07 December 2020

Michigan - Michigan funeral home to pay $250k settlement for transgender discrimination case

Lee DeVito

Detroit Metro Times



Aimee Stephens (1960-2020)

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lead story - Victory for trans advocates as Supreme Court rejects bathroom policy appeal

Brooke Soplesa

NBC News


Supreme Court


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Joe Biden - Wallace interrupts Azar over Biden's title: 'He's the president-elect'

Dominick Mastrangelo

The Hill


Chris Wallace


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06 December 2020

Pakistan - Pakistan's First Transgender Lawyer Goes From Begging to Fighting in Court

 Syed Raza Hassan

US News & World Report


Faisalabad, Pakistan


please press:  www.usnews.com

Arizona - Parents of transgender kids sue over AZ law requiring surgery to change sex on birth certificate

Perry Vandell

azcentral



Holbrook, AZ

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lead story - Keira Bell lawyer warns on internet coverage of transgender issues

Jamie Doward

The Guardian


London UK


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ezs note:  While I cannot speak for all the blogs out there, I do pride myself in going for the thoughtful ones and printing them in Emily's Virtual  Rocket.  If you are seriously considering changing your gender (either cosmetically or surgically)  please find a good psychologist.  The ones to avoid, however, are "reparative therapy specialists"  These are quacks.

Donald Trump - Mike Pence is going to put the seal on Donald Trump's defeat

Robert Alexander

CNN


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05 December 2020

Nevada - Federal judge rules requiring “proof” of gender identity for a passport is unconstitutional

Alex Bollinger

LGBTQ News


Virginia City, NV


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lead story - Transgender woman files complaint against Springfield (IL) over health coverage

Steven Spearie

The State Journal-Register


Old Capitol Building
Springfield, IL


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Joe Biden - 'To give him space': Biden reveals why he told Obama to wait on Bin Laden raid

Martin Pengelly

The Guardian


Oval Office


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04 December 2020

Pennsylvania - Pundit goes on crazed rant attacking trans health official he wants “chased out” of the state

Juwan J. Holmes

LGBTQ Nation


Rick Wiles


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lead story - Transgender teenager’s health insurance violated ACA by denying coverage, lawsuit alleges

Alexis Krell

The News Tribune


Tacoma, WA


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Donald Trump - The MAGA Revolution Devours Its Own

Michelle Goldberg

The New York Times


Uh, here's a hint, guy... IT'S OOOOOOOOVER.


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03 December 2020

Virginia - Danica Roem seeks 3rd term in Virginia State House

Parker Purifoy

Los Angeles Blade


Danica Roem


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lead story - Getty Images and GLAAD team up for new transgender photo guidelines

Sydney Bauer

NBC News


Getty Images London


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Joe Biden - Biden Made Sure ‘Trump Is Not Going to Be President for Four More Years’

Thomas L. Friedman

The New York Times


The New York Times


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29 November 2020

Oregon - DEA Wants to Surveil Patients. Trans Men Stopped Them Once Before.

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard

Filter


Portland, OR


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lead story - Father of slain Richmond transgender woman: 'We're never going to stop looking'

Brendan King

CBS News Richmond


Richmond, VA


please press:  www.wtvr.com

ezs note: Richmond, VA area - If you any information regarding the murder of Chae’Meshia Simms, please call Richmond police at 804-646-5533 or Crimestoppers at 804-780-1000. Thanks.

Joe Biden - Jill Biden, Joe's chief protector, to step up as first lady

Laurie Kellman

Yahoo! news


Jill Biden

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28 November 2020

Minnesota - Gender-Diverse Teens More Likely to Have Risky Sex Than Cisgender Peers

Benjamin Ryan

POZ


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lead story - Lack of health insurance drives nearly 1 in 10 U.S. transgender people to use nonprescription hormones: study

Theresa Braine

Daily News


Ann Arbor, MI


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ezs note: Please, don't make the same mistake I did (I had a stroke) ...see a physician! 

Joe Biden - Biden picks up small number of votes in Milwaukee County after Trump-requested recount

Samira Said

CNN


We can do it again, if you like...


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27 November 2020

Georgia (state) - Georgia, Tennessee elect first known LGBTQ members to state legislatures

Jordan Williams

The Hill


Stone Mountain, GA


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lead story - Indonesian police move transgender celebrity to private cell

Edna Tarigan

ABC News


Jakarta, Indonesia


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Joe Biden - Trump says for first time he'll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden

Paul LeBlanc

CNN


White House


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25 November 2020

South Carolina - North Charleston vigil honors transgender lives lost and those who still ‘need your love’

Stephen Hobbs

The Post And Courier


North Charleston, SC


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lead story - Transgender Pakistanis find solace in a church of their own

Zarar Khan

Spectrum News


Karachi, Pakistan


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Joe Biden - Biden eyes New Mexico governor, Obama surgeon general for health secretary

Adam Cancryn, Alice Miranda Ollstein

Politico



Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Vivek Murthy



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24 November 2020

Alaska - ‘We can’t turn this down’: New Xbox game brings Tlingit voices to the forefront

Erin McKinstry

alaskapublic.org


Hoonah, AK


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lead story - A transgender woman sues the Georgia Department of Corrections over allegations of sexual assault by inmates and staff

Madeline Holcombe

CNN


State Offices South
Forsyth, GA


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Joe Biden - Pennsylvania and Nevada certify election results for Biden


Kelly Mena

CNN


Kittanning, PA


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23 November 2020

Nevada - Nevada makes history as the first US state to protect gay marriage in the constitution

Samara Louise

Happy


Goldfield, NV (1903)


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lead story - Transgender woman identified as homicide victim in SW Houston

Roxie Bustamente

ABC News Houston


Houston, TX


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ezs note:  Houstonians - if you have any information on the murder of Asia Jones, please contact the Houston police department at 713-884-3131. Thanks.

Joe Biden - Trump friend and adviser Steve Schwarzman recognizes Biden as President-elect

Jeremy Diamond

CNN


Steve Schwarzman

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22 November 2020

Iowa - Local groups honor Transgender Day of Remembrance

Press

weareiowa.com


Des Moines, IA

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lead story - Open your eyes to how transgender people are policed

Katherine Bright, Lauren Wilson, Valerio Baćek

Daily News


New York City, NY (Queens County)

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Joe Biden - Biden adviser: 'He does not have any concern' about Trump lawsuits

Zack Budryk

The Hill


Laughed out loud!

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20 November 2020

Delaware - Biden marks Transgender Day of Remembrance

Julia Manchester

The Hill


Wilmington, DE (Joe Biden's home)

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lead story - Deadly year for trans community as Transgender Day of Remembrance marked

Erin Donaghue

CBS News


Butler County, OH (Hamilton)

(Riah Milton's murder site)

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump is still busy trying to bulldoze democracy

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut

The Guardian


Donald the bulldozer

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