I voted early... DID YOU?????

 

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ezs note: When I filled out my ballot, I was very careful.  I filled out the bubble next to a candidate completely.  I signed and dated the inner envelope.  When your new name is not yet 'official', please use your legal name. In the outer envelope, write in the upper left-hand corner in BLOCK LETTERS your legal name, address, city or town, 2-letter state abbreviation, and ZIP code. Doing this might mean an extra five minutes... but it's worth it.  

Ohio - Phyllis Harris on LGBT rights in Northeast Ohio: 'I cannot say we have done enough'

 Jessica Miller, Maureen Kyle

WKYC

Cleveland, OH

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lead story - Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Medicaid Transgender Coverage

 Press

US News & World Report

Anchorage, AK

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Donald Trump - Trump's campaign rocked by coronavirus one month before election

 Eric Bradner, Ryan Nobles

CNN

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Connecticut - AG Against Effort To Weaken Shelter Protections For Trans People

 Press

Patch

Hartford, CT

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lead story - Belgium's new Deputy Prime Minister is Europe's most senior transgender politician

 Amy Goodyat, James Frater

CNN

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Ghent, Belgium

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Donald Trump - Defiant, Now Infected: Trump Is a Morality Tale

 Frank Bruni

The New York Times

Lockdown: The White House

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world - New Report Shows Where It’s Illegal To Be Transgender In 2020

Jamie Wareham

Forbes

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ezs note:  The Trans Legal Mapping Report is one of the most important documents of its kind.  Whether you live in Russia or Andorra, it has something of value for you.  To read the complete document, see here .

New Mexico - Local actress opens up about pandemic, social justice movement impact on film

 Brandon Evans

KOAT 7

Albuquerque, NM

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lead story - Philadelphia man arrested in death of transgender woman

 Staff

WPVI-TV

Philadelphia, PA

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ezs note:  Although police have arrested Abdullah Ibn El-Amin Jaamia, they still can use your help.  If you have any additional information, please call 215-686-TIPS.  Thanks.

Donald Trump - Anyone Else Want to See Trump ‘Shut Up’?

 Gail Collins

The New York Times

Trump, in a calmer mood

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New Jersey - Jane Fee Award will honor the memory of Barbara “Babs” Siperstein

 Press

Out In Jersey

Jersey City, NJ

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lead story - Another transgender woman fatally shot in Puerto Rico – the 6th killing of a trans person this year in the U.S. territory

Muri Assunção

Daily News

San Germán, PR

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ezs note:  To all those in Puerto Rico - and in particular those in San Germán - if you have my information about the murder of Michelle Ramos Vargas, please contact the San Germán police department or  the state police department. Thanks. 

Nota de ezs: A todos los de Puerto Rico, y en particular a los de San Germán, si tienen mi información sobre el asesinato de Michelle Ramos Vargas, comuníquese con el departamento de policía de San Germán o el departamento de policía estatal. Gracias.

Donald Trump - Romney calls first Trump-Biden debate 'an embarrassment'

 Alexander Bolton

The Hill

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Utah - Utah Coalition Plan Focuses on LGBTQ Suicide Prevention

 Press

Public News Service

Salt Lake City, UT (1910)

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please press:  www.publicnewsservice.org  

lead story - Police: Transgender Woman Killed In Broad Daylight Shooting In West Philadelphia

 Staff

CBS Philly

Philadelphia, PA (west section)

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Donald Trump - 7 takeaways from New York Times report on President Trump's tax returns

 Press

CBS News

IRS building

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DEBATE TONIGHT

 

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Debate!

