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03 July 2019
UK - Did J.K. Rowling ‘Confirm Her Stance Against Transgender Women’?
civil rights - Companies to court: Defend LGBTQ people from bias
Alaska - Opinion: Stand up for equality and support House Bill 82
Evan Anderson
Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire
Anchorage, AK
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Anchorage_Museum_at_Rasmuson_Center_2014.jpg
please press: www.juneauempire.com
4th of July speech - What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?
Frederick Douglass (ed. Dave Zirin)
The Nation.
The Nation.
Frederick Douglass (1818 - 1895)
(speech given July 5, 1852)
please press: www.thenation.com
02 July 2019
lead story - Advocates Mourn An 'Epidemic' Of Violence Against Black Transgender Women
Donald Trump - Trump Administration Drops Effort to Add Citizenship Question to 2020 Census
Michael Wines
The New York Times
The New York Times
Credit: http://www.epiphanylifecoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/happy-african-man-small-1.png
please press: www.nytimes.com
ezs note: That's one small step for humanity... 😀
01 July 2019
Donald Trump - The hugely inappropriate weekend of Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.
Trinidad and Tobago - Pride shown at Parliament
civil rights - When discrimination becomes the norm
Ohio - How family support, Children's Hospital helped transgender teen Allison Kurtz save her own life
Tanya O'Rourke
WCPO
WCPO
Liberty Township, OH
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/48/Liberty_Township%2C_Butler_County%2C_Ohio.jpg
please press: www.wcpo.com
lead story - Illinois Governor Signs Order Protecting Transgender Students
Labels:
governor,
Illinois,
J.B. Pritzker,
Nick Visser,
order,
protecting,
safe spaces,
signs,
transgender students
Location:
Springfield, IL, USA
30 June 2019
Donald Trump - Tim Ryan savages Trump on North Korea, Huawei
Vietnam - LGBT rights: Vietnam recognises transgender people, but there's a flaw in the law
civil rights - Debate: Gabbard's LGBTQ Record Criticized, Booker Defends Trans Women
New Hampshire - Letter: Cornerstone gets it wrong on transgender bills
Darlene Olivio
Concord Monitor
Concord Monitor
Concord, NH
(1790 engraving)
please press: www.concordmonitor.com
ezs note: To see the Letter to the Editor written by Shannon McGinley (later responded to by Darlene Olivio) see here.
lead story - Pakistan's police arrest father for killing transgender son
29 June 2019
New Jersey - Even a small New Jersey city can share in the power of Pride
Kevin Riordan
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Woodbury, NJ
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/WOODBURY_FRIENDS%27_MEETINGHOUSE%281%29.JPG
please press: www.inquirer.com
Labels:
City,
distinctive character,
Kevin Riordan,
New Jersey,
Power,
pride,
share,
small,
Woodbury
Location:
Woodbury, NJ, USA
lead story - Transgender advocacy group celebrates Stonewall with Birmingham gala
Jonece Starr Dunigan
AL.com
AL.com
Birmingham, AL
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Center_Court_of_the_Riverchase_Galleria.jpg
please press: www.al.com
28 June 2019
Delaware - How Delaware Explains What's Wrong With Joe Biden
Paul Blest
Splinter
Splinter
Credit: https://toonclips.com/600/cartoon-business-man-with-his-foot-in-his-mouth-by-toonaday-7705.jpg
please press: splinternews.com
ezs note: Um, hate to tell you this, Joe... but it's time for you to go.
Labels:
Delaware,
explains,
fucking monster,
James Eastland,
Joe Biden,
Paul Blest,
Stuttgart,
what's wrong
Location:
Dover, DE, USA
lead story - Police investigate 11th murder of a black transgender woman this year
Doha Madani
NBC News
NBC News
Kansas City, MO
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
Kamala Harris
Bernie Sanders
Biggest disappointment: Joe Biden
Labels:
Bernie Sanders,
Joe Biden,
Kamala Harris,
Kirsten Gillibrand
Location:
Miami, FL, USA
27 June 2019
lead story - White Nationalist Threats Against Transgender People Are Escalating
Cassie Miller
SPLC
SPLC
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.
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
Julián Castro
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Juli%C3%A1n_Castro%27s_Official_HUD_Portrait.jpg
Elizabeth Warren
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Elizabeth_Warren%2C_official_portrait%2C_114th_Congress.jpg
Biggest disappointment: Amy Klobuchar
Round two tommorrow!
