civil rights - Woman Accused of Pepper Spraying Transgender Woman at Chicano Park Pleads Not Guilty

Melissa Sandoval
San Diego 7

ezs note:  Well, ya gotta defend yerself! (heh, heh) 

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Montana/Oregon - Kimberly Reed: Always in Transition

Brett Campbell
Oregon Artswatch

Helena, MT

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lead story - It’s Not Just Japan. Many U.S. States Require Transgender People Get Sterilized

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Needles, CA

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Saint Kitts and Nevis - Nevis Wins Debating Competition

Jermine Abel
WINN

Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis

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ezs note:  Thank you, Team Nevis!

civil rights - Transgender artist Cassils uses their body to create protest works in Trump's America

Alice Walker
ABC (Australia)

Perth, Australia

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

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Florida - Transgender community, Central Florida law enforcement meet to build trust after description of slaying victim prompted outrage

Michael Williams
Orlando Sentinel

lead story - For transgender people, visiting family in Mexico often means hiding their gender identity

Jose A. Del Real
Santa Fe New Mexican

Mexicali, Mexico

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Nigeria - Nigeria: Non-Binary Transgender Author Akwaeke Emezi's Debut Novel Explores Multiplicity

Kylie Kiunguyu

All Africa

Abuja, Nigeria

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civil rights - Manchin not supporting Equality Act based on protections for vulnerable, transgender people

Erin Beck
The Register-Herald

ezs note:  Just yer friendly family meetin'...

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Ohio - Boyfriend-killer is granted divorce from her transgender jailhouse wife

Jimmy McCloskey
Metro

Campbell, OH

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lead story - Science Finds a Way for Transgender Males to Maintain Fertility

Robert Preidt
US News and World Report

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Goin' on a journey...

Nine pointed star

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ezs note:  Perhaps you've noticed a subtle change in me.  Actually, it's kinda old.  Years ago, I became a member of the Baha'i Faith. Well, really long story made very short, I found that I had to leave for awhile.  But over the past few months, I discovered a new breadth and depth to the Faith.

Believe me, I'm not trying to convert anyone. If you're happy with another faith, or no faith, hey, I'm happy for you, really.  My commentaries are not hagiographies.  You will see them on the right side, long strange journey, at the top of listings.

Here's a tip!

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ezs note:  By now, unless you've been hiding under a really big rock, you have heard that AG Barr has received Robert Mueller's final report.  As of now, things look pretty good for our receiving the document, but we all know how squirrely things can get.  I have already emailed AG Barr to let him know how I feel.  (https://www.justice.gov/doj/webform/your-message-department-justice) Okay, I know how you probably feel about this.  It doesn't matter.  For now, Barr is the AG.  Please, let the better angels of our nature be at work and tell the AG politely, formally, yet firmly that you want to see the whole document.

But please, just do it.  YOU can make the difference.

VIDEO - SPECIAL - The Mueller Investigation Part 1

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Louisiana - Transgender veteran clashes with Shreveport VA over medical records

Sara Macneil
Shreveport Times

Shreveport, LA

Pine Wold house

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lead story - Transgender student allegedly removed from Georgia school's prom king ballot

Alexander Kacala
NBC News

Gainesville, GA

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Alaska - Lawsuit challenges Alaska Medicaid policy denying transgender-related health care coverage

Renee Gross
KTOO

Homer, AK

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lead story - Justices chose fact over ignorance in transgender health ruling

Jeorgia Robinson
Des Moines Register

Marion, IA

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Donald Trump - Kellyanne Conway defends Trump after he attacked her husband

Daniel Lippman
Politico

ezs note:  n. 1:  Kellyanne Conway

                        2:  total Trump a**kisser

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Kazakhstan - How Kyrgyz authorities almost banned a women's rally on International Women's Day

Aisha Jabbarova
Global Voices

Almaty, Kazakhstan

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civil rights - Butte woman claims she was fired for being transgender

Press
KPAX

Butte, MT

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Nebraska - Former Nebraska GOP Staffer Under Fire for Racist Remarks

Press
Snopes

ezs note:  Aw, folks, he doesn't really mean it...

(Yeah, right...)

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lead story - Japan urged to stop transgender sterilization requirement

Press
NBC News

Emperor Jimmu (~660 BCE)

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civil rights - Human Rights Campaign and UCLA to Host 2020 Presidential Candidates Forum

Nick Morrow
HRC

Los Angeles, CA

Royce Hall (interior)

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please press:  www.hrc.org

Oregon - City Club of Eugene: Navigating and Studying Gender Transition

Anni Katz
NPR

Eugene, OR

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lead story - Exclusive: Introducing Nathan Westling

Allyssia Alleyne
CNN

Santa Monica, CA

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Denmark - Does Denmark have a 'pervasive' rape problem?

