West Virginia - West Virginia just elected its first openly transgender official

Leah Asmelash
CNN

Wheeling, WV

please press:  www.cnn.com

Donald Trump - ‘Blood in the water’: Dems get unexpected opening against Trump in Iowa

David Siders

Politico

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ezs note:  Iowans - If you are the least bit unsure about your voting status, check it out with your town/city hall and make sure everything is correct.  No guarantees (of course) but if Biden wins, chances are very good it'll be by the slimmest of margins.  Don't let your vote be by the wayside!

Donald Trump - ‘Ugh’: Republicans cringe after Trump's attack on 75-year-old protester

Marianne Levine, Burgess Everett
Politico

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lead story - YouTuber, former ‘X Factor’ contestant comes out as transgender

George Olivera
Daily News

Poway, CA

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please press:  www.nydailynews.com

Donald Trump - Here's a number that should terrify every Republican on the ballot this fall

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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please press:  www.cnn.com

ezs note:  You can make this happen.  Unless she/he unequivocally supports transgender people, and finds Donald Trump guilty of impeachable offenses, they must go.

Connecticut - Connecticut’s LGBTQ Pride Month celebrations go online, with entertainment, workshops, panel discussions

Susan Dunne
Hartford Courant

Hartford, CT

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lead story - COVID-19 and the Transgender Community in India

Sonal Rawat
Jurist

Delhi, India

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please press:  www.jurist.org

Donald Trump - Donald Trump's most self-defeating move

Richard Galant
CNN

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lead story - Protesters in The Grove march against injustice for black transgender people

Corey Miller, Savannah Loule
KSDK

St. Louis, MO

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Donald Trump - Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country

Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins
CNN

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lead story - 'No criminality' found in the death of transgender inmate on Rikers Island: Prosecutor

Christine Carrega
ABC News

Rikers Island

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please press:  abcnews.go.com

ezs note:  Gee, here's a nifty idea:  No more solitary confinement.  EVER. 

Donald Trump - Poll: Two-Thirds Think Trump Made Racial Tensions Worse After Floyd Was Killed

Domenico Montanaro
NPR

Nope.  Smaller.

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Donald Trump - Trump’s Bible photo op splits white evangelical loyalists into two camps

Matthew Teague
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Michigan - Transgender Michigan Helpline Continues to Take Calls Amid Pandemic

Ellen Shanna Knoppow
Between The Lines

Ferndale, MI

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please press:  pridesource.com

lead story - A Black Trans Woman Named Iyanna Dior Was Beaten by a Mob In Minneapolis

E.J. Dickson
Rolling Stone

Minneapolis, MN

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ezs note  While the murder of George Floyd is taking the lion's share of attention (and VERY deserving), Iyanna Dior's brutal attack deserves our attention too.   

Donald Trump - James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution

Jeffrey Goldberg
The Atlantic

James Mattis (!)

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com 

Hawaii - Why Donald Trump can't grasp this moment

Michael D'Antonio
KITV

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu Museum Of Art

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please press:  www.kitv.com

lead story - Judge: Idaho Still Cannot Automatically Bar Transgender People Changing Birth Certificates

James Dawson
Boise State Public Radio

Boise, ID

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please press:  www.boisestatepublicradio.org

Donald Trump - George W. Bush on George Floyd protests: 'It is time for America to examine our tragic failures'

Devan Cole
CNN

Indianapolis, IN (among many others)

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please press:  www.cnn.com

New Hampshire - Pro-LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign endorses Pappas, Shaheen for reelection

John DiStaso
WMUR

Manchester, NH

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please press:  www.wmur.com

lead story - Bills seek to limit puberty blockers, other medical treatment for transgender youth

Gabrielle Zabat
Cronkite News

Tucson, AZ

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please press:  cronkitenews.azpbs.org 

Donald Trump - Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Asphyxia Caused Floyd’s Death, Private Autopsy Finds (multiple stories)

Press
The New York Times

George Floyd 1973 - 2020

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please press:  https://www.nytimes.com

civil rights - HRC Mourns Tony McDade, Black Trans Man Killed in Florida

Elliott Kozuch
HRC

Tallahassee, FL

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please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Tony McDade, please call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-606-5800.  Thanks. 

