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ezs note:  Hello, all.  Most days, I feel pretty good.  Without going into it, yesterday was not one of those days.  In fact, I felt pretty damn crappy.  I called Trans Lifeline (877-565-8860) and talked about it.  I didn't feel all wonderful n' stuff, but I did feel better.  In other words, they helped.  If you need help, please call.

To my Jewish friends, happy Hanukkah!

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VIDEO - How Fascism Works - Jason Stanley

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Donald Trump - Evil Genius Turns Giuliani’s Typo-Ridden Tweet Into Hilarious Anti-Trump Message

David Moye
HuffPost

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Nigeria - Meet Four Known Nigerian Transgenders

Ngere Ify Davies
Within Nigeria

Terracotta bust of likely king, 12th-15th CE

(artist unknown)

Ile-Ife, Nigeria (originally)

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civil rights - Independent Autopsy of Transgender Asylum Seeker Who Died in ICE Custody Shows Signs of Abuse

Sandra E. Garcia
The New York Times

Milan, NM

(place where death occurred) 

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Kentucky - State Baptist group boots Kentucky churches for supporting LGBTQ hires

Chris Kenning
courier-journal

Paul Chitwood

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lead story - US doctors asked how they feel about caring for transgender patients

Reuters
Channel NewsAsia

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Donald Trump - Putin’s Media Roasts Trump: Russia ‘Should Spit’ on Him and the United States

Julia Davis
Daily Beast

ezs note:  Aw, and here I thought they would make such a good couple...

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Namibia - Namibia should respect LGBTQ rights

Marlyn Sande
Windhoek Observer

Windhoek, Namibia

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civil rights - Photos: Rally for transgender rights features peace, love

Collin Gaddie
NonDoc

Oklahoma State Capitol

Oklahoma City, OK

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Connecticut - New London’s Transgender Day of Remembrance

Kimberly Drelich
The Day

New London, CT

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lead story - Grandma mistakenly booked into all-male jail, staff thought she was transgender

Press
KRON4

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ezs note:  Ah, what dumbasses these Florida, ahem, "correctional' officers are.   Listen, you may have been told that this is still the 17th century, but things a bit past that now.  In this century, females - cis or trans - go to the female jail.  I know that you long for the days of horsewhipping, but, hey, we all have to get over things.

Donald Trump - Stephen Colbert Asks Michelle Obama About Donald Trump’s Lack Of Moral Leadership

Lisa de Moraes
Deadline Hollywood

First Lady Michelle, Amy Sherald (2017)

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Kyrgyzstan/US - A Transgender American Diplomat Who Does Not Exist

Robyn Alice McCutcheon
HuffPost

National Concert Hall (foreground)

Astana, Kyrgyzstan

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civil rights - #WontBeErased, Won’t Be Forgotten, Won’t Be Alone

Chase Strangio
ACLU

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Arizona - How trans-inclusive is ASU?

Melissa Robbins
The State Press

Arizona State University

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lead story - HRC Mourns Tydi, a Black Transgender Woman Killed in Baltimore

Helen Parshall
HRC

Baltimore, MD

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ezs note:  If you live in or near the Baltimore area, and you saw anything regarding Tydi's murder, please call the Baltimore police department at 311.  Thanks.

This is TOO funny...

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Donald Trump - Judge rules against Trump administration in sanctuary cities case

Aaron Katertsky
ABC

Aww, Donald, don't be angry... (hee hee!)

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India - Missing Indian transgender political candidate found

Swati Gupta, James Griffiths
CNN

Tharisapali plates

Kerala, India

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civil rights - Swampscott agreement deals with gender fluidity

Colman M. Herman
CommonWealth

Swampscott, MA

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Alabama - Alabama health care fails transgender students

Leah Goggins
The Crimson White

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

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lead story - Transgender people are being threatened. They need allies. [Opinion]

Julien Gomez
Houston Chronicle

Houston City Hall (1913)

Houston, TX

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Twitter Bans Deadnaming and Misgendering

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Maine - Editorial: Discrimination takes shapes through Trump’s military transgender ban

Liz Theriault
Maine Campus

University of Maine

Orono, ME

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lead story - Why Is Transgender Identity on the Rise Among Teens?

