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28 September 2018
Georgia - Georgia: UN expert to assess human rights of LGBT persons
UNHCR
Scoop
Scoop
Tbilisi, Georgia
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please press: www.scoop.co.nz
civil rights - Gender-Based Dress Codes: Human Resources, Diversity And Legal Impact
Mirande Valbrune
Forbes
Forbes
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Arkansas - New group a welcome, safe place for LGBT Catholics, allies
Aprille Hanson
Arkansas Catholic
Arkansas Catholic
William J. Clinton Presidential Library
Little Rock, AR
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please press: www.arkansas-catholic.org
lead story - For 20 Years, Law & Order: SVU Has Given a Voice to a Silenced Transgender Community
Lake Schatz
Consequence Of Sound
Consequence Of Sound
Law & Order: SVU
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please press: consequenceofsound.net
Labels:
20 years,
come out,
given,
Lake Schatz,
Law & Order: SVU,
silenced,
transgender community,
voice
Location:
New York, NY, USA
27 September 2018
civil rights - N.J. Transgender Students Get Rules on Restroom, Name Preference
Elise Young
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Jersey City, New Jersey
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please press: www.bloomberg.com
Kansas - Did Prairie Village council pull disappearing act to avoid debate on LGBTQ ordinance?
Editorial Board
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
Prairie Village, KS
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please press: www.kansascity.com
lead story - 'Epidemic of violence': 2018 is worst for deadly assaults against transgender Americans
Marina Pitofsky
USA Today
USA Today
Rio Grande, TX
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please press: www.usatoday.com
26 September 2018
Donald Trump - Letters: ‘We Don’t Need a Misogynist on the Supreme Court. We Have One in the White House.’
Susan Seligson (among others)
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
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Labels:
don’t need,
Donald Trump,
letters,
misogynist,
one,
Supreme Court,
Susan Seligson,
White House
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Taiwan - Taiwan's transgender minister Audrey Tang seeks to break barriers
Press
The Straits Times
The Straits Times
Presidential Office Building
Taipei, Taiwan
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please press: www.straitstimes.com
civil rights - A Transgender Software Engineer Alleges Nike Failed to Stand Up for the Values It Advertises
Nigel Jaquiss
Willamette Week
Willamette Week
Willamette (part of West Linn), OR
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please press: www.wweek.com
Labels:
advertises,
alleges,
failed,
Jazz Lyles,
Nigel Jaquiss,
Nike,
software engineer,
stand up,
transgender,
values
Location:
West Linn, OR, USA
Tennessee - A transgender priest finds a new life helping others on the margins
Press
Religion News Service
Religion News Service
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lead story - Transgender Guide leaders are no more of a risk to girls than other volunteers, say bosses
Press
The Telegraph
The Telegraph
Girl Guides (1918)
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please press: www.telegraph.co.uk
Labels:
Amanda Medler,
bosses,
girls,
Guide leaders,
no more,
organisation,
risk,
Ruth Marvel,
transgender,
volunteers
Location:
London, UK
25 September 2018
AUDIO - Bob Woodward - FEAR - Trump In The White House (part 3)
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfe4OGaSKpY
Sri Lanka - The battle against homophobia in Sri Lanka
Aanya Wipulasena
Sunday Observer
Sunday Observer
Sri Lanka
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please press: www.sundayobserver.lk
civil rights - Sharice Davids to fund-raise in New York at iconic gay rights bar
Hunter Woodall, Bryan Lowry
The Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star
Stonewall Inn
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please press: www.kansascity.com
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.
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
The Bellingham Herald
Aurora, CO
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please press: www.bellinghamherald.com
lead story - Portrait of Humanity: Celebrating São Paulo’s transgender community
Sarah Roberts
British Journal of Photography
British Journal of Photography
British Journal of Photography
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please press: www.bjp-online.com
24 September 2018
AUDIO - Bob Woodward - FEAR - Trump in the White House (part 2)
U
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajARKfm3rD8
Cambodia - Cambodia’s LGBTIQ Community Adrift in the Divide
Sheila Yuan Jiahuan
Khmer Times
Khmer Times
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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please press: www.khmertimeskh.com
Labels:
adrift,
Cambodia,
community,
divide,
LGBTIQ,
Ouk Chan Dara,
Royal Family,
Sheila Yuan Jiahuan
Location:
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
civil rights - Gavel Drop: Evangelicals Claim Religious Objections to Serving Transgender Homeless
Brie Shea
Rewire News
Rewire News
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please press: rewire.news
Kansas - Transgender Dad Inspired To Transition By Step-Daughter Who Came Out As A Boy
Rachael Grealish
LAD Bible
LAD Bible
Kansas City, KS
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please press: www.ladbible.com
lead story - A Longtime LGBT Rights' Leader Becomes a Transgender Battleground State
Candice Norwood
Governing
Governing
Massachusetts State House
Boston, MA
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please press: www.governing.com
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)
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMDrqROKvB0
23 September 2018
civil rights - Tribune editorial: Reyes doesn’t help Utah with entry into Michigan transgender case
Editorial
The Salt Lake City Tribune
The Salt Lake City Tribune
Salt Lake City, UT (1850)
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please press: www.sltrib.com
Connecticut - Jeff Jacobs: State champion Botelho questions fairness of transgender rule
Jeff Jacobs
ct post
ct post
Quinnipiac University
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please press: www.ctpost.com
lead story - Mix of setbacks, gains unsettles many transgender Americans
David Crary
ABC
ABC
Christine Hallquist (D-VT)
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please press: abcnews.go.com
Long Prairie, Minnesota
estimated transgender population: 19*
(rounded down)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Long_Prairie_Minnesota.jpg
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.
