06 June 2023

Livin' in Connecticut - Brookfield

 


Brookfield, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/Brookfield_Town_Hall.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. 

Brookfield legislators

Brookfield rep:  Marty Foncello

Brookfield sen (SD 32):  Eric Berthel

Brookfield sen (SD 30):  Stephen Harding 

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".

US judge blocks Florida ban on trans minor care in narrow ruling, says ‘gender identity is real’

Brendan Farrington

AP


Apalachicola, FL

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Mo Brooks and Going to Church (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 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

05 June 2023

Federico García Lorca (Wikipedia)


Federico García Lorca (1898 - 1936)


ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   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 - Bristol

 


Bristol, CT
Main Library

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. 


Bristol legislators

Bristol rep (HD 77):  Cara Pavalock-D'Amato

Bristol rep (HD 79): Mary Fortier

Bristol rep (HD 78): Joe Hoxha

Bristol sen:  Henri Martin

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".

Dozens of transgender people in Florida are crowdfunding to flee the state, and they've raised more than $200,000

 AP

Business Insider


Orlando, FL

please press:  www.businessinsider.com

MAKE FLORIDA A DESERT AGAIN!!!

Missouri Rep Ian Mackey "We will win..." (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 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

04 June 2023

Leeja Miller - Why Are Americans So Obsessed With Communism?? (video)

 



ezs note:  When I first ran across a blog that was critical of Ronald Reagan,  I was hesitant.  Not that they were wrong - they weren't.  It's that most of them were just a wee priggish. Or a lot.  Finally, I opened Leeja's blog - and wow!  She's smart, funny and fresh.  I decided to put up on Sundays Leeja's blog.  If you look at the broad spectrum, she's a lawyer who advocates human rights - and more specifically LGBT+  rights.  Please keep reading.  I think you'll enjoy. 

Livin' in Connecticut - Bridgewater

 


Bridgewater, 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. 



Bridgewater legislators

Bridgewater rep:  Cindy Harrison

Bridgewater sen: Eric Berthel

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".

Logan Brown, a pregnant transgender man, is on the cover of 'Glamour' magazine. 'I do exist,' he says — and so do others.

David Artavia

yahoo!


Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

please press:  news.yahoo.com

Bringing the Bible back to Michigan Schools (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 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

03 June 2023

Marquis de Sade (Wikipedia)

 


Marquis de Sade (1740 - 1814)

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   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!

PS - Yeah, yeah, I know - de Sade is definitely not everyone's taste.  But look at philosophers who look at de Sade with varying degrees of respect.  You may disagree with de Sade's work, but look at the philosophers as well.

Livin' in Connecticut - Bridgeport

 


Bridgeport, 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. 


Bridgeport legislators

Bridgeport rep (HD 128):  Christopher Rosario

Bridgeport rep (HD 133):  Cristin McCarthy Vahey

Bridgeport rep (HD 124):  Andre Baker Jr.

Bridgeport sen:  Marilyn Moore

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".

Elon Musk spent the last 24 hours spreading increasingly unhinged anti-trans content

Paul Squire, Aaron McDade

Business Insider


Elon Musk
ezs note:  Further proof that you can be a business magnate and a f&%ing moron.

please press:  www.businessinsider.com



Seeing & Loving the Spectrum of all Creation (video)


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

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 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :


02 June 2023

Library cancels trans speaker after Montana bans drag readings

Amy Beth Hanson

AP


Billings, MT

please press:  apnews.com

ezs note:  All across the nation, if your local library plans on showing a transgender speaker, call or email showing your support for the speaker.  Also, if you live in the Billings area, check to see if the local ACLU might file a grievance.

 

Kick open the gates of heaven (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 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

01 June 2023

Brandi Carlile (Wikipedia)

 


Brandi Carlile

please press:  Brandi Carlile

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   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 - Branford


Branford, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Academy_in_Branford.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. 


Branford legislators

Branford rep (HD 102): Robin Comey

Branford rep (HD 98):  Moira Rader

Branford sen: Christine Cohen

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".

