civil rights - Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban

Press
ABC News

Richmond, VA

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Kentucky - ‘Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.’ Ky GOP has only itself to blame for effigy disgrace.

Linda Blackford
Lexington Herald-Leader

Harrodsburg, KY

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lead story - High Point BOE approves transgender policy

Eric Obernauer
New Jersey Herald

Wantage, NJ

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notice

On May 26, 2020, at 8:20 pm, Covid-19 (coronavirus) topped 100,000 deaths.  (100,120)  This is more than topped the ENTIRE Vietnam War.  It took a little more than four months. 100,000 deaths.

Donald Trump - Tech Writer Calls For Twitter To Remove Trump Tweets

Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski
MSNBC

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ezs note:  If you would still even consider voting for this vile, evil, cretin of a 'man', perhaps you should be locked up in a psych ward.  Please, see this important, utterly sickening blog.

civil rights - New Florida policy aids transgender students doing distance learning amid coronavirus

Emily Bloch
USA Today

Jacksonville, FL

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Minnesota - How COVID-19 could exacerbate inequalities in Minnesota’s workforce

Walker Orenstein
MinnPost

North Minneapolis, MN (section of Minneapolis proper)

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lead story - Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

Press
BBC News

Town Hall

Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, France

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump, the Most Unmanly President

Tom Nichols
The Atlantic

ezs note:  If the shoe fits...

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civil rights - On the Basis of Gender

Kate Milne, Ethan Hwang, Hallie Faust, Avantika Singh
The Vanguard

Polokwane, South Africa (formerly Pietersburg)

Wyoming - Pandemic Exacerbates Disparities For LGBTQ Wyomingites Without Support Or Legal Protections

Maggie Mullen
Wyoming Public Media

Cheyenne, WY

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lead story - Manipur to set up dedicated quarantine centre for transgender community

Jimmy Leivon
The Indian Express

Manipur (state), India

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Donald Trump - 2020 election: Trump falsely claims 'thousands' of forgeries on mail-in ballots, despite his own commission not finding a single case of fraud

Griffin Connolly
Independent

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civil rights - Everything you need to know about the argument over trans rights

David Levesley
GQ (UK)

London, UK

Tate Modern

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Idaho - Idaho student leaders denounce anti-transgender laws

Chad Sokol
The Spokesman-Review

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID

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ezs note:  Hmmm... maybe the students should give their state representatives a run for their money...

lead story - Virus pushes Pakistan's transgender dancers out of their homes

Sajjad Tarakzai
CTV

Islamabad, Pakistan

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump press secretary inadvertently reveals president's bank details

Melissa Davey
The Guardian

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civil rights - Larsen: Elliott-Larsen was meant to include everyone, I know because I wrote it

Mel Larsen
Lansing State Journal

Lansing, MI

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Delaware - Karissa Sanbonmatsu: What Can Epigenetics Tell Us About Sex And Gender?

Press
Delaware Public Media

Felton, DE

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lead story - Eleven transgender inmates sexually assaulted in male prisons last year

Danny Shaw
BBC News

London, UK 

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Donald Trump - Trump’s Inaccurate Claims on Hydroxychloroquine

Linda Qiu

The New York Times

ezs note:  Well, 'Doctor' Trump says it's good, so it must be good!

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New Jersey - Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police

Jerry DeMarco
Hudson Daily Voice

Hackensack, NJ

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lead story - U.S. Supreme Court rebuffs bid to halt Idaho transgender inmate's surgery

Press
WHTC

US Supreme Court

Washington DC

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Donald Trump - Trump advisers warn McSally is in trouble

Alex Isenstadt
Politico

Sen. Martha McSally

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civil rights - 279 Groups Call for Health Care Access to Protect All

Shin Inouye
The Leadership Conference

AFL-CIO (among others)

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Utah - Scott: True LGBTQ Allies Don’t Out

Press
The Daily Utah Chronicle

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

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lead story - High Point BOE to revisit transgender proposal

