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30 May 2020
lead story - J.K. Rowling threatens legal action against Coquitlam transgender activist over tweets
Donald Trump - Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It’s about enforcing white supremacy
Paul Butler
The Guardian
The Guardian
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please press: www.theguardian.com
Labels:
about,
enforcing,
George Floyd,
law,
opposite systems,
Paul Butler,
policing,
US,
white supremacy
Location:
Minneapolis, MN, USA
29 May 2020
Donald Trump - 'Trump knows nothing of Minneapolis': mayor hits back at president's tweets
Laura Aratani
The Guardian
The Guardian
ezs note: Trump's "solution" to everything
please press: www.theguardian.com
Labels:
Donald Trump,
hits back,
knows nothing,
Laura Aratani,
mayor,
Minneapolis,
president,
tweets
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
28 May 2020
Arizona - The brave lives of transgender students
lead story - 7 transgender musicians changing the music industry
Donald Trump - Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies
Labels:
Bobby Allyn,
companies,
Donald Trump,
executive order,
signs,
social media,
stung,
Twitter,
weaken
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Ascension of Baha'u'llah
Labels:
ascension,
Baha'u'llah
Location:
Acre, Israel
27 May 2020
civil rights - Transgender funeral director's widow takes over SCOTUS Title VII case
Labels:
case,
Daniel Wiessner,
Donna Stephens,
funeral director,
SCOTUS,
takes over,
Title VII,
transgender,
widow
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Arkansas - A big loss for LGBTQ kids: Closure of Lucie’s Place
Labels:
big loss,
closure,
Ginny Monk,
Kat Stromquist,
LGBTQ kids,
Lucie’s Place,
Max Brantley
Location:
Little Rock, AR, USA
lead story - Anti-transgender bill advances in Tennessee as lawmakers return to work
Labels:
advances,
anti-transgender,
bill,
Kimberlee Kruesi,
lawmakers,
return,
Tennessee,
work
Location:
Paris, TN 38242, USA
Donald Trump - Trump news - live: President arrives in Florida to watch Nasa SpaceX rocket launch as US coronavirus death tolls 'hits 100,000'
Joe Sommerlad, Danielle Zoellner
Independent
Independent
ezs note: Sorry for the delay - now it's 100,940 dead.
(courtesy ncov2019.live)
please press: www.independent.co.uk
Labels:
100000,
arrives,
coronavirus. death tolls,
Danielle Zoellner,
Donald Trump,
Florida,
Joe Sommerlad,
live,
Nasa SpaceX,
news,
president,
rocket launch,
US,
watch
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
26 May 2020
civil rights - Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban
Kentucky - ‘Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.’ Ky GOP has only itself to blame for effigy disgrace.
Location:
Harrodsburg, KY 40330, USA
lead story - High Point BOE approves transgender policy
notice
On May 26, 2020, at 8:20 pm, Covid-19 (coronavirus) topped 100,000 deaths. (100,120) This is more than topped the ENTIRE Vietnam War. It took a little more than four months. 100,000 deaths.
Donald Trump - Tech Writer Calls For Twitter To Remove Trump Tweets
Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski
MSNBC
MSNBC
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTaMJz3vLx4
ezs note: If you would still even consider voting for this vile, evil, cretin of a 'man', perhaps you should be locked up in a psych ward. Please, see this important, utterly sickening blog.
Labels:
calls,
Donald Trump,
Joe Scarborough,
Mika Brzezinski,
remove,
tech writer,
tweets,
Twitter
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
25 May 2020
civil rights - New Florida policy aids transgender students doing distance learning amid coronavirus
Minnesota - How COVID-19 could exacerbate inequalities in Minnesota’s workforce
Walker Orenstein
MinnPost
MinnPost
North Minneapolis, MN (section of Minneapolis proper)
please press: www.minnpost.com
lead story - Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France
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
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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!
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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
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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
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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
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