'But most of all I'm human': These 3 transgender teens prove identity stretches beyond one label

Susan Miller

USA Today 


New York City, NY

please press:  www.usatoday.com

Where do we cast our nets? John 21 (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 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

31 May 2023

Rainer Werner Fassbinder (Wikipedia)

 


Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945 - 1982)

please press:  Rainer Werner Fassbinder

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   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 - Bozrah

 


Bozrah, 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. 

Bozrah legislators

Bozrah rep:  Mark DeCaprio

Bozrah sen:  Martha Marx

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".


Alabama expands ban on trans athletes to include college teams

AP

NBC News


Union Springs, AL

please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  Oh no!  Not Alabama!



Seeing the redeeming work of Christ all around (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 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

30 May 2023

Walt Whitman (Wikipedia)


Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Walt_Whitman_-_George_Collins_Cox.jpg

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Livin' in Connecticut - Bolton


Bolton, 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 wh

o lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Bolton legislators

Bolton rep: Steve Weir

Bolton sen: MD Rahman

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".

Trans activists disrupt Kathleen Stock speech at Oxford Union

Matthew Weaver

The Guardian


Oxford Union (library)
Oxford, England

please press:  www.theguardian.com

ezs note:  Uh, this is where I draw the line.  It's been quite a while, but remember James Baldwin vs. William Buckley?  (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tek9h3a5wQ)  Baldwin wiped the floor with SPEECH, not fist-shaking.  If you don't vote in every election, if you don't read, if you don't speak (eloquently), you might as well put masking tape across your mouth, no matter what you pretend you're doing.

Netukulimk and Trusting Creator (video)


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6647iwPKT20&t=213s


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 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

29 May 2023

Gene Robinson (Wikipedia)

 


Rt Rev Gene Robinson

please press:  Gene Robinson

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   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 - Bloomfield

 


Bloomfield, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Connecticut_General_Life_Insurance_Company_Headquarters.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 wh

o lives there, please tell them.  Once again, thanks. 

Bloomfield legislators

Bloomfield rep:  Bobby Gibson

Bloomfield sen (SD 2):  Doug McCrory

Bloomfield sen (SD 5):  Derek Slap

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".



‘This is a violent act’: Transgender cyclist Emily Bridges angrily hits out at British Cycling ban

Ian Parker

Independent



please press:  www.independent.co.uk

Ana Kasparian is exactly right about how many use the Bible (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 :


28 May 2023

Leeja Miller - How Reagan Ruined Everything

 


Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7dHvqA-WB4


ezs note:  When I first ran across a blog that was critical of Ronald Reagan,  I was hesitant.  Not that they were wrong - they weren't.  It's that most of them were just a wee priggish. Or a lot.  Finally, I opened Leeja's blog - and wow!  She's smart, funny and fresh.  I decided to put up on Sundays Leeja's blog.  If you look at the broad spectrum, she's a lawyer who advocates human rights - and more specifically LGBT+  rights.  Please keep reading.  I think you'll enjoy. 

Livin' in Connecticut - Bethlehem

 


Bethlehem, 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. 

Bethlehem legislators

Bethlehem rep: Karen Reddington-Hughes

Bethlehem sen (SD 32) :  Eric Berthel

Bethlehem sen (SD 30): Stephen Harding

For other cities or towns, go to https://www2.cbia.com/ga/get_involved/contact_ct_legislators/-A1 and click "Enter Town Name".

What ESPN's Sam Ponder calls 'fairness' is plain old bigotry

 


Samantha Ponder, twit with a microphone

please press:  www.usatoday.com

Trump's "done more for Christianity..." (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 :

27 May 2023

Laverne Cox (Wikipedia)

 


Laverne Cox

please press:  Laverne Cox

ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   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!

 


Bethel, 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. 

Bethel legislators

Bethel rep (HD2): Raghib Allie-Brennan

Bethel rep (HD107): Marty Foncello 

Bethel sen (SD28):  Tony Hwang

Bethel sen (SD32): Eric Berthel


'Everyone's scared': Transgender Kansans brace for new law

Rose Conlon

Nebraska Public Media


El Dorado, KS

please press:  nebraskapublicmedia.org

ezs note:  Kansans - if you decide that you're going to tough it out, you need to think very seriously about running for office.  It doesn't matter if it's dog catcher - that first step is often the toehold that you're looking for.


Sorry, No Church Without Walls Tonight (video)

 

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLRQOtqx6_A

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 :