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25 May 2020
Donald Trump - Donald Trump, the Most Unmanly President
24 May 2020
Wyoming - Pandemic Exacerbates Disparities For LGBTQ Wyomingites Without Support Or Legal Protections
lead story - Manipur to set up dedicated quarantine centre for transgender community
Donald Trump - 2020 election: Trump falsely claims 'thousands' of forgeries on mail-in ballots, despite his own commission not finding a single case of fraud
Labels:
2020 election,
despite,
Donald Trump,
falsely claims,
finding,
forgeries,
fraud,
Griffin Connoly,
mail-in ballots,
own commission,
single case,
thousands
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
23 May 2020
civil rights - Everything you need to know about the argument over trans rights
Labels:
about,
argument,
cultural divides,
David Levesley,
everything,
need to know,
trans rights,
transness
Location:
London, UK
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
Donald Trump - Donald Trump press secretary inadvertently reveals president's bank details
Melissa Davey
The Guardian
The Guardian
Credit: http://perfusiontheory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Ron-Stetzer-OOPS-Perfusion-Cartoon.jpg
please press: www.theguardian.com
22 May 2020
civil rights - Larsen: Elliott-Larsen was meant to include everyone, I know because I wrote it
Labels:
because,
Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act,
everyone,
include,
know,
meant,
Mel Larsen,
wrote
Location:
Lansing, MI, USA
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!
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Clark_Stanley%27s_Snake_Oil_Liniment.png
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
Labels:
bid,
halt,
Idaho,
inmate,
rebuffs,
sex reassignment surgery,
surgery,
transgender,
U.S. Supreme Court
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Donald Trump - Trump advisers warn McSally is in trouble
Labels:
advisers,
Alex Isenstadt,
Donald Trump,
Mark Kelly,
Martha McSally,
trouble,
warn
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
20 May 2020
civil rights - 279 Groups Call for Health Care Access to Protect All
Labels:
call,
final rule,
groups,
health care access,
irresponsible,
protect all,
reckless,
Shin Inouye,
statement
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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
Labels:
alienating,
allies,
commandeers,
distressing,
don’t out,
LGBTQ,
living your truth,
sense of shame,
true
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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.
Labels:
because,
Donald Trump,
economy,
election,
landslide,
lose,
Matt Egan.,
model,
new,
predicts
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
19 May 2020
civil rights - This Week in Judicial Nominations – 5/18
Labels:
judicial,
nominations,
Rafael Medina,
Stephen Schwartz,
week
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Idaho - Idaho To Federal Judge: Let New Transgender Birth Certificate Ban Go Into Effect
Labels:
ban,
birth certificate,
federal judge,
go into effect,
Idaho,
James Dawson,
new,
transgender
Location:
Blackfoot, ID 83221, USA
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
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3d/Budapest_Szabadsag-ter_Bank_Center_0853.jpg
please press: www.amnesty.org
Labels:
dark ages,
decision,
Gender Recognition,
Hungary,
Krisztina Tamás-Sáróy,
legal,
right,
step back,
strip,
trans people
Location:
Budapest, Hungary
Donald Trump - Coronavirus Live Updates: W.H.O. Rejects Trump’s Threats but Will Study Its Response
Press
The New York Times
The New York Times
Credit: https://g8fip1kplyr33r3krz5b97d1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/L161115c.jpg
please press: www.nytimes.com
Labels:
coronavirus,
Donald Trump,
live,
rejects,
response,
study,
threats,
updates,
W.H.O.
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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!!!
Location:
Cambridge, MA, USA
18 May 2020
civil rights - Commentary: Protecting LGBTQ civil rights is good business
Labels:
civil rights,
commentary,
good business,
LGBTQ,
protecting
Location:
Detroit, MI, USA
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
Donald Trump - Trump’s purge just got much more corrupt. Here’s what’s coming next.
Labels:
coming next,
corrupt,
Donald Trump,
Greg Sargent,
inspector general,
more,
purge,
real oversight
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
17 May 2020
Nevada - Working for a better Nevada for all, including veterans and marginalized people | Scaffidi
Labels:
better,
including,
marginalized people,
Nevada,
non-paid lobbyist,
Sherrie Scaffidi,
veterans,
working
Location:
Reno, NV, USA
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
Labels:
Babs Ramsey,
candidate,
congressional,
Jon Kipper,
Nebraska,
profile
Location:
Bellevue, NE, USA
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
Labels:
accused,
federal,
grand jury,
indicts,
Juan Carlos Pagán Bonilla,
men,
Michael K. Lavers,
murdering,
Puerto Rico,
Sean DÃaz de León,
transgender women
Location:
San Juan, 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
Labels:
amid,
group,
Hugo Greenhalgh,
LGBT+,
names,
new CEO,
Rachel Savage,
row,
Stonewall,
trans rights,
UK
Location:
London, UK
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!
Labels:
against,
conservative edge,
Kate Brown,
lawsuit,
old allies,
Oregon,
politics,
reunites,
Tess Riski
Location:
Baker City, OR 97814, USA
lead story - Transgender female health secretary snaps at reporter for calling her ‘sir’ repeatedly
Labels:
calling,
female,
health secretary,
Rachel Levine,
repeatedly,
reporter,
sir,
snaps,
Storm Gifford,
transgender
Location:
Harrisburg, PA, USA
Donald Trump -People Are Dying, the Economy Is Collapsing and Trump Wants You to Look at This Squirrel
Chris Cillizza
CNN
CNN
Credit: https://toonclips.com/600/cartoon-business-man-with-his-foot-in-his-mouth-by-toonaday-7705.jpg
please press: www.cnn.com
Labels:
Chris Cillizza,
collapsing,
Donald Trump,
dying,
economy,
Jared Kushner,
look,
people,
squirrel
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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!!!
Labels:
await,
cases,
commentary,
decision,
enormous,
LGBTQ employee protection,
Philip Rotner,
stakes,
Supreme Court
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
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
Donald Trump - Supreme court grills Trump lawyers over president's unreleased tax returns
Press
The Guardian
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/US_one_dollar_bill%2C_obverse%2C_series_2009.jpg
please press: www.theguardian.com
Labels:
Congress,
Donald Trump,
grills,
lawyers,
president,
Sonia Sotomayor,
Supreme Court,
tax returns,
unreleased
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
11 May 2020
Maryland -- Name change fundraiser planned
Labels:
fundraiser,
name change,
planned
Location:
Baltimore, MD, USA
lead story - B.C. school trustee blasted for transgender coronavirus conspiracy theory attacking Dr. Theresa Tam
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