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28 October 2018
26 October 2018
Egypt/US - Egyptian filmmaker aims to show LGBT+ people are 'not alone'
Heba Kanso
Reuters
Reuters
fresco of Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim
Cairo, Egypt
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Al-Hakim.jpg
please press: www.reuters.com
civil rights - Administration opposes transgender civil rights shield
Lyle Denniston
Constitution Center
Constitution Center
Oh, isn't it quaint. Let's chuck it.
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Constitution_signatures.jpg
please press: constitutioncenter.org
Virginia - Virginia's transgender lawmaker blasts Trump memo on gender definition
Peggy Fox
WUSA
WUSA
Manassas, VA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Citystreet1.jpg
please press: www.wusa9.com
lead story - The Idea of a 'DNA Test' for Transgender People Is Part of a Long, Dark History
Jeffrey Kluger
Time
Time
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/DNA_Structure%2BKey%2BLabelled.pn_NoBB.png
please press: time.com
Labels:
dark,
DNA test,
history,
idea,
ideologues,
Jeffrey Kluger,
long,
part,
politicians,
transgender people
Location:
Northamptonshire, UK
25 October 2018
lead story - Rolling back transgender protections would endanger patients, experts say
Alex Keuroghlian
Healio
Healio
Boston, MA (1730)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/A_south_east_view_of_the_great_town_of_Boston_in_New_England_in_America_%28NYPL_Hades-250999-465401%29.jpg
please press: www.healio.com
24 October 2018
Donald Trump - Dem leaders slam Trump's response to bomb threats: His 'words ring hollow'
Jordain Carney
The Hill
The Hill
Credit: http://themoderatevoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cjones04102017-e1491617112593.jpg
please press: thehill.com
Romania - Romanian Same-Sex-Marriage Referendum Fails Amid Low Turnout
Press
RFE/RL
RFE/RL
Bucharest, Romania
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Protest_against_corruption_-_Bucharest_2017_-_Arcul_de_Triumf_-_2.jpg
please press: www.rferl.org
civil rights - Read These 3 Books on Trans Rights and Gender Identity
Concepción de León
The New York Times
The New York Times
Credit: https://openbookphilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/bookstack.png
please press: www.nytimes.com
Nevada - Attacking LGBTQ People is Bad for Nevada and a Losing Political Strategy
Ianthe Metzger
HRC
HRC
Carson City, NV
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/US395SouthofCarsonCity.jpg
please press: www.hrc.org
ezs note: Um... how about we make a voting plan?
lead story - Hawes: It's time for all to rally against attacks on transgender community
Christine Hawes
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa City, Iowa
Credit: http://www.iowacityofliterature.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/ic.jpg
please press: www.press-citizen.com
23 October 2018
Maryland - The Baltimore Sun investigated 2 years of hate incident reports in Maryland. Here's what we found.
Press
The Baltimore Sun
The Baltimore Sun
Credit: https://www.africabusinessclassroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/hate.jpg
please press: www.baltimoresun.com
ezs note: Ugh... this article saddens, angers and disgusts me. But I think this article is really important too. If you see ugly hate speech (or worse) REPORT IT.
22 October 2018
Donald Trump - Monty Python Icon John Cleese Has 2 Brutal Questions For Evangelical Trump Fans
Ed Mazza
HuffPost
HuffPost
John Cleese
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/John_Cleese_2008_bigger_crop.jpg
please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Labels:
brutal,
Donald Trump,
Ed Mazza,
evangelical,
fans,
icon,
John Cleese,
Monty Python,
questions
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Sint Maarten - Minister Johnson calls sexual harassment accusations false
Press
The Daily Herald
The Daily Herald
Philipsburg, Sint Maarten
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Philipsburg_and_the_Great_Bay%2C_Sint_Maarten%2C_Caribbean.jpg
please press: www.thedailyherald.sx
civil rights - Laverne Cox, Janet Mock, Carmen Carrera, and More Express Outrage at Reported Removal of Transgender Civil Rights Protections
Ilana Kaplan
W Magazine
W Magazine
Credit: http://www.bocaratontribune.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/vote-here-18x24-corrugated-plastic-yard-sign.jpg
please press: www.wmagazine.com
ezs note: Once again, VOTE.
Minnesota - Candidates for Minnesota attorney general clash over essence of job
J. Patrick Coolican, Jessie Van Berkel
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, MN
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/051907-013-NordeastMPLS.jpg
please press: www.startribune.com
ezs note: It's down a bit, but Keith Ellison accuses his opponent of belonging to Alliance Defending Freedom.
lead story - Dear Mr. Trump: I’m Transgender And I Have A Few Things I Want You To Know
Alexandra Billings
HuffPost
HuffPost
Credit: http://media.al.com/news_huntsville_impact/photo/vote-fe44f5db6b9f052b.jpg
please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
ezs note: Umm... if you haven't figured it out yet...
