02 August 2018

Donald Trump - Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Bonkers Tweet About ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Goes Awry

Lee Moran
HuffPost


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Belarus - Belarus Refuses Asylum For Uzbek Transgender Woman

Press
RFE/RL


Minsk, Belarus

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civil rights - Providence charter school responds to ACLU lawsuit over transgender student policy

Linda Borg
Providence Journal


Providence, RI

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Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania transgender bathroom case splits U.S. appeals court

Jonathan Stempel
Reuters


Boyertown, PA

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lead story - Freemasons accept transgender women who joined as men

Press
BBC


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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Rhoda's Gay Friend on the Mary Tyler Moore Show


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01 August 2018

Donald Trump - Unhinged conservative conspiracy theory goes mainstream at Trump’s Tampa rally

Luke Barnes
Think Progress


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Bermuda - Bermuda government files appeal against same-sex marriage ruling

Press
Jamaica Observer


Hamilton, Bermuda

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civil rights - ACLU sues Providence school for not providing policy on transgender students

Frank Maradiaga
NBC Providence


Providence, RI (City Hall)

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Ohio - Russell Toomey: Proposed law would harm children with gender issues

Russell Toomey
Columbus Dispatch


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lead story - Why Trans Comic Robin Tran Is OK With Transgender Jokes

Julie Seabaugh
The Hollywood Reporter


Fonda Theatre

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31 July 2018

Donald Trump - Trump says Koch brothers are a 'total joke'

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN


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Ukraine - Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM)...

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Reliefweb


Chernivtsi, Ukraine

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ezs note:  The mention of the LGBTI difficulties is very brief, at the end.  However, other papers may exist.  If you have time, look under Reliefweb's other articles.

civil rights - Under DeVos, agency takes a sharp shift in approach to enforcing civil rights in schools

Laura Meckler
Savannah Morning News


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New York - New York Times Theater Critic Apologizes for Offending ‘Transgender and Nonbinary Communities’

Ben Brantley
The Wrap


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lead story - Helping transgender women find their voice, literally

Amy Ellis Nutt
Chicago Tribune


Vocal Folds (human)

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30 July 2018

Donald Trump - Bob Woodward's new book puts readers 'face to face with Trump'

Jamie Gangel, Dan Merica
CNN


Bob Woodward

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Saudi Arabia - Seven things that will get you arrested in Saudi Arabia

Press
The Week


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civil rights - Rep. Maxine Waters Rebukes Betsy DeVos in New Bill on Civil Rights Probes

Andrew Ujifusa
Education Week


Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

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Tennessee - Where Tennessee's candidates for governor stand on LGBTQ rights

Natalie Allison
Tennesseean


Nashville, TN (Broadway district)

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lead story - What it means to be transgender in Hollywood today

Luchina Fisher
ABC


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29 July 2018

Donald Trump - Times publisher warned Trump about labeling journalists as enemies

Hadas Gold
CNN


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Norway - ‘Norway still needs Pride and parades’

Nina Berglund
News in English.no


Steinkjer, Norway rock carvings
(circa 1700-500 BCE [Bronze Age])

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civil rights - Report: State Department retroactively revoking passports from transgender women

Michael Sykes
Axios


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South Carolina - First Transgender Woman Running For State Senator

Angela Rogers
ABC Columbia


Columbia, SC

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lead story - Lawsuit revived over transgender woman at gym

Press
Detroit Free Press


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28 July 2018

Donald Trump - The Trump White House Failed To Spell ‘United States’ Correctly

Lee Moran

HuffPost


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Syria/Germany - Transgender Syrian Katia finds refuge in Berlin

Daniel Hadjmehdi
Yahoo!


wounded in Aleppo, Syria

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civil rights - Christian Law Firm Asks Supreme Court to Allow Workplace Discrimination Against Transgender People

Imani Gandy
Rewire.News


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The U.S. State of Delaware Becomes the 15th State to Ban LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

Duane Paul Murphy
College Media Network


Dover, DE (Delaware State Capitol)

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ezs note:  Delaware residents - Actually, the headline is a bit of a misnomer.  Read the whole article - it prevents minors from using 'reparative therapy', but once the person turns eighteen, hey, have at it.  This crackpot 'therapy' is no better than Dr. Hobgoblin's Magic Elixir. 

lead story - Three transgender Puerto Ricans win suit to change gender markers

Avery Anapol
The Hill


San Juan, PR

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27 July 2018

DuBois, Pennsylvania


estimated transgender population:  44*
(rounded up)

DuBois, PA

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ezs note:  If you have a taste for the arts, DuBois, Pennsylvania may be the place for you!  It's very close to State Colege, DuBois having a satellite campus there.   

Donald Trump - Michael Avenatti Says He’ll Represent Three More Women Allegedly Paid Off by Trump

Press
Daily Beast


Lessee... 3, 4, 5... but who's counting?

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Australia - How to ensure reproductive rights of transgender Australians

Damien Riggs
In Daily


Adelaide, Australia

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civil rights - Patrick J. Cahillane: Supports Question 3 on transgender rights

Patrick J. Cahillane
Daily Hampshire Gazette

  
drawing of Northampton, MA

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Illinois - Not ‘Just A Phase’: Growing Up With Gender Dysphoria

Cass Herrington
Illinois Newsroom


Washington, IL

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lead story - Former Navy secretary: Trump's transgender ban 'dumbest government policy'

Ellen Mitchell
The Hill


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VIDEO - MATT BAUME - White House Staffer Reveals Trump's LGBTQ-Rights Trick


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26 July 2018

Donald Trump - Mike Pence’s Damning Indictment of Donald Trump

Conor Friedersdorf
The Atlantic


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India - Indian state takes a step forward for transgender rights

Swati Gupta
CNN


High Court of Kerala, Kochi

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civil rights - State ordered to pay for 2 transgender surgeries

Press
Channel3000


Madison, WI (off Lake Mendota)

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Vermont - Transgender candidate wants to bring Vt. together

Melanie Plenda
Reformer


Brattleboro, VT

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lead story - Dublin barber fined €5,000 in transgender discrimination case

Gordon Deegan
The Irish Times


Walkinstown, Ireland (part of Dublin)

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25 July 2018

Donald Trump - Federal Lawsuit Against President Trump's Business Interests Allowed To Proceed

Peter Overby
NPR


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Kenya - Transgender Kenyans fear WHO re-classification will cause confusion

Rhoda Odhiambo
The Star


Nairobi, Kenya

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civil rights - Judge's Ruling Supports Oregon School's Transgender Policy

Press
US News & World Report


Dallas, OR

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Connecticut - Connecticut launches campaign to end new HIV infections

Clarice Silber
CT Mirror


New Haven, CT

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ezs note:  A few tips for you:

1)  Get tested now.  You need not wait any longer, I promise you.

2)  If your partner balks at wearing a condom, say NO.  If he still refuses, the jerk's not worth it.

3)  If you test positive, see what options are available.  In Connecticut (and all around New England, really) there are options available.

lead story - Was she denied Communion because she’d been chewing gum — or because she’s transgender?

Tim Funk
The Herald


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