civil liberties - North Carolina transgender inmate moved to women's prison

AP
WLOS

Polkton, NC (center left)

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California - California Lawmakers Approve Bill To Update Transgender School Records

AP
KPIX

Sacramento, CA

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please press:  sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com 

lead story - Coming Out As Transgender When There Was No Language To Describe It

Emma Bowman
NPR

Philadelphia, PA

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please press:  www.npr.org

civil rights - GENDER ROLES SHAPE PUBLIC ATTITUDES ABOUT TRANSGENDER MILITARY SERVICE, STUDY FINDS

Press
University of Kansas

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please press:  news.ku.edu

Idaho - Republican Idaho House leaders defend attacks on Boise State diversity efforts

Ryan Blake
Twin Falls Times-News

Star, ID

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please press:  www.postregister.com

lead story - Beyond Androgyny: Nonbinary Teenage Fashion

Hayley Krischer
The New York Times

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

civil rights - Over 132,400 Opposed Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Plan

Lindsey Kaley
ACLU

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please press: www.aclu.org 

Alaska - Women’s shelter can't be punished for denying access to men who identify as female, court rules

Michael Gryboski
The Christian Post

Anchorage, AK

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please press:  www.christianpost.com

ezs note:  Aw, we're just helpin' to promote "Christian" values...

Maybe liberal Christian/liberal Jewish/atheist organizations could come together for the homeless rather than have this shithole do the "work"... 

lead story - This Teenager Is Speaking Out Against President Trump's Proposed Repeal Of Transgender Protections

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Hartford, CT

Travelers Tower

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ezs note:  Yay Eva!  Things may be rough from time to time, but please remember that me and 12,398 in Connecticut people support you!

Kansas - State agency's transgender ideology and foster families

Kiley Crossland
Baptist Press

Mr. Weber, waxing philosophically 

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lead story - IMDb changes names policy after transgender protest

Catherine Shoard
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - ‘Using the Lord’s name in vain’: Evangelicals chafe at Trump’s blasphemy

Gabby Orr
Politico

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please press:  www.politico.com

ezs note:  ...and next, the Evangelicals!  (believe it or not!!!)

Honduras - Transgender murders in Honduras stoke fears of backlash against LGBT+ rights

Oscar Lopez
Reuters

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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please press:  news.trust.org

civil rights - Equality AM

Staff
HRC

Bill Mauldin, 1921 - 2003

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please press:  www.hrc.org

Texas - TEXAS LIBRARY CANCELS EVENT WITH TRANS AUTHOR

Press
National Coalition Against Censorship

Leander, TX (look for red dot)

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please press:  ncac.org 

ezs note:  Especially if you live in the city of Leander, Texas (straddling the counties of Williamson and Travis) please make a quick note.  Make it polite but firm.  Here goes:  

Troy Hill, Mayor

City of Leander

201 North Brushy Street

Leander, TX 78641

thill@leandertx.gov

lead story - North Charleston man, 34, turns himself in for murder of transgender woman of color

Conner Mitchell
The Post and Courier

North Charleston, SC

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please press:  www.postandcourier.com 

Donald Trump - Scaramucci fires back at Trump: He will turn 'on everyone' and then 'entire country'

Justin Wise
The Hill

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please press:  thehill.com

ezs note:  Damn.  Even the Mooch.

Germany - How safe is Germany for LGBTQ travelers?

Gero Schließ
Deutsche Welle

Berlin, Germany

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please press:  www.dw.com

civil rights - Mike Anthony: Connecticut is at the heart of a transgender athlete debate that is difficult to explore, let alone solve

Mike Anthony
Hartford Courant

Bulkeley High School, named after Morgan Bulkeley (above)

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please press:  www.courant.com

Idaho - Dems defend Boise State University diversity programs

Nathan Brown
Post Register

Boise, ID (1911)

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please press:  www.postregister.com

lead story - Victorian MPs to debate bill to let transgender people change birth certificate without surgery

Josh Taylor
The Guardian

Melbourne, VIC, Australia (1880)

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - Trump retweets Epstein conspiracy theory, claiming Clinton connection

Jane C. Timm, Liz Johnstone
NBC News

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Cuba - First transgender couple married in Cuba

Press
CNA

Havana, Cuba

Capitolo Nacional (1929)

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please press:  www.channelnewsasia.com

civil rights - Betsy DeVos May Force High Schools to Discriminate Against Trans Athletes

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

Department of Education

Washington DC

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please press:  slate.com

Tennessee - A Nashville songwriter wrote on her transgender life. The city library refused the book. | Opinion

Stacy Harris
Tennesseean

Nashville, TN

(Bellevue area)

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please press:  www.tennessean.com

Coming to a place near YOU!!!

