Oklahoma - Senate bill would prohibit gender confirmation surgery before 21

Brett Skarky

KFOR

McCurtain, OK

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ezs note: Oklahomans -  It may be too late for the proposed bill to be killed, but what you can do is upend the state Senator.  He is in Atoka, Choctaw, LeFlore, McCurtain, and Pushmataha counties.

lead story - Federal judge dismisses discrimination lawsuit by transgender fire chief in Georgia

AP

NBC News

Byron, GA

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Anthony Fauci - Fauci: 'Possible' Americans will be wearing masks in 2022 to protect against Covid-19

Devan Cole

CNN

Dr. Anthony Fauci

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Maryland - Opinion: The LGBTQ+ ‘Panic’ Defense Needs to Go in Md.

Riley Grace Roshong

Maryland Matters

Rockville, MD

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lead story - HRC Mourns Chyna Carrillo, Latinx Transgender Woman Killed in Pennsylvania

Jose Soto

HRC

New Wilmington, PA

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ezs note: Before you read the article, don't skip over the petition in favor of the Equality Act.  It only takes a minute or two, but it could make your life better.  Go to here to sign the petition.  Thanks.

budget bill - Here's what's in the House Democrats' stimulus relief plan

Tami Luhby, Katie Lobosco

CNN

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Arkansas - Arkansas Senate OKs Health Care Religious Objections Bill

 Andrew DeMillo

US News and World Report

Harrison, AR

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lead story - State anti-transgender bills represent coordinated attack, advocates say

Dan Avery

NBC News

West Fargo, ND

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/state-anti-transgender-bills-represent-coordinated-attack-advocates-say-n1258124

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Joe Biden - Biden says he's uncomfortable with how much he's waited on in the White House. Trump had bragged about the opulence at a similar point in his presidency.

Sinéad Baker

Insider 

White House (interior)

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Michigan - Transgender Michigan National Guard member to drop lawsuit in light of new Biden policy

Paul Egan

Detroit Free Press

Roscommon, MI

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lead story - Transgender Woman Killed in ‘Violent, Vicious' Attack in Miami-Dade: Police

Press

6 South Florida (NBC)

Miami, FL

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ezs note:  Miami/Dade residents - sad to say, the murder of Alexus Braxton was particularly gruesome.   If you have any information, please call Miami police at 305-471-2400.  Thanks. 

Bennie Thompson - House Democrat Sues Trump, Giuliani And 2 Far-Right Groups Over Capitol Riot

Ryan Lucas

NPR

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS)

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Pennsylvania - 5 issues that drove John Fetterman to another U.S. Senate run

Molly Bilinski

The Morning Call

Braddock, PA

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lead story - What To Do When The News About Trans Americans Is Traumatizing

Dawn Ennis

Forbes

Jonesboro, GA

(Clayton County)

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Joe Biden - The end of Trump's trial lifts an oppressive cloud from Washington

Stephen Collinson

CNN

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Ohio - Cincinnati adds gender identity, expression to hate crime ordinance

Walter Smith-Randolph

WKRC-TV

Cincinnati, OH

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lead story - Flurry of bills aim to set limits on transgender kids – and their doctors

Cindy Loose

Herald-Mail Media

Stanford, MT

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Lindsey Graham - Lindsey Graham says Mitch McConnell speech slamming Trump could haunt Republicans in 2022

Bart Jansen

USA Today

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

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ezs note:  If it's the Trump team he's hawking, let's hope that they get squished.  But good.

Illinois - DCFS performance lacking for LGBTQ youth according to audit of Illinois agency

Raymon Troncoso

Belleville News-Democrat

Belleville, IL

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lead story - School Pulls Book About Transgender Boy After Complaints

 Press

US News and World Report

Murray, UT

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ezs note:  For myself, I had the first inklings of something 'wrong' with me as early as the first grade.  Parents, you might as well as acting maturely rather than hiding under a bushel.  Murray residents, go to your next school board meeting and express your displeasure in hiding books from children.   

Donald Trump - Opinion - Trump Is Guilty

Editorial Board

The New York Times

Ah, were it so...

