23 May 2020
Idaho - Idaho student leaders denounce anti-transgender laws
Chad Sokol
The Spokesman-Review
The Spokesman-Review
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
please press: www.spokesman.com
ezs note: Hmmm... maybe the students should give their state representatives a run for their money...
lead story - Virus pushes Pakistan's transgender dancers out of their homes
22 May 2020
civil rights - Larsen: Elliott-Larsen was meant to include everyone, I know because I wrote it
Delaware - Karissa Sanbonmatsu: What Can Epigenetics Tell Us About Sex And Gender?
lead story - Eleven transgender inmates sexually assaulted in male prisons last year
Donald Trump - Trump’s Inaccurate Claims on Hydroxychloroquine
Linda Qiu
The New York Times
ezs note: Well, 'Doctor' Trump says it's good, so it must be good!
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please press: www.nytimes.com
New Jersey - Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police
21 May 2020
lead story - U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs bid to halt Idaho transgender inmate's surgery
Donald Trump - Trump advisers warn McSally is in trouble
20 May 2020
civil rights - 279 Groups Call for Health Care Access to Protect All
Utah - Scott: True LGBTQ Allies Don’t Out
Press
The Daily Utah Chronicle
The Daily Utah Chronicle
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
please press: dailyutahchronicle.com
lead story - High Point BOE to revisit transgender proposal
Donald Trump - Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts
Matt Egan
CNN
CNN
please press: www.cnn.com
ezs note: Contrary to what the rosy picture above portrays, the best predictor in any state is YOU. First, make sure you're registered, and done so properly. Second, remind yourself to vote. Thanks.
19 May 2020
civil rights - This Week in Judicial Nominations – 5/18
Idaho - Idaho To Federal Judge: Let New Transgender Birth Certificate Ban Go Into Effect
lead story - Hungary: Decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is “step back into the dark ages”
Press
Amnesty International
Amnesty International
Budapest, Hungary
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please press: www.amnesty.org
MAJOR NEWS - possible coronavirus news! (good news, for once!)
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRCCK_ofMBs
ezs note: This is possibly major, major news - the vaccine may be VERY near! If it comes to pass, (which it very well seems it will) MILLIONS of lives will be saved. Please check the blog out.
YAY!!!
18 May 2020
civil rights - Commentary: Protecting LGBTQ civil rights is good business
California - After Long Battle, Public Defender Successfully Secures Release of Transgender Client from ICE Detention
lead story - Transgender community welcomes change to Victorian birth certificates
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Donald Trump - Trump’s purge just got much more corrupt. Here’s what’s coming next.
17 May 2020
Nevada - Working for a better Nevada for all, including veterans and marginalized people | Scaffidi
lead story - Officers charged with allegedly slamming transgender woman's face on ground
Donald Trump - Republicans are wimping out again on Donald Trump
16 May 2020
Nebraska - Congressional candidate profile: Babs Ramsey
lead story - Navy grants waiver allowing transgender sailor to serve openly
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
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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
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