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26 August 2018
25 August 2018
civil rights - St. Johns County School Board appeals federal ruling on transgender bathroom case
Amber Krycka
Action News Jax
Action News Jax
Jacksonville, FL
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Wisconsin - Surgery coverage for Wisconsin transgender workers restored
Press
StarTribune
StarTribune
Harold C. Bradley House
Madison, WI
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please press: www.startribune.com
lead story - DoD’s transgender policy gets knocked back by court, again
Tara Copp
Military Times
Military Times
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please press: www.militarytimes.com
24 August 2018
Donald Trump - David Pecker’s DARKEST TRUMP SECRETS: A National Enquirer Insider Tells All!
Maxwell Strachan
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Maldives - Maldives: Opposition, Media Under Attack
Press
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Maldives
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please press: www.hrw.org
civil rights - Litigation on the Transgender Service Member Ban: An Update
Sarah Grant
LawFare
LawFare
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please press: www.lawfareblog.com
ezs note: Yeah, the article is just a wee bit long, but if you are either a member of the military or simply contemplating joining, it might be worth your while to read the whole thing.
South Carolina - SC Black Pride Keeps Focus on Community, Inclusion
Eva Moore
freetimes
freetimes
Charleston, SC
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please press: www.free-times.com
Labels:
Black Pride,
community,
Darius Jones,
Eva Moore,
focus,
inclusion,
keeps,
South Carolina,
unapologetically
Location:
Charleston, SC, USA
lead story - Gathering will remember Kiwi Herring, black, transgender woman shot and killed by police
Nancy Fowler
KWMU
KWMU
St. Louis, MO
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please press: news.stlpublicradio.org
Labels:
Black,
gathering,
killed,
Kiwi Herring,
Nancy Fowler,
police,
remember,
shot,
transgender woman
Location:
St. Louis, MO, USA
23 August 2018
Washington (state) - Kaiser to cover breast augmentation on transgender women, state says
Drew Mikkelson
King5
King5
Olympia, WA
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please press: www.king5.com
22 August 2018
Donald Trump - Voters must eradicate the Trump plague from American politics
Maria Cardona
The Hill
The Hill
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please press: thehill.com
Labels:
American,
Donald Trump,
eradicate,
Maria Cardona,
must,
perfect storm,
plague,
politics,
voters
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Australia - UWA cancels talk by transgender sceptic Quentin Van Meter after protests
James Carmody
ABC (Australia)
ABC (Australia)
University of Western Australia (Perth)
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please press: www.abc.net.au
Labels:
Australia,
cancels,
James Carmody,
protests,
Quentin Van Meter,
talk,
transgender sceptic,
UWA
Location:
Perth WA, Australia
civil rights - #AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 22, 2018
Allison Turner
HRC
HRC
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please press: www.hrc.org
Oregon - Transgender student targeted in Sutherlin bathroom lawsuit speaks out on ACLU blog
Carisa Cegavske
The News-Review
The News-Review
Sutherlin High School
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please press: www.nrtoday.com
lead story - Deadly Violence Against Transgender People Is on the Rise. The Government Isn’t Helping.
Chase Strangio
ACLU
ACLU
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please press: www.aclu.org
ezs note: I recently re-joined the ACLU. They are a good and decent organization. If you haven't joined yet, maybe it's a good time!
21 August 2018
GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!
Labels:
guilty,
Michael Cohen,
Paul Manafort
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
civil rights - Gavel Drop: Anti-Choice Groups Go to Bat for Kavanaugh on the High Court
Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News
Rewire News
Daytona Beach, FL (Volusia County)
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please press: rewire.news
Florida - Homicides highlight police agency policies on describing transgender people
Lucas Waldron, Ken Schwenke
The Florida Times-Union
The Florida Times-Union
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please press: www.jacksonville.com
lead story - 'Champions' star Josie Totah comes out as transgender
Lisa Respers France
CNN
CNN
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please press: www.cnn.com
Labels:
Champions*,
comes out,
J.J. Totah,
Josie Totah,
Lisa Respers France,
star,
transgender
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
20 August 2018
Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia’s death penalty
Luke Ryan
Newsrep
Newsrep
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVwKz3wCA-I
please press: thenewsrep.com
ezs note: Please also see the short video.
civil rights - Education Dept. dismissing complaints from transgender students about bathroom access: report
Avery Anapol
The Hill
The Hill
US Department of Education
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Delaware - Rule to protect Delaware's transgender students will not move forward
Jessica Bies
delaware online
delaware online
Delaware State Capitol
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please press: www.delawareonline.com
lead story - Football’s first ever transgender referee takes to the pitch – and says some will be shocked when she runs on
Corey Charlton
The Sun
The Sun
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please press: www.thesun.co.uk
Labels:
Corey Charlton,
first ever,
football,
Lucy Clark,
pitch,
shocked,
soccer,
transgender referee,
UK
Location:
London, UK
19 August 2018
Donald Trump - This mafia style of government makes Trump a role model for all autocrats
Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian
The Guardian
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAjvaX6GGg
please press: www.theguardian.com
Georgia (country) - 'No Consideration': Death Of Transgender Woman In Georgia Prompts Health-Care Outcry From Activists
Ron Synovitz
RFE/RL
RFE/RL
Botanic Gardens of Tblisi
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please press: www.rferl.org
Labels:
activists,
death,
Georgia,
health-care,
no consideration,
outcry,
prompts,
Ron Synovitz,
transgender woman
Location:
Tbilisi, Georgia
civil rights - Courts order Trump to reveal internal talks on military's transgender policy
Travis J. Tritten
Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKW4jQe0kbI
please press: www.washingtonexaminer.com
ezs note: Yeah, the Washington Examiner tends to be a wee bit conservative. (cue the violins) But I did feel that this was important. Go Judge Copperthite!