GO VOTE!!!
Election Day is November 6.
21 October 2018
Idaho - Meridian approves "add the words" ordinance
Patty Bowen
Meridien Press
Meridien Press
Meridian, ID
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/BronzeStatueOfJuliusMKleiner.jpg
please press: www.idahopress.com
lead story - Trump admin said to refine legal definition of gender, putting transgender gains at risk: NY Times
Michael Nigro
CNBC
CNBC
Credit: http://www.andrewfyfe.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/The-Trump-House.jpg
please press: www.cnbc.com
VIDEO - Matt Baume - Trouble for Stonewall's 50th Anniversary
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95lkfXRLTuI
20 October 2018
Nepal - One step forward two steps back on same-sex marriage
Gopal Gartaula
Nepali Times
Nepali Times
Kavre, Nepal
Credit: https://kitfrostnepal.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/screen-shot-2012-09-21-at-9-43-52-am.png
please press: www.nepalitimes.com
civil rights - Adviser: Transgender rights should be a part of every workplace
Sarah J. Moore
Crain's Cleveland Business
Crain's Cleveland Business
Cleveland, OH
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Downtown_Cleveland_from_Edgewater_State_Park.jpg
please press: www.crainscleveland.com
Alabama - Ranking Alabama Cities on LGBTQ Protections
Tim Lennox
Alabama News Network
Alabama News Network
Auburn, AL
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/AuburnALAbove.jpg
please press: www.alabamanews.net
lead story - New transgender guide helps plan transitions, support gender affirmation
Nancy Doolittle
Cornell Chronicle
Cornell Chronicle
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Artmuseum22.jpg
please press: news.cornell.edu
19 October 2018
Fredericksburg, Texas
estimated transgender population: 66*
(rounded down)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Main_Street_at_Fredericksburg.JPG
ezs note: When we hear of treaties being broken time after time with Native Americans, it is indeed sad. Not so with the town of Fredericksburg, Texas. John O. Meusebach (formerly Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach) arranged a treaty between his people and the Penateka Native Americans in 1847 - and it has lasted to this day.
Peace. Gee, what an amazing concept. We ought to try it sometime.
Labels:
Fredericksburg,
Texas
Location:
Fredericksburg, TX 78624, USA
Donald Trump - Stephen Colbert Has 1 Wish For Trump After Reports Of Fighting Among White House Aides
Ed Mazza
HuffPost
HuffPost
Credit: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8e/3a/5b/8e3a5b15e719965b72287e331e8bf424.jpg
please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Labels:
aides,
among,
Donald Trump,
Ed Mazza,
fighting,
John Bolton,
John Kelly,
reports,
Stephen Colbert,
White House
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Malta - Malta’s First Transgender Politician Gets Hitched In Beautiful Sunset Ceremony
Tim Diacono
Lovin Malta
Lovin Malta
Zurrieq, Malta
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Zurrieq_main_parish_church.jpg
please press: lovinmalta.com
civil rights - Transgender 101 public forum slated
Press
Observer
Observer
Jamestown, NY
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Downtown_Jamestown.JPG
please press: www.observertoday.com
Wyoming - Two decades after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ community still battles hate violence
Julie Compton
NBC News
NBC News
Laramie, WY
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/Laramie_Downtown_Historic_District.jpg
please press: www.nbcnews.com
Labels:
battles,
death,
decades,
hate violence,
Julie Compton,
LGBTQ community,
Matthew Shepard,
still
Location:
Laramie, WY, USA
lead story - Massachusetts residents to vote on transgender rights
Bob Salsberg
The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor
Boston, MA
(Christian Science Mother Church)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/The_First_Church_of_Christ%2C_Scientist%2C_Boston%2C_aerial_shot_%281%29%2C_19_July_2011.jpg
please press: www.csmonitor.com
ezs note: To my friends in Massachusetts - please vote YES on Question 3!
18 October 2018
Montana - Vote tabled in Dillon on anti-discrimination ordinance
Susan Dunlap
Montana Standard
Montana Standard
Credit: http://genevashorereport.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/david-borchart-we-re-tabling-the-motion-new-yorker-cartoon.jpg
please press: mtstandard.com
please press: mtstandard.com
lead story - Transgender menstruation: the men who have periods and the women who don’t
Rhea Mogul
South China Morning News
South China Morning News
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Clothpad.jpg
please press: www.scmp.com
17 October 2018
Jamaica - Pastor Blasts MoBay Pride Organisers
Albert Ferguson
Jamaica Gleaner
Jamaica Gleaner
Montego Bay, Jamaica
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Montego_Bay_Photo_D_Ramey_Logan.jpg
please press: jamaica-gleaner.com
ezs note: Just a little note to the 'pastors' - contrary to those who believe MoBay Pride is a 'devious' attempt to 'get more people involved', maybe, just maybe, it might allow queer folk to walk down the street without being accosted by cretinous vermin - like you.
