03 May 2023

Sandi Toksvig (Wikipedia)

 


Sandi Tokvig

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Livin' in Connecticut!


East Granby, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Old_Newgate_Prison.jpg


ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Transgender surgery ban advances in North Carolina House

Hannah Schoenbaum

AP


Valdese, NC

please press:  apnews.com

ezs note:  To the owners of the Carolina Hurricanes - those Hartford Whalers outfits sure look nifty, don't they?  If those North Carolina legislators make their idiotic move, why not make them permanent?

It's a Sin Problem All Right... (video)



ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

02 May 2023

Lesley Gore (Wikipedia)


Lesley Gore (1946-2015)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Lesley_Gore.jpg


please press:  Lesley Gore

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Livin' in Connecticut!

 


Durham, CT


ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

“A death sentence”: Trans Texas teen plots his future as proposed ban on hormone therapy progresses

Alex Nguyen

The Texas Tribune


Dalhart, TX

please press:  www.texastribune.org

ezs note:  Texas residents - please call your state Representative and Senator to vote NO on these bills - or you will do your best to kick them out of office.

Nah, Greg Wasn't Talking About Me (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnlE3ofpI-I


ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

01 May 2023

Romaine Brooks (Wikipedia)

 


Romaine Brooks (1874-1970)

please press:  Romaine Brooks

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

ezs note II:  This is for anyone whose interest is in the trivia of the Baha'i Faith - whether they join or not.  It seems that Romaine Brooks had a lover named Natalie Clifford Barney - and she had a sister named Laura Clifford Barney, who compiled Some Answered Questions, whose writings are from 'Abdu'l Baha.  Guess Natalie was a bit more of a free spirit... 

Livin' in Connecticut!

 


Derby, CT

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Judge blocks Missouri rule that would limit transgender care

Summer Valentine

ABC News


 Columbia, MO

please press:  abcnews.go.com

No room for fear in this religion... (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBdY25zUOBg


ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

30 April 2023

BRUINS LOSE!!!!! (Thank you, Paul Maurice!)

 


Florida Panthers

ezs note:  Seeing the Boston Bruins lose is sweet, but seeing coach Paul Maurice do it is wonderful.  He once coached my beloved Hartford Whalers.  Once again, thank you Paul!

Alice B. Toklas (Wikipedia)

 


Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967)

please press:  Alice B. Toklasèèè

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Livin' in Connecticut


Deep River, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/Town_Hall%2C_Deep_River%2C_Connecticut.jpg


ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Most beer drinkers support brands working with transgender spokespeople: poll

Jared Gans

www.wfla.com


Budweiser

please press:  www.wfla.com

ezs note:  I'm not a beer drinker myself, but among those who are, cheers!




Jesus or the "they're coming to replace us"... (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a63KKRvk8SM


ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

29 April 2023

Garrison Starr (Wikipedia)


Garrison Starr

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Garrison_Starr_at_Highline_Ballroom.jpg


please press:  Garrison Starr


ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Livin' in Connecticut!

 


Darien, CT

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Escondido Middle School Teachers Sue Over District's Transgender Pronoun Policy

Jackie Crea

NBC News San Diego


Escondido, CA

please press:  www.nbcsandiego.com

ezs note:  I am SO tired of this "parents know best" bullshit.  Now, as a rule parents do know best  - but only if they have given guidance during school.  I can give you two examples.  One was a dipshit named Wayne.  What terrible thing did his son do -  who was five years old?  He wet the bed.  Another moron beat his son mercilessly for winning at pool against the father.

Oh, but parents know best.

BULLSHIT. 

Forgiving Student Loans (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwAwNOe7C7s

ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

28 April 2023

Russell T Davies (Wikipedia)


Russell T Davies

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Russelltdavies.jpg

please press:  Russell T Davies

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Livin' in Connecticut!

 


Danbury, CT

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Transgender and nonbinary state legislators press Biden on proposed transgender students athletics rule

Bo Erickson

CBS News


Pres. Joe Biden

please press:  www.cbsnews.com

ezs note:  Yeah, Joe Biden is nice n' all, but YOU have the obligation to write or ewrite if you feel he's getting too pokey.  It doesn't matter whether he/she's Democratic, Republican, or other.  He's president, not king.

