VIDEO - MATT BAUME - Soccer Could Protect LGBT Rights in the Middle East

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC2QvFYm_N4&t=56s

Donald Trump - Audience bursts out laughing after GOP Senate candidate says Trump is ‘standing up’ to Russia

Morgan Gstalter
The Hill

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please press:  thehill.com

Peru - Former HRC Global Innovator Announces Results of Major LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion Survey in Peru

Milagros Chirinos
HRC

Lima, Peru

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please press:  www.hrc.org 

civil rights - Transgender equality battle front line moves to Ohio

Hugo Greenhalgh
Reuters

London, OH

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please press:  www.reuters.com

Oklahoma - Transgender rights activist to speak at Oklahoma City networking event for female professionals

Toni Ross
OU Daily

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please press:  www.oudaily.com

ezs note:  Argh... this is frustrating.  I think that the event will be held at 330 NE 10th Street, Oklahoma City, OK - but I'm not certain.  It would be best to call 405-235-3670 to confirm this.

lead story - 'Supergirl' welcomes transgender superhero played by trans activist Nicole Maines

Carly Mallenbaum
USA Today

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

Casper, Wyoming

estimated transgender population:  344*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  The eclipse is coming! The eclipse is coming!  Well... it came, actually.  But Casper, Wyoming made something of a name for itself when it was predicted that the totality would be complete.  But there's always next time! (Well... I think...)

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

Donald Trump - Donald Trump’s Boast About Being ‘Your Favorite President’ Goes Awry

Lee Moran
HuffPost

Twitter HQ

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please press:  www.huffingtonpost.com

ezs note:  In Sudan, maybe.  But here - well, go f**k yourself. 

Poland/Italy - Polish and Italian far-right groups join forces for ‘first European security operation’

Lillo Montalto Monella
euronews

Remember...

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please press:  www.euronews.com

civil rights - Michigan law doesn’t prohibit LGBT bias, Schuette rules

Jonathan Oosting
The Detroit News

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please press:  www.detroitnews.com

New Jersey - First operation in New Jersey creates penis for transgender man

Lindy Washburn
North Jersey

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Livingston, NJ

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please press:  www.northjersey.com

lead story - Transgender woman says CVS pharmacist refused to fill hormone prescriptions

Lauren Padgett
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

CVS pharmacy

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please press:  www.accessatlanta.com

VIDEO - Matt Baume - New Laws Force Teachers to Out Students to Parents

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI0tZ_xVZoY

Donald Trump - Roseanne Barr: I Was Labeled A Racist Because I Voted For Donald Trump

Jenna Amatulli
HuffPost

Uh, Roseanne, maybe you weren't exactly paying attention, but maybe, just maybe it's because Donald is a racist.  And a bigot. And a three-timer.  And a rapist. And a cheat. And a grifter.  And a Mafiosi wannabe.  And...

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please press:  www.huffingtonpost.com

Brazil -Liniker Is Changing the Way Trans People Are Seen in Brazil

Pedro Camargo

Paper

Liniker

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please press:  www.papermag.com

civil rights - EVSC, Indiana Civil Liberties Union spar in federal court over transgender student's lawsuit

John Martin
Courier & Press

Evansville, IN

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please press:  www.courierpress.com

Michigan - Creating Change Detroit Has First Meeting for 2019 Event

Jason A. Michael
PrideSource

Detroit, MI

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please press:  pridesource.com

lead story - The Story of My Transgender Daughter Went Viral. Here's How Life Has Been for Us Since.

Kimberly Shappley
Good Housekeeping

Pearland, TX

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please press:  www.goodhousekeeping.com

VIDEO - Matt Baume - Trump's Next Supreme Court Nominee is a Threat to LGBTQ People

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2qlourDaOo

ezs note:  I ran across Matt Baume quite by accident, but it was quite fortunate.  He broadcasts 2-4 times a week, mainly (but not solely) about government affairs in the local and national fields about LGBTQ problems - and practical ways to solve them.  They're not terribly long - the average is about 3 to 5 minutes in length.  But they're very entertaining, very pithy, and most importantly, very practical.  I will be putting them on irregularly (think of dice).  Hope they help you!

Donald Trump - George Will charges that Trump colluded with Putin

Brent Budowsky
The Hill

George Will

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please press:  thehill.com

ezs note:  OK, I'm a liberal.  Sometimes, a bleedin' heart type.  I read a wide variety though, and among these is George Will. Mr. Will is showing forth his finest hour when he rips into Trump.  Kudos to you, George.

