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14 September 2018
13 September 2018
Donald Trump - House GOP 'screwed' as bad political numbers pile on Trump
Jonathan Allen
NBC
NBC
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Timor-Leste - A Luta Continua: LGBTI Rights in Timor-Leste
Bardia Rahman
The Diplomat
The Diplomat
Dili, Timor-Leste
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civil rights - Pittsfield Council Voices Support For Transgender Community
Andy McKeever
iBerkshires.com
iBerkshires.com
Pittsfield, MA
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New Hampshire - NH Cub Scouts officially opens doors to girls, but individual dens will be single gender
Mark Hayward
New Hampshire Union Leader
New Hampshire Union Leader
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lead story - Trump State Department Just Made an Ominous Passport Change for Transgender Americans
Samantha Allen
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
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VIDEO - Beto O'Rourke | Can Small-Donor Progressives Win Local Elections?
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12 September 2018
civil rights - Hey, President Trump, ‘Getting Clipped’ Is the Worst Description For My Life-Giving Trans Surgery
Samantha Allen
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
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New York - This Stunning New York Fashion Week Show Featured 34 Transgender Models
Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost
HuffPost
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lead story - Springfield transgender woman speaks out about knife attack from man she met on dating app
Gregory J. Holman
Springfield News-Leader
Springfield News-Leader
Springfield, MO
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11 September 2018
Donald Trump - Donald Trump Falsely Boasted About Having Tallest Building In 9/11 Aftermath
Lee Moran
HuffPost
HuffPost
Aw, don't feel too bad, Donald. I'm sure you and Kim Il-Sung are friends. (I think...)
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9/11 aftermath,
boasted,
Donald Trump,
falsely,
having,
Lee Moran,
tallest building
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Montserrat - Police investigate killing in Potters
Theresa Goodwin
The Montserrat Reporter
The Montserrat Reporter
Plymouth, Montserrat
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civil rights - Kansas Attorney General Says Transgender Case Is About 'Reducing Cost'
Dan Margolies
NPR
NPR
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ezs note: Let's do a little math for you. In 2014, the United States spent 581.0 billion dollars on defense spending. In China, during the same period, they spent 129.4 billion dollars. What this means is even if we spent the equivalent of the entire Chinese amount on transgender operations rather than defense spending, we would still have almost double what the Chinese spend. (451.6)
Nebraska - Kelly: Lynne Bacon and transgender spouse Meredith Bacon shared 50 years of 'mutual devotion'
Michael Kelly
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha, NE
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lead story - DONALD TRUMP CALLED TRANSGENDER SURGERY ‘GETTING CLIPPED’ TO STEVE BANNON, ACCORDING TO WOODWARD BOOK
Greg Price
Newsweek
Newsweek
Hint: Uh, if you don't know what this is, you're the a&&hole...
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10 September 2018
Nigeria - She Called Me Woman: Nigerian queer women speak
Sabo Kpade
The Guardian Nigeria
The Guardian Nigeria
Lagos, Nigeria
(Victoria Island)
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called,
Nigeria,
Nigeria problem,
Nigerian,
queer,
Sabo Kpade,
she,
speak,
woman,
women
Location:
Lagos, Nigeria
civil rights - Transgender rights groups outspend opponents in Massachusetts ballot question fight
Shira Schoenberg
MassLive
MassLive
Adams, MA
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Labels:
ballot,
fight,
Massachusetts,
opponents,
outspend,
question,
rights groups,
Shira Schoenberg,
transgender
Location:
Adams, MA, USA
Wisconsin - In A Reversal, Wisconsin To Cover State Workers Seeking Transgender Treatment
Emmarie Huetteman
NPR
NPR
Madison, WI
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lead story - Schools warned over new ‘harmful’ Transgender Trend stickers
Alix Robertson
Schools Week
Schools Week
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Alix Robertson,
harmful,
horrific levels,
schools,
stickers,
toxic debate,
Transgender Trend,
warned
Location:
London, UK
09 September 2018
Overland Park, Kansas
estimated transgender population: 1096*
(rounded down)
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Overland Park, Kansas is a mushrooming city - it went from a mere 21,110 in 1960 to a gigantic 188,966 in 2016 - and it's still growing!
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Kansas,
Overland Park
Location:
Overland Park, KS, USA
Japan - LGBT hospitality house to be established for 2020 Tokyo Games
Sarah Suk
The Japan Times
The Japan Times
Tokyo, Japan
(site of 2020 Tokyo Olympics)
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civil rights - If Democrats Take the House, Here's What Awaits Betsy DeVos, Civil Rights, and ESSA
Andrew Ujifusa
Education Week
Education Week
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Indiana - Bangert: 'Why not Indiana?' Lafayette Sen. Ron Alting will carry hate crime bill
Dave Bangert
Journal & Courier
Journal & Courier
Cloverdale, IN
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ezs note: Indiana residents - You have to look hard for it, but the original bill (SB 418) would have included gender identification or sexual orientation. Whether that remains in the final bill (if it passes) remains to be seen.
lead story - Transgender in Pakistan Set on Fire, Killed by Four Men for Resisting Sexual Assault
Press
News18
News18
Lahore, Pakistan
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VIDEO - Matt Baume - New Gender Option on Drivers Licenses
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08 September 2018
civil rights - Lawsuit accuses MSU of favoring transgender students over straight men
Gail Schontzler
Idaho State Journal
Idaho State Journal
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
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ezs note: This is a fairly lengthy piece, but you gotta check this paragraph out:
Instructor Kujawa told Sletten she had asked the male student in their private office conversation what he would do if the transgender student in class tried to talk to him. Kujawa said he told her that if the transgender student persisted, he would “break her face,” and added, “I’ve done it before, I’m not kidding.” He also mentioned that he kept three loaded guns in his truck. (Gail Schontzler)
I rest my case.
