civil rights - Transgender woman's death in SE Missouri under investigation

Press
St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Sikeston, MO

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ezs note:  If you live in or near Sikeston, Missouri, and you witnessed the murder of Nina Pop, please contact the Sikeston (Miner) Police Department at 573-471-8568. Thanks.

Indiana - Highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in Indiana doesn't let transphobia hold her back

Declan McLaughlin
IDS

Pittsboro, IN

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lead story - Transgender People Face Discrimination, Violence Amid Latin American Quarantines

Julia Symmes Cobb
US News & World Report

Bogotá, Colombia

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Donald Trump - A leaderless nation adrift in a crisis

Scot Lehigh
Boston Globe

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civil rights - Top Egyptian actor goes public about trans son

Ban Barkawi
Reuters

Cairo, Egypt

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Ohio - Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Middletown, OH

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lead story - Belfast senior will graduate as Maine’s first transgender valedictorian

Abigail Curtis
Bangor Daily News

Belfast, ME

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Donald Trump - Trump’s latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism

Greg Sargent
Washington Post

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civil rights - Transgender rights are not under lockdown!

Cristian Galicia
Washington Blade

Bogotá, Colombia

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North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community

Hannah McClellan
The News & Observer

Raleigh, NC

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lead story - Transgender man loses appeal court battle to be registered as father

Robert Booth
The Guardian

London, UK

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Donald Trump - Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak

Justin Wise
The Hill

George W. Bush

ezs note:  Damn... I never thought I'd say it, but in this one area, he' s a REAL hero (unlike the current prick-in-residence)  

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civil rights - New Lawsuit Demands Release of All Transgender ICE Detainees

Shani Saxon
Colorlines

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

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Minnesota - Counterpoint: Founders believed all people are created equal

Loren Schumacher
Star News

Elk River, MN

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lead story - Trans woman sets herself on fire to protest government’s poor COVID-19 response

Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation

Tbilisi, Georgia (country)

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Donald Trump - Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it’s something Trump lacks

Jim Newton
Los Angeles Times

Our Leader.

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My choice is Panera

Chicago, IL

ezs note:  I don't have to say it...but I will. In January 2020, things were pretty good.  Sure, there were some rumblings in Wuhan, China, but that seemed a world away.  Then, on February 5, Covid-19 reached the United States in California.  It reached my home state of Connecticut on March 6. 

Shit.

On April 29, Gov. Ned Lamont allowed drive-thru restaurants to open.  Now, you are asking about Panera Bread.  What does a chain store have to do with anything?  For me, it's the people.  When you decide that it's vital to be a transgender woman, this has consequences. Panera Bread welcomed me, bar none.  Now Panera Bread has its difficulties.  They aren't a chain store, they're people.  I want to help them as much as they want to help me.

Now I'm only talking about one store.  But Panera Bread is my friend.  I hope you will see that, too.

civil rights - Zara reaches settlement with transgender shopper over alleged discrimination

Nico Lang
NBC News

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New Mexico - Lt. Gov. Morales says FDA should drop blood donor waiting period on gay, bisexual, queer and transgender men

Matthew Reichbach
NMPoliticalReport

Lt. Gov. Ernie Morales

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lead story - 2 men detained for allegedly burning 2 transgender women to death in Puerto Rico

Christopher Brito
CBS News

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Donald Trump - Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working

David Brooks
The New York Times

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civil rights - Equality California hosts mega virtual fundraiser

Press
Los Angeles Blade

San Francisco, CA

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Florida - Florida Transgender Icon Henrietta Robinson Dead at 79

Donald Padgett
Advocate

South Beach, FL

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ezs note:  rest in peace, Henrietta...

lead story - Transgender beauty influencer outs gay men in Morocco, sparking widespread fear

Liam Woods
NBC News

Rabat, Morocco

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Donald Trump - Trump erupts at campaign manager as reelection stress overflows

Jeremy Diamond
CNN

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civil rights - Rachel Levine, the ‘Anthony Fauci of Pennsylvania,’ takes on COVID-19

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade

Hershey, PA

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Illinois - Barriers to health care for transgender individuals