Colombia - Colombia failing to stem murders of LGBT people

Anastasia Moloney
Reuters

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please press:  www.reuters.com

civil rights - ACLU of Indiana launches LGBTQ Rights Project

Laura McPhee
Nuvo

Indianapolis, IN

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please press:  www.nuvo.net

Alaska - Anchorage attorney faces discrimination complaint while defending faith-based homeless shelter

Sean Maguire
KTUU (NBC)

Anchorage, AK

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please press:  www.ktuu.com

lead story - The determined transgender candidate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Shereena Qazi
Aljazeera

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Swat district

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please press: www.aljazeera.com

Donald Trump - Ex-White House stenographer: Trump is ‘lying to the American people’

John Bowden
The Hill

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please press:  thehill.com

Vietnam - Vietnam’s first pro transgender bodybuilder pushing for acceptance over medals

Leslie Ngyuen-Okwu
Southeast Asia Globe

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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please press:  sea-globe.com 

civil rights - St. Paul police draft policy on treatment of transgender, gender-nonconforming people

Chao Xiong
StarTribune

St. Paul, MN

Credit:  http://www.startribune.com/st-paul-police-release-first-ever-policy-on-transgender-gender-nonconforming-people/488401621/

please press:  www.startribune.com

Colorado - Coming out as transgender at 38: 'Now is my time'

Stephanie Earls
The Gazette

Colorado Springs, CO

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please press: gazette.com 

lead story - Voters must defend transgender non-discrimination law

Bill McKenna
Lowell Sun

First Parish Church

Shirley, MA

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please press:  www.lowellsun.com

VIDEO - Jeff Biggers - Resistance

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fwoqGLorb8

Donald Trump - Obama warns against 'politics of fear' after Trump-Putin summit

Rachel Elbaum
NBC News

The only real President.

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Mexico - PrEP program begins in Mexico

Ed Walsh
The Bay Area Reporter

Mexico City, Mexico

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please press:  www.ebar.com

civil rights - Hawaii governor signs law protecting LGBTQ students under Title IX

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Hawai'i State Capitol

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please press:  www.metroweekly.com

South Carolina - First Transgender Woman Running For State Senator

Angela Rogers
ABC Columbia

Columbia, SC

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please press:  www.abccolumbia.com

lead story - Puerto Rico allowing transgender people to fix birth certificates

Press
Channel NewsAsia

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please press:  www.channelnewsasia.com

Transcripts of United States Of America v. Mariia Butina aka Maria Butina

Read this-

https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/1080761/download

and this:

http://assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4600265/Butina-Affidavit-in-Support-of-Criminal-Complaitn.pdf

Donald Trump - This Is the Moment of Truth for Republicans

James Fallows
The Atlantic

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

El Salvador/US - Being transgender may qualify El Salvadoran for asylum in the U.S.

Allan Wernick
Daily News

San Salvador, El Salvador

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please press:  www.nydailynews.com

civil rights - Trump Administration Says Travel-Ban Win Shows His Insults Don't Count in Court

Erik Larson
Bloomberg

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please press:  www.bloomberg.com

North Dakota - Transgender inmate's request poses quandary for Cass County, ND, officials

Tu-Yuen Tran
Duluth News Tribune

Fargo, ND

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please press:  www.duluthnewstribune.com

lead story - Jessica L. MacFadzen: For New Hampshire’s transgender community, a chance to live free

Jessica L. MacFadzen
Concord Monitor

Penacook, NH

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please press:  www.concordmonitor.com

Winthrop, Washington

Maj. Theodore Woolsey Winthrop

estimated transgender population:   2*

(rounded down)

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ezs note:  So, this town needed a name.  In my opinion, they could not have picked a better one -  Winthrop, Washington.  You see, they named it after Maj. Theodore Woolsey Winthrop, Yale graduate and an ardent abolitionist.  When the Civil War broke out, he (of course) volunteered.  Sadly, he was killed early.  Winthrop was named after him - and the rest of us thank him.

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

Donald Trump - Trump calls the European Union a 'foe' of the United States

Maegan Vazquez
CNN

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please press:  www.cnn.com

ezs note:  Oh, yeah, Liechtenstein's gonna invade us any minute.  We better watch out.

(Yet once more, what a complete asshole...)   

Switzerland - Swiss court jails Thai woman in human trafficking case: report

Press
The Local

Bern, Switzerland

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please press:  www.thelocal.ch

civil rights - GOP-backed FY 2019 budget amendment aims to block adoptions by LGBTQ couples, punish pro-LGBTQ states

Geraldine Estevez
Desert Sun

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please press:  www.desertsun.com

ezs note:  Please remember that if your legislator insists on voting against you, all you have to do is vote his/her ass out of office.  Remember this on Election Day (November 6).  Oh, and call your friends and urge them to vote likewise!

Utah - Utah Will Reintroduce Bill Making It Easier For Trans People to Update Birth Certificates

Nico Lang
Into

Salt Lake City, UT

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please press:  intomore.com

lead story - India appoints its third transgender judge in Assam

Press
geo.tv

Madan Kamdev ruins, Assam

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please press:  www.geo.tv

VIDEO - Robert Reich: The Fog of Trump

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vImE3ba_PvY

Donald Trump - Trump Staffer Forced Out After Daring to Stand Up for Refugees

Benjamin Hart
New York

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please press:  nymag.com

Hong Kong - Hong Kong: LGBT-Themed Books Restricted in Libraries

Press
Human Rights Watch

Hong Kong

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please press:  www.hrw.org

ezs note: Some books you can read:

(in English)

Who's in a Family?

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

Asha's Mums

The Rainbow Cubby House