lead story - Transgender Man Told to Identify as Female at Birth on Blood Donation Paperwork

 Jackie Bensen

4 Washington (NBC)

Sterling, VA

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Donald Trump - The Swamp That Trump Built

Nicholas Confessore, Karen Yourish, Steve Eder, Ben Protess, Maggie Haberman, Grace Ashford, Michael LaForgia, Kenneth P. Vogel, Michael Rothfeld, Larry Buchanan

The New York Times

The New York Times (1914)

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ezs note:  This is a gargantuan piece - but don't forget the hotlinks.

lead story - Trans rights advocate Monica Roberts wasn't feeling well before her death, family says

 Press

KTRK-TV

Houston, TX

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please press:  abc13.com

Donald Trump - Trump Lashes Out at His Cabinet With Calls to Indict Political Rivals

 Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman

The New York Times

Donald Trump

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Ohio - A Look At Transgender Discrimination in Criminal Justice System and Beyond

Rachel Ross

ideastream

Cuyahoga County, OH

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lead story - Shreveport police investigate slaying of transgender woman

Staff

Shreveport Times

Shreveport, LA

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ezs note:  Shreveport residents/Caddo parish - Police are still on the lookout for the murderer of Brooklyn DeShauna Smith.  If you have any information, please call 318-673-6955. Thanks. 

Donald Trump - The New England Journal of Medicine has remained nonpartisan for more than 200 years — until now

 Gina Kolata

Chicago Tribune

January 1814 edition

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ezs note:  To see the entire article, please read HERE.

Kansas - Kansas' 3rd Congressional District: Davids and Adkins

 Staff

KSHB

Olathe, KS

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lead story - Killings of transgender Americans reach all-time high, rights group says

Dan Avery

NBC News

 Augusta, GA

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ezs note:  residents of Augusta, GA - As of now, Felycya Harris' killer is still at large.  If you have any information, please call  706-821-1000. Thanks.

Donald Trump - Subpoena for Trump tax returns heading back to Supreme Court after President dealt another setback

 Kara Scannell

CNN

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Arizona - The past and future of queer programs at the UA

 Katie Beaufort

The Daily Wildcat

salvaged USS Arizona bell

Tucson, AZ

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lead story - Friends, supporters call for justice after transgender woman brutally attacked in MacArthur Park

 Eileen Frere

Eyewitness News 7

MacArthur Park

Los Angeles, CA (Westlake section)

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Donald Trump - After Donald Trump's deranged balcony address, we're all gasping together

 Marina Hyde

The Guardian

probable Covid-19 outbreak

(Amy Coney Barrett's nomination announcement)

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Arkansas - GOP senators seek to ban transgender girls from female sports

 Dan Avery

NBC News

Dardanelle, AK

(Tom Cotton's birthplace)

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lead story - Books and movies keep creating transgender aggressors. But trans people are far more likely to be victims of violence

 Emma Reynolds

CNN

Yale University (1906)

New Haven, CT

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Donald Trump - Testing positive: Will Trump's presidency be a casualty of COVID-19?

 Douglas Kmiec

The Hill

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Colombia - Transgender Woman Killed at Army Checkpoint in Colombia, Prompting Outrage

 Press

US News & World Report

Bogotá, Colombia

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North Carolina - SPLC hate group map shows "Proud Boys" presence in NC

 Savannah Levins

WCNC

Proud Boys flag

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ezs note: North Carolinians - Although homophobia/transphobia is not mentioned specifically as a belief of the Proud Boys. these beliefs are more thoroughly mentioned in Wikipedia. You can find the Proud Boys article HERE.

lead story - 'This is about my safety': Trans Americans on November's high-stakes election

Elizabeth Kuhr

NBC News

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ezs note:  Register and vote... I DID!!!!!!

Donald Trump - Trump’s Covid Treatments Are Aimed at Preventing Severe Illness

 Gina Kolata, Apoorva Mandavilli

The New York Times

Walter Reed Medical Center

Bethesda, MD

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The Do's and Don'ts of Mail-in Voting (video)

 

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I voted early... DID YOU?????

 

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ezs note: When I filled out my ballot, I was very careful.  I filled out the bubble next to a candidate completely.  I signed and dated the inner envelope.  When your new name is not yet 'official', please use your legal name. In the outer envelope, write in the upper left-hand corner in BLOCK LETTERS your legal name, address, city or town, 2-letter state abbreviation, and ZIP code. Doing this might mean an extra five minutes... but it's worth it.  

Ohio - Phyllis Harris on LGBT rights in Northeast Ohio: 'I cannot say we have done enough'

 Jessica Miller, Maureen Kyle

WKYC

Cleveland, OH

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lead story - Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Medicaid Transgender Coverage

 Press

US News & World Report

Anchorage, AK

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Donald Trump - Trump's campaign rocked by coronavirus one month before election

 Eric Bradner, Ryan Nobles

CNN

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Connecticut - AG Against Effort To Weaken Shelter Protections For Trans People

 Press

Patch

Hartford, CT

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lead story - Belgium's new Deputy Prime Minister is Europe's most senior transgender politician

 Amy Goodyat, James Frater

CNN

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Ghent, Belgium

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Donald Trump - Defiant, Now Infected: Trump Is a Morality Tale

 Frank Bruni

The New York Times

Lockdown: The White House

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world - New Report Shows Where It’s Illegal To Be Transgender In 2020

Jamie Wareham

Forbes

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ezs note:  The Trans Legal Mapping Report is one of the most important documents of its kind.  Whether you live in Russia or Andorra, it has something of value for you.  To read the complete document, see here .

