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19 November 2022
just ONE vote...
14 November 2022
Should transgender youths have access to gender-affirming care? Why bans are 'cruel' and 'dangerous'
13 November 2022
Past Future (manga)
Well, perhaps it's from seeing that stinker 'Naisho no Otome Revolver' previously, but seeing 'Past Future' is a damn sight better. Let me explain.
The scene opens with Akari Kako and Akari Mirai (in Japan, the names are reversed) with Mirai just about to attend a soccer match. Upon her leaving, Kako starts to do some chores... and starts to do some laundry. Well, things are inevitable, so Kako tries Mirai's clothing. Of course, Mirai forgot something, and is 'horrified' with Kako wearing girl's clothing. I say 'horrified' because Kako isn't waving a magic wand around, where suddenly he's a girl. Kako tries Mirai's clothing, but there are hints long before... and (his) classmates know.
As I said before, there are flaws. One glaring flaw is a total absence of parents. Unless both parents croaked, they can't be explained away. However, the struggles they all face are more realistic and truer. It might be nice if things are all pat, but that would be false.
12 November 2022
See Law & Order: SVU this week
07 November 2022
05 November 2022
Naisho no Otome Revolver (Secret Maiden Revolver) (manga)
Wow.
I don't know if 'Naisho no Otome Revolver' is absolutely the worst manga ever seen. But, gawd, it lies among the bottom o' the barrel. At the beginning, Tachibana Hinata wants to be a boy. Understandable. But in almost every scene, we get a crotch shot. Again. Again. And yet again. A little later we see hir little sister, Tachibana Hinata.
No, this ain't a typo. Only halfway (!) is the name changed.
Haryuki, do anything but manga. You'll make the world a better place.
23 October 2022
A, A' (manga)
12 October 2022
11 October 2022
08 October 2022
N.G! (manga)
This is the first in a series of manga. If you are unfamiliar with manga, it was a form of Japanese comics. Although it started in Japan, it moved on to China (manhua) and South Korea (manhwa). It then moved on to the USA, Canada, and France, to name just a few. The first were translated, but artists from the Western countries went on to create their own manga. For more details look up 'manga' under Wikipedia.
Some people don't consider manga art. That's your problem.
N.G! is one-shot. There are more strips, but since they are separate pieces, I'll only consider the first. Nakatomi is a high-schooler, but since they have good art books, a nearby university bookstore is where she is shopping. As she moves to the racks, Okasabe eyes her. After hesitating, Okasabe her to a fancy restaurant. Even so, she's still creeped out a bit. So she talks to Rin, her twin. By the way, Rin is TG. Hilarity ensues. End of story.
Since N.G! is a relatively short story, this will be brief. Good side - N.G! is true to form, with Okasabe being kind. Bad side - translation fairly poor, with the viewer being somewhat confused about Rin's identity.
08 September 2022
Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, ending an era for Britain
07 September 2022
lead story - HRC Mourns Dede Ricks, Black Transgender Woman Killed in Detroit
Jared Todd
HRC
31 August 2022
New Hampshire - Trans NH woman says she was targeted with 'voodoo doll' left on her car
Boston Children's Hospital receives bomb threat following harassment over transgender care
Kiara Alfonseca
ABC News
No, Trump didn’t declassify everything; it’s barred by the Nixon tapes decision
15 August 2022
West Virginia - Judge: West Virginia Medicaid must cover transgender care
WBC statement on transgender atheletes
Rudy Giuliani told by prosecutors he is a target in Georgia 2020 presidential election probe
14 August 2022
Iowa - Iowa school district sued over transgender student policy
Longtime ESPN reporter M.A. Voepel comes out as transgender
Presidential historian says he's never seen a former president 'take ultra-classified documents, stick them in his basement'
13 August 2022
Key lines from the search warrant and receipt for Trump's Florida home
11 August 2022
Proposed 'Transgender Policy' would allow students to use pronouns, facilities at Canon City Schools
Pope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church
Attorney General Merrick Garland set to make statement, days after FBI raid on Trump home at Mar-a-Lago
09 August 2022
06 August 2022
New York (state) - New York AG Takes Action to Protect Transgender Students’ Rights
Lucas Day
Finger Lakes dailynews.com
Parents of transgender 3rd grader sue the state over Tennessee school bathroom law
Senate on track to take key vote Saturday to advance Democrats' sweeping health care and climate bill
05 August 2022
New Mexico - EOS, Title IX Director Advises Assistant U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Press
Albuquerque Public Schools
'Social contagion' isn’t causing more youths to be transgender, study finds
White House summoned Chinese ambassador to condemn provocations after Pelosi's Taiwan visit
02 August 2022
New Jersey - N.J. advocacy groups say U.S. courts are ‘turning this country back’ on transgender rights
Transgender woman says she's not allowed to work at Durham Catholic school
Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan will not trigger World War III
01 August 2022
Medical board to consider transgender treatment for youths
AP sources: US operation killed al-Qaida leader al-Zawahri
31 July 2022
Lee County School District announces plan to identify transgender students
Manchin says Republicans in 'normal times' would be supporting energy, health care bill
30 July 2022
Pennsylvania - Hempfield School District votes to have student-athletes compete on teams that align with gender at birth
Transgender woman shot, killed outside vehicle in east Houston neighborhood, police say
Ana Gonzalez
KPRC
Death toll rises to at least 25 in Kentucky flooding as people in stricken areas remain hard to reach, governor says
29 July 2022
New Mexico - Where does New Mexico stand on transgender participation in HS sports?
James Yodice
Yahoo/Albuquerque Journal
HRC Honors Cherry Bush, a Transgender Woman Killed in Los Angeles
Jared Todd
HRC
She awoke by a flash flood warning. In less than an hour, her family's home was washed away
Sharif Paget
CNN
28 July 2022
In a major boost to Democrats, Manchin and Schumer announce deal for energy and health care bill
Manu Raju, Ella Nilsen, Tami Luby
CNN
27 July 2022
CNN Exclusive: Biden administration offers convicted Russian arms dealer in exchange for Griner, Whelan
26 July 2022
Police investigating after body of transgender woman found with gunshot wounds in Detroit
Press
WXYZ
Malcolm Nance | They Want to Kill Americans (video from Philadelphia)