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20 July 2020
19 July 2020
Massachusetts - Human Rights Campaign Endorses Massachusetts Champions of Equality
Labels:
champions,
endorses,
equality,
Human Rights Campaign,
Lucas Acosta,
Massachusetts
Location:
Boston, MA, USA
lead news - Gun Match Leads to Arrest in 2017 Transgender Woman's Death
Labels:
arrest,
Candace Towns,
David Davis,
death,
gun,
Horace Jamal Marsh,
leads,
match,
transgender woman
Location:
Macon, GA, USA
Donald Trump - ‘Rachel Maddow Show’ episode with Mary Trump is big-time record-breaker
17 July 2020
Missouri - Mocked, rejected, KC transgender engineer on court ruling: ‘It’s not the finish line’
lead story - Brawley police investigate killing of transgender woman found inside an abandoned home
Colin Atagi
Desert Sun
Desert Sun
Brawley, CA
please press: www.desertsun.com
ezs note: If you have any information on the murder of Marilyn Cazares, please contact the Brawley Police Department at 760-351-1719. Thanks.
16 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)
In all the Divine Books the promise of the Divine Presence hath been explicitly recorded. By this Presence is meant the Presence of Him Who is the Dayspring of the signs, and the Dawning-Place of the clear tokens, and the Manifestation of the Excellent Names, and the Source of the attributes, of the true God, exalted be His glory. God in His Essence and in His own Self hath ever been unseen, inaccessible, and unknowable. By Presence, therefore, is meant the Presence of the One Who is His Vicegerent amongst men. He, moreover, hath never had, nor hath He, any peer or likeness. For were He to have any peer or likeness, how could it then be demonstrated that His being is exalted above, and His essence sanctified from, all comparison and likeness? Briefly, there hath been revealed in the Kitáb-i-Iqán (Book of Certitude) concerning the Presence and Revelation of God that which will suffice the fair-minded. We beseech Him--exalted be He--to aid every one to become the essence of truthfulness, and to draw nigh unto Him. He, verily, is the Lord of strength and power. No God is there but Him, the All-Hearing, the Lord of Utterance, the Almighty, the All-Praised. (Baha’u’llah)
In all the Divine Books the promise of the Divine Presence hath been explicitly recorded. By this Presence is meant the Presence of Him Who is the Dayspring of the signs, and the Dawning-Place of the clear tokens, and the Manifestation of the Excellent Names, and the Source of the attributes, of the true God, exalted be His glory. God in His Essence and in His own Self hath ever been unseen, inaccessible, and unknowable. By Presence, therefore, is meant the Presence of the One Who is His Vicegerent amongst men. He, moreover, hath never had, nor hath He, any peer or likeness. For were He to have any peer or likeness, how could it then be demonstrated that His being is exalted above, and His essence sanctified from, all comparison and likeness? Briefly, there hath been revealed in the Kitáb-i-Iqán (Book of Certitude) concerning the Presence and Revelation of God that which will suffice the fair-minded. We beseech Him--exalted be He--to aid every one to become the essence of truthfulness, and to draw nigh unto Him. He, verily, is the Lord of strength and power. No God is there but Him, the All-Hearing, the Lord of Utterance, the Almighty, the All-Praised. (Baha’u’llah)
15 July 2020
Donald Trump - A message for President Donald Trump from his niece: 'Resign'
Mike Levine
ABC News
ABC News
Yay!!! (we wish)
video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgEYkL1PhKg
please press: abcnews.go.com
Labels:
Donald Trump,
influential uncle,
Mary Trump,
message,
Mike Levine,
niece,
Oval Office,
president,
resign
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
14 July 2020
lead story - Colorado bans gay or transgender "panic defense" in courtrooms
Labels:
bans,
Colette Bordelon,
Colorado,
courtrooms,
gay,
Jared Polis,
panic defense,
sexual orientation,
transgender
Location:
Denver, CO, USA
Donald Trump - America shuts down again -- choosing reality over Trump's false claims
Labels:
again,
America,
choosing,
Donald Trump,
false claims,
reality,
shuts down,
Stephen Collinson
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
13 July 2020
Rhode Island - Newport resident among first in RI to use ‘X’ gender marker on driver’s license
Labels:
among,
driver’s license,
first,
gender marker,
Laura Damon,
Newport,
resident,
Rhode Island,
X
Location:
Newport, RI, USA
lead story - Pride Without Prejudice march calls to attention deaths of Black transgender people
Donald Trump - Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theory That Doctors Are Lying About COVID-19 to Damage His Re-Election Chances
Jamie Ross
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
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Labels:
chances,
conspiracy theory,
Covid-19,
damage,
doctors,
Donald Trump,
Jamie Ross,
lying,
pushes,
re-election
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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
lead story - Nonprofit hopes to build 20 'tiny homes' for Black transgender women
Julie Compton
NBC News
NBC News
Memphis, TN
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Labels:
Black,
build,
hopes,
Julie Compton,
My Sistah's House,
nonprofit,
tiny homes,
transgender women
Location:
Memphis, TN, USA
Donald Trump - New York Times: Trump considered selling Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, former acting Homeland Security chief says
Devan Cole
CNN
CNN
Will Hawai'i be next?
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please press: www.cnn.com
11 July 2020
Donald Trump - Will Republicans ditch Trump to save the Senate as support nosedives?
