25 September 2018

AUDIO - Bob Woodward - FEAR - Trump In The White House (part 3)

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Sri Lanka - The battle against homophobia in Sri Lanka

Aanya Wipulasena
Sunday Observer

Sri Lanka

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civil rights - Sharice Davids to fund-raise in New York at iconic gay rights bar

Hunter Woodall, Bryan Lowry
The Kansas City Star

Stonewall Inn

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ezs note: If you'd like to donate to Sharice Davids, but you can't make it to The Stonewall Inn, you can make it here.

Colorado - Gender ID removed at Colorado children’s hospital to make kids ‘feel comfortable’

Lisa Gutierrez
The Bellingham Herald

Aurora, CO

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lead story - Portrait of Humanity: Celebrating São Paulo’s transgender community

Sarah Roberts
British Journal of Photography

British Journal of Photography

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24 September 2018

AUDIO - Bob Woodward - FEAR - Trump in the White House (part 2)

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Cambodia - Cambodia’s LGBTIQ Community Adrift in the Divide

Sheila Yuan Jiahuan
Khmer Times

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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civil rights - Gavel Drop: Evangelicals Claim Religious Objections to Serving Transgender Homeless

Brie Shea
Rewire News

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Kansas - Transgender Dad Inspired To Transition By Step-Daughter Who Came Out As A Boy

Rachael Grealish
LAD Bible

Kansas City, KS

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lead story - A Longtime LGBT Rights' Leader Becomes a Transgender Battleground State

Candice Norwood
Governing

Massachusetts State House

Boston, MA

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ezs note: Massachusetts residents: Please remember - first, register to vote, and second, be sure to vote YES on Question 3.

AUDIO - Bob Woodward - FEAR - Trump In The White House (Part 1)

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23 September 2018

civil rights - Tribune editorial: Reyes doesn’t help Utah with entry into Michigan transgender case

Editorial
The Salt Lake City Tribune

Salt Lake City, UT (1850)

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Connecticut - Jeff Jacobs: State champion Botelho questions fairness of transgender rule

Jeff Jacobs
ct post

Quinnipiac University

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lead story - Mix of setbacks, gains unsettles many transgender Americans

David Crary
ABC

Christine Hallquist (D-VT)

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Long Prairie, Minnesota

estimated transgender population: 19*
(rounded down)

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ezs note: Long Prairie, Minnesota is a small city where the government placed the Indian agency. Originally, the Sioux/Dakota and Anishinaabe/Ojibwe tribes were there.

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

22 September 2018

Donald Trump - FORMER TRUMP AIDE JASON MILLER ACCUSED OF SECRETLY ADMINISTERING ABORTION PILL

Alexandra Hutzler
Newsweek

Another fine, upstanding person working for Donald Trump!

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Singapore - First center for Transgender youth to open in Singapore

Rik Glauert
Gay Star News

Singapore

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civil rights - No link between trans-inclusive policies and bathroom safety, study finds

Julie Moreau
NBC

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Oklahoma - Norman (celebrated) first LGBTQ Pride festival, parade

Siali Siaosi
newsok

Norman, OK

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lead story - NHS sued for failure to help transgender patients with fertility

Jamie Doward
The Guardian

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21 September 2018

Donald Trump - Kavanaugh Bears the Burden of Proof

Benjamin Wittes
The Atlantic

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Kenya - Meet the activists fighting for transgender rights in Kenya

Amy Ashenden
PinkNews

Nairobi, Kenya

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civil rights - Statewide ballot question proposes repeal of transgender rights

Mary Whitfill
The Patriot Ledger

Scituate, MA

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ezs note: Massachusetts residents - Please, vote YES on Question 3. This keeps transgender rights as-is.