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ezs note:  Rep. John Larson will be coming to the branch library in West Hartford (Starkel Road) on Friday, Aug. 23 at 11:00 pm.  Who knows - maybe you'll see me there!

lead story - Transgender Man Gavin Grimm Wins Court Fight He Started As A Boy

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Gavin Grimm

San Francisco, CA march

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please press:  www.forbes.com

lead story - This Transgender Man Was Kicked Out Of His College After Getting Top Surgery

Lauren Strapagiel
BuzzFeed News

Gallatin, TN

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please press:  www.buzzfeednews.com

Hey - I wrote something in the Hartford Courant!!

Hartford, CT

Hartford Courant

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ezs note:  To read my Letter To The Editor, please press HERE.

Donald Trump - Trump quietly used regulations to expand gun access

Anita Kumar
Politico

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please press:  www.politico.com

Burkina Faso - In Burkina Faso, being transgender means living in the shadows

Émilie Laystary
Equal Times

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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please press:  www.equaltimes.org 

civil rights - 12 Reasons It Should Be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People

Diana Tourjée
Vice

Eden Prairie, MN

(among others)

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please press:  www.vice.com

ezs note:  If you have had crappy medical service based on your transgender experience, please press HERE.   Let your voice be heard!

Alaska - A Trans Woman Is Liberating the State of Alaska

Desirée Guerrero
Advocate

Anchorage, AK (1915)

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please press:  www.advocate.com

lead story - Transgender citizens: The other “integral part of India” that may have been shortchanged by its parliament

Anish Gawande
Quartz India

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please press:  qz.com

Connecticut - Gov. Ned Lamont signed three laws Tuesday supporting the state’s LGBTQ community. Here’s what they do.

Tess Vrbin
Hartford Courant

East Hartford, CT

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please press:  www.courant.com

lead story - What are the odds of a transgender Rose Queen this year?

Bradley Bermont
Pasadena Star-News

Pasadena, CA

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please press:  www.pasadenastarnews.com 

Donald Trump - He’s Getting Worse

Jeffrey Goldberg
The Atlantic

ezs note:  Oh, yeah... that's Donald, just chllin'...

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

Bermuda - Pride: we belong in Bermuda

Fiona McWhirter
The Royal Gazette

Hamilton, Bermuda

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civil rights - Lara, 17 other state insurance commissioners oppose HHS rescinding trans ACA coverage

Karen Ocamb
Los Angeles Blade

Sacramento, CA

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please press:  www.losangelesblade.com

ezs note:  If you (like me) are interested in what's happening in Connecticut, yes, our Commissioner is a signatory to this letter.  To find if other states have have signed in, please press in HERE.

New Mexico - The Horrors of ICE’s ‘Trans Pod’

Sylvia Johnson
The Atlantic

Santa Fe, NM

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

ezs note:  Please be sure to play the tape at the top.  Thanks.

lead story - Victoria's Secret hires its first transgender model

Caitlin O'Kane
CBS News

New York City, NY

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please press:  www.cbsnews.com

UNSPEAKABLE.

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shw8zMphD2o

ezs note:  The video takes place a little late - at about 31:20 minutes. Sorry for the long delay

Australia - Transgender child spurs Victorian MP to back changes to birth certificate laws

Richard Willingham
ABC (Australia)

Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Federal Coffee Palace

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please press:  www.abc.net.au

civil rights - Trans People Led the Fight Against HB2 in North Carolina. And We’re Winning.

Joaquin Carcãno

ACLU

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please press:  www.aclu.org

Nevada - Opinion: A Lesson For Sparks Mayor Ron Smith

Sean Savoy
ThisIsReno

Sparks, NV

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please press:  thisisreno.com

lead story - Trump plan would hamper LGBTQ health care access. This is cruel and dangerous.

Katherine Archuleta
USA Today

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

lead story - ‘Real Housewives’ Star Opens Up About Transgender Son After Mario Lopez Debacle

Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost

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please press:  www.huffpost.com

Donald Trump - ‘We’re All Tired of Being Called Racists’

Elaina Plott
The Atlantic

ezs note:  Tired of being called racist?  Hey, I got a solution for ya. Whether Dimwit Donald does it through sheer lunacy or manipulation, there's no doubt where HIS cards lie.  In Election Day 2020, send his ass packing. (and preferably to jail)

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

American Samoa - World's first transgender footballer proud to be 'home' for Pacific Games

Press
Loop

Pago Pago, American Samoa

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please press:  http://www.looppng.com

civil rights - Southern lawmakers continue attacks on transgender people amid crisis of violence

Benjamin Barber
Facing South

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please press:  www.facingsouth.org