27 September 2019
Hawaii - Tulsi Gabbard Rejects Claim Her LGBTQ Commitment Is 'Skin-Deep'
lead story - A Man Has Been Arrested After Another Transgender Woman Was Shot In Dallas
Donald Trump - White House Knew of Whistle-Blower’s Allegations Soon After Trump’s Call With Ukraine Leader
Julian E. Barnes, Michael S. Schmidt, Adam Goldman, Katie Benner
The New York Times
The New York Times
please press: www.nytimes.com
26 September 2019
House Committee on Intelligence - whistleblowing
ezs note: Hey I ain't an armtwister, but I do urge to listen to at least an hour of testimony. I have a sense that this will be historic. Here's where you go:
25 September 2019
Ecuador - Why Is This Happening? Receiving asylum, and helping today's asylum seekers with Luis Mancheno: podcast and transcript
civil rights - At Emmys, Laverne Cox shines spotlight on LGBTQ Supreme Court cases
California - California adds an 11th state to its travel ban. No taxpayer-funded trips to Iowa
lead story - Transgender man loses court battle to be registered as father
Robert Booth
The Guardian
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The Guardian
Kent, UK
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Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
please press: www.theguardian.com
24 September 2019
lead story - 'I am going to kill you. I hate transgender females' | Trans women held at gunpoint, attacked in DC
Donald Trump - Trump mocks teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg
23 September 2019
Czech Republic - Czech activist organization champions transgender rights in Prague
Press
Tennessee Journalist
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Tennessee Journalist
Prague, Czech Republic
please press: tnjn.com
civil rights - Patricia Arquette Honors Late Sister Alexis In Powerful Emmys Plea For Transgender Rights
Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost
HuffPost
Patricia Arquettte
please press: www.huffpost.com
ezs note: Damn skippy, Patricia. Thank you.
Iowa - Transgender student shares their experience at Iowa State
lead story - Transgender woman shot in apparent hate crime in Dallas
Donald Trump - Donald Trump vs. the United States of America
David Leonhardt
The New York Times
The New York Times
ezs note: 243 years later, we have 'King' Donald.
Impeach him, then throw 'em in jail.
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please press: www.nytimes.com
22 September 2019
Costa Rica - A Brief History of LGBTQ Resistance in Costa Rican Nightlife
Richard Villegas
Remezcla
Remezcla
San José, Costa Rica
civil rights -To respect Civil Rights Act, Supreme Court must bar discrimination against LGBT people
Erwin Chemerinsky
The Sacramento Bee
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The Sacramento Bee
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please press: www.sacbee.com
Montana - Billings City Council to look at non-discrimination ordinance again
Staff
KXLH
KXLH
Billings, MT
please press: www.kxlh.com
ezs note: Central southern Montana - if you, or someone you know lives in Billings, persuade or go (if you live in the city itself) to the Billings City Council and politely but firmly to vote YES on the bill. Thanks.
lead story - Elizabeth Warren highlights violence against transgender women of color, reads names of those killed this year
Donald Trump - An Abrupt Move That Stunned Aides: Inside Trump’s Aborted Attack on Iran
Peter Baker, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley
The New York Times
The New York Times
ezs note: Donald Trump, deep in thought
please press: www.nytimes.com
21 September 2019
Oregon - Atlas Marshall, a Trans Woman Who Performs Drag as Nae Nae Dominatrix, Was Assaulted in Downtown Portland
lead story - Why the Pickle Became a Symbol of Transgender Rights
Donald Trump - If This Isn’t Impeachable, Nothing Is
Tom Nichols
The Atlantic
The Atlantic
ezs note: Uh, and this was before the current mess...
please press: www.theatlantic.com
20 September 2019
Donald Trump - Stephen Colbert Blows the Whistle on Trump After ‘Promise’ to Foreign Leader
Matt Wilstein
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast
Stephen Colbert
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please press: www.thedailybeast.com
19 September 2019
lead story - Betsy DeVos visits school with explicit anti-transgender policy
Donald Trump - ‘Urgent Concern’ About the President'
Editorial Staff
The New York Times
The New York Times
Mark Felt ("Deep Throat") 1913-2008
please press: www.nytimes.com
Drag Queen Story Hour comes to Connecticut!
Hartford Public Library
Hartford, CT
ezs note: On September 28, your kids will have a treat by seeing Drag Queen Story Hour! This will be in Hartford, 500 Main Street, and hours will be 1 to 2 pm, and 2:30 to 3:30 pm. By all means, bring your kids along! (Or a busload!)
18 September 2019
Donald Trump - Opinion: Why is Trump so desperate to make California’s air more polluted?
17 September 2019
Chile - From Catalina to Alexis: Chilean teen first to legally change gender
Dave Sherwood
Reuters
Reuters
Santiago, Chile
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please press: www.reuters.com
Vermont - Is a Vermont nurse the new Kim Davis?
Bonnie Kristian
The Week
The Week
Nurse Ratched, nurse-in-chief
please press: theweek.com
ezs note: Um, yeaaaah... forgive me if I don't break out the violin, but this nurse is truly dense. I think you only need to take a gander at the title, 'University of Vermont Medical Center'. This means we treat all comers who have a medical need, within the laws of the state of Vermont. We ain't choosy. Despite what Ms. Kristian says in her article, a Gordian knot this ain't.
lead story - 3 Transgender Women Thrown Out Of Downtown LA Bar Speak Out
Staff
CBS Los Angeles
CBS Los Angeles
Woodland Hills, CA
(section of Los Angeles)
please press: losangeles.cbslocal.com
Donald Trump - Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”
Elliot Hannon
Slate
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Slate
ezs note: Oh, Donald, you devil...
(no, I really mean it, 'you devil'.)
15 September 2019
Barbados - Deal with transgender issue, urges Hoffman
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Arkansas - Bellamy Brooks Named Global Campus Employee of the Quarter
Staff
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas Law School
Fayetteville, AR
please press: news.uark.edu
lead story - Transgender College Students More Likely to Struggle with Mental Health
Donald Trump - Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not.
Robin Pogrebin, Kate Kelly
The New York Times
The New York Times
'Justice' Brett Kavanaugh
please press: www.nytimes.com
ezs note: To read the entire book, see "The Education of Brett Kavanaugh: An Investigation".
14 September 2019
lead story - New study reveals risks of transgender ‘conversion therapy’
13 September 2019
Alabama - Selling Kids: Being LGBTQ in the Bible Belt
lead story - 'That was my child': Transgender deaths devastate families
Martha Waggoner
WLOS
Lumber Bridge, NC
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please press: abcnews.go.com
WLOS
Lumber Bridge, NC
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please press: abcnews.go.com
12 September 2019
civil rights - Civil rights activists celebrate new policy protecting transgender students in Stafford
Florida - Florida education news: Charter schools, transgender rights, public comment and more
Jeffrey S. Solochek
Tampa Bay Times
Tampa Bay Times
Sen. Samuel Pasco
Pasco County
please press: www.tampabay.com
ezs note: If you live within Pasco County, Florida, and you're pissed off about a scrapping of 'best practices' guide, write an email, or better yet, go to a board meeting and talk there. Hey, conservative folks have a hearing - but they don't have a right to a monopoly. Let your voice be heard.
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