Michigan - Transgender Michigan Hosts 8th Annual Transgender Health Fair

Jason A. Michael
Pridesource

Ferndale, MI

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ezs note: Kate e-mailed me the following:

The Transgender Health Fair is located at Affirmations in Ferndale on Sept. 29 from 1-4 p.m. The address is 290 W. Nine Mile Road.

lead story - Transgender woman accuses plasma donation center of discrimination

Garrett Brnger (*possible typo theirs)
KSAT

San Antonio, TX

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20 September 2018

Hong Kong - Hong Kong to allow dependent visa for same-sex couples after landmark ruling

Press
Reuters

Hong Kong

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civil rights - Founders joins group leaving Grand Rapids chamber over Schuette endorsement

Brian McVicar
MLive

Grand Rapids, MI

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ezs note: Thank you, Founders Brewing Company!

Delaware - Wesley College nursing faculty keynote speaker for nursing conference

Press
Dover Post

Wesley College

Wilmington, DE

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lead story - BEFORE BEING FIRED, TRANSGENDER NURSING AIDE TOLD SHE 'WOULD GO TO HELL,' LAWSUIT SAYS

M.L. Nestel
Newsweek

Easton, PA

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19 September 2018

Donald Trump - Alibaba will no longer bring 1 million jobs to the US, citing tariffs

Shannon Liao
The Verge

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Fiji - Same-sex marriage issue

Nasik Swami
The Fiji Times

Suva, Fiji

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civil rights - State insurance rule on transgender care is sex discrimination, federal judge rules

Ed Trevelen
WiscNews

Madison, WI (1855)

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Texas - Relatives have vigil for 4 allegedly killed by border agent

Susan Montoya Bryan
New Jersey Herald

Auguste Rodin, Eve After The Fall

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lead story - What does it mean to be cisgender?

Press
Phys Org

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18 September 2018

lead story - Barriers for transgender voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections

Timothy R. Bussey
The Conversation

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ezs note: Here in Connecticut (and, in general, New England) have an easier go of it. However, in some states, life can be a bit (or a lot) more difficult in going to vote. If possible, go now to talk to the Registrars of Voters. It might be a bit anal, but put a tape recorder in your pocket. If you cannot make it down, don't type an e-mail - use a registered letter instead. That way, they won't be able to say a letter was 'lost in the mail'. On the day you vote, be certain you carry two (at least) official forms of ID.

In the long term, invite the Registrars of Voters, the mayor, the board, et cetera for an informal coffee or barbecue. As much as possible, keep things relaxing and enjoyable They might not fully understand your views, but it's a hell of a lot better to treat each other as neighbors than cross swords.

Good luck!

Happy birthday to, well, me!

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17 September 2018

China - Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage

Press
NBC

Beijing, China

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Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage

civil rights - Laverne Cox & Angelica Ross React To Cardi B's Transphobic Meme Controversy: 'Black Trans Women Are Being Killed'

Patrick Crowley
Billboard

Cardi B

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Kansas - What’s Right with Kansas

Sarah Kaplan
Stanford Social Innovation Review

Kalvesta, KS

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lead story - Drawing on her own experience, Nagoya doctor offers transgender counseling

Chunichi Shimbun
The Japan Times

Nagoya, Japan

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16 September 2018

Why your vote matters - now, more than ever

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ezs note: By now, just about all of the hopeful candidates have been winnowed away for the final vote on November 6. Many of you are pleased. But many of you are not pleased. So, what do we do?

In virtually every race, I would have said that you should vote your conscience. Hell, in some races I voted for the Green Party. I had the luxury of a near-certain win by Barack Obama, but if he lost, I would have grumbled a bit, but life would have gone on.

Not this time. Not with Donald Trump. Others would have simply been wrongheaded. Donald Trump is evil, pure evil. I know, I know, it sounds overly dramatic. But look at the entries headed over 'Donald Trump'. Yeah, some of these are 'the usual suspects'. But George Will? George Conway? Come on, please.

It's so simple, really. First, make sure you can vote. Second, on Election Day, make sure you do vote.

Let's send this cretin bawling.