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16 March 2019
civil rights - The Duggars Helped Overturn LGBTQ Civil Rights in Arkansas. They Still Have a TV Show.
Nico Lang
Rewire News
Rewire News
The Duggar family
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA7QSjzw04k
please press: rewire.news
ezs note: Arkansas residents - remember, you can make a difference - if you write or e-write. So, get to work!
New Mexico - Bill Easing Birth Certificate Gender Change Goes To Gov.
Celia Raney
KUNM
KUNM
Albuquerque, NM
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please press: www.kunm.org
lead story - Hundreds Attend Transgender Job Fair in Los Angeles
Jeff Taylor
NewNowNext
NewNowNext
Los Angeles, CA
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please press: www.newnownext.com
15 March 2019
Donald Trump - US Muslim advocacy group to Trump: 'We hold you responsible' for increase in Islamophobia
Luke Barr
ABC News
ABC News
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please press: abcnews.go.com
Ukraine - James Reston: Kyiv’s human rights stumbling block
James Reston
Kyiv Post
Kyiv Post
Kyiv, Ukraine
The Baptism of Kievans
Klavdiy Lebedev (1852-1916)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Lebedev_baptism.jpg
please press: www.kyivpost.com
civil rights - Tennessee lawmakers advance transgender 'bathroom bill'
Associated Press
NBC News
NBC News
Nashville, TN
Tennessee State Capitol
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Labels:
advance,
bathroom bill,
indecency law,
John Ragan,
lawmakers,
Tennessee,
transgender
Location:
Nashville, TN, USA
Idaho - Judge: Idaho can't delay local transgender inmate's surgery
Press
Idaho State Journal
Idaho State Journal
Boise, ID
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please press: www.idahostatejournal.com
Labels:
Adree Edmo,
B. Lynn Winmill,
can't delay,
Idaho,
judge,
local,
transgender inmate's surgery
Location:
Boise, ID, USA
lead story - Transgender tech sergeant worries new policy deters new recruits
Jessie Degollado
KSAT
KSAT
San Antonio, TX
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please press: www.ksat.com
Give to the Alzheimer's Association!
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Logo_2013-07-22_15-07.jpg
ezs note: Let me tell you a little story. When I met my uncle Ray, he was, unquestionably, a kind, decent man. No, he was not President of the United States. He was not the governor. He was a mailman. Yet every one of those high offices - Republican or Democrat - would kill to have that level of decency. I was out of touch with him for a while, until yesterday when I got the sad news that he had contracted Alzheimer's disease.
For Ray, things are not that good. But you can help - even a little bit - by donating to the Alzheimer's Association here.
Thanks.
14 March 2019
Donald Trump - House unanimously passes resolution calling for Mueller report on Trump to be made public
Allan Smith, Alex Moe
NBC News
NBC News
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Tonga - Speaking Out
Larissa Behrend
ABC Australia
ABC Australia
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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please press: www.abc.net.au
civil rights - Banning Trans Girls From School Sports Is Neither Feminist Nor Legal
Shayna Medley, Galen Sherwin
ACLU
ACLU
really old Liberty
(Aw, isn't that quaint?)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Disc_Sol_BM_GR1899.12-1.2.jpg
please press: www.aclu.org
ezs note: Here's a quote from The Cleveland Gazette:
"Liberty enlightening the world," indeed! The expression makes us sick. This government is a howling farce. It can not or rather does not protect its citizens within its own borders. Shove the Bartholdi statue, torch and all, into the ocean until the "liberty" of this country is such as to make it possible for an inoffensive and industrious colored man to earn a respectable living for himself and family, without being ku-kluxed, perhaps murdered, his daughter and wife outraged, and his property destroyed. The idea of the "liberty" of this country "enlightening the world," or even Patagonia, is ridiculous in the extreme. (Wikipedia)
Now, about trans girls...