Rachel Hatch
Illinois State University

Illinois State University

Normal, IL

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lead story - Transgender fire chief files discrimination suit over firing

Russ Bynum
ABC News

Byron, GA

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Donald Trump - Trump Decides Now Would Be a Great Time to Cut Coronavirus Research Funding

Bess Levin
Vanity Fair

Coronavirus (Covid-19)

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civil rights - Take heart, progressives: When the party moves left, Biden has always followed

Charlotte Clymer
The Washington Post

Joe Biden

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New York - TRANSGENDER SEX WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC

Rebecca Chowdhury
The Appeal

New York City, NY

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lead story - Another transgender woman killed in Puerto Rico — the third in 8 days

Muri Assunção
Daily News

Bayamón, PR

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Donald Trump - Howard Stern sparks outrage by saying Trump and his supporters should 'take disinfectant and all drop dead' after president suggested it as a coronavirus treatment

Andrew Court
Daily Mail

ezs note:  Oh, pleeease, Donald... drink a big bottle...

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civil rights - Guest Column: In two cases, stakes are huge for LGBTQ employee protection

Philip Rotner
Arizona Daily Sun

Tucson, AZ

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Delaware - Sex Reassignment Surgery Market to hit USD 1.5 Bn by 2026: Global Market Insights, Inc.

Press
Global Market Insights

Selbyville, DE

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lead story - Court action over Oxfordshire County Council's transgender policy

Press
BBC News

Oxfordshire County, England

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Donald Trump - ‘Hambergers’ and ‘Noble prizes’: Trump attacks press in furious Twitter rant riddled with spelling errors

Alex Woodward
The Independent

Hambergers! (according to Trump)

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civil rights - Christian right activist heading civil rights office at HHS moves closer to killing protections for LGBTQ patients

David Badash
RawStory

Los Angeles, CA (Severino's childhood)

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Georgia - Celebrating The Transgender Day Of Visibility (In Isolation)

Sarah Rose
Georgia Public Radio

Atlanta, GA

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lead story - Ex-Unified detective says he was fired because he’s transgender

Annie Knox
Deseret News

Salt Lake City, UT

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Donald Trump - Trump says briefings 'not worth the effort' amid fallout from disinfectant comments

Lauren Aratani
The Guardian

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civil rights - Panama: Set Transgender-Sensitive Quarantine Guidelines

Press
Human Rights Watch

Panama City, Panama

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Massachusetts - Seeking Asylum in Western Mass: Part 3 of 3 — Transgender asylum-seekers in search of foothold in new country

Luis Feldman

Daily Hampshire Gazette

Amherst, MA

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lead story - If I Get Sick With COVID-19, Don’t Tell My Doctor I’m Transgender

Evan Urquhart
Slate

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Donald Trump - Trump goes into hiding

Oliver Darcy
CNN

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civil rights - Trump-Pence Admin Moves To Undermine LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections in Health Care

Viet Tran
HRC

Human Rights Campaign

Washington DC

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Connecticut - GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders: Connecticut CHRO Strikes Down All Exclusions for Transgender Healthcare

Press
insurancenewsnet

ezs note: I'm proud of you, Connecticut!

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lead story - Two transgender women found burned to death in Puerto Rico

Christopher Brito
CBS News

Las Piedras, PR  (Ramos' hometown) 

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ezs note:  As before, this tells the story of two transgender women,  who tragically were burned to death.  The difference, however, is one of the women is pictured.  Please, take a second look. Also, the names are slightly different.  They are Serena Angelique Velázquez Ramos (pictured) and Layla Pelaez Sánchez.  If you have any information, please call the police at 787-793-1234. Thanks.


ezs note: Como antes, esto cuenta la historia de dos mujeres transgénero, que trágicamente fueron quemadas hasta la muerte. La diferencia, sin embargo, es que una de las mujeres está representada. Por favor, eche un segundo vistazo. Además, los nombres son ligeramente diferentes. Son Serena Angelique Velázquez Ramos (en la foto) y Layla Peláez Sánchez. Si tiene alguna información, llame a la policía al 787-793-1234. Gracias.

Donald Trump - From Fox News, a big dose of dumb on hydroxychloroquine

Erik Wemple
Washington Post

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