Florida - Florida observes Pulse Remembrance Day on the fourth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting

Scottie Andrew
CNN

Pulse nightclub (2016)

Orlando, FL

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http://www.orlando.gov

lead story - Doctor Who to introduce first-ever transgender companion

George Griffiths
Metro

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Donald Trump - Trump loses 2 pivotal allies in his anti-kneeling crusade: NASCAR and the NFL

Meridith McGraw
Politico

Gillette Stadium

Foxborough, MA

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civil rights - Transgender rights: There is still no smooth path

Ellen J. Kennedy
MinnPost

Minneapolis, MN

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www.minneapolismn.gov

New Hampshire - New Hampshire’s LGBTQ+ community finds new ways to celebrate pride

Jordyn Haime
Concord Monitor

North Conway, NH

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www.conwaynh.org

lead story - New calls to confront transphobia after murders of two black transgender women

Erin Donaghue
CBS News

Liberty Township, OH (Butler County)

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liberty-township.com

Donald Trump - Trump has trouble lifting glass of water and walking down stairs at West Point graduation

Dave Goldinger
Daily News

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Colorado - Brianna Titone Wants To Revive A Bill That Would Ban The ‘Gay Panic Defense’ In Colorado

Bente Birkeland, Andrew Kenney
CPR News

Arvada, CO

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lead story - Vermont could elect first transgender legislator

Christina Guessferd
WCAX

Winooski, VT

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Donald Trump - Top general apologizes for appearing in photo-op with Trump after forceful removal of protesters

Ryan Browne, Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen
CNN

Sir Jackass

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civil rights - Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tournament from Idaho over transgender law

Press
ESPN

Boise, ID

Idaho State Capitol

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Arkansas - LGBTQ stand with BLM

Max Bryan
Arkansas Times

Fort Smith, AR

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

Leah Asmelash
CNN

Wheeling, WV

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

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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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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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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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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Michigan - Transgender Michigan Helpline Continues to Take Calls Amid Pandemic

Ellen Shanna Knoppow
Between The Lines

Ferndale, MI

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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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Hawaii - Why Donald Trump can't grasp this moment

Michael D'Antonio
KITV

Honolulu, HI

Honolulu Museum Of Art

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

John DiStaso
WMUR

Manchester, NH

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

Gabrielle Zabat
Cronkite News

Tucson, AZ

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

Elliott Kozuch
HRC

Tallahassee, FL

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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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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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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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Arizona - The brave lives of transgender students

Javaughn Gray
El Inde

Uden, Netherlands

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lead story - 7 transgender musicians changing the music industry

Frank Otto
Insider

Cologne, Germany (Köln)

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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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.

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

Max Brantley
Arkansas Times

Little Rock, AR

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

Kimberlee Kruesi
WKRN

Paris, TN

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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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civil rights - Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban

Press
ABC News

Richmond, VA

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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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lead story - High Point BOE approves transgender policy

Eric Obernauer
New Jersey Herald

Wantage, NJ

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