16 May 2020
Donald Trump - Coronavirus US live: Obama criticizes Trump in virtual graduation speech – as it happened
Bryan Armen Graham, Tom Lutz, Joanna Walters
The Guardian
The Guardian
President Barack Obama
please press: www.theguardian.com
14 May 2020
civil rights - Federal grand jury indicts men accused of murdering transgender women in Puerto Rico
Delaware - Biden Talks Trans Rights, Calls Conversion Therapy Sick at Fundraiser
Trudy Ring
Advocate
Advocate
New Castle, DE
please press: www.advocate.com
ezs note: To be honest, Joe Biden was not my first choice, but his strong condemnation of "conversion therapy" won me over.
ezs note: To be honest, Joe Biden was not my first choice, but his strong condemnation of "conversion therapy" won me over.
lead story - A transgender person's deadname is nobody's business. Not even a reporter's.
Donald Trump - Ousted whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright unloads on Trump admin's coronavirus response
13 May 2020
civil rights - UK LGBT+ group Stonewall names new CEO amid trans rights row
Oregon - A Lawsuit Against Gov. Kate Brown Reunites Old Allies From the Conservative Edge of Oregon Politics
Tess Riski
Willamette Week
Willamette Week
Baker City, OR
please press: www.wweek.com
ezs note: To those attending a church, synagogue, mosque, etc. - have you heard of zoom? You meet in a gathering, without the pesky business of dying. You ought to try it out!
lead story - Transgender female health secretary snaps at reporter for calling her ‘sir’ repeatedly
civil rights - Commentary: In 2 cases that await Supreme Court decision, the stakes are enormous for LGBTQ employee protection
Philip Rotner
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, IL
please press: www.chicagotribune.com
ezs note: It may be that the late Aimee Stephens may lose the case - but it will be short-lived. If Mr, Rotner is correct, there are three things you can do. First - and absolutely most important - get that vile Trump out of office. Second, if you have a Republican senator, vote for a Democrat. Third, if you have a Republican House member, vote for a Democrat. And don't forget!!!
12 May 2020
Utah - Reese: The NCAA should boycott BYU
Isaac Reese
The Daily Utah Chronicle
The Daily Utah Chronicle
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
please press: dailyutahchronicle.com
lead story - Michigan woman at center of transgender civil rights case dies at 59
Melissa Nann Burke
The Detroit News
The Detroit News
Aimee Stephens
1961 - 2020
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGUo3WEZ7gY
please press: www.detroitnews.com
11 May 2020
Maryland -- Name change fundraiser planned
lead story - B.C. school trustee blasted for transgender coronavirus conspiracy theory attacking Dr. Theresa Tam
Donald Trump - White House Orders Staff to Wear Masks as Trump Misrepresents Testing Record
10 May 2020
civil rights - DeVos Guts Title IX Protections, Angering Trans Advocates
Pennsylvania - Braddock Restaurant Owner Makes ‘Bullying’ Comments About Pa. Secretary Of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
Charlie Deitch
Pittsburgh Current
Pittsburgh Current
Braddock, PA
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Condemned_houses_in_Braddock%2C_Pennsylvania.jpg
please press: www.pittsburghcurrent.com
lead story - LGBTQ Americans are getting coronavirus, losing jobs. Anti-gay bias is making it worse for them.
Donald Trump - Trump charges Obama with 'biggest political crime in American history'
Martin Pengelly
The Guardian
The Guardian
ezs note: Y'know, Donald isn't even funny anymore. He's just a tired old husk of a 'man'. King Lear seems wise by comparison.
please press: www.theguardian.com
09 May 2020
civil rights - Nat’l Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund endorses Biden
Chris Johnson
Washington Blade
Washington Blade
National Center for Transgender Equality
Washington DC
please press: www.washingtonblade.com
Connecticut - Democratic View: A Kinder Connecticut
lead story - Reproductive concerns among transgender adolescents may manifest as ‘disinterest’ in future parenthood
Donald Trump - Trump fumes as White House staffers test positive and death toll nears 80,000 – as it happened
Bryan Armen Graham, Tom Lutz, Martin Pengelly, Edward Helmore
The Guardian
The Guardian
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeNyVN-rVLE
please press: https://www.theguardian.com
08 May 2020
civil rights - Aimee Stephens brought the first major trans rights case to the Supreme Court. She may not live to see the decision.
Kentucky - The LGBTQ+ community behind bars during COVID-19
lead news - HRC Mourns Helle Jae O’Regan, Trans Woman Killed in San Antonio
Donald Trump - This is one of Trump’s biggest and most insulting lies yet
07 May 2020
civil rights - HRC Mourns Nina Pop, Black Trans Woman Killed in Missouri
Elliott Kozuch
HRC
HRC
Sikeston, MO
Harold E. Comstock (born in Sikeston)
please press: www.hrc.org
ezs note: As before, this blog notes the murder of Nina Pop, except that this one has a photograph of her. Please, take a second look. If you recognize her and witnessed her murder, please call 573-471-8568. Thanks.
Virginia - ‘Virginia Is For Lovers.’ Now That Slogan Includes The LGBTQ
lead story - Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model
Donald Trump - George Conway: Trump went ballistic at me on Twitter. Here’s why he reacts with such rage.
George T. Conway III
Washington Post
Washington Post
George T. Conway III
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYxnSdQ6R2w
please press: /www.washingtonpost.com
05 May 2020
civil rights - Transgender woman's death in SE Missouri under investigation
Press
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Sikeston, MO
please press: www.stltoday.com
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
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lead story - Transgender People Face Discrimination, Violence Amid Latin American Quarantines
Donald Trump - A leaderless nation adrift in a crisis
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04 May 2020
civil rights - Top Egyptian actor goes public about trans son
Ohio - Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary
John Riley
MetroWeekly
MetroWeekly
Middletown, OH
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Main_and_Central%2C_central_Middletown.jpg
please press: www.metroweekly.com
lead story - Belfast senior will graduate as Maine’s first transgender valedictorian
Donald Trump - Trump’s latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism
03 May 2020
civil rights - Transgender rights are not under lockdown!
North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community
lead story - Transgender man loses appeal court battle to be registered as father
Donald Trump - Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak
Justin Wise
The Hill
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)
please press: thehill.com
02 May 2020
civil rights - New Lawsuit Demands Release of All Transgender ICE Detainees
Minnesota - Counterpoint: Founders believed all people are created equal
lead story - Trans woman sets herself on fire to protest government’s poor COVID-19 response
Donald Trump - Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it’s something Trump lacks
01 May 2020
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.
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.
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