Arkansas - School of Art M.F.A. Candidates to Present Thesis Exhibitions
Press
University of Arkansas Newswire
University of Arkansas Newswire
Fayetteville, AR
University of Arkansas
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please press: news.uark.edu
lead story - Monroe library to host Transgender 101
Amanda Cuda
CT Post
CT Post
Monroe, CT
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please press: www.ctpost.com
13 March 2019
Donald Trump - Trump complains of 'one-sided hatred' on late-night comedy shows
Brett Samuels
The Hill
The Hill
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please press: thehill.com
Slovenia - Slovenia Ranked #28 For LGBT Travellers, Highest In Ex-Yugo
J.L. Flanner
Total Slovenia News
Total Slovenia News
Ljubljani, Slovenia
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please press: www.total-slovenia-news.com
civil rights - Indiana becomes the 6th state to offer a new gender option on driver's licenses
Kellie Hwang
IndyStar
IndyStar
Indianapolis, IN
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please press: www.indystar.com
Labels:
becomes,
driver's licenses,
gender option,
Indiana,
Indianapolis,
Kellie Hwang,
new,
offer
Location:
Indianapolis, IN, USA
West Virginia - ACLU rep: Harrison, WV, schools fail to address transgender issues
JoAnn Snoderly
The Exponent-Telegram
The Exponent-Telegram
Clarksburg, WV
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please press: www.wvnews.com
lead story - New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops
Associated Press
NBC News
NBC News
Arlington, VA
The Pentagon (under construction)
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
12 March 2019
Donald Trump - NY Att. Gen. subpoenas two banks over Trump Org. records
Press
AOL.
AOL.
Albany, NY
original Dongan Charter (1686)
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please press: www.aol.com
Labels:
Albany,
Attorney General,
New York,
records,
subpoenas,
Trump Organization,
two banks
Location:
Albany, NY, USA
Pakistan - Pakistan prime minister Imran launches low cost housing finance scheme
Ashfaq Ahmed
gulfnews.com
gulfnews.com
Islamabad, Pakistan
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Shah_Allah_Ditta_caves_2.JPG
please press: gulfnews.com
ezs note: The mention is very brief, in the fifth paragraph. There, the transgender community is mentioned, as part of a government program regarding housing. It's early to tell, but if it works well, it could bode well for the transgender community.
civil rights - Push for broader LGBT rights slowed by lack of GOP support
David Crary
Daily Freeman
Daily Freeman
Boonville, NC
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please press: www.dailyfreeman.com
ezs note: If you live in an area where the Congressperson or either one of the Senators is a Republican, all is not lost. Remember, s/he represents you. Write a letter or e-letter and in a polite yet firm missive, let your concerns be heard.
house.gov
senate.gov
ezs note: If you live in an area where the Congressperson or either one of the Senators is a Republican, all is not lost. Remember, s/he represents you. Write a letter or e-letter and in a polite yet firm missive, let your concerns be heard.
house.gov
senate.gov
Labels:
Boonville,
broader,
David Crary,
GOP support,
lack,
legislative priority,
LGBT rights,
push
Location:
Boonville, NC 27011, USA
Massachusetts - MetLife Denied Her Disability Claim For Trans Surgery. Then It Voluntarily Reversed Course
Martha Bebinger
WBUR
WBUR
Florence, MA
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please press: www.wbur.org
lead story - What does it mean to be transgender in South Dakota?
Trevor Mitchell
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
Yankton, SD
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please press: www.argusleader.com
11 March 2019
New Zealand - Advice to my younger transgender self: My one, huge regret
Press
New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Herald
Napier, New Zealand
(part of Hawke's Bay)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Napier_and_bay.jpg
please press: www.nzherald.co.nz
Labels:
advice,
Butterfly*,
Gender Transition,
huge,
Napier,
one,
regret,
support,
tools,
younger transgender self
Location:
Napier, New Zealand
civil rights - 'Last frontier' of civil rights: Alaska weighs statewide LGBTQ bill
Nico Lang
NBC News
NBC News
Fairbanks, AK
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
lead story - Detroit pastor charged in death of transgender woman due in court
Brian Newlin
Click On Detroit
Click On Detroit
Detroit, MI
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please press: www.clickondetroit.com
Labels:
Albert Weathers,
Brian Newlin,
charged,
court,
death,
Detroit,
due,
Kelly Stough,
pastor,
transgender woman
Location:
Detroit, MI, USA
10 March 2019
Donald Trump - A mysterious payment to Paul Manafort’s lawyer reveals a hidden chapter of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign
Christina Wilkie
CNBC
CNBC
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please press: www.cnbc.com
Malta - Happy International Women's Day! Here's A List Of Some Spectacular Maltese Women
Steffie Weenink
Lovin Malta
Lovin Malta
San Ä wann, Malta
