Uganda - Jailed Stella Nyanzi wins 2020 Oxfam Novib/PEN International award

Press
The East African

Embassy of Uganda (US)

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please press:  www.theeastafrican.co.ke

ezs note:  In the United States, politely insist on Amb. Mull Sebujja Katende release Stella Nyanzi at once from here.  For other countries, check on Wikipedia's list of ambassadors.  

civil rights - Lowell teen paving the way for transgender rights

Nicole DeFeudis
The Sun

Lowell, MA

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please press:  www.lowellsun.com

ezs note:  Go, Ashton!

Oklahoma - 'It's really been a landmark year': After momentous 2019, Oklahoma City's LGBTQ community looks to future

Siali Siaosi
The Oklahoman

Oklahoma City, OK

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please press:  oklahoman.com

lead story - Transgender Colorado teen pleads guilty to murder in school shooting

Kelli Dugan
KIRO

Castle Rock, CO

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please press:  www.kiro7.com

ezs note:  I understand the feelings of hurt you may be feeling.  But acts of violence are never the answer.  NEVER.  Do something constructive.  If you don't have any ideas, ask a parent or relative, a trusted friend, or a teacher.  

Donald Trump - Trump is losing the support of the United States' closest ally after the president slammed down the phone on them during an 'apoplectic' call

Adam Blenkov
Business Insider

Boris Johnson

ezs note:  Even his friends are jumping ship!!

please press:  www.businessinsider.com 

Tanzania - Tanzania: Obstructions to LGBT Health, Rights

Press
Human Rights Watch

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

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please press:  www.hrw.org

civil rights - Bloomberg sparks backlash for 2016 trans rights comments

Alexandra Kelley
The Hill

Mike Bloomberg

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please press:  thehill.com

Maine - US Senate candidate from Saco introduces 'GuilloTee' campaign merchandise

Press
WGME

Saco, ME

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please press:  wgme.com

lead story - Local transgender women targeted, discriminated against

Erin Miller
WTKR

Norfolk, VA

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please press:  www.wtkr.com

Donald Trump - Trump to New York travelers: Drop dead

Erin Durkin
Politico

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please press: www.politico.com 

Netherlands - Danish one of the best nationalities, according to index

Valmira Gjoni
CPN Post Online

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please press:  cphpost.dk

civil rights - Divisive comments on transgender issues lead School Board to rethink public comment policy

Jonathan Simmons
PalmCoastObserver.com

Palm Coast, FL

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please press:  www.palmcoastobserver.com

ezs note:  Palm Coasters - When the next meeting is held, be sure to show up.  And politely have your voices heard, especially if Ms. Cochran spews her gunk.

Idaho - Opinion: Idaho should ride Utah’s momentum to ban LGBTQIA+ “conversion therapy”

Blake Hunter
The Arbiter

Boise State

Boise, ID

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please press:  arbiteronline.com

lead story - Gene variants provide insight into brain, body incongruence in transgender

J. Graham Thiesen, et. al.

Science Daily

Gregor Mendel (1822-1894)

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please press:  www.sciencedaily.com

Donald Trump - The Law Is for Suckers

Dahlia Lithwick
Slate

Suckers!

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please press:  slate.com

civil rights - The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity

David Ebershoff
The New York Times Style Magazine

Los Angeles, CA

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please press:   www.nytimes.com

Virginia - Transgender delegate blasts ‘discriminatory politicians’ who opposed LGBTQ bill

Graham Moomaw
Virginia Mercury

West Point, VA

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please press:  www.virginiamercury.com

lead story - Harvard transgender swimmer shares ‘incredible’ story

Press
Edge Radio

Stratham, NH

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please press:  www.seacoastonline.com

ezs note:  You can also see Lesley Stahl's video piece (a bit old) on 60 Minutes here.

Donald Trump - Romney to vote to convict Trump on charge of abuse of power, becoming the first Republican to break ranks

Dan Balz
The Washington Post

Mitt Romney (R-UT)

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please press: www.washingtonpost.com 

ezs note:  While I disagreed with you on the majority of votes, on this one - the very most critical one - you came through.  Thank you.

Vermont - Hallquist calls for Agri-publicans to condemn candidate’s ‘transphobic’ comments

Grace Elletson
VTDigger

Christine Hallquist

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please press:  vtdigger.org

lead story - ‘Children will lose their lives.’ Jazz Jennings’ mom joins fight against proposed Florida transgender medical ban

Skyler Swisher
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Howey-in-the-Hills, FL

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please press:  www.sun-sentinel.com

Donald Trump - As others stand at attention for anthem, Trump fidgets, points, pretend-conducts the band

Sarah Blaskey
Miami Herald

Miami Herald

Miami, FL

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please press:  www.miamiherald.com

lead story - LGBTQ activists rally in Pensacola against Florida 'anti-transgender youth' bills

Rebekah Castor
WEAR

Pensacola, FL

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please press:  weartv.com

Donald Trump - How the US became the center of global kleptocracy

Casey Michel
Vox

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please press: www.vox.com 

Kenya - Controversial Kenyan Movie Star Lands Hollywood Gig

Samuel Mbataru
Kenyans.co.ke

Lamu, Kenya

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please press:  www.kenyans.co.ke

civil rights - The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

Channing Gerard Joseph
The Nation.