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DAY 5 - IMPEACHMENT SENATE TRIAL

 

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DAY 4 - SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL

 

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Montana - Montana Republican targets transgender youth with 2 new bills

Dan Avery

NBC News

 Whitefish, MT

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ezs note:  Whitefish area residents - if you are not happy with Mr. Fuller as your state House of Representatives, perhaps it's time to replace him.  Maybe even you.

lead story - Arizona legislator compares transgender, non-binary kids to barnyard animals

Josh Sanders

12News.com

Apache Junction, AZ

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ezs note:  District 16 (Apache Junction/Mesa) - If you are pissed off, perhaps it's time for you to send that idiot John Fillmore packing.

Joe Biden - The Chamber embraces Biden. And Republicans are livid.

Theodoric Meyer, Caitlin Oprysko

Politico

Charles Nagel (1849-1940)

US Chamber of Commerce

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DAY 3 - SENATE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL

 

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Massachusetts - Senate President Karen Spilka Unveils HERstory: Volume II

Press

HCAM Television

Hopkinton, MA

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lead story - 'Mandalorian' star Pedro Pascal celebrates sister after she comes out transgender

Alexander Kacala

Today

Santiago, Chile

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Republican party - Former Republican officials float possibility of forming 'center-right' party

Veronica Stracqualursi, Mary Kay Mallonee

CNN

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DAY 2 - SECOND IMPEACHMENT TRIAL

 

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Ohio - OHIO LGBT Center co-hosts virtual Rural Voices conference on caring for gender diverse and trans communities in rural America

Press

Ohio University

McArthur, OH

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lead story - Stony Brook Medicine Transgender Health Conference, Feb. 19

Press

Stony Brook News

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

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Donald Trump - Trump hid his calls with Putin. Now, Biden has access to them.

Natasha Bertrand, Daniel Lippman

Politico

Oval Office (1934)

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LIVE - SECOND IMPEACHMENT TRIAL

 

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Hawaii - Exclusive: Animated short ‘Kapaemahu’ could be the first-ever Hawaiian film to be nominated for Oscars

Sharmindrila Paul

Animation Xpress

Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu

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lead story - 'Incredible courage': 3 who fought the military transgender ban took stands that opened eyes, shaped lives

Susan Miller

USA Today

University of New Haven

New Haven, CT

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Kamala Harris - Biden Wants Harris to Have a Major Role. What It Is Hasn’t Been Defined.

Katie Rogers, Michael D. Shear

The New York Times

VP Kamala Harris

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UK - LGBT+ history month: forgotten figures who challenged gender expression and identity centuries ago

Catherine Armstrong

The Conversation

 Loughborough University

Loughborough, UK

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North Carolina - The history of LGBT protection efforts in North Carolina

Ben Thompson

WCNC

Cornelius, NC

(part of Mecklenburg county)

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lead story - Former WWE superstar Gabbi Tuft comes out as transgender

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

WWE headquarters

Stamford, CT

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Joe Biden - Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings due to his 'erratic behavior'

Dartunorro Clark

NBC News

The facts.

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Spain - SEAT joins the REDI Board of Directors and reaffirms its commitment to inclusion and diversity

Press

AutoMobilSport.com

Santiago de Compostela, Spain

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Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania should model Philly’s inclusive health care

Allison Nikles

Temple News

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

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lead story - What Mitt Romney thinks about transgender girls competing in girls sports

Dennis Romboy

Deseret News

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT)

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Joe Biden - Live Updates: Biden Sees New Urgency for $1.9 Trillion Stimulus

Jim Tankersly

The New York Times

NYSE building

New York City, NY

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Northern Ireland - Transgender Healthcare Is at Breaking Point In This Corner of Europe

Michele Theil, Laura Kelly

VICE

Belfast, Northern Ireland

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Texas - The strong case for transgender inclusion in athletics

George B. Cunningham

The Eagle

Bryan, TX

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lead story - Kansas measure would criminalize care for transgender youth

John Hanna

ABC News

Sabetha, KS

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Smartmatic - Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion

Bill Chappell, David Folkenflik

NPR

We're gonna need more than this...

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ezs note:  To see the full complaint of Smartmatic v. FOX et. al. , see the full document about 1/4 the way down.