New Jersey - Even a small New Jersey city can share in the power of Pride

Kevin Riordan
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Woodbury, NJ

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lead story - Transgender advocacy group celebrates Stonewall with Birmingham gala

Jonece Starr Dunigan
AL.com

Birmingham, AL

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Delaware - How Delaware Explains What's Wrong With Joe Biden

Paul Blest
Splinter

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ezs note:  Um, hate to tell you this, Joe... but it's time for you to go.

lead story - Police investigate 11th murder of a black transgender woman this year

Doha Madani
NBC News

Kansas City, MO

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  If you live or work in Kansas City, MO (in particular, the Lykins neighborhood) and you have any information regarding the murder of Brooklyn Lindsey, please call the Kansas City police department at 816-234-5111.  Thanks. 

Night 2 - Democratic presidential debate

Three stars

(in alphabetical order)

Kirsten Gillibrand

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Kamala Harris

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Bernie Sanders

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Bernie_Sanders.jpg

Biggest disappointment:  Joe Biden

lead story - White Nationalist Threats Against Transgender People Are Escalating

Cassie Miller
SPLC

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please press:  www.splcenter.org

ezs note: Needless to say (I  hope), putting these cretinous vermin either in jail or at least with a stern warning won't hurt my feelings.  At all.  I don't give a crap if they put their butt in the wrong direction.  Please call your local police.

Night 1 - Democratic presidential debate (my choices)

Three stars

(in alphabetical order)

Cory Booker

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Julián Castro
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Elizabeth Warren
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Biggest disappointment:  Amy Klobuchar

Round two tommorrow! 

Donald Trump - What Trump May Be Missing In Those Polls He Calls Fake

Ron Elving
NPR

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please press:  www.npr.org

Northern Mariana Islands - Guam, CNMI have ‘low’ LGBTQ policy tally

Louella Losinio
PNC News

Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands

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please press:  pacificnewscenter.com 

civil rights - LGBT, transgender flags vandalized at Wicker Park church

Tom Negovan
WGN

Chicago (Wicker Park), IL

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please press:  wgntv.com 

New Mexico - Transgender group in NM defends work with ICE

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade

Milan, NM

  

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please press:  www.washingtonblade.com

lead story - Philly police unveil updated policy for interacting with transgender, nonbinary people

Chris Palmer
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia, PA

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please press:  www.inquirer.com

Vermont - Vermont: Insurers can't deny care for transgender youth

AP
NCPR

Montpelier, VT (1884)

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please press:  www.northcountrypublicradio.org 

lead story - Through therapy, transgender women find their voice

Jon Collins
MPRNews

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please press:  www.mprnews.org

California - California man gets maximum sentence for fatally stabbing transgender woman

Brianna Calix
Fresno Bee

Fresno, CA

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please press:  \www.fresnobee.com

lead story - Historic day for the transgender community in KC

Leslie Aguilar, Maggie Holmes
KCTV

Kansas City, MO

Community Christian Church

designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

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please press:  www.kctv5.com

Donald Trump - Why Trump can't fill the gaping holes in his government

Zachary B. Wolf

CNN

ezs note:  Aw, just a little stitch, is all...

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Malawi - Changing the lives of transgender people in Malawi

Press
UNAIDS

Lilongwe, Malawi

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please press:  www.unaids.org

civil rights - Allies need to focus specifically on transgender issues in wake of violence: Activists

Karma Allen
ABC

video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvM8bgweH74

please press:  abcnews.go.com

Alabama - Alabama mayor defends comments on ‘killing out’ gay and transgender people, ‘baby killers’

Leada Gore
AL.com

Carbon Hill, AL

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please press:  www.al.com

ezs note:  I don't know if you're a resident of Carbon Hill, but if you are, please, FIRE HIS  SORRY ASS. 

lead story - Man arrested in slaying of Dallas transgender woman found in lake

AP
CBS

Dallas, TX

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

New Hampshire - O’Rouke Releases Plan To Achieve Equality For All LBGTQ+ Americans

Press
NH Labor News

Laconia, NH

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please press:  nhlabornews.com 

lead story - In U.S., 71% Support Transgender People Serving in Military

Justin McCarthy
Reuters

Scatter plots used in statistics

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please press:  news.gallup.com 

Donald Trump - What Have Trump’s Rallies Accomplished?