Indiana - REVIEW: Kim Petras’ latest single is the summer bop we need in quarantine

Jaden Amos
IDS

Kim Petras

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lead story - J.K. Rowling threatens legal action against Coquitlam transgender activist over tweets

Megan Lalonde
Tri-City News

Port Coquitlam, BC (Canada)

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please press:  www.tricitynews.com

Donald Trump - Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It’s about enforcing white supremacy

Paul Butler
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - 'Trump knows nothing of Minneapolis': mayor hits back at president's tweets

Laura Aratani
The Guardian

ezs note:  Trump's "solution" to everything

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Arizona - The brave lives of transgender students

Javaughn Gray
El Inde

Uden, Netherlands

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please press:  arizonasonoranewsservice.com

lead story - 7 transgender musicians changing the music industry

Frank Otto
Insider

Cologne, Germany (Köln)

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please press:  www.insider.com

Donald Trump - Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies

Bobby Allyn
Connecticut Public Radio

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Ascension of Baha'u'llah

Acre, Israel

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civil rights - Transgender funeral director's widow takes over SCOTUS Title VII case

Daniel Wiessner
Reuters

SCOTUS

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.

please press:  www.reuters.com 

Arkansas - A big loss for LGBTQ kids: Closure of Lucie’s Place

Max Brantley
Arkansas Times

Little Rock, AR

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please press:  arktimes.com

lead story - Anti-transgender bill advances in Tennessee as lawmakers return to work

Kimberlee Kruesi
WKRN

Paris, TN

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please press:  www.wkrn.com

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

ezs note:  Sorry for the delay - now it's 100,940 dead.

(courtesy ncov2019.live)

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please press:  www.independent.co.uk

civil rights - Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban

Press
ABC News

Richmond, VA

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please press:  abcnews.go.com

Kentucky - ‘Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.’ Ky GOP has only itself to blame for effigy disgrace.

Linda Blackford
Lexington Herald-Leader

Harrodsburg, KY

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please press:  www.kentucky.com

lead story - High Point BOE approves transgender policy

Eric Obernauer
New Jersey Herald

Wantage, NJ

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please press:  www.njherald.com

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

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.

civil rights - New Florida policy aids transgender students doing distance learning amid coronavirus

Emily Bloch
USA Today

Jacksonville, FL

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

Minnesota - How COVID-19 could exacerbate inequalities in Minnesota’s workforce

Walker Orenstein
MinnPost

North Minneapolis, MN (section of Minneapolis proper)

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please press:  www.minnpost.com 

lead story - Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

Press
BBC News

Town Hall

Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, France

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please press:  www.bbc.com

Donald Trump - Donald Trump, the Most Unmanly President

Tom Nichols
The Atlantic

ezs note:  If the shoe fits...

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

civil rights - On the Basis of Gender

Kate Milne, Ethan Hwang, Hallie Faust, Avantika Singh
The Vanguard

Polokwane, South Africa (formerly Pietersburg)

Wyoming - Pandemic Exacerbates Disparities For LGBTQ Wyomingites Without Support Or Legal Protections

Maggie Mullen
Wyoming Public Media

Cheyenne, WY

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please press:  www.wyomingpublicmedia.org

lead story - Manipur to set up dedicated quarantine centre for transgender community

Jimmy Leivon
The Indian Express

Manipur (state), India

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please press:  indianexpress.com

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

Griffin Connolly
Independent

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please press:  www.independent.co.uk

civil rights - Everything you need to know about the argument over trans rights

David Levesley
GQ (UK)

London, UK

Tate Modern

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please press:  www.gq-magazine.co.uk

Idaho - Idaho student leaders denounce anti-transgender laws

Chad Sokol
The Spokesman-Review

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

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ezs note:  Hmmm... maybe the students should give their state representatives a run for their money...