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08 April 2019
Vermont - John Killacky: Out in the Legislature
lead story - Although transgender workers face steep barriers, corporate America wants to hire them
07 April 2019
Donald Trump - Whatever Trump Is Playing, It Isn’t Golf
Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia’s ‘Dangerous & Discriminatory Laws Against Marginalised Populations’ Under Fire
Labels:
against,
dangerous,
discriminatory,
laws,
marginalised,
populations,
Saint Lucia,
SoufriƩre,
under fire
Location:
Soufriere, St Lucia
civil rights - Giant Food Stores earns top marks in Corporate Equality Index
Arizona - Arizona filmmakers spark discrimination discussion at ACLU event
Molly Stellino
Cronkite News
Cronkite News
Phoenix, AZ
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/Phoenix-Duppa-Montgomery_Adobe-1895-2.JPG
please press: cronkitenews.azpbs.org
Labels:
ACLU,
Arizona,
discrimination,
discussion,
Eunique Yazzie,
event,
filmmakers,
Molly Stellino,
spark
Location:
Phoenix, AZ, USA
lead story - Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military
06 April 2019
Donald Trump - ‘No Celebrities’: Embarrassing Turnout at Trump’s Beverly Hills Fundraiser
Tarpley Hitt
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
ezs note: Where can I find Trump Victory?
(uh... you're here...)
please press: www.thedailybeast.com
Kenya - Worlds apart between conservatives and LGBT community in Kenya
Sheila Nyambura
Capital News
Capital News
Nairobi, Kenya
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Kenyatta_International_Conference_Centre.jpg
please press: www.capitalfm.co.ke
ezs note: After a while of trying 'transgender (country)' on my computer, I finally gave in and used the 'LGBT (country)' instead. Hey, it ain't perfect, but it is better.
Labels:
between,
conservatives,
Kenya,
LGBT community,
new ideas,
Sheila Nyambura,
worlds apart
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
civil rights - U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees
Sarah N. Lynch
Reuters
Reuters
AG William Barr
please press: www.reuters.com
ezs note: It's too early to tell, but if it turns out to be a genuine article, it might be a promising sign.
But Trump's still in charge. Don't hold your breath.
Illinois - Pritzker to change state's Medicaid policy to cover sex reassignment surgery
lead story - As a homeless transgender woman, she had turned to sex work to survive. Then she was killed.
Samantha Schmidt
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Fairmount Heights, MD
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Seal_of_Fairmount_Heights%2C_Maryland.png
please press: www.washingtonpost.com
05 April 2019
Donald Trump - How Trump Conspired with the Freedom Caucus to Shut Down the Government
France - Transphobic Paris attack sheds light on LGBT+ attitudes in France
Labels:
attack,
attitudes,
France,
LGBT+,
Paris,
sheds light,
trans people,
transphobic,
Zoe Tidman
Location:
Paris, France
civil rights - Montana Human Rights Bureau finds Yellowstone County discriminated against trans employee
Florida - City of Orlando poised to embrace LGBT-certified businesses
lead story - The Crisis of Violence Against Transgender People Is Not a ‘Myth’
04 April 2019
Ohio - Catholic School, Right-Wing Hate Group Join Forces to Fight South Euclid Equality Measure
lead story - Washtenaw County Reflects On The Importance Of Raising The Transgender Flag
03 April 2019
Donald Trump - Donald Trump’s Never-Ending Campaign Keeps Getting Angrier
Venezuela - Venezuelans with HIV/AIDS dying due to lack of antiretroviral drugs
civil rights - Parent Quizzes School’s Transgender Policy
Vince Conti
Cape May County Herald
Cape May County Herald
Cisgender (born that way)
Maine - Tunnel of Oppression challenges perceptions of groups on campus
lead story - Under Trump’s Ban, Transgender Troops Must Decide: Come Out or Hide
Labels:
ban,
come out,
decide,
Donald Trump,
hide,
must,
Samantha Allen,
transgender troops,
under
Location:
Atlanta, GA, USA
02 April 2019
North Dakota - North Dakota moves to nullify its 1975 Equal Rights support
lead story - Transgender Woman Shot To Death Near The D.C. Border Will Be Remembered At Candlelight Vigil
Rachel Kurzius
dcist
dcist
Fairmount Heights, MD
please press: dcist.com
ezs note: If you have any information regarding the murder of Ashanti Carmon, please call 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Thanks.
01 April 2019
HUMANE prisons
ezs note: I recently saw how Germany's prison is working, and how then-governor Dannel Malloy's (CT) visit there went. I do believe that certain persons do deserve imprisonment... but humane imprisonment. If you agree with 60 Minutes, please email your governor, state representative, and state senator, and tell them that this stupid system is NOT working. Thanks.
Labels:
Dannel Malloy,
Germany,
humane,
prisons
Location:
285 Shaker Rd, Enfield, CT 06082, USA
civil rights - Transgender Leadership Alaska hosts local rally for International Transgender Day of Visibility
Derek Minemeyer
KTUU
KTUU
Anchorage, AK
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Anchorage_Museum_at_Rasmuson_Center_2014.jpg
please press: www.ktuu.com
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 Hammarskjƶld, foreground
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Dag_Hammarskjold_outside_the_UN_building.jpg
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...
Credit: https://i1.wp.com/whistlestop.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/woman-thinking-thought-bubble-business-cartoons-vectors_zJGAU1___L.jpg?ssl=1
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
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Thomas_Wolfe_House%2C_Asheville%2C_NC_IMG_5170.JPG
please press:
lead story - Transgender Singing Voice Conference Expands Vocal Perspectives
Tana Weingartner
Cincinnati Public Radio
Cincinnati Public Radio
Richmond, IN
Earlham College
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Earlham_Cupola.jpg
please press: www.wvxu.org
Go Adam Schiff!
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlWyGOvFwSo
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)
Credit: https://gallery.yopriceville.com/var/albums/Free-Clipart-Pictures/Sun-and-Moon-PNG/Cartoon_Moon_with_Stars_PNG_Clip_Art_Image.png?m=1506912902
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
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