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01 April 2019
Wyoming - McDaniel: Voters elect the darndest legislators
Labels:
Art Linkletter,
Cheyenne,
darndest,
elect,
influence votes,
legislators,
Rodger McDaniel,
voters
Location:
Cheyenne, WY, USA
lead story - A transgender woman’s stay at a Utah jail revealed good, bad and possibly dangerous practices
Labels:
bad,
dangerous,
good,
jail. revealed,
Paighten Hawkins,
possibly,
practices,
stay,
transgender woman,
Utah
Location:
Ogden, UT, USA
31 March 2019
Donald Trump - One of the GOP’s brightest female stars is dogged by Trump in 2020
Labels:
2020,
Adel,
brightest,
dogged,
Donald Trump,
female,
GOP,
Joni Ernst,
Marianne Levine,
stars
Location:
Adel, IA 50003, USA
Bulgaria/US - US State Department: Bulgarian government actions against human rights abusers ‘insufficient’
civil rights - On This Transgender Day of Visibility, I’m Feeling Exposed—and Determined
Rhode Island - Sen. Reed Says Pentagon Shouldn't Adopt New Transgender Rule
Labels:
adopt,
Defense Department,
Jack Reed,
new,
Pentagon,
senator,
shouldn't,
transgender rule
Location:
Cranston, RI, USA
lead story - Transgender visibility has become my paradox. I want to be seen as any other woman, and as trans.
Meredith Talusan
NBC News
NBC News
New York City, NY (1952)
Dag Hammarskjöld, foreground
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Labels:
any other woman,
become,
Meredith Talusan,
New York City,
paradox,
seen,
trans,
transgender,
visibility
Location:
New York, NY, USA
30 March 2019
Donald Trump - Judge rules Trump executive order allowing offshore drilling in Arctic Ocean unlawful
Bangladesh/US - Bangladesh rejects ‘one-sided’ US report on human rights
civil rights - Maplewood to raise flag in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility
Pennsylvania - 5 Pennsylvania women who did it first
Alex Nagy
Pennsylvania Weekly
Pennsylvania Weekly
Pennsylvania
please press: www.philadelphiaweekly.com
ezs note: Pay special attention to Sharron Cooks.
lead story - ‘Trans-forming’ the Workplace to Be Transgender Inclusive
Nico Calvo Rosenstone
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford, CA
Lou Henry Hoover house
please press: ssir.org
new thoughts...
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ezs note: It's a little, eensy-teensy blog, but it's off and running. If you wish to see what's happening, go to long strange journey.
Location:
Wilmette, IL, USA
lead story - ‘Trans-forming’ the Workplace to Be Transgender Inclusive
Nico Calvo Rosenstone
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Stanford, CA
Lou Henry Hoover house
please press: ssir.org
29 March 2019
civil rights - HRC Releases Annual Corporate Equality Index with 571 Top U.S. Companies Earning Perfect Scores
Elliott Kozuch
Human Rights Campaign
Human Rights Campaign
Washington DC
Human Rights Campaign headquarters
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Human_Right_Campaign_headquarters.JPG
please press: www.hrc.org
Labels:
annual,
corporate,
earning,
Elliott Kozuch,
equality index,
HRC,
perfect scores,
releases,
U.S. companies
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
North Carolina - NC House bills opposing conversion therapy, HB2 remnants filed
Gary D. Robertson
wsoctv.tv
wsoctv.tv
Asheville, NC
Thomas Wolfe house
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please press:
lead story - Transgender Singing Voice Conference Expands Vocal Perspectives
Tana Weingartner
Cincinnati Public Radio
Cincinnati Public Radio
Richmond, IN
Earlham College
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please press: www.wvxu.org
Go Adam Schiff!
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Labels:
Adam Schiff,
go
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
28 March 2019
Donald Trump - Why Trump Wants to Go to the Moon So Badly
Marina Koren
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
ezs note: Sure Donald, we'll provide you with a ticket to the Moon...
