civil rights - New documentary provides a helpful lens during a whiplash week for transgender rights

Brandon Tensley
CNN

Mobile, AL

Vincent-Doan House

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cityofmobile.org

Illinois - Cooley: ‘Grateful,’ but LGBTQ work protections ‘long overdue’

Steven Spearie
The State Journal-Register

Springfield, IL

lead story - Ask Amy: My friend was outed as transgender, and now I’m worried for myself

Amy Dickinson
Mercury News

Freeville, NY

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freevilleny.org

Donald Trump - Fact check: Trump falsely claims 'insurance reasons' prevented him from entering St. John's Church

Daniel Dale
CNN

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North Dakota - Magic City Equality celebrates Supreme Court decision ending employment discrimination

Andrea Johnson
Minot Daily News

Minot, ND

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www.minotnd.org

lead story - New directors at federal media agency have ties to anti-LGBT groups, fought pro-transgender policies

Brian Kozma
CNBC

Chevy Chase, MD

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Donald Trump - Leaked document makes Trump campaign’s use of Nazi-era symbol look worse

Greg Sargent
The Washington Post

ezs note:  Trump's real love...

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Arkansas - Arkansas lawmakers, governor and LGBTQ community speak out on SCOTUS ruling

Zack Briggs
7 On Your Side

Little Rock, AR

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please press:  katv.com

www.littlerock.gov

lead story - Suspect identified in murder of Philadelphia transgender woman

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Philadelphia, PA

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www.phila.gov

Donald Trump - Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA

Ariane de Vogue, Devan Cole, Jamie Erlich
CNN

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civil rights - Quijano Condemns Trump Administration Rollback of Transgender Civil Rights Protections

Press
InsiderNJ

Elizabeth, NJ

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Oklahoma - How I Found a Transgender Community in My Oklahoma College Town

Syd Stephenson
Teen Vogue

Kingston, OK

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www.normanok.gov

lead story - Man allegedly murdered woman after she told him she was transgender

Matthew Hendrickson
Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago, IL

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please press:  chicago.suntimes.com

chicago.gov

Donald Trump - Trump asked China’s Xi to help him win reelection, according to Bolton book

Josh Dawsey
The Washington Post

Xi Jinping

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Delaware - McBride confident in Delaware state Senate race

Joshua Keller
Washington Blade

Wilmington, DE

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ci.wilmington.de.us

lead story - Southern Oregon University To Offer Transgender Studies Certificate

Erik Neumann
OPB

Southern Oregon University

(previously Ashland Normal School)

Ashland, OR

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please press:  www.opb.org

sou.edu

Donald Trump - Pence Misleadingly Blames Coronavirus Spikes on Rise in Testing

Katie Rogers, Jonathan Martin
The New York Times

VP Pence

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Victory!!! (well, except for Trump...)

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWNfexIw8a8

ezs note:  To read the full transcript, press here.

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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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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