Connecticut - Rainbow Wave In Connecticut: GOP Fields 6 LGBTQ Candidates For Legislature In General Election
Daniela Altimari
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
Groton, CT
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ezs note: Umm... okay... Please, don't get me wrong. Even though I'm a Democrat, there are some areas which I tend to be a bit conservative. But, dude, you've got a President who is an ever-psychotic and a Congress which, at best, is mostly complacent and, at worst, is a complete suckup. Before the election I would say follow your conscience. But this ain't no ordinary time.
lead story - Will attacks on transgender South Carolinians lead to a state hate-crime law?
Bristow Marchant
The State
The State
Orangeburg, SC
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ezs note: South Carolinians - State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter's bill is a damn fine one, and it deserves to be passed. Please, do your part and call your state rep and state Senate and urge that it be passed.
VIDEO - Matt Baume - India Decriminalizes Homosexuality
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07 September 2018
Donald Trump - Obama slams Republicans: Trump is 'capitalizing on resentment'
Dan Merica
CNN
the last REAL president
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capitalizing,
Dan Merica,
Donald Trump,
Republicans,
resentment,
slams,
Urbana
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Denmark - Young LGBTQ people should have better mental-health conditions in Denmark
Press
MySoCalledGayLife.co.uk
MySoCalledGayLife.co.uk
Skagen, Denmark
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civil rights - Nebraska sides with Michigan funeral home that fired transgender woman
Martha Stoddard
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald
Lincoln, NE
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ezs note: Nebraskans - one thing you can do is upend Attorney General Doug Peterson in favor of Evangelos Argyrakis. It's a stretch, you say. But it's not an impossibility. Just look at your sister state, Texas!
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fired,
funeral home,
Martha Stoddard,
Michigan,
Nebraska,
sides,
transgender woman
Location:
Lincoln, NE, USA
Indiana - Indiana judge sides with transgender student over restroom
Jessie Higgins
UPI
UPI
Evansville, IN
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lead story - Melrose Gets Ahead Of Question 3, Affirms Transgender Protections
Mike Carraggi
Melrose Patch
Melrose Patch
Melrose, MA
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06 September 2018
Donald Trump - Read the stolen letter from Trump's desk reported in Bob Woodward's book
Marshall Cohen, Jamie Gangel
CNN
CNN
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Bob Woodward,
book,
desk,
Donald Trump,
Jamie Gangel,
Marshall Cohen,
read,
reported,
stolen letter
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Chile/US - Chilean Film in LGBTQ Film Series
Press
The Gabber
The Gabber
Santiago, Chile
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civil rights - Gov. Bryant: Transgender People Do Not Deserve Hiring Protections
Ashton Pittman
Jackson Free Press
Jackson Free Press
Jackson, MS
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ezs note: Mississippians - Gov. Phil Bryant is term-limited, so he cannot run for another term. What you can do is hook up with your state legislator and let him/her know that you are against Bryant's cockamamie idea, and he should rescind it.
Maryland - Swastika, anti-LGBTQ comments found in dorms at University of Maryland: Police
Emily Shapiro
ABC News
ABC News
University of Maryland
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Labels:
anti-LGBTQ,
comments,
dorms,
Emily Shapiro,
found,
police,
swastika,
University of Maryland
Location:
College Park, MD, USA
lead story - Charleston police connect with community after arrest in attack of transgender woman
Kia Morgan-Smith
The Grio
The Grio
Charleston, SC
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ezs note: Happily, Christopher Lamar Price was captured!
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arrest,
attack,
Charleston,
community,
connect,
Kia Morgan-Smith,
police,
transgender woman
Location:
Charleston, SC, USA
05 September 2018
Myanmar - Myanmar's LGBT community find freedom at spirit festival
Grace Brown
CNN
CNN
Taung Byone, Myanmar
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civil rights - ACLU sues Missouri Commission on Human Rights over transgender man’s complaint
Autumn Callan
Jurist
Jurist
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ezs note: There was an article on this topic a few days ago, but the Jurist article is much more complete.
Alaska - Commissioner of Labor Drygas protests Fairbanks City Hall
Suzanne Downing
Must Read Alaska
Must Read Alaska
Fairbanks, AK
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lead story - Transgender woman’s bank account frozen because she ‘sounded like a man’ on phone
Georgia Diebellius
Metro News
Metro News
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please press: metro.co.uk
04 September 2018
Donald Trump - Twitter says Trump not immune from getting kicked off
Nancy Scola, Ashley Gold
Politico
Politico
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Labels:
Ashley Gold,
Donald Trump,
getting,
Jack Dorsey,
kicked off,
Nancy Scola,
not immune,
says,
Twitter
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Belgium - ‘Girl’ to Represent Belgium in Foreign-Language Oscar Race
Elsa Keslassy
Variety
Variety
Girl (film)
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Labels:
Belgium,
Elsa Keslassy,
foreign-language,
Girl*,
Golden Camera,
Oscar,
race,
represent,
Un Certain Regard
Location:
Brussels, Belgium
civil rights - Missouri human rights panel sued over transgender case
Press
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
Jefferson City, MO
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Oklahoma - Frontier Airlines pilot suspended for threatening transgender Oklahoma student: report
Associated Press
FOX News
FOX News
Frontier Airlines
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lead story - Greek chapters should welcome transgender community
Kade Russom
The Daily Evergreen
The Daily Evergreen
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
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birth sex,
chapters,
Greek,
Kade Russom,
personally,
should,
transgender community,
welcome
Location:
Pullman, WA 99163, USA
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