Samuel Veissiére
Psychology Today

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Donald Trump - Scientists Respond To Trump’s Latest Unhinged Climate Remarks: ‘It’s Almost Satire’

Alexander C. Kaufman
HuffPost

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Fiji - Transgender call for protection

Vishaal Kumar
The Fiji Times

Suva, Fiji

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civil rights - How to Fight With a Trump Target on Your Back. Stories of Hope and Survival From Our Trans Readers.

Ashley Dejean
Mother Jones

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ezs note: Be sure to listen to the Mother Jones podcast as well.

Pennsylvania - Harrisburg marks Transgender Day of Remembrance, calls for legislative action

Katie Meyer
WITF

Kunkel Building

Harrisburg, PA

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lead story - Autopsy finds evidence that transgender migrant who died in ICE custody had been beaten

Daniel Gonzalez
USA Today

Enrique Simonet,  La Autopsia (1890)

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ezs note:  Um, make that murdered...

Denmark/Tanzania - DENMARK WITHHOLDS NEARLY $10 MILLION IN AID MONEY TO TANZANIA

Press
WTVA/WLOV

Copenhagen, Denmark

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civil rights - Remembering and Honoring Civil Rights Icon Harvey Milk

Rokia Hassanein
HRC

Harvey Milk (1930-1978)

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North Carolina - N.C. Officials to Eliminate Health Benefits for Transgender Individuals

Press
The Carolinian

Greensboro, NC

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lead story - Twitter has banned misgendering or ‘deadnaming’ transgender people

Adi Robertson
The Verge

Twitter logo

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Donald Trump - Mia Love: Trump has 'no real relationships, just convenient transactions'

Rebecca Morin
Politico

Rep. Mia Love (R)

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Argentina - Buenos Aires gears up for the huge celebration of LGBT culture

Karen Michelle Lemus
Buenos Aires Times

Buenos Aires, Argentina

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civil rights - Transgender Guidance Scrubbed From Office of Personnel Management Website

Gwendolyn Smith
NCRM

ezs note:  Uh... thanks...

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Colorado - Brianna Titone Just Made Transgender History in Colorado

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Arvada, CO

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lead story - “Man Made,” a Film About Transgender Bodybuilders, Upends the Traditional Documentary Gaze

Rachel Lipstein
The New Yorker

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Donald Trump - Mueller report will be 'devastating' for the president: Frequent Trump defender

Roey Hadar
ABC News

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United Arab Emirates/UK - Birmingham University staff to boycott UAE campus after jailing of academic

David Batty
The Guardian

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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civil rights - Houston civil rights activist Ray Hill dead at age 78

Brittany Taylor, Robert Arnold
Click 2 Houston

Ray Hill (died 11-24-2018)

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Illinois - Is O’Fallon denying transgender students certain rights? The board decides to rewrite its rules.

Lexi Cortes
Belleville News-Democrat

O'Fallon, IL

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lead story - Pistons' Reggie Bullock won't let transgender sister's death be in vain

Vince Ellis
Detroit Free Press

Reggie Bullock

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Donald Trump - RNC Catches Heat For Hawking Discounted Donald Trump Merchandise On Black Friday

Lee Moran
HuffPost

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Slovakia - Thousands rally in Slovakia in support of protest organizers

Press
News 1130

Bratislava, Slovakia

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civil rights - Congresswomen, civil-rights leaders, black trans woman demand protections for Black LGBTQ community

Press
Windy City Times

Chicago, IL

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Alaska - Alaska sees first two transgender women elected to office

Julia Laude
KTUU

Fairbanks, AK

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