Washington DC, ca. 1880

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please press:  www.thenation.com

ezs note:  Here is a fascinating account of William Dorsey Swann. (changing first names was more of a rarity in the 1800s.) Please read this! 

Indiana - Women, minorities, LGBTQ+ underrepresented in Legislature

Whitney Downard
The Herald-Bulletin

East Chicago, IN

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please press:  www.heraldbulletin.com

lead story - At Seattle Public Library, 2 arrested at event called anti-trans

Scott Greenstone, Heidi Groover
The Seattle Times

Seattle Public Library

Seattle, WA

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please press:  www.seattletimes.com

Donald Trump - The Only Way to Remove Trump

Ross Douthat
The New York Times

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

ezs note:  Start with something very simple - if you are the least bit certain, get off your rump and REGISTER.  (then do the more complex stuff)

Minnesota - State study: 5,000 Minnesota students believed to have been sexually exploited

Dana Ferguson
Post-Bulletin

St. Paul, MN

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please press:  www.postbulletin.com

ezs note:  Upon reading this article, I immediately emailed Rep. Gilchrest to urge such a study in Connecticut.  I will let you know how it goes.  In the meantime, if you are transgender, or know someone who is, and they are exploited, urge them to TELL SOMEONE in authority.  Thanks.  

lead story - Man arrested for alleged attack on transgender woman in a New York subway station

Anna Sturla

CNN

Harlem, NY

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Donald Trump - A Dishonorable Senate

Editorial Board
The New York Times

ezs note:  Off with their heads!

Togatus Barberini, artist unknown, Centrale Montemartini, 1st century BCE

please press: www.nytimes.com  

Israel - Chasing show business from California to Israel, via Tel Aviv’s LGBT film fest

Max Hauser
The Jewish News of Northern California

Tel Aviv, Israel

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please press:  www.jweekly.com 

civil rights - Why Bernie Sanders Is the Strongest Candidate for Transgender People

Jamie Gardner, Maddy Grace Webbon
Jacobin

Sen. Bernie Sanders

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please press: www.jacobinmag.com

ezs note:  Hey, this blog changed my mind.  Go, Bernie!

South Carolina - South Carolina’s transgender youths deserve support and compassion — not mean-spirited legislation

David Bell
The State

Charleston, SC

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please press:  www.thestate.com

lead story - A man beat a transgender woman for using the correct bathroom -- the women's. Now he's guilty of a hate crime

Amanda Watts, Scottie Andrew
CNN

Agate Beach State Park

Agate Beach, OR

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please press:  www.cnn.com

ezs note: Don't worry, George Costanza.  You're a hero compared to this shithead Fred Costanza.

Donald Trump - Jeffrey Toobin: The President is guilty

Jeffrey Toobin
CNN

Jeffrey Toobin

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Illinois - Report: Illinois schools could do better for transgender students

Staff
Chicago Parent

Chicago, IL

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please press:  www.chicagoparent.com

lead story - Iowa bill to end transgender civil rights protections is dead

Press
NBC News

Denison, IA

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  I know that some more conservative transgender people might feel a bit slighted, but when a Republican leader does a really good thing, I try not to let it pass by.  If you live in Iowa (especially the 18th district) be sure to thank Rep. Holt.  

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 10

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faEvBeDapac

Indiana - Indiana Republicans have introduced two bills targeting transgender & non-binary people

Daniel Villareal
LGBTQ Nation

Middlebury, IN

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please press: www.lgbtqnation.com

ezs note:  If you live in Indiana, please call your state representative and your state senator and put these bad bills into history's dustbin.  In other words, tell them to vote NO, please.

lead story - Transgender woman of color to lead Office of LGBT Affairs for first time

Cherri Gregg
KYW

Philadelphia, PA

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please press:  kywnewsradio.radio.com

ezs note:  Congratulations, Celena!  Good luck!

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 8

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uxq9U6HJ8Y

civil rights - A GOP lawmaker, the son of an Auschwitz survivor, compared doctors treating transgender children to Nazis. He regrets it.

Katie Shepard
The Washington Post

Codington County, SD

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please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

ezs note:  Gee, Fred, I'm so glad you finally became enlightened.  But there are some things that are so obnoxious and dimwitted that no amount of backpedaling can make things all better.

Arkansas - Artist builds awareness for Arkansas' diverse LGBTQ community

Mary Jordan
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Fayetteville, AR

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please press:  www.nwaonline.com

lead story - A Man Was Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murdering His Transgender Activist Wife

David Mack
BuzzFeed News

North Adams, MA

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please press:  www.buzzfeednews.com

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 7

video credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uxq9U6HJ8Y

civil rights - Reject the Bill to Block Critical Healthcare for Transgender Youth

Jacqulyn Kantak
Human Rights Watch

Pierre, SD

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please press:  www.hrw.org

Wyoming - 'The Undefeated' Wins Caldecott Medal, While 'New Kid' Picks Up Newbery

Colin Dwyer
Wyoming Public Radio

Cheyenne, WY

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please press:  www.wyomingpublicmedia.org

ezs note:  I know that the Stonewall Award is but a squib, but you can find out more about the authors through Wikipedia by pressing Kyle Lukoff and Dean_Atta. 

lead story - Revisiting Emma: A third-grader's transgender journey continues

Brian Gordon
Asheville Citizen-Times

Fletcher, NC

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please press: www.citizen-times.com

ezs note:  Yay, Emma!