(one way only)
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please press: www.theatlantic.com
Labels:
Donald Trump,
Gene Cernan,
Huntsville,
Marina Koren,
Moon,
so badly,
space-policy speech,
wants
Location:
Moon, PA, USA
UK - UK To Open Separate Jail For Transgenders After Several Cases Of Attack By Inmates
Kriti Gupta
Indiatimes.com
Indiatimes.com
Banstead, UK
(future home of HMP Downview)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Map_of_Banstead_1841_Lambert.png
please press: www.indiatimes.com
Labels:
attack,
Banstead,
cases,
HMP Downview,
inmates,
Kriti Gupta,
open,
separate jail,
several,
transgender,
UK
Location:
Banstead, UK
civil rights - In Congress, a Task Force for Trans Equality Is Mobilizing Against Trump
Diana Tourjée
Broadly.
Broadly.
New Bedford, MA
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please press: broadly.vice.com
please press: broadly.vice.com
Delaware - Video shows women harassing Delaware transgender activist Sarah McBride at a meeting in D.C.
Jessica Bies
delaware online
delaware online
Dover, DE
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please press: www.delawareonline.com
Labels:
Delaware,
harassing,
Jessica Bies,
meeting,
Sarah McBride,
shows,
transgender activist,
video,
women
Location:
Dover, DE, USA
lead story - House votes to condemn Trump's transgender military ban
Juliegrace Brufke, Rebecca Kheel
The Hill
The Hill
House of Representatives (interior)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/United_States_House_of_Representatives_chamber.jpg
please press: thehill.com
another thought...
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ezs note: If you wish to see my other thoughts, go to long strange journey.
Labels:
another thought
Location:
West Hartford, CT, USA
27 March 2019
civil rights - The Legal Case for Trans Rights
Robert L. Tsai
Yes!
Yes!
US Supreme Court
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/USSupremeCourtWestFacade.JPG
please press: www.yesmagazine.org
New Hampshire - New Hampshire house OKs birth certificate changes in transgender cases
Press
Boston.com
Boston.com
Concord, NH
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please press: www.boston.com
Labels:
birth certificate,
changes,
Concord,
house,
New Hampshire,
transgender cases
Location:
Concord, NH, USA
lead story - Sen. Sanders displays transgender pride flag at office
Press
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
Des Moines, IA
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please press: www.sfchronicle.com
26 March 2019
Donald Trump - The Critical Part of Mueller’s Report That Barr Didn’t Mention
Natasha Bertrand
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
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please press: www.theatlantic.com
Sweden - Viking warrior women? Reassessing Birka chamber grave Bj.581
Neil Price et al
Cambridge University
Cambridge University
Birka, Sweden
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Birka_Boot_2008.JPG
please press: www.cambridge.org
civil rights - Human Rights Department Joins Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Anoka-Hennepin School District
Press
CBS Minnesota
CBS Minnesota
Anoka, MN
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/AnokaCntyCourthouse.jpg
please press: minnesota.cbslocal.com
please press: minnesota.cbslocal.com
Georgia - In Georgia’s Bible Belt, health care for transgender people is often out of reach
Samantha Max
The Telegraph
The Telegraph
Augusta, GA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Augsky2.JPG
please press: www.macon.com
Labels:
Augusta,
Bible Belt,
Georgia,
health care,
often,
out of reach,
Samantha Max,
transgender people
Location:
Augusta, GA, USA
lead story - Transgender, gay migrants allegedly suffer 'rampant' abuse at New Mexico ICE facility
Tim Stelloh
NBC News
NBC News
Chaparral, NM
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ede1KqynFtY
please press: www.nbcnews.com
Labels:
abuse,
allegedly,
Chaparral,
gay,
ICE facility,
migrants,
New Mexico,
rampant,
suffer,
Tim Stelloh,
transgender
Location:
Chaparral, NM 88081, USA
25 March 2019
civil rights - Woman Accused of Pepper Spraying Transgender Woman at Chicano Park Pleads Not Guilty
Melissa Sandoval
San Diego 7
San Diego 7
ezs note: Well, ya gotta defend yerself! (heh, heh)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Polizist_Pepperball_Dresden.jpg
please press: www.nbcsandiego.com
Montana/Oregon - Kimberly Reed: Always in Transition
Brett Campbell
Oregon Artswatch
Oregon Artswatch
Helena, MT
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Helena_Cathedral.jpg
please press: www.orartswatch.org
lead story - It’s Not Just Japan. Many U.S. States Require Transgender People Get Sterilized
Samantha Allen
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
Needles, CA
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please press: www.thedailybeast.com
Labels:
California,
Japan,
many,
Needles,
require,
Samantha Allen,
sterilized,
transgender people,
U.S. states
Location:
Needles, CA 92363, USA
24 March 2019
Saint Kitts and Nevis - Nevis Wins Debating Competition
Jermine Abel
WINN
WINN
Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Nevis_Charlestown.jpg
please press: www.winnfm.com
ezs note: Thank you, Team Nevis!
