11 June 2019
lead story - Survey finds boost in U.S. support for transgender rights
10 June 2019
Oregon - White Owl Social Club in Portland apologizes for throwing transgender person out of bar
lead story - Chest Binders and Transgender People
Dashir Moore
The New York Times
The New York Times
Colorado Springs, CO
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Colorado_Springs_from_Pikes_Peak_Nov_2010.JPG
please press: www.nytimes.com
09 June 2019
Donald Trump - Impeach Trump and don't worry (much) about President Mike Pence. We already have him.
Jason Sattler
USA Today
ezs note: To sign the petition, go to care2.org. C'mon, it only takes a sec!
USA Today
ezs note: To sign the petition, go to care2.org. C'mon, it only takes a sec!
please press: www.usatoday.com
Honduras/US - Transgender Honduran awaits her asylum case in Twin Cities suburbs
civil rights - Stonewall 50: Don’t Forget the Black & Brown LGBTQ Struggle
Ernest Owens
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
New York City, NY
Stonewall Inn (1969)
please press: www.thedailybeast.com
ezs note: Of great import is The Combahee River Collective. Although the text is somewhat older, the thought put into the work is just as vital.
Connecticut - Hartford Police Department LGBTQ Liaison Accused of Insensitivity
Len Bestoff
NBC News 30
NBC News 30
Hartford, CT
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Engine_Co_1_Fire_Station_Hartford_CT.JPG
please press: www.nbcconnecticut.com
lead story - The (transgender) kids are all right
08 June 2019
Vermont - Christine Hallquist plugs into a new source of power
Kevin O'Connor
VTDigger
VTDigger
Brattleboro, VT
Hubbard Park Observation Tower
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/MontpelierVT_HubbardParkTower3_20170827.jpg
please press: vtdigger.org
lead story - Transgender inmate found dead in Rikers Island cell
Larry Celona, Stephanie Pagones
New York Post
New York Post
New York City, NY
Rikers Island
please press: nypost.com
07 June 2019
civil rights - Federal judge: EVSC violated transgender student's civil rights
West Virginia - Another WV school year without transgender student bathroom rights
lead story - Detroit man charged in deaths of gay men, transgender woman
06 June 2019
Kansas - Retiring After 28 Years, Transgender North High Teacher Looks Forward To Next Chapter
Carla Eckels
KMUW
KMUW
Wichita, KS
Wichita North High School
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Wichita_High_School_North_Tower_2009-06-10_1.jpg
please press: www.kmuw.org
lead story - Dallas LGBTQ leaders could hold key to solving transgender killings, police say
05 June 2019
civil rights - Fifty Years After Stonewall, the Real Fight for LBGTQ Rights Is Local
Ohio - Families call for better school practices to battle suicide rates among transgender teens
lead story - Trump's transgender ban is cruel, medically unethical and damaging to the US military
Robert H. Goldstein
USA Today
USA Today
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
please press: www.usatoday.com
04 June 2019
Donald Trump - Ex-Trump aide Hicks agrees to give campaign documents to Congress
France - Paris court sentences man to six months for assaulting transgender woman
Press
France 24
France 24
Paris, France
please press: www.france24.com
ezs note: Gee, I hope the judge wasn't being too harsh on the poor guy.
Riiiiiight.
civil rights - WHY ARE TRANS WOMEN DYING IN ICE DETENTION?
Utah - Scott D. Pierce: CNN episode focuses on LDS and LGBTQ in Utah. And, no, it’s not a hit piece.
lead story - 'We are concerned': Dallas police chief says of second transgender woman's death in less than a month
Janelle Griffith
NBC News
NBC News
Dallas, TX
please press: www.nbcnews.com
ezs note: If you live in Dallas or the immediate area, and you have information on the murders of either Chynal Lindsey or Muhlaysia Booker, please call Dallas police at 214-671-3661. Thanks.
03 June 2019
Donald Trump - 2 epically cringeworthy moments from Jared Kushner’s Axios interview
Estonia - Estonia’s five best Eurovision finalists – chosen by the LGBT community
civil rights - The Catastrophist, or: On coming out as trans at 37
New Hampshire - A Conversation With Transgender Granite Staters
Press
NHPR
NHPR
Concord, NH
please press: www.nhpr.org
ezs note: Please take note of the conversation streaming, almost an hour. It's well worth it.
lead story - Transgender asylum seeker dies after six weeks in ICE custody
02 June 2019
civil rights - ACLU again sues state over transgender-related services
Washington (state) - Bainbridge to consider 'all gender' bathroom sign ordinance
Nathan Pilling
Kitsap Sun
Kitsap Sun
Bainbridge Island, WA
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please press: www.kitsapsun.com
01 June 2019
31 May 2019
North Carolina - The man in the maternity ward
lead story - LBGTQ icons will be the first transgender people to get statues in the US
30 May 2019
civil rights - Yes, the Civil Rights Act does protect gay and trans Americans
Alabama - LGBTQ Visibility Isn’t Just Educational, It Is Vital Education
civil rights - Three transgender women challenge portion of Pennsylvania’s name-change law
29 May 2019
Donald Trump - Mueller speaks about the Russia investigation (among many, many others)
Romania/US - U.S. Embassy awards seven Women of Courage in Romania
civil rights - The Democrats’ Neglect of Transgender Rights
Maine - Maine officially bans gay conversion therapy
Aris Folley
The Hill
The Hill
Farmington, ME
please press: thehill.com
ezs note: ♩Another one bites the dust... ♬ (Yay!)
lead story - New Gillette ad shows dad teaching transgender son how to shave
28 May 2019
lead story - The World Health Organization Will Stop Classifying Transgender People as Having a 'Mental Disorder'
27 May 2019
Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico Activists Criticize Religious Freedom, Conversion Therapy Bills
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Arizona - How a transgender character changed when a trans actor was hired for the role
lead story - These transgender soldiers are still allowed to serve. They want to prove their detractors wrong
26 May 2019
Coming Out The LGBT Cultural Revolution before Stonewall (video)
ezs note: Short, but very good. See it if you can.
Donald Trump - Why Trump’s Stonewalling Legal Strategy Will Keep Failing
Renato Mariotti
Politico
Politico
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please press: www.politico.com
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