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06 November 2018
I voted today... DID YOU???
Location:
Charleston, SC, USA
05 November 2018
Alabama - Voter ID Laws May Disproportionately Affect Transgender Community
Emma Hurt
Alabama Public Radio
Alabama Public Radio
Tuscaloosa, AL
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please press: www.apr.org
lead story - Transgender Children Exist
Daniel Summers
Slate
Slate
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please press: slate.com
Labels:
children,
Daniel Summers,
equal protection,
exist,
transgender,
unambiguously,
vigorously
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
04 November 2018
Donald Trump - Limbaugh, Hannity joining Trump on campaign trail
Michael Burke
The Hill
The Hill
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please press: thehill.com
Guam - Senatorial candidates discuss social issues
Louella Losinio
The Daily Guam Post
The Daily Guam Post
Hagåtña, Guam
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please press: www.postguam.com
civil rights - Rep. Kennedy Says He's Pushing to Protect Transgender Rights
Press
US News & World Report
US News & World Report
Rep. Joe Kennedy III
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please press: www.usnews.com
Louisiana - New Orleans advocates, allies to rally for transgender rights following Trump administration plans to roll back protections
Alex Woodward
Gambit
Gambit
New Orleans, LA
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please press: www.theadvocate.com
lead story - Iowa Transgender Community Sees Progress Despite Setbacks
Teresa Krug
VOA
VOA
Shelby, Iowa
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please press: www.voanews.com
VIDEO - Bill Maher - New Rule: Win or Go Home
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIuuHK3sL7o
Labels:
New Rule: Win or Go Home
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
03 November 2018
France - French LGBT groups denounce ‘culture of hate’ after spate of attacks
Benjamin Dodman
France 24
France 24
Paris, France
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please press: www.france24.com
Labels:
attacks,
Benjamin Dodman,
culture of hate,
denounce,
France,
French,
LGBT groups,
spate
Location:
Paris, France
civil rights - Not voting has consequences. Transgender people in Trump’s America know this all too well
Erika D. Smith
The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, CA
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please press: www.sacbee.com
Connecticut - The Trump Administration May Revoke Civil Rights For Transgender People: What Does That Mean In Connecticut?
Daniela Altimari
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
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please press: www.courant.com
lead story - WGA West Blasts Trump Administration’s Latest Attack On Transgender Rights
David Robb
Deadline
Deadline
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please press: deadline.com
Labels:
administration,
attack,
blasts,
David Robb,
Donald Trump,
latest,
transgender rights,
WGA West
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
VIDEO - Matt Baume - Last Chance to Vote in 2018 Election
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNviMm8JcQ
02 November 2018
lead story - Over 1,600 scientists condemn Trump transgender proposal
Press
BBC
BBC
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please press: www.bbc.com
Labels:
1600,
condemn,
Donald Trump,
ethical practices,
over,
proposal,
pseudoscience,
scientists,
transgender
Location:
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Thank you for your service!
training at Fort Dix, NJ
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ezs note: I'd like to take a few moments to discuss the United States Armed Forces. While over the years there have some questionable activities - especially now - the forces have done their duty without complaint. One of these people is Michelle Hart. She is transgender. What, pray tell, is her reward?
First, they try to kick her out of the Armed Forces.
Then, they try to take away her existence.
VOTE.
Location:
Fort Dix, NJ, USA
VIDEO - Oprah Winfrey EXPLOSIVE Rally Speech for Stacey Abrams in Marietta, Georgia
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnD9dUbEE6k
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
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