A Bendy, Flexing, Questioning Faith (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB2NHUBtRv0

ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

27 April 2023

Prince Paul of Yugoslavia (Wikipedia)


Prince Paul of Yugoslavia

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Prince_Paul_of_Yugoslavia.jpg


please press:  Prince Paul of Yugoslavia


ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Livin' in Connecticut!


Cromwell, CT

Main Street Historic District

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Cromwellctmainsthistdist1.jpg


ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Kansas legislators impose sweeping anti-transgender bathroom law

AP

NBC News


Wichita, KS

please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  Kansans, if you've dithered, REGISTER AND VOTE.

"Do you believe every word of the Bible?" (video)


Credit:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgZy6gvh7Kk&t=3s


ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

26 April 2023

Ma Rainey (Wikipedia)


Ma Rainey (1886-1939)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/MaRainey.jpg


please press:  Ma Rainey

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Livin' in Connecticut!


Coventry, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Coventry_Village.jpg


ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

North Dakota limits bathroom use for transgender people

Trisha Ahmed

ABC News


Captain Bunghole strikes again!

please press:  abcnews.go.com

Responding to an Ass-hat's disgusting sermon (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc0Ijc4twZA&t=414s

ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :


25 April 2023

Edward II of England (Wikpedia)

 


Edward II (1284-1327)

please press:  Edward II of England

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy

Livin' in Connecticut!

 


Cornwall, CT

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 


Health care access for trans youth is crumbling — and not just in red states

Megan Messerly

Politico


Seattle Children's
Seattle, WA

please press:  www.politico.com

ezs note:  Just be aware.  It may be nothing, but there is a chance that you may be the one who defuses the next dangerous nut.  Oh, and call the police.  I don't want you to be the next victim.


Trump Supporters' Pastoral Need (video)



ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

24 April 2023

JAIL, AGAIN??? (Ahhhhhhhhhh....) (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt_BFL5g56A

Jean-Paul Gaultier


Jean-Paul Gaultier

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Jean-Paul_Gaultier_Cannes_2011.jpg


please press :  Jean-Paul Gaultier


ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Livin' in Connecticut!

 


Columbia, CT

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Outrage as Florida Republicans pass ‘fascist’ bill to remove trans kids from parents’ custody

 


Deutschland, Deutschland, űber alles...

please press:  www.independent.co.uk

ezs note:  Before the Florida Legislature passes any more idiotic bills, you might want to try Connecticut. Yeah, the temperature down there is warmer, but the freedom here is much  warmer.

I Promise, I'm Not Deleting Comments (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIpXqvHCYks

ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :


23 April 2023

Livin' in Connecticut!

 


Colebrook, CT

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Koko Da Doll, star in documentary about transgender sex workers, killed in Atlanta

Dennis Romero

NBC News


Atlanta, GA

please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  Atlanta and surrounding area - if you know anything about the killing of Koko Da Doll, please call the Atlanta police at 404-658-6666.  You can't bring Koko back, but you can bring justice.

Rethinking "Dominion Over Creation" (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKc9z4qfL-0&t=6s


ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 8 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

22 April 2023

Livin' in Connecticut!

 


Clinton, CT

ezs note:  If you live in Connecticut, I'd love it if you could take a few minutes to ewrite your state Representative and your state Senator to expand commuter rail between Hartford and  Waterbury.  Just take a few minutes to read the flyer that I wrote, and if you feel so moved, write these people an email.

If you live outside of Connecticut, but have a friend who lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Utah state senator’s home vandalized in possible retaliation for transgender bill, police say

Rebekah Riess, Sara Smart

CNN 


Lone Peak, UT

please press:  www.cnn.com

ezs note:  Yeah, this was a really dumb move.  For a second or two, this may have felt good.  But you might as well have handed state Sen. Kennedy a gift.   Organize. Protest (legally). Use your vote.  But congratulations.  You may as well have given state Sen. Kennedy a lock.  Hope you feel good.