board, isn't it time to leave???
Just sayin'...
Donald Trump - The Case For Impeachment - ENTIRE - Allan J. Lichtman
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01 February 2018
Donald Trump - DC Divorce Lawyers Weigh In: What Would Happen if Melania and Donald Trump Split?
Marisa M. Kashino
Washingtonian
Washingtonian
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please press: www.washingtonian.com
Transgender civil rights bill draws crowd at State House
Dave Solomon
Union Leader
Union Leader
Concord, New Hampshire
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please press: www.unionleader.com
Louisiana - Kyle Duncan's nomination to 5th Circuit advances out of U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee
Elizabeth Crisp
The Advocate
The Advocate
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please press: www.theadvocate.com
ezs note: You can help stop some of the worst justice nominations - but only if you let your voice be heard! You can find out who your two Senators are (remember, every state has two) by clicking www.senate.gov.
By the way, I did! You can too.
'A Fantastic Woman': The Story Behind the Oscar-Nominated Transgender Drama
Tim Grierson
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
'A Fantastic Woman'
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please press: www.rollingstone.com
Donald Trump - Trumpocracy - ENTIRE - David Frum
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31 January 2018
Donald Trump - FBI has 'grave concerns' about Trump plan to release controversial memo
Tom McCarthy
The Guardian
The Guardian
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please press: www.theguardian.com
Pakistan - CONSERVATIVE PAKISTAN'S TRANSGENDER RISING
Sonya Rehman
Ozy
Ozy
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please press: www.ozy.com
JFK's grand-nephew Joe Kennedy says 'bullies' never win in Democrat response to Donald Trump's speech
Press
The Telegraph
The Telegraph
Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA)
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please press: www.telegraph.co.uk
Alaska - Proposition One: gender-related bathroom use debate
Press
KTUU
KTUU
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please press: www.ktuu.com
Texas' First Transgender Mayor Seeks Re-election
Christian McPhate
Dallas Observer
Dallas Observer
Jess Herbst
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please press: www.dallasobserver.com
30 January 2018
LGBT Cubans seek asylum in the Netherlands
Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade
Washington Blade
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please press: www.washingtonblade.com
Lambda Legal, Joined By Several National Civil Rights Organizations, Delivers First Resistance “Pre-buttal” To Trump’s State of the Union Address
Shin Inouye
The Leadership Conference
The Leadership Conference
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please press: civilrights.org
Utah - Imagine Dragons Front Man Advocates for LGBT Mormons in Film
Brady McCombs, Ryan Pearson
U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News and World Report
Park City, Utah
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please press: www.usnews.com
Transgender prisoner suffers horrific head wound in attack at all-male jail (UK)
Andy Gardner
The Sun
The Sun
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please press: www.thesun.co.uk
29 January 2018
Donald Trump - Trump’s gripes against McCabe included wife’s politics, Comey’s ride home
Carol E. Lee
NBC News
NBC News
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Under Betsy DeVos, the Department of Education leaves transgender protections up to the schools
Grace Nash
Muckrock
Muckrock
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please press: www.muckrock.com
ezs note: This is a very important document. Muckrock e-mailed all 50 Departments of Education and requested under Freedom of Information acts what states were doing - or not doing - for these transgender students regarding their rights. Please stay informed!!
Washington state - End gay conversion therapy in Washington
News Tribune editorial board
The News Tribune
The News Tribune
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please press: www.thenewstribune.com
(video) David Cay Johnston - It's Even Worse Than You Think - Politics And Prose
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28 January 2018
Donald Trump Is Mad at JAY-Z
Jazz Monroe
Pitchfork
Pitchfork
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please press: pitchfork.com
Albania - ‘Nothing comes from exclusion,’ says Surrey man who fought for LGBT rights in Albania
Bala Yogesh
Surrey Now-Leader
Surrey Now-Leader
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please press: www.surreynowleader.com
Let’s delete sex-identity from birth certificates
Heath Fogg-Davis
Big Think
Big Think
Conchita Wurst, in Berlin, Germany
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please press: bigthink.com
California - Nurse With Transgender Expertise Helps People Live Authentic Lives
Lee Nelson
nurse.org
/nurses-discussing-over-documents-in-hospital-493216353-595690893df78c4eb647536e.jpg)
nurse.org
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please press: nurse.org
Memorial service held for slain transgender woman
Matt Caron
WWLP
WWLP
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please press: wwlp.com
27 January 2018
Egypt - More Arrests in Egypt’s LGBT Crackdown, but No International Outcry
Neela Ghosal
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
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please press: www.hrw.org
Across U.S., LGBTQ Christians try to change hearts and minds from the pews
Julie Compton
NBC News
NBC News
Biola University
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Oregon - Oregon grants transgender inmate's request to move to women's prison
Noelle Crombie
The Oregonian
The Oregonian
Coffee Creek Correctional Institution
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please press: www.oregonlive.com
Transgender woman in male prison ‘nightmare’ on hunger strike
Mark Townsend
The Guardian
The Guardian
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please press: www.theguardian.com
Kolno, Poland
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estimated transgender population: 62*#
(rounded down)
ezs note: The places that "Where's George" goes international! Today, we visit Kolno, Poland. Sadly, there is a terrible black mark on our little town. Before World War II, the town was 70% Jewish. Then the Nazis took over. By the time they were through, there was only one left.
Not one percent.
One person.
Our friends in the Jewish community have vowed to never forget.
We mustn't either.
# The estimated transgender population of .0058 of the United States is limited to that country. Because of the size of that country, it is a good estimate. However, other countries may vary.
26 January 2018
One special evening...
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ezs note: Last night, I was doing my usual thing (blogging, of course) when I saw the familiar face of the manager of Anytime Fitness. He asked if he could sit down, to which I readily agreed. We started chatting, and eventually the subject turned to local issues. He mentioned a bike path which would be placed on Albany Avenue. Intrigued, I asked what organization worked on this. He said he was a member of the Bishops Corner Neighborhood Association. When I asked where the meetings were held, they were directly across the street from me! (Duh...)
Bishops Corner is, as a neighborhood, especially vibrant and active. Of course, the people being so welcoming and friendly doesn't hurt either. However, wherever there is a city or town, there is also a neighborhood... where YOU live. Yeah, I had a stroke. Yeah, I'm in a wheelchair. But I'll be damned if I prevent that from getting involved.
How about you?
Donald Trump Wants to Fight the FBI? It’s a Suicide Mission.
Tim Weiner
Politico
Politico
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please press: www.politico.com
Costa Rica - Court Orders Costa Rica to Implement Same-Sex Marriage and Respect Transgender Rights
Maria Fernandez Cruz, Andrea Rodriguez
La Voz/The Voice
La Voz/The Voice
scene in Costa Rica
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please press: www.vozdeguanacaste.com
Transgender inmate gets 2020 trial date for her federal civil suit alleging sexual abuse
Issac Smith
The Southern
The Southern
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please press: thesouthern.com
ezs note: What the hell is this? Too many horseshoe games interfering? A "speedy trial" should be started in weeks or months (six at the very most) never in years. Get with the freakin' program!!!
Steve Flowers: Don’t write off Doug in 2020
Steve Flowers
The Sand Mountain Reporter
The Sand Mountain Reporter
Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL)
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please press: www.sandmountainreporter.com
Lyric tackles transgender opera, but themes are universal to all people
Cynthia Billhartz Gregorian
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
"As One" performance
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please press: www.kansascity.com
25 January 2018
Donald Trump is an embarrassment to most Americans, who don't want him as a role model to their children: poll
Ryan Sit
Newsweek
Newsweek
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please press: www.newsweek.com
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