Labels:
David Smith,
ditch,
Donald Trump,
nosedives,
political landscape,
Republicans,
save,
Senate,
support
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
10 July 2020
Vermont - Supreme Court decision protects LBGTQ workers. What does this mean for Vermont?
Riley Board
Burlington Free Press
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
Labels:
2020,
21,
ago,
counts,
Ellinor Aspegren,
Human Rights Campaign,
nearly matching,
rampant,
so far,
total,
transgender murders,
year
Location:
Seattle, WA, USA
Donald Trump - Tropical Storm Fay cancels Trump's New Hampshire rally
Kathryn Krawczyk
The Week
The Week
ezs note: Not sayin' God is pissed with Trump... but...
please press: theweek.com
08 July 2020
Donald Trump - The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Memoir
07 July 2020
Oklahoma - Oklahoma Watch: As Coronavirus Reshapes Pride, LGBTQ+ Oklahomans Adapt
Miguel Rios, Siali Siaosi
Tahlequah Daily Press
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
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.
Labels:
Dawn Manson,
family,
friends,
Lateea Neely,
Lauren Lee,
missing,
plead,
public's help,
transgender woman
Location:
West Mifflin, PA, USA
Happy Birthday, Mom!
Labels:
happy birthday,
mom
Location:
Plainville, CT 06062, USA
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
The New York Times
Cheater With The Ace Of Diamonds, Georges de La Tour
please press: www.nytimes.com
Labels:
accuses,
Alan Feuer,
book,
cheating,
Donald Trump,
embracing,
Maggie Haberman,
Mary Trump,
president,
way of life
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
06 July 2020
Donald Trump - Release Date for Mary Trump’s Book Moved Up to Next Week After ‘Extraordinary Interest’
Lachlan Cartwright
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
ezs note: Coming soon!
please press: www.thedailybeast.com
p.s. - I'd love to be at their Thanksgiving dinner...
05 July 2020
Kentucky - Supreme Court's LGBTQ ruling 'historic,' but advocates say gaps remain in Kentucky
Chris Kenning
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisville Courier-Journal
Madisonville, KY
Labels:
advocates,
Chris Kenning,
gaps,
historic,
Kentucky,
LGBTQ,
remain,
ruling,
Supreme Court
Location:
Madisonville, KY 42431, USA
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
USA Today
FDA Building
Washington DC
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/FDA_Bldg_31_-_Exterior_%285161375422%29.jpg
please press: www.usatoday.com
04 July 2020
Pennsylvania - Pa. township official criticized for anti-transgender comment about Dr. Rachel Levine
lead story - Transgender woman shot, killed in Pompano Beach
Michelle Solomon
Local10.com
Local10.com
Pompano Beach, FL
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Briney_Avenue%2C_Pompano_Beach_-_Panorama.jpg
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
Labels:
America,
backward,
Donald Trump,
drag,
July 4th,
Maeve Reston,
racist misdeeds,
tries,
very different
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
03 July 2020
Donald Trump - Trump will ‘pay a terrible price’ in November’s election over coronavirus and Black Lives Matter, professor predicts
02 July 2020
Washington (state) - Kreidler directs health insurers in Washington state to protect transgender patients
lead story - Northwell Health opens Long Island’s 1st transgender health care center
Donald Trump - Democratic ad makers think they’ve discovered Trump’s soft spot
David Siders
Politico
Politico
01 July 2020
lead story - Black transgender woman shot dead in Dallas
Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News
NBC News
Dallas, TX
please press: www.nbcnews.com
ezs note: If you live in Dallas or the surrounding area, and have information about the murder of Merci Mack, please call the Dallas Police Department at 214-671-3986. Thanks.
Labels:
Black,
Dallas,
dead,
Merci Mack,
shot,
Tim Fitzsimons,
transgender advocates,
transgender woman
Location:
Dallas, TX, USA
Donald Trump - Trump is facing the thing he dreads most
Labels:
brink,
Donald Trump,
dreads,
epic failure,
facing,
I alone can fix it,
loser,
Michael D'Antonio,
most,
thing
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
30 June 2020
New Jersey - Over 50,000 Sign Petition To Replace Christopher Columbus Statue With Black, Trans Activist Marsha P. Johnson
lead story - Stephen King rebukes JK Rowling’s stance on transgender women
Emily Burnham
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
Lovell, ME
(one of Stephen King's homes)
please press: bangordailynews.com
Labels:
Andrea Dworkin,
Emily Burnham,
JK Rowling,
opinions,
rebukes,
stance,
Stephen King,
transgender women
Location:
Lovell, ME, USA
Donald Trump - Biden slams Trump on coronavirus: 'Our wartime president has surrendered'
29 June 2020
lead story - Joanne Marqusee: Hospital committed to transgender rights
Donald Trump - Roberts Finally Makes His Position on Abortion Clear
Labels:
abortion,
clear,
Donald Trump,
finally,
John Roberts,
makes his position,
Noah Feldman
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
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
Donald Trump - Trump denies knowledge of 'Russian bounties on US troops' as criticism mounts
Tom McCarthy
The Guardian
The Guardian
ezs note: In case you didn't realize it yet, this is a bombing...
please press: www.theguardian.com
Labels:
criticism,
denies,
Donald Trump,
knowledge,
mounts,
Russian bounties,
Tom McCarthy,
US troops
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
27 June 2020
Pennsylvania - Naiymah Sanchez and Mary Catherine Roper: What’s next in struggle to end LGBQ&T discrimination?
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