civil rights - Beverly passes resolution prohibiting public accommodation discrimination
Jennie Oemig
Wicked Local Beverly
Wicked Local Beverly
Beverly, MA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/President_Taft%27s_Summer_Home%2C_Beverly%2C_MA.jpg
please press: beverly.wickedlocal.com
Missouri - Harrison Massie: A transgender man's journey
Reuters
ABC News
ABC News
St. Louis, Missouri (1904)
St. Louis World's Fair
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition_St._Louis_1904.jpg
please press: abcnews.go.com
lead story - Inside The Poisonous British Fight Over Transgender Acceptance
Samantha Allen
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
London, England (map of 1593)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/London_-_John_Norden%27s_map_of_1593.jpg
please press: www.thedailybeast.com
Labels:
acceptance,
British,
fight,
Gender Recognition Act,
inside,
poisonous,
Samantha Allen,
transgender
Location:
London, UK
16 October 2018
Minnesota - Inside MN's new gender X option on driver's licenses
Lindsey Seavert
KARE
KARE
Credit: https://theprojector.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/X-gender-illustration-2.jpg
please press: www.kare11.com
lead story - Academics are being harassed over their research into transgender issues
Kathleen Stock (and others)
The Guardian
The Guardian
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please press: www.theguardian.com
ezs note: Wow... I must say, I'm certainly impressed. All these PhDs and shit. Well, let's take a closer look at Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne's body of work:
...the Global Warming Policy Foundation (a climate skeptic think funded primarily by multiple anonymous donors) http://www.thegwpf.org/who-we-are/board-of-trustees
And if we look down the list a bit, we find this esteemed gentleman:
Sian Hindle, Senior Lecturer, School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University
(emphasis mine)
It's breathtaking, really. He goes straight from making pretty earrings to mulling the nature of transgender persons.
Right.
Labels:
academics,
being harassed,
Kathleen Stock,
research,
Transgender Issues
Location:
London, UK
VIDEO - Matt Baume - The Absolute Pleasure of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSgK6d8DZEc
SHORT FILM - Overture - Sedona Film School
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6OEKFDNYWo&list=PLWJgOlGWYKx9u6CI2qG_OlgZJjhBh0C2s&index=9
Labels:
Overture,
Sedona Film School
Location:
Sedona, AZ 86336, USA
15 October 2018
Indonesia - Indonesian police stop an LGBTI pageant from happening in Bali
Shannon Power
Gay Star News
Gay Star News
Bali, Indonesia
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/Semarapura%2C_Bali_1555.jpg
please press: www.gaystarnews.com
civil rights - Harvard admissions lawsuit is a threat to America's diversity and strength
Ray Mabus
USA Today
USA Today
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c/USNS_Harvey_Milk_%28T-AO-206%29.jpg
please press: www.usatoday.com
Labels:
admissions,
America,
diversity,
Edward Blum,
Harvard,
lawsuit,
Navy secretary,
Ray Mabus,
strength,
threat
Location:
Starkville, MS 39759, USA
Nebraska - Longtime Nebraska education board member faces conservative challenger
Margaret Reist
Lincoln Journal Star
Lincoln Journal Star
Beatrice, NE
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please press: journalstar.com
lead story - Kansas birth certificate policy violates transgender individuals’ rights, lawsuit says
Allison Kite
The Wichita Eagle
The Wichita Eagle
Wichita, KS
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Wichita_Skyline_during_the_winter_snow.jpg
please press: www.kansas.com
14 October 2018
Donald Trump - A very early 2020 poll shows Democrats like Biden to take on Trump
Emily Stewart
Vox
Vox
VP Joe Biden
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/Official_portrait_of_Vice_President_Joe_Biden.jpg
please press: /www.vox.com
Guam - Women's group endorses 13 senatorial candidates
Tihu Lujan
The Guam Daily
The Guam Daily
Tumon, Guam
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Tumon_Bay.JPG
please press: www.postguam.com
Oregon - FIRST TRANSGENDER MEMBER HELPING RECRUIT FOR UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FRATERNITY
Jillian Smukler
KETI
KETI
University Of Oregon
Eugene, OR
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/JohnsonHallUO.JPG
please press: www.kezi.com
lead story - One Night, Hot Springs uses social anxiety to explain what it’s like to be transgender in Japan
Michael Moore
The Verge
The Verge
King of Na gold seal
Tokyo, Japan
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/King_of_Na_gold_seal_faces.jpg
please press: www.theverge.com
Labels:
explain,
Haru,
Hot Springs,
Japan,
Manami,
Michael Moore,
One Night,
social anxiety,
transgender,
uses
Location:
Tokyo, Japan
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