04 November 2020

Maine - Progressives running for school boards across Maine focus on racial equity

Dan Neumann

Beacon


Deering, ME

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lead story - Sarah McBride to become first transgender state senator in U.S. history

Dan Avery

NBC News


State Sen.-elect Sarah McBride


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Donald Trump - Republicans have condemned Trump's false claim to have already won the election

Adam Payne

Business Insider


Fake!

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03 November 2020

Maryland - With few specialists nationwide, Baltimore is becoming a destination for transgender surgeries

 Meredith Cohn

The Baltimore Sun


Baltimore, MD (Druid Hill)

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lead story - Organizations release poll worker tips for respecting transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people

Judy Heemstra

DRGNews.com


Pierre, SD

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump just admitted what everyone else already knows about the 2020 election

 Chris Cillizza

CNN


Bye.


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This is your last chance.... VOTE!!!

 


Last Chance For A Thousand Years (1999)





02 November 2020

Mississippi - ACLU of Mississippi wants to ensure fair voting for transgender community

Thao Ta

WJTV


Jackson, MS

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lead story - For transgender people in the military, much hinges on presidential election

 Sean D. Naylor

Yahoo! news


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Donald Trump - Federal judge rejects GOP challenge to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Democratic-leaning Houston

 Kara Scannell, Brian Todd, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Devan Cole

CNN


Lady Justice (Memphis, TN)

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01 November 2020

Connecticut - ‘Legally and Medically Trans’ discussed transgender health and identity

 Ian Ward

The Daily Campus


Storrs, CT

University of Connecticut

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lead story -- Trans News launched

Press

The Hindu


New Delhi, India

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Donald Trump - Election at Hand, Biden Leads Trump in Four Key States, Poll Shows

Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin

The New York Times


The New York Times (1914)


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31 October 2020

Maine - Orono man accused of defacing LGBTQ flag barriers pleads not guilty

Eesha Pendharker

Bangor Daily News


Orono, ME

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lead news - Friends, family of transgender woman murdered last Sunday hold vigil in her memory

Annette Peagler

localmemphis.com


Whitehaven, TN (part of Memphis)

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ezs note:  As of this printing, Angel Haynes' murderer is still at large.  If you have any information, please call Crimestoppers at 901-528-CASH.  

Donald Trump - 'Red mirage': the 'insidious' scenario if Trump declares an early victory

Tom McCarthy

The Guardian


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30 October 2020

In case you're STILL struggling... (video)

 



Delaware - Delawareans support mask wearing and transgender rights, UD study finds

 Holly Quinn

Technical.ly Delaware


Newark, DE

University of Delaware

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lead story - Transgender woman sues Whitmer to keep job in Michigan National Guard

Paul Egan

Detroit Free Press


Grand Rapids, MI

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Donald Trump - Marc Anthony slams Trump in new Lincoln Project ad: 'Vote him out'

Nicole Acevedo

NBC News


San Juan, PR

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29 October 2020

Idaho - Two months later, no appeal against transgender birth certificate ruling

Nathan Brown 

Idaho Press


Pocatello, ID (1954)

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lead story - Kept out of traditional jobs, transgender people see hope in tech world

 Oscar Lopez

Thomson Reuters News


Buenos Aires, Argentina

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Donald Trump - New audio tapes show how Trump bet against science

Stephen Collinson

CNN


New Covid-19 cure! (Uh, yeah....)

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26 October 2020

25 October 2020

Maine - Collins ‘truly grateful’ for endorsement from notorious anti-LGBTQ group

Evan Popp

Maine Beacon


Susan Collins

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ezs note:  Maine voters - Yeah... one more reason NOT to vote for Susan...


lead story - Advocates: Richmond homeless shelters not welcoming to transgender population

Mark Robinson

Richmond Times-Dispatch


Richmond, VA (far, in back)

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Donald Trump - 'Deep down, he's a terrified little boy': Bob Woodward, John Bolton and others on Trump

Jude Rogers, Andrew Anthony

The Guardian


Little Boy (2015)

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24 October 2020

India - A magazine into the world of transgender community

 P.A. Narayani

The Hindu


Madurai, India

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Michigan - Effort to bar LGBTQ discrimination moves ahead in Michigan

Press

NBC News


Lansing, MI

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lead story - The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity

Jack Turban

Scientific American


Wilhelm Wundt (seated) and colleagues

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Donald Trump - Ethiopia blasts Trump remark that Egypt will 'blow up' dam

Elias Meseret

Yahoo! news


rendition of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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23 October 2020

Ohio - Ousted LGBT Center director files two lawsuits against Ohio University, including class action

 Ben Peters

The Athens News


Athens, OH (OSU)


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lead story - ‘An Inspiration To Us All’: First Openly Transgender Woman To Run For Florida Senate Dies Weeks Before Election Day

Hope Dean 

WUFT


Clay County, FL (part of District 5)



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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms. Farley-Barratt...

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Donald Trump - GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding

Gabby Orr, Burgess Everett

Politico


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21 October 2020

California - Gang member attacked transgender women in MacArthur Park, prosecutors say

James Queally

Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles, CA

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lead story - More transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed this year than any year prior

Dan Grossman

Newschannel 5 Nashville


Nashville, TN (1895)

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Donald Trump - The *real* reason Donald Trump walked out of that '60 Minutes' interview

Chris Cillizza

CNN


Lesley Stahl

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20 October 2020

Alaska - Anchorage chooses 1st woman, openly gay acting mayor

Press

Yahoo! news


Anchorage, AK

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lead story - Sara Blackwood, a transgender woman, was shot and killed while walking home on National Coming Out Day

Amanda Jackson, Anna Sturla

CNN


Indianapolis, IN

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ezs note: As of this printing, police are still unable to find Sara Blackwood's killer.  If you live in the Indianapolis area, and you have any information, please call the Indianapolis police at 317-327-3282. Thanks.

Donald Trump - The Constitution is strangling America

Ryan Cooper

The Week


Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, Howard Chandler Christy, 1940

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