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20 July 2019
civil rights - In 26 States, You Can Still Get Fired for Being Trans
Nebraska - Transgender woman sues state over refusal to cover gender reassignment surgery
JoAnne Young
Hastings Tribune
Hastings Tribune
Hastings, NE
lead story - Police: Transgender woman sexually assaulted in Lakeview; felon facing charges
Rosemary Sobol
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Lakeview, Illinois (part of Chicago)
please press: www.chicagotribune.com
19 July 2019
Montana - Dating (or usually not) as trans & Two Spirit
Labels:
Adrian Jawort,
cordial conversations,
dating,
dehumanized,
mocked,
trans,
Two Spirit,
usually not
Location:
Billings, MT, USA
lead story - Transgender man's mastectomy surgery dubbed 'mutilation'
Labels:
dubbed,
Elliot Comanescu,
Jared Lawthorn,
mastectomy,
mutilation,
Penylan Pantry,
surgery,
transgender man
Location:
Cardiff, UK
18 July 2019
lead story - "I'm proud of who I am, but I'm more than one identity": The fight for transgender voices in 2020
17 July 2019
Austria - Austria champions diversity, inclusivity
Connecticut - Connecticut governor signs bill banning 'gay panic defense'
AP
ctpost
ctpost
Connecticut State Capitol (interior)
Hartford, CT
lead story - Being Uninsured Poses Unique Health Care Challenges For The Transgender Community
16 July 2019
Wisconsin - LGBTQ Activists, Gov. Tony Evers Call For State Law Changes
lead story - Researcher explores links between transgender brain and gender identity
Eric Lindberg
USC
USC
Credit: https://alvinalexander.com/sites/default/files/photos/brain-and-brain-what-is-brain-star-trek.jpg
please press: news.usc.edu
ezs note: To go indepth (very indepth) in this field, please go to ENIGMA .
15 July 2019
Donald Trump - Trump weighs ousting Commerce chief Wilbur Ross after census defeat
Hans Nichols, Kayla Tausche, Hallie Jackson
NBC News
NBC News
ezs note: Now, let's not forget Wilbur!
please press: www.nbcnews.com
Tunisia - Gay lawyer and activist running for President of Tunisia, where being gay is illegal
civil rights - Military spends more on Viagra than on transgender recruits. So why ban trans?
Colorado - Colorado's Comedy Community Unites in Mourning Ailis Kennedy
Byron Graham
Westword
Westword
Fort Collins, CO
please press: www.westword.com
ezs note: To donate to a worthy cause, or if you need help, go to Trans Lifeline. (I know - they helped me through a rough patch)
lead story - 'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories
Labels:
career ender,
Dell,
former,
Helen Harris,
Jasmine Garsd,
LGBTQ,
nobody's business,
share,
stories,
workers
Location:
Round Rock, TX, USA
14 July 2019
Donald Trump - Trump tweets racist attacks at progressive Democratic congresswomen
Spain - Rainbow flag on Madrid City Hall displaced by Spanish standard
Pablo León
El País
El País
Madrid, Spain
Labels:
Begoña Villacís,
displaced,
Madrid City Hall,
Pablo León,
PP-Ciudadanos,
rainbow flag,
Spanish,
standard
Location:
Madrid, Spain
civil rights - Public opinion data offers insights into transgender issues
Nebraska - Transgender inmate sues Nebraska over sexual assault during 2015 prison riot at Tecumseh
Martha Stoddard
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha World-Herald
Tecumseh, NE
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Tecumseh%2C_Nebraska_city_hall_from_SW.JPG
please press: www.omaha.com
lead story - Freed transgender inmate to fight for trans prisoner rights
13 July 2019
Donald Trump - Jeffrey Epstein is Donald Trump's idea of the perfect man
Lucian K. Truscott IV
Salon
Salon
Source: Der Spiegel
please press: www.salon.com
ezs note: In case you missed it, you will find the article about the 24 women HERE .
Rwanda - Rwandan LGBT Community Steps Out of Shadows
Hamada Elrasam
VOA
VOA
Kigali, Rwanda
Kigali Tower
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Kigali_Tower_-_Downtown_Kigali_-_Rwanda.jpg
please press: www.voanews.com
Labels:
Hamada Elrasam,
lesbians,
LGBT community,
out of shadows,
Rwanda,
Rwandan,
steps,
transgender man
Location:
Kigali, Rwanda
civil rights - Transgender fire chief harassed by Byron city officials after transition, EEOC filing alleges
Labels:
alleges,
Becky Purser,
Byron,
city officials,
EEOC,
filing,
fire chief,
harassed,
transgender,
transition
Location:
Byron, GA 31008, USA
North Carolina - Speech therapy helps transgender individuals find their voice
lead story - Five Coming-of-Age Trans Movies That Changed My life
Labels:
Boys Don’t Cry,
changed,
coming-of-age,
Diana Tourjée,
five,
Gun Hill Road,
life,
Pose*,
The Crying Game,
The Matrix,
trans movies
12 July 2019
Donald Trump - Why Pence spiked a Trump judge
Nigeria - Human Rights Committee reviews the situation of Civil and Political Rights in Nigeria
civil rights - A transgender inmate was raped and beaten in a Cañon City prison. Now the state has settled the case.
Kansas - Kansas to allow transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates
Dion Lefler, Jonathan Shorman
The Wichita Eagle
The Wichita Eagle
Topeka, KS
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b9/Blacksmith_shop%2C_railroad%2C_Topeka.jpg
please press: www.kansas.com
Labels:
allow,
birth certificates,
change,
Dion Lefler,
gender,
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas,
transgender people
Location:
Topeka, KS, USA
lead story - House approves amendment to reverse transgender military ban
11 July 2019
civil rights - Civil Rights Groups Call Out ‘Archaic’ N.Y. Loitering Law For Targeting Trans People
California - Transgender California prison guard receives $500,000 to settle discrimination case
lead story - Joint chiefs nominee: Trump's transgender policy about 'standards
10 July 2019
Donald Trump - ‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump
Morocco - Video: LGBT Activists Talk Openly About Life in Morocco
civil rights - AMA takes a stand for transgender Americans in Supreme Court filing
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 Cañita,
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
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