New Mexico - Local actress opens up about pandemic, social justice movement impact on film

 Brandon Evans

KOAT 7

Albuquerque, NM

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lead story - Philadelphia man arrested in death of transgender woman

 Staff

WPVI-TV

Philadelphia, PA

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ezs note:  Although police have arrested Abdullah Ibn El-Amin Jaamia, they still can use your help.  If you have any additional information, please call 215-686-TIPS.  Thanks.

Donald Trump - Anyone Else Want to See Trump ‘Shut Up’?

 Gail Collins

The New York Times

Trump, in a calmer mood

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New Jersey - Jane Fee Award will honor the memory of Barbara “Babs” Siperstein

 Press

Out In Jersey

Jersey City, NJ

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please press:  outinjersey.net

 

lead story - Another transgender woman fatally shot in Puerto Rico – the 6th killing of a trans person this year in the U.S. territory

Muri Assunção

Daily News

San Germán, PR

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ezs note:  To all those in Puerto Rico - and in particular those in San Germán - if you have my information about the murder of Michelle Ramos Vargas, please contact the San Germán police department or  the state police department. Thanks. 

Nota de ezs: A todos los de Puerto Rico, y en particular a los de San Germán, si tienen mi información sobre el asesinato de Michelle Ramos Vargas, comuníquese con el departamento de policía de San Germán o el departamento de policía estatal. Gracias.

Donald Trump - Romney calls first Trump-Biden debate 'an embarrassment'

 Alexander Bolton

The Hill

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Utah - Utah Coalition Plan Focuses on LGBTQ Suicide Prevention

 Press

Public News Service

Salt Lake City, UT (1910)

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please press:  www.publicnewsservice.org  

lead story - Police: Transgender Woman Killed In Broad Daylight Shooting In West Philadelphia

 Staff

CBS Philly

Philadelphia, PA (west section)

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/Row_Houses%2C_West_Philly.jpg

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Donald Trump - 7 takeaways from New York Times report on President Trump's tax returns

 Press

CBS News

IRS building

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DEBATE TONIGHT

 

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Debate!

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ezs note:  If you've missed it, this is it! Here are the time zones for the Biden/Trump debate:

Eastern Time:  9:00 pm

Central Time:  8:00 pm

Mountain Time:  7:00 pm

Pacific Time:  6:00 pm

Alaska Time: 5:00 pm (most)

Hawai'i Time:  4:00 pm   

North Dakota - Third annual North Dakota LGBTQ+ Summit to be held online Oct. 2-4

 Hannah Shirley

Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks, ND (1912 postcard)

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lead story - Court: Private locker room violated transgender boy’s rights

 Amy Forliti

Federal News Service

Hennepin County, MN

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Donald Trump - Trump's Taxes Show He's a National Security Threat

 Timothy L. O'Brien

Bloomberg

NSA headquarters

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Maryland - Court Victories for Transgender Students Will Impact Md.

Allison Stevens

Maryland Matters

 Takoma Park, MD

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lead story - California will house transgender inmates by gender identity

 Press

NBC News

San Quentin State Prison

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San_Quentin_State_Prison.jpg

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Donald Trump - Amid talk of civil war, America is already split – Trump Nation has seceded

 Robert Reich

The Guardian

Trump's vision of America

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ezs note:  To Connecticut residents, and those of New England, I REST MY CASE. 

An open letter to State Senator Derek Slap and State House of Representatives Jillian Gilchrest

 

nation of Connecticut (if the worst happens)

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I am writing to you about a subject I would never have dreamed of. However, Donald Trump currently is our President.

Let us examine the upcoming 2020 race. More and more, Trump is not planning on winning the popular vote. He is not even planning on winning the Electoral College. Rather, he plans on winning by fiat and baldfaced lying.

It is late September, and much remains to occur. However, experience tells us that Trump consistently lies, in matters both small and large. If the worst happens, can we honestly give this cretin a pass? For me, the answer is clearly NO.

Once again, if the worst happens, I urge you to separate Connecticut from the rest of the states. I hope that, in time, the rest of the New England states will do likewise.

I hope that this never happens, and the United States will steer a just, more equitable course.

Sadly, Trump will not allow this to happen.

1Emily Shorette

Donald Trump - Donald Trump's plot against democracy could break America apart

 Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian

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Kentucky - Louisville, Kentucky, has finally banned conversion therapy, but the practice is still legal in over half the US

Canela López

Insider

Louisville, KY

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lead story - Lawmakers push schools to consider transgender sports policy

 Stephen Groves

AP

Sioux Falls, SD

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Donald Trump - Trump booed as he pays respects to Ginsburg at court

 Kevin Liptak

CNN

Pollice Verso, Jean-Léon Géröme (1872)

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Leon_Gerome_Pollice_Verso.jpg

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