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02 November 2018
01 November 2018
Donald Trump - Trump’s Racist ‘Willie Horton’ Video Is a Normal GOP Ad in 2018
Eric Levitz
Intelligencer
Intelligencer
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please press: nymag.com
Labels:
2018,
American history,
Donald Trump,
Eric Levitz,
GOP ad,
infamous,
normal,
racist,
video,
Willie Horton
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Colombia - Miss Colombia Says Miss Universe Pageant Should Only Be for “Women Who Were Born Women”
Staff
Remezcla
Remezcla
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please press: remezcla.com
civil rights - 56 major companies stand up against attempts to erase transgender civil rights protections
John Riley
MetroWeekly
MetroWeekly
(not necessarily representative)
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please press: www.metroweekly.com
Pennsylvania - Governor Wolf Administration Shows Support for Pennsylvania Transgender Community
Press
KDKA Radio
KDKA Radio
Pittsburgh, PA
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please press: kdkaradio.radio.com
lead story - Column: A Regressive Attack on Transgender Citizens
Jack Turco
Valley News
Valley News
West Lebanon, NH
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please press: www.vnews.com
31 October 2018
Donald Trump - GOP civil war: Trump slams Paul Ryan for opposing end to birthright citizenship
Adam Edelman
NBC News
NBC News
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Cameroon - Lesbians raped and accused of witchcraft in Cameroon
Josh Jackman
PinkNews
PinkNews
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please press: www.pinknews.co.uk
Labels:
accused,
Cameroon,
gang-raped,
interrogated,
Josh Jackman,
lesbians,
tortured,
witchcraft
Location:
Yaounde, Cameroon
civil rights - Stingl: Transgender author shares her story and joins the effort to preserve her civil rights
Jim Stingl
Journal Sentinel
Journal Sentinel
Wauwatosa, WI
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please press: www.jsonline.com
Rhode Island - In Kingston, URI Honors Colloquium centers on gender identity, activism
Kevin G. Andrade
Providence Journal
Providence Journal
North Kingstown, RI
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please press: www.providencejournal.com
lead story - Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 letters: Synagogue shooting, transgender rights
Various authors
The Denver Post
The Denver Post
Denver, CO
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please press: www.denverpost.com
30 October 2018
Donald Trump - Gillum responds to Trump attacks: 'Never wrestle with a pig'
Caitlin Oprysko
Politico
Politico
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please press: www.politico.com
Bhutan - Amid Widespread Stigma and Harassment, Bhutan's LGBT Community Seeks Acceptance
Chencho Dema, Peky Samal
The Wire
The Wire
Thimbu, Bhutan
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please press: thewire.in
civil rights - 1500 parents of transgender children blast proposal to eliminate civil rights proposals
John Riley
MetroWeekly
MetroWeekly
March on Washington (1963)
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please press: www.metroweekly.com
ezs note: One... more... time... VOTE.
Colorado - “When does it end?”: Colorado transgender community reeling from Trump administration attempt to redefine “sex” in federal law
Elise Schmelzer
The Denver Post
The Denver Post
Denver, CO
http://safebuilt.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/iStock_83228293_LARGE-2.jpg
lead story - ‘Denying our very humanity:’ Trump proposal wounds Bay Area transgender community
Erin Allday
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco, CA
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please press: www.sfchronicle.com
ezs note: Wherever you are, VOTE.
Labels:
Bay Area,
denying,
Donald Trump,
Erin Allday,
humanity,
proposal,
transgender community,
very,
wounds
Location:
San Francisco, CA, USA
29 October 2018
civil rights - Transgender rights group unfurls massive flag in front of Lincoln Memorial
Emily Birnbaum
The Hill
The Hill
Lincoln Memorial (interior)
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please press: thehill.com
New Mexico - First Christian Church, focused on community outreach, marks 85th anniversary
Olivia Harlow
Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe, NM
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please press: www.santafenewmexican.com
ezs note: Just so you know, First Christian Church is an LGBTQ-friendly church.
lead story - What Transgender Means to Me
Sara Rimer
BU Today
BU Today
Boston University, Boston, MA
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please press: www.bu.edu
28 October 2018
civil rights - View from Away: Assaulting the civil rights of transgender people isn’t campaign fodder
Press
Central Maine (Los Angeles Times)
Central Maine (Los Angeles Times)
Los Angeles, CA (Griffith Observatory)
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please press: www.centralmaine.com
New Jersey - LGBT advocates in New Jersey attack Trump plans to eliminate 'transgender' as option
Hannan Adely
northjersey.com
northjersey.com
Trenton, NJ
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please press: www.northjersey.com
Labels:
attack,
Donald Trump,
eliminate,
Hannan Adely,
LGBT advocates,
New Jersey,
option,
plans,
transgender
Location:
Trenton, NJ, USA
lead story - LGBTQ History Month: Transgender and gender-nonconforming pioneers
Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News
NBC News
Sylvia Rivera
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
VIDEO - Matt Baume - Queer Advocates Standing up to Trump's Trans Attacks
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2hwygwYHEQ
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
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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.
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please press: constitutioncenter.org
Virginia - Virginia's transgender lawmaker blasts Trump memo on gender definition
Peggy Fox
WUSA
WUSA
Manassas, VA
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please press: www.wusa9.com
Labels:
blasts,
Donald Trump,
gender definition,
memo,
Peggy Fox,
transgender lawmaker,
Virginia
Location:
Manassas, VA, USA
lead story - The Idea of a 'DNA Test' for Transgender People Is Part of a Long, Dark History
Jeffrey Kluger
Time
Time
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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)
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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
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please press: thehill.com
Labels:
bomb threats,
Democratic,
Donald Trump,
Jordain Carney,
leaders,
response,
slam,
words ring hollow
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Romania - Romanian Same-Sex-Marriage Referendum Fails Amid Low Turnout
Press
RFE/RL
RFE/RL
Bucharest, Romania
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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please press: www.crainscleveland.com
Alabama - Ranking Alabama Cities on LGBTQ Protections
Tim Lennox
Alabama News Network
Alabama News Network
Auburn, AL
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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
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please press: news.cornell.edu
Labels:
gender affirmation,
helps,
Nancy Doolittle,
plan,
support,
transgender guide,
transitions
Location:
Ithaca, NY, USA
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
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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
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