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10 July 2019
lead story - What it's like to be transgender in China
Lise Floris
Inkstone
Inkstone
Shanxi province, China
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuwkTqL_1wo
please press: www.inkstonenews.com
08 July 2019
Donald Trump - Congressional Democrats subpoena Trump organization
Mexico - A Mexico City queer bar resists attacks with love and cumbia
Labels:
Ali Gardoki,
attacks,
cumbia,
Dianna Torres,
Kate Linthicum,
La CaƱita,
love,
Mexico City,
queer bar,
resists
Location:
Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico
civil rights - Dozens back trans woman's legal case
Virginia - Equality Virginia to host conference for transgender Virginians, allies
lead story - How ‘Euphoria’ and Model Hunter Schafer Created the Most Interesting Trans Character on TV
07 July 2019
Nevada - IN TRANSITION
Jessica Santina
N (originally from Synapse)
N (originally from Synapse)
Reno, NV
please press: www.unr.edu
ezs note: Don't let the skinny little title fool you. Jessica Santina has written a thoughtful, comprehensive piece. Read it if you can.
Donald Trump - Jeffrey Epstein: Trump once praised billionaire charged with sex trafficking minors for liking women 'on the younger side'
Kat Tenbarge
Business Insider
Business Insider
ezs note: Girls! Girls! Girls! (no, I mean real girls...)
please press: www.businessinsider.com
06 July 2019
civil rights - THE CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER WHO HISTORY FORGOT
Sean Braswell
OZY
OZY
Montgomery, AL (Taylor Field)
Florida - Ask Orlando: Was a ‘woman’ named Hiram the first female to vote in Florida?
Labels:
David Whitley,
female,
Florida,
Hiram Calder,
Hungerford’s bakery,
named,
Orlando,
ratified,
vote,
woman
Location:
Orlando, FL, USA
lead story - Should an Asian transgender woman say she's 'passing?' Food for thought at KUOW's Queeriosity Club
05 July 2019
Maryland/Virginia - Police In Va. Searching For Person Of Interest In Md. In Connection To Murder Of Transgender Teen
Mike Hellgren
CBS News
CBS News
Joppa, MD (CDP)
(or Joppatown)
please press: baltimore.cbslocal.com
ezs note: Marylanders - Especially if you live in Baltimore or Joppa, please keep an eye out for Erik McFadden. He is not a suspect yet, but he is a person of interest. Please call 434-977-4000.
lead story - Venezuela’s transgender community fears hormone shortages
04 July 2019
Donald Trump - NRA meltdown has Trump campaign sweating
civil rights - Transgender woman arrested after bathroom dispute escalates in NC Denny's
AP
News Channel 12
News Channel 12
Shelby, NC
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Old_Cleveland_County_Courthouse_2009.JPG
please press: wcti12.com
Wisconsin - AG Kaul joins states against federal proposal preventing transgender people from homeless shelters
lead story - Transgender YouTube star says she was kicked out of Jake Paul’s house
Courtney Brogle
Page Six
Page Six
Calabasas, CA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Calabasas_California_Calabasas_Commons_2014.jpg
please press: pagesix.com
Labels:
Courtney Brogle,
house,
Jake Paul,
Kendall Raindrop,
kicked out,
Lilah Gibney,
star,
transgender,
YouTube
Location:
Calabasas, CA, USA
03 July 2019
Donald Trump - Trump administration reverses course on census citizenship question
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... š
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
JuliƔn 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,
JuliƔn 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
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