Labels:
Amy Klobuchar,
Cory Booker,
Elizabeth Warren,
Julián Castro
Location:
Miami, FL, USA
26 June 2019
Donald Trump - What Trump May Be Missing In Those Polls He Calls Fake
Labels:
assertion,
Donald Trump,
fake,
G-20 summit,
missing,
polls,
Ron Elving,
Walter Mondale,
weak polling numbers
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Northern Mariana Islands - Guam, CNMI have ‘low’ LGBTQ policy tally
Louella Losinio
PNC News
PNC News
Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5f/Entrance_to_Saipan_International_Airport.JPG
please press: pacificnewscenter.com
Labels:
Guam,
LGBTQ,
Louella Losinio,
low,
Northern Mariana Islands,
policy,
Puerto Rico,
tally,
US Virgin Islands
Location:
Saipan, CNMI
civil rights - LGBT, transgender flags vandalized at Wicker Park church
Labels:
church,
flags,
Jason Glombicki,
LGBT,
Tom Negovan,
transgender,
vandalized,
Wicker Park
Location:
Wicker Park, Chicago, IL, USA
New Mexico - Transgender group in NM defends work with ICE
Labels:
Cibola County,
defends work,
ICE,
Michael K. Lavers,
Milan,
New Mexico,
transgender group
Location:
Milan, NM, USA
lead story - Philly police unveil updated policy for interacting with transgender, nonbinary people
25 June 2019
Vermont - Vermont: Insurers can't deny care for transgender youth
lead story - Through therapy, transgender women find their voice
24 June 2019
California - California man gets maximum sentence for fatally stabbing transgender woman
lead story - Historic day for the transgender community in KC
Leslie Aguilar, Maggie Holmes
KCTV
KCTV
Kansas City, MO
Community Christian Church
designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
please press: www.kctv5.com
23 June 2019
Donald Trump - Why Trump can't fill the gaping holes in his government
Malawi - Changing the lives of transgender people in Malawi
civil rights - Allies need to focus specifically on transgender issues in wake of violence: Activists
Karma Allen
ABC
ABC
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvM8bgweH74
please press: abcnews.go.com
Labels:
activists,
allies,
focus,
Karma Allen,
need,
specifically,
Transgender Issues,
transgender people,
violence,
wake
Location:
New York, NY, USA
Alabama - Alabama mayor defends comments on ‘killing out’ gay and transgender people, ‘baby killers’
Leada Gore
AL.com
AL.com
Carbon Hill, AL
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.
Labels:
Alabama,
baby killers,
Carbon Hill,
comments,
defends,
gay,
killing out,
Leada Gore,
mayor,
transgender people
Location:
Carbon Hill, AL 35549, USA
lead story - Man arrested in slaying of Dallas transgender woman found in lake
Labels:
arrested,
Chynal Lindsey,
Dallas,
found,
lake,
Ruben Alvarado,
slaying,
transgender woman
Location:
Dallas, TX, USA
20 June 2019
New Hampshire - O’Rouke Releases Plan To Achieve Equality For All LBGTQ+ Americans
Press
NH Labor News
NH Labor News
Laconia, NH
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Main_Street_-_Laconia%2C_New_Hampshire.jpg
please press: nhlabornews.com
Labels:
achieve,
Beto O’Rouke,
equality,
LBGTQ+ Americans,
new proposal,
releases plan
Location:
Laconia, NH, USA
lead story - In U.S., 71% Support Transgender People Serving in Military
19 June 2019
Donald Trump - What Have Trump’s Rallies Accomplished?
Jonathan Bernstein
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
The Big Black Hole, or the Trump presidency
please press: www.bloomberg.com
Côte d'Ivoire - Finding jobs for LGBT people across Côte d'Ivoire
civil rights - Transgender Rights Get Important Win in Ninth Circuit
Maine - Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go
lead story - 3 Connecticut female athletes file federal discrimination complaint over transgender competition
18 June 2019
Massachusetts - ‘I was living two different lives’: Springfield middle school principal Declan O’Connor comes out as transgender
lead story - MasterCard will let transgender, non-binary people use their chosen name on cards
17 June 2019
Kentucky - What Father's Day Means To A Transgender Parent
Cheri Lawson
WEKU News
WEKU News
Wilder, KY
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S29CqXoYp8o
please press: www.weku.fm
Labels:
Cheri Lawson,
Father's Day,
last vestige,
Lindsey Deaton,
means,
transgender parent,
Wilder
Location:
Wilder, KY, USA
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