Eric Obernauer
New Jersey Herald

Wantage Township,  NJ

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Donald Trump - Trump will lose in a landslide because of the economy, new election model predicts

Matt Egan
CNN

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ezs note:  Contrary to what the rosy picture above portrays, the best predictor in any state is YOU.  First, make sure you're registered, and done so properly.   Second, remind yourself to vote.  Thanks.

civil rights - This Week in Judicial Nominations – 5/18

Rafael Medina
The Leadership Conference

SCOTUS

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Idaho - Idaho To Federal Judge: Let New Transgender Birth Certificate Ban Go Into Effect

James Dawson
Boise State Public Radio

Blackfoot, ID

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lead story - Hungary: Decision to strip trans people of the right to legal gender recognition is “step back into the dark ages”

Press
Amnesty International

Budapest, Hungary

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please press:  www.amnesty.org

Donald Trump - Coronavirus Live Updates: W.H.O. Rejects Trump’s Threats but Will Study Its Response

Press
The New York Times

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MAJOR NEWS - possible coronavirus news! (good news, for once!)

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ezs note:  This is possibly major, major news - the vaccine may be VERY near!  If it comes to pass, (which it very well seems it will) MILLIONS of lives will be saved. Please check the blog out. 

YAY!!!

civil rights - Commentary: Protecting LGBTQ civil rights is good business

Allan Gilmour
Crain's Detroit Business

Detroit, MI

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California - After Long Battle, Public Defender Successfully Secures Release of Transgender Client from ICE Detention

Press
Davis Vanguard

Davis, CA

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lead story - Transgender community welcomes change to Victorian birth certificates

James Hancock
ABC (Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

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Donald Trump - Trump’s purge just got much more corrupt. Here’s what’s coming next.

Greg Sargent
Washington Post

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Nevada - Working for a better Nevada for all, including veterans and marginalized people | Scaffidi

Sherie Paulie Scaffidi
Reno Gazette-Journal

Reno, NV

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lead story - Officers charged with allegedly slamming transgender woman's face on ground

Dennis Romero
NBC News

Kansas City, MO

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Donald Trump - Republicans are wimping out again on Donald Trump

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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Nebraska - Congressional candidate profile: Babs Ramsey

Jon Kipper
KMTV

Bellevue, NE

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lead story - Navy grants waiver allowing transgender sailor to serve openly

Nico Lang
NBC News

US Naval Academy

Annapolis, MD

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Donald Trump - Coronavirus US live: Obama criticizes Trump in virtual graduation speech – as it happened

Bryan Armen Graham, Tom Lutz, Joanna Walters
The Guardian

 President Barack Obama

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civil rights - Federal grand jury indicts men accused of murdering transgender women in Puerto Rico

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade

San Juan, PR

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please press:  www.washingtonblade.com

Delaware - Biden Talks Trans Rights, Calls Conversion Therapy Sick at Fundraiser

Trudy Ring
Advocate

New Castle, DE

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ezs note:  To be honest, Joe Biden was not my first choice, but his strong condemnation of "conversion therapy" won me over.   

lead story - A transgender person's deadname is nobody's business. Not even a reporter's.

Chase Strangio
NBC News

Chase Strangio

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Donald Trump - Ousted whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright unloads on Trump admin's coronavirus response

Dareh Gregorian
NBC News

Dr. Rick Bright

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civil rights - UK LGBT+ group Stonewall names new CEO amid trans rights row

Rachel Savage, Hugo Greenhalgh
Reuters

London, UK

(I love foxes!)

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Oregon - A Lawsuit Against Gov. Kate Brown Reunites Old Allies From the Conservative Edge of Oregon Politics

Tess Riski
Willamette Week

Baker City, OR

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ezs note: To those attending a church, synagogue, mosque, etc. - have you heard of zoom?  You meet in a gathering, without the pesky business of dying.  You ought to try it out! 

lead story - Transgender female health secretary snaps at reporter for calling her ‘sir’ repeatedly

Storm Gifford
Daily News

Dr. Rachel Levine

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