Ohio - Ohio Transgender Musical Act DreamStates Issues Statement on New "Religious Liberty Task Force"
Mike Breen
CityBeat
CityBeat
Akron, OH
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please press: www.citybeat.com
lead story - ‘I Don’t Feel Safe Living Here.’ After Threats From Parents, a Transgender Girl's Family Is Moving. Again.
Katie Reilly
Time
Time
Visit lovely Achille, OK!
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please press: time.com
Labels:
again,
Brandy Rose,
family,
Katie Reilly,
living here,
moving,
parents,
safe,
threats,
transgender girl
Location:
Achille, OK, USA
18 August 2018
Panama - The islands with a 'third gender'
BBC
Crab Island, Panama
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Isla_Perro_en_la_Comarca_Guna_Yala.JPG
please press: www.myjoyonline.com
Massachusetts - Boston Children's Hospital Constructs Penis For Transgender Man — A First In Mass.
Martha Bebinger
WBUR
WBUR
Boston Children's Hospital
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please press: www.wbur.org
lead story - Pakistan Makes Arrests After Killing, Mutilation Of Transgender Person
Press
RFE/RL
Wagah, Pakistan
RFE/RL
Wagah, Pakistan
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please press: www.rferl.org
17 August 2018
Novato, California
estimated transgender population: 325*
(rounded up)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Novato6.jpg
ezs note: I don't know how much you enjoy Cubism and graffiti as works of art, but if you enjoy them as much as I do, perhaps it's time to visit Novato, California and look up the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art!
Labels:
California,
Novato
Location:
Novato, CA, USA
Donald Trump - Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was
Eric Levitz
New York Magazine
New York Magazine
Wait... isn't that Agent Orange?
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please press: nymag.com
Denmark - No Turning Back? The rich LGBT history that inspires next to zero creative works
Tess Westbrook
CPH Post
CPH Post
Copenhagen, Denmark
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please press: cphpost.dk
civil rights - LGBT Rights Milestones Fast Facts
Press
KPAX
KPAX
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please press: www.kpax.com
Indiana - Indiana Youth Group opens transitional apparel room for transgender youth
Samantha Myers
WTTV
WTTV
Indianapolis, IN
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please press: cbs4indy.com
lead story - After Families Disown Them, 2 Transgender Vets Share A Bond
Press
NPR
NPR
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please press: www.npr.org
Labels:
bond,
disown,
families,
share,
transgender vets
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
VIDEO - Maggie Haberman - Covering the Trump White House
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg4IqrIpuQU
16 August 2018
Donald Trump - Trump Can't Even Honor Aretha Franklin Properly
Vann R. Newkirk II
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
Aretha Franklin (1968)
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please press: www.theatlantic.com
Lebanon - Horrifying video shows transgender woman attacked in broad daylight as bystanders do nothing
Josh Jackman
PinkNews
PinkNews
Beirut, Lebanon
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please press: www.pinknews.co.uk
Labels:
attacked,
broad daylight,
bystanders,
do nothing,
horrifying,
Josh Jackman,
Lebanon,
transgender woman,
video
Location:
Beirut, Lebanon
civil rights - Md. judge blocks effort to shield military transgender ban info
Press
WTOP
WTOP
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please press: wtop.com
Illinois - Patterson to Direct Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Rachel McCarthy
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University
Shirk Center, Illinois Wesleyan University
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please press: www.iwu.edu
lead story - Walking while transgender has risks as well as rewards in Southwest Florida
Patricia Borns
News-Press
News-Press
Fort Myers, FL
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please press: www.news-press.com
ezs note: Floridians, (especially southwest area) at the bottom of this article are some resources which will get you started, both mentally and physically. However, do not go to those frauds which advertise "reparative therapy". They'll take your money (perhaps tens of thousands) and make you all the more miserable.
15 August 2018
Donald Trump - Manafort trial Day 12: Prosecution hammers Manafort's 'lies,' defense chides 'selective' evidence
Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn
Politico
Politico
Mr. Manafraud
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please press: www.politico.com
Labels:
chides,
defense,
Donald Trump,
evidence,
hammers,
lies,
Mr. Manafraud,
Paul Manafort,
prosecution,
selective,
trial
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Honduras/USA - ICE Releases Some Transgender Women Seeking Asylum
Marisa DeMarco
KUNM
KUNM
University of New Mexico
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please press: www.kunm.org
Labels:
backpacks,
Grants*,
Honduras,
ICE,
Marisa DeMarco,
New Mexico,
releases,
seeking asylum,
transgender women
Location:
Albuquerque, NM, USA
civil rights - Colorado baker back in court after turning away transgender woman
Brooke Sopelsa
NBC
NBC
Masterpiece Cakeshop
Lakewood, CO
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Maine - Equality Maine seeks support for 2nd Annual Dine OUT campaign
Press
Fiddlehead Focus
Fiddlehead Focus
Houlton, ME
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Labels:
campaign,
Dine OUT,
Equality Maine,
Houlton,
Maine,
seeks,
support,
The Vault Restaurant
Location:
Houlton, ME 04730, USA
lead story - Vermont Nominates 1st US Transgender Candidate for Governor
Press
Snopes
Snopes
Vermont State House
Montpelier, VT
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please press: www.snopes.com
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