12 July 2020

What I believe...



ezs note:  I've given this some thought - no, a great deal of thought - but I've given a great deal of respect and admiration to Baha'u'llah (1817-1892).  I'll be ending this with a quote of Baha'u'llah, as well as His son, Abdu'l Baha, as well as Shoghi Effendi.  If you wish to peruse the Writings more thoroughly, you can see http://bahai-library.com/. (Baha'i Library Online)  

With no less than ten million people under arms, drilled and instructed in the use of the most abominable engines of destruction that science has devised; with thrice that number chafing and fretting at the rule of alien races and governments; with an equally vast army of embittered citizens impotent to procure for themselves the material goods and necessities which others are deliberately destroying; with a still greater mass of human beings groaning under the burden of ever-mounting armaments, and impoverished by the virtual collapse of international trade--with evils such as these, humanity would seem to be definitely entering the outer fringes of the most agonizing phase of its existence. (Baha'u'llah)

Alabama - US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

Press
Human Rights Watch


Birmingham, AL


please press:  www.hrw.org  

lead story - Nonprofit hopes to build 20 'tiny homes' for Black transgender women

Donald Trump - New York Times: Trump considered selling Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, former acting Homeland Security chief says

10 July 2020

Vermont - Supreme Court decision protects LBGTQ workers. What does this mean for Vermont?

Riley Board
Burlington Free Press


Vermont State House
Montpelier, VT


please press:  www.burlingtonfreepress.com

lead story - Transgender murders are 'rampant' in 2020: Human Rights Campaign counts 21 so far, nearly matching total of a year ago

Ellinor Aspegren
USA Today


Seattle, WA

please press:  www.usatoday.com

Donald Trump - Tropical Storm Fay cancels Trump's New Hampshire rally

Kathryn Krawczyk
The Week


ezs note:  Not sayin' God is pissed with Trump... but...


please press:  theweek.com

07 July 2020

Oklahoma - Oklahoma Watch: As Coronavirus Reshapes Pride, LGBTQ+ Oklahomans Adapt

Miguel Rios, Siali Siaosi
Tahlequah Daily Press


Tahlequah, OK


please press:  www.tahlequahdailypress.com

lead story - Friends and family of missing transgender woman plead for public's help

Lauren Lee
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


West Mifflin, PA


please press:  www.post-gazette.com

ezs note: Although Dawn Manson was living at West Mifflin, PA, she was visiting San Francisco, CA.  If you have any information where she is, call San Francisco PD at 1-415-553-0123.  Thanks.  

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Donald Trump - Mary Trump’s Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’

Maggie Haberman, Alan Feuer
The New York Times


Cheater With The Ace Of Diamonds, Georges de La Tour


please press:  www.nytimes.com

05 July 2020

Kentucky - Supreme Court's LGBTQ ruling 'historic,' but advocates say gaps remain in Kentucky

lead story - Body of transgender woman found in St. Helena Parish; police investigating as a homicide

Donald Trump - FDA commissioner refuses to comment on Trump's claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are 'harmless'

Sarah Elbeshbishi
USA Today


FDA Building
Washington DC


please press:  www.usatoday.com 

04 July 2020

Pennsylvania - Pa. township official criticized for anti-transgender comment about Dr. Rachel Levine

John Luciew
Patriot-News


Scott Township, PA
(Allegheny County)


please press:  www.pennlive.com


lead story - Transgender woman shot, killed in Pompano Beach

Michelle Solomon
Local10.com


Pompano Beach, FL


please press:  www.local10.com

ezs note:  Floridians - if you live in Pompano Beach or Broward County, and have any information regarding the murder of Cameron* Breon, please call Pompano Beach Police Department at 954-493-8477. Thanks.  (At the time that this blog was printed, 'Cameron' was the only name used.)

Donald Trump - Trump tries to drag America backward on a very different July 4th

02 July 2020

Washington (state) - Kreidler directs health insurers in Washington state to protect transgender patients

Press
Northern Kittitas County Tribune


Olympia, WA


please press:  nkctribune.com

lead story - Northwell Health opens Long Island’s 1st transgender health care center

Danielle Webster, Sony Salzman
ABC News


New Hyde Park, NY


please press:  abcnews.go.com 

Donald Trump - Democratic ad makers think they’ve discovered Trump’s soft spot

David Siders
Politico



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30 June 2020

New Jersey - Over 50,000 Sign Petition To Replace Christopher Columbus Statue With Black, Trans Activist Marsha P. Johnson

Jemima McAvoy
Forbes


Marsha P. Johnson (1945 - 1992)


please press:  www.forbes.com


lead story - Stephen King rebukes JK Rowling’s stance on transgender women

Emily Burnham
Bangor Daily News


Lovell, ME
(one of Stephen King's homes)


please press:  bangordailynews.com 

Donald Trump - Biden slams Trump on coronavirus: 'Our wartime president has surrendered'

28 June 2020

Michigan - LGBTQ workforce makes gains, but transgender discrimination remains pervasive

lead story - 17 corrections officers disciplined in death of transgender woman at Rikers Island

Nicole Chavez
CNN


Rikers Island, NY


please press:  www.cnn.com

Donald Trump - Trump denies knowledge of 'Russian bounties on US troops' as criticism mounts

Tom McCarthy
The Guardian


ezs note:  In case you didn't realize it yet, this is a bombing...


please press:  www.theguardian.com

27 June 2020

Pennsylvania - Naiymah Sanchez and Mary Catherine Roper: What’s next in struggle to end LGBQ&T discrimination?

Naiymah Sanchez, Mary Catherine Roper
Trib Live


Greensburg, PA


please press:  triblive.com

lead story - NBC 5 Exclusive: Chicago Police Department's Only Out Transgender Officer Goes On Record

Chris Hush
NBC News


Lake View, IL (part of Chicago)


please press:  www.nbcchicago.com

Donald Trump - Washington Post: Trump campaign had social distancing stickers removed before Tulsa rally

Kelly Mena
CNN


BOK Center (interior)
Tulsa, OK


please press:  www.cnn.com

22 June 2020

New Jersey - BAR REPORT - NJSBA LGBT Rights Section, evolving with history

lead story - LGBTQ groups sue to block Trump administration from scrapping transgender health care protections

Devan Cole
CNN


Washington DC
Washington Monument


please press:  www.cnn.com

Donald Trump - Trump’s got bigger problems than empty seats

Michael A. Cohen
Boston Globe



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