Labels:
Long Prairie,
Minnesota
Location:
Long Prairie, MN 56347, USA
22 September 2018
Donald Trump - FORMER TRUMP AIDE JASON MILLER ACCUSED OF SECRETLY ADMINISTERING ABORTION PILL
Alexandra Hutzler
Newsweek
Newsweek
Another fine, upstanding person working for Donald Trump!
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please press: www.newsweek.com
Singapore - First center for Transgender youth to open in Singapore
Rik Glauert
Gay Star News
Gay Star News
Singapore
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please press: www.gaystarnews.com
civil rights - No link between trans-inclusive policies and bathroom safety, study finds
Julie Moreau
NBC
NBC
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Oklahoma - Norman (celebrated) first LGBTQ Pride festival, parade
Siali Siaosi
newsok
newsok
Norman, OK
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Labels:
celebrated,
community support,
first,
LGBTQ Pride. festival,
Norman,
parade,
Siali Siaosi
Location:
Norman, OK, USA
lead story - NHS sued for failure to help transgender patients with fertility
Jamie Doward
The Guardian
The Guardian
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please press: www.theguardian.com
Labels:
equality watchdog,
failure,
fertility,
help,
Jamie Doward,
legal manoeuvre,
NHS,
sued,
transgender patients
Location:
London, UK
21 September 2018
Donald Trump - Kavanaugh Bears the Burden of Proof
Benjamin Wittes
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBB7Ghp6GM4
please press: www.theatlantic.com
Kenya - Meet the activists fighting for transgender rights in Kenya
Amy Ashenden
PinkNews
PinkNews
Nairobi, Kenya
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please press: www.pinknews.co.uk
Labels:
activists,
Amy Ashenden,
attempted killings,
fighting,
intersex,
Kenya,
meet,
Sidney,
transgender rights
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
civil rights - Statewide ballot question proposes repeal of transgender rights
Mary Whitfill
The Patriot Ledger
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
Pridesource
Ferndale, MI
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please press: pridesource.com
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
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
Reuters
Hong Kong
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please press: www.reuters.com
civil rights - Founders joins group leaving Grand Rapids chamber over Schuette endorsement
Brian McVicar
MLive
MLive
Grand Rapids, MI
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please press: www.mlive.com
ezs note: Thank you, Founders Brewing Company!
Delaware - Wesley College nursing faculty keynote speaker for nursing conference
Press
Dover Post
Dover Post
Wesley College
Wilmington, DE
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please press: www.doverpost.com
lead story - BEFORE BEING FIRED, TRANSGENDER NURSING AIDE TOLD SHE 'WOULD GO TO HELL,' LAWSUIT SAYS
M.L. Nestel
Newsweek
Newsweek
Easton, PA
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please press: www.newsweek.com
19 September 2018
Donald Trump - Alibaba will no longer bring 1 million jobs to the US, citing tariffs
Shannon Liao
The Verge
The Verge
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please press: www.theverge.com
Labels:
1 million jobs,
Alibaba,
citing,
Donald Trump,
no longer bring,
Shannon Liao,
tariffs,
US
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Fiji - Same-sex marriage issue
Nasik Swami
The Fiji Times
The Fiji Times
Suva, Fiji
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please press: www.fijitimes.com
civil rights - State insurance rule on transgender care is sex discrimination, federal judge rules
Ed Trevelen
WiscNews
WiscNews
Madison, WI (1855)
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please press: www.wiscnews.com
Texas - Relatives have vigil for 4 allegedly killed by border agent
Susan Montoya Bryan
New Jersey Herald
New Jersey Herald
Auguste Rodin, Eve After The Fall
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please press: www.njherald.com
lead story - What does it mean to be cisgender?
Press
Phys Org
Phys Org
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please press: phys.org
18 September 2018
lead story - Barriers for transgender voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections
Timothy R. Bussey
The Conversation
The Conversation
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please press: theconversation.com
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!
Labels:
happy birthday
Location:
West Hartford, CT, USA
17 September 2018
China - Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage
Press
NBC
NBC
Beijing, China
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage
Thousands of Chinese activists renew push for same-sex marriage
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