Jonathan Bernstein
Bloomberg

The Big Black Hole, or the Trump presidency

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please press:  www.bloomberg.com

Côte d'Ivoire - Finding jobs for LGBT people across Côte d'Ivoire

Frank Hersey
RFI

Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire

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please press:  en.rfi.fr

civil rights - Transgender Rights Get Important Win in Ninth Circuit

Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News

San Francisco, CA

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please press:  rewire.news

Maine - Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go

Marpheen Chann
Portland Press-Herald

Portland, ME

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please press:  www.pressherald.com

lead story - 3 Connecticut female athletes file federal discrimination complaint over transgender competition

AP
CBS

William R. Cotter Federal Building

Hartford, CT

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

Massachusetts - ‘I was living two different lives’: Springfield middle school principal Declan O’Connor comes out as transgender

Shira Schoenberg
MASSLive

Springfield, MA

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please press:  www.masslive.com

lead story - MasterCard will let transgender, non-binary people use their chosen name on cards

AJ Willingham
CNN

MasterCard (center)

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Kentucky - What Father's Day Means To A Transgender Parent

Cheri Lawson
WEKU News

Wilder, KY

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please press:  www.weku.fm

lead story - American Medical Association Responds To 'Epidemic' Of Violence Against Transgender Community

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

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please press:  https://www.forbes.com 

lead story - It's The First Sunday Since The Vatican Rejected Transgender People

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Vatican City

Lievin Cruyl  (1634 - before 1720)

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please press:  www.forbes.com

Washington (state) - Ferguson files 38th lawsuit against Trump Administration, challenging “conscience rule”

Emily Boerger
Washington State Wire

Seattle, WA

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please press:  washingtonstatewire.com

lead story - Second transgender woman murdered in Washington suburb in three months

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Fairmount Heights, MD

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Zoe Spears in the Washington DC - Maryland area (Fairmount Heights) please contact Det. Brian Reilly at 1-800-411-TIPS.  Thanks.

lead story - Charlie Martin: Transgender driver chases Le Mans 24 Hour race dream

Sarah Holt
CNN

Le Mans, France

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please press:  edition.cnn.com

civil rights - FOR TRUMP, LGBT RIGHTS ARE FOREIGN POLICY, NOT A DOMESTIC CONCERN

Jared Keller
Pacific Standard

His Royal Asininity.

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please press:  psmag.com

Maryland - Councilmember Glass kicks off Pride Month

Elle Meyers
Montgomery County Sentinel

Rockville, MD

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please press:  mont.thesentinel.com

lead story - Man arrested in murder of Dallas trans woman, 2 others

AP
USA Today

Kendrell Lavar Lyles

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ezs note:  BUSTED.

civil rights - Tri-State Alliance asks EVSC to not appeal transgender lawsuit ruling

Segann March
Courier & Press

Evansville, IN

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please press:  www.courierpress.com

Kansas - ‘It’s time’: Wichita district policy should protect LGBTQ students

Wichita Eagle Editorial Board
Wichita Eagle

above Wichita, KS

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lead story - Survey finds boost in U.S. support for transgender rights

Ellen Wulfhorst
Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Oregon - White Owl Social Club in Portland apologizes for throwing transgender person out of bar

Jayati Ramakrishnan
The Oregonian

Portland, OR

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please press:  www.oregonlive.com

lead story - Chest Binders and Transgender People

Dashir Moore
The New York Times

Colorado Springs, CO

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

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!

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

Honduras/US - Transgender Honduran awaits her asylum case in Twin Cities suburbs

Maya Rao
StarTribune

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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please press:  www.startribune.com

civil rights - Stonewall 50: Don’t Forget the Black & Brown LGBTQ Struggle

Ernest Owens
Daily Beast

New York City, NY

Stonewall Inn (1969)

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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

Hartford, CT

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please press:  www.nbcconnecticut.com

lead story - The (transgender) kids are all right

Ben Hohenstatt
Juneau Empire

Juneau, AK

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please press:  www.juneauempire.com

Vermont - Christine Hallquist plugs into a new source of power

Kevin O'Connor
VTDigger

Brattleboro, VT

Hubbard Park Observation Tower

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please press:  vtdigger.org