Ashitha Nagesh
BBC

Esbjerg, Denmark

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ezs note:  The more specific of rape of transgender women is about halfway down in the article.

civil rights - Manchin questions impact of transgender rights bill on local schools

Susan Ferrechio
Washington Examiner

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ezs note:  Uh, frankly, I think these two have got it way over Manchin...

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Vermont - Vermont to offer 3rd gender option this summer, joining other states

Nicole Higgins DeSmet
Burlington Free Press

Bernieville!

(Burlington, VT)

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lead story - Transgender advocates trying to expand health care options

Samantha Schmidt
SFGate

Ocean City, MD

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Donald Trump - Trump attacks McCain over dossier, Meghan McCain swipes back

Caroline Kelly, Marshall Cohen
CNN

ezs note:  Do you need another reason???

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Sri Lanka/US - US human rights report says torture and other cruel punishment employed in Sri Lanka although prohibited by law

Press
ColomboPress

Colombo, Sri Lanka

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civil rights - Transgender people like me have a right to be a part of society — and sport

Rachel V. McKinnon
The Frederick News-Post

Frederick, MD

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Illinois - Illinois House votes to require LGBT history curriculum be taught in schools

John Bowden
The Hill

Chicago, IL

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lead story - Meet The Transgender Troops Racing To Get a ‘Gender Dysphoria’ Diagnosis Before April 12

Samantha Allen
The Daily Beast

Arlington, VA

The Pentagon

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Donald Trump - Burnett: Trump embraced same word as suspected shooter (video)

Erin Burnett
CNN

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Australia/US - Australian girls schools turn to US expert on transgender support

Claire Heaney
Herald Sun

Melbourne, Australia

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civil rights - The Duggars Helped Overturn LGBTQ Civil Rights in Arkansas. They Still Have a TV Show.

Nico Lang
Rewire News

The Duggar family

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ezs note:  Arkansas residents - remember, you can make a difference - if you write or e-write.  So, get to work! 

New Mexico - Bill Easing Birth Certificate Gender Change Goes To Gov.

Celia Raney
KUNM

Albuquerque, NM

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lead story - Hundreds Attend Transgender Job Fair in Los Angeles

Jeff Taylor
NewNowNext

Los Angeles, CA

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Donald Trump - US Muslim advocacy group to Trump: 'We hold you responsible' for increase in Islamophobia

Luke Barr
ABC News

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Ukraine - James Reston: Kyiv’s human rights stumbling block

James Reston
Kyiv Post

Kyiv, Ukraine

The Baptism of Kievans

Klavdiy Lebedev (1852-1916)

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civil rights - Tennessee lawmakers advance transgender 'bathroom bill'

Associated Press
NBC News

Nashville, TN

Tennessee State Capitol

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Idaho - Judge: Idaho can't delay local transgender inmate's surgery

Press
Idaho State Journal

Boise, ID

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lead story - Transgender tech sergeant worries new policy deters new recruits

Jessie Degollado
KSAT

San Antonio, TX

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Give to the Alzheimer's Association!

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ezs note:  Let me tell you a little story.  When I met my uncle Ray, he was, unquestionably, a kind, decent man.  No, he was not President of the United States.  He was not the governor.  He was a mailman.  Yet every one of those high offices - Republican or Democrat -  would kill to have that level of decency.  I was out of touch with him for a while, until yesterday when I got the sad news that he had contracted Alzheimer's disease.

For Ray, things are not that good.  But you can help - even a little bit - by donating to the Alzheimer's Association here.  

Thanks. 

Donald Trump - House unanimously passes resolution calling for Mueller report on Trump to be made public

Allan Smith, Alex Moe
NBC News

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Tonga - Speaking Out

Larissa Behrend
ABC Australia

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

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civil rights - Banning Trans Girls From School Sports Is Neither Feminist Nor Legal

Shayna Medley, Galen Sherwin
ACLU

really old Liberty

(Aw, isn't that quaint?)

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please press:  www.aclu.org

ezs note:  Here's a quote from The Cleveland Gazette:

"Liberty enlightening the world," indeed! The expression makes us sick. This government is a howling farce. It can not or rather does not protect its citizens within its own borders. Shove the Bartholdi statue, torch and all, into the ocean until the "liberty" of this country is such as to make it possible for an inoffensive and industrious colored man to earn a respectable living for himself and family, without being ku-kluxed, perhaps murdered, his daughter and wife outraged, and his property destroyed. The idea of the "liberty" of this country "enlightening the world," or even Patagonia, is ridiculous in the extreme.  (Wikipedia)

Now, about trans girls...

Arkansas - School of Art M.F.A. Candidates to Present Thesis Exhibitions

Press
University of Arkansas Newswire

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas

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