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please press: lovinmalta.com
Labels:
happy,
International Women's Day,
list,
Malta,
Maltese,
San Ä wann,
spectacular,
Steffie Weenink,
women
Location:
San Gwann, Malta
civil rights - Hawaii Civil Rights Commission rules in favor of discriminated transgender tenant
Staff
KITV
KITV
Hakalau, HI
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please press: www.kitv.com
Nevada - Transgender Henderson police officers work to close LGBT divide
Blake Apgar
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Henderson, NV
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please press: www.reviewjournal.com
lead story - Appeals court: Judge's denial of transgender name change 'unconscionable'
Cameron Knight
Cincinnati.com
Cincinnati.com
Cincinnati, OH
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please press: www.cincinnati.com
09 March 2019
Italy - Italian lesbian reveals years of corrective rape by father
Lydia Smith
PinkNews
PinkNews
Perugia, Italy
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please press: www.pinknews.co.uk
civil rights - Advocates for LGBTQ Texans warn sick-leave bill would weaken anti-discrimination laws
Allie Morr
San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio, TX
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please press: www.expressnews.com
Florida - Florida surgeon loses job after posting graphic photos of transgender patients on Instagram
Rhuaridh Marr
Metroweekly
Metroweekly
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please press: www.metroweekly.com
Labels:
Florida,
graphic photos,
Instagram,
loses job,
posting,
Rhuaridh Marr,
surgeon,
transgender patients
Location:
Miami, FL, USA
lead story - American crowned queen in Thai transgender pageant
Press
Channel NewsAsia
Channel NewsAsia
Pattaya, Thailand
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please press: www.channelnewsasia.com
08 March 2019
Donald Trump - The ‘Otherwise Blameless Life’ of Paul Manafort
Franklin Foer
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
Manafort's old pal, Jonas Savimbi
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Jonas_Savimbi.jpg
please press: www.theatlantic.com
DR Congo - Anti-LGBTI mob torch streets in homophobic protest
Shannon Power
Gay Star News
Gay Star News
Bukavu, DR Congo
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Laurent-D%C3%A9sir%C3%A9_Kabila_cropped.jpg
please press: www.gaystarnews.com
ezs note: Yeah... unless you're really, really brave, or you've got an imminent death wish, this is not the place to spend your summer vacation. If you're already there, get the hell out. Someplace calming, like, say, Yemen. (Just kidding - but get out anyway)
civil rights - CSL Plasma Sued For Alleged Discrimination Against Transgender Woman
Esme Murphy
WCCO
WCCO
Minneapolis, MN
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please press: minnesota.cbslocal.com
Iowa - Transgender Iowans can use Medicaid for transition-related care, Iowa Supreme Court rules
Courtney Crowder, Luke Nozicka
Des Moines Register
Des Moines Register
Des Moines, IA
Hartford of the West (really!)
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please press: www.desmoinesregister.com
lead story - Pentagon set to implement transgender ban
Press
CBS News
CBS News
The Pentagon
Arlington, VA
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please press: www.cbsnews.com
07 March 2019
lead story - Colorado, baker end legal spat over transgender woman’s cake
James Anderson, Colleen Slevin
Religious News Service
Religious News Service
Lakewood, CO
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please press: religionnews.com
Labels:
baker,
cake,
Colleen Slevin,
Colorado,
end,
James Anderson,
Lakewood,
legal spat,
over,
transgender woman
Location:
Lakewood, CO, USA
06 March 2019
Donald Trump - Trump in trouble in Florida poll
Marc Caputo
Politico
Politico
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please press: www.politico.com
Bangladesh - For the first time, transgender candidates will run for seats in Bangladesh's National Parliament
Samaya Anjum
Global Voices
Global Voices
Bagerhat, Bangladesh
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please press: globalvoices.org
civil rights - Oregon LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Fighting Lawsuit That Would Prohibit Transgender Students From Using Bathrooms That Match Gender Identity
Elise Herron
Willamette Week
Willamette Week
Salem, OR
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please press: www.wweek.com
Minnesota - Minnesota powerlifters protest trans ban
Dawn Ennis
SBNation
SBNation
Rockford, MN
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please press: www.outsports.com
lead story - ‘I am a woman,’ South Florida transgender teen Jazz Jennings tells boyfriend’s skeptical mom
Johnny Diaz
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Ahmir Steward
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please press: www.sun-sentinel.com
05 March 2019
Donald Trump - The Making of the Fox News White House
Jane Mayer
The New Yorker
The New Yorker
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please press: www.newyorker.com
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