civil rights - Transgender artist Cassils uses their body to create protest works in Trump's America
Alice Walker
ABC (Australia)
ABC (Australia)
Perth, Australia
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Perth_Institute_of_Contemporary_Arts%2C_March_2018.jpg
please press: www.abc.net.au
Labels:
Alice Walker,
America,
body,
Cassils,
create,
Donald Trump,
protest works,
their,
transgender artist,
uses
Location:
Perth WA, Australia
lead story - For transgender people, visiting family in Mexico often means hiding their gender identity
Jose A. Del Real
Santa Fe New Mexican
Santa Fe New Mexican
Mexicali, Mexico
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/AmistadPagodaMexicali.JPG
please press: www.santafenewmexican.com
23 March 2019
Nigeria - Nigeria: Non-Binary Transgender Author Akwaeke Emezi's Debut Novel Explores Multiplicity
Kylie Kiunguyu
All Africa
Abuja, Nigeria
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Nok_sculpture_Louvre_70-1998-11-1.jpg
please press: allafrica.com
Labels:
Akwaeke Emezi,
debut,
Nigeria,
non-binary,
novel,
transgender author
Location:
Abuja, Nigeria
civil rights - Manchin not supporting Equality Act based on protections for vulnerable, transgender people
Erin Beck
The Register-Herald
The Register-Herald
ezs note: Just yer friendly family meetin'...
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please press: www.register-herald.com
Ohio - Boyfriend-killer is granted divorce from her transgender jailhouse wife
Jimmy McCloskey
Metro
Metro
Campbell, OH
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please press: metro.co.uk
Labels:
boyfriend-killer,
Campbell,
divorce,
granted,
jailhouse wife,
Jimmy McCloskey,
transgender
Location:
Campbell, OH, USA
lead story - Science Finds a Way for Transgender Males to Maintain Fertility
Robert Preidt
US News and World Report
US News and World Report
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please press: www.usnews.com
Goin' on a journey...
Nine pointed star
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ezs note: Perhaps you've noticed a subtle change in me. Actually, it's kinda old. Years ago, I became a member of the Baha'i Faith. Well, really long story made very short, I found that I had to leave for awhile. But over the past few months, I discovered a new breadth and depth to the Faith.
Believe me, I'm not trying to convert anyone. If you're happy with another faith, or no faith, hey, I'm happy for you, really. My commentaries are not hagiographies. You will see them on the right side, long strange journey, at the top of listings.
Location:
Iran
Here's a tip!
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ezs note: By now, unless you've been hiding under a really big rock, you have heard that AG Barr has received Robert Mueller's final report. As of now, things look pretty good for our receiving the document, but we all know how squirrely things can get. I have already emailed AG Barr to let him know how I feel. (https://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice) Okay, I know how you probably feel about this. It doesn't matter. For now, Barr is the AG. Please, let the better angels of our nature be at work and tell the AG politely, formally, yet firmly that you want to see the whole document.
But please, just do it. YOU can make the difference.
Labels:
final report,
hiding,
Robert Mueller,
tip
Location:
West Hartford, CT, USA
22 March 2019
VIDEO - SPECIAL - The Mueller Investigation Part 1
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ywc5wrxh98
Louisiana - Transgender veteran clashes with Shreveport VA over medical records
Sara Macneil
Shreveport Times
Shreveport Times
Shreveport, LA
Pine Wold house
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please press: www.shreveporttimes.com
lead story - Transgender student allegedly removed from Georgia school's prom king ballot
Alexander Kacala
NBC News
NBC News
Gainesville, GA
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
21 March 2019
Alaska - Lawsuit challenges Alaska Medicaid policy denying transgender-related health care coverage
Renee Gross
KTOO
KTOO
Homer, AK
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please press: www.ktoo.org
Labels:
Alaska Medicaid,
challenges,
coverage,
denying,
health care,
Homer,
lawsuit,
policy,
Renee Gross,
transgender-related
Location:
Homer, AK, USA
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