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ezs note:  If you've missed it, this is it! Here are the time zones for the Biden/Trump debate:

Eastern Time:  9:00 pm

Central Time:  8:00 pm

Mountain Time:  7:00 pm

Pacific Time:  6:00 pm

Alaska Time: 5:00 pm (most)

Hawai'i Time:  4:00 pm   

North Dakota - Third annual North Dakota LGBTQ+ Summit to be held online Oct. 2-4

 Hannah Shirley

Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks, ND (1912 postcard)

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lead story - Court: Private locker room violated transgender boy’s rights

 Amy Forliti

Federal News Service

Hennepin County, MN

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Donald Trump - Trump's Taxes Show He's a National Security Threat

 Timothy L. O'Brien

Bloomberg

NSA headquarters

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please press:  www.bloomberg.com

Maryland - Court Victories for Transgender Students Will Impact Md.

Allison Stevens

Maryland Matters

 Takoma Park, MD

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lead story - California will house transgender inmates by gender identity

 Press

NBC News

San Quentin State Prison

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Donald Trump - Amid talk of civil war, America is already split – Trump Nation has seceded

 Robert Reich

The Guardian

Trump's vision of America

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ezs note:  To Connecticut residents, and those of New England, I REST MY CASE. 

An open letter to State Senator Derek Slap and State House of Representatives Jillian Gilchrest

 

nation of Connecticut (if the worst happens)

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I am writing to you about a subject I would never have dreamed of. However, Donald Trump currently is our President.

Let us examine the upcoming 2020 race. More and more, Trump is not planning on winning the popular vote. He is not even planning on winning the Electoral College. Rather, he plans on winning by fiat and baldfaced lying.

It is late September, and much remains to occur. However, experience tells us that Trump consistently lies, in matters both small and large. If the worst happens, can we honestly give this cretin a pass? For me, the answer is clearly NO.

Once again, if the worst happens, I urge you to separate Connecticut from the rest of the states. I hope that, in time, the rest of the New England states will do likewise.

I hope that this never happens, and the United States will steer a just, more equitable course.

Sadly, Trump will not allow this to happen.

1Emily Shorette

Donald Trump - Donald Trump's plot against democracy could break America apart

 Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian

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Kentucky - Louisville, Kentucky, has finally banned conversion therapy, but the practice is still legal in over half the US

Canela López

Insider

Louisville, KY

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lead story - Lawmakers push schools to consider transgender sports policy

 Stephen Groves

AP

Sioux Falls, SD

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Donald Trump - Trump booed as he pays respects to Ginsburg at court

 Kevin Liptak

CNN

Pollice Verso, Jean-Léon Géröme (1872)

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SPECIAL (continued) Frontline's extended interview with Mary Trump (video)

 

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SPECIAL - Frontline: The Choice 2020

 

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Mississippi - ‘Safe, non-judgmental.’ Coast native opens 1st MS clinic dedicated to trans healthcare

Isabelle Taft

SunHerald

Hattiesburg, MS (1910 postcard)

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lead story - What does transgender mean and what does the law say? (UK)

Press

BBC

London, UK

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump seems to think he has already won the Nobel Peace Prize

Chris Cillizza

CNN

What Donald WON'T be getting

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Illinois - Chicago takes small step toward transgender equality

Fran Spielman

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago, IL

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lead story - Stonewall to continue trans campaign for right to change birth certificates

 Libby Brooks

The Guardian

Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

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Donald Trump - ‘It’s a big, big swing’: Trump loses ground with white voters

 David Siders

CNN

Swing!

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Arkansas - Suspect charged in murder of Arkansas transgender teen Brayla Stone

 John Riley

MetroWeekly

Sherwood, AR

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lead story - 'This is about my safety': Trans Americans on November's high-stakes election

Elizabeth Kuhr

NBC News

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HAVE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE YET???

Donald Trump - Trump mocks MSNBC anchor Ali Velshi for getting shot with rubber bullet

Oliver Darcy

CNN

our "president"

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Arizona - Advocates share concerns, safety tips for South Phoenix residents as light rail expands

Gianluca D'elia

Downtown Devil

 Phoenix, AZ (1908)

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lead story - Why Barbara Bush had a change of heart on transgender issues in her 90s

Alexander Kacala

NBC News

Barbara Bush (1925 - 2018)

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Donald Trump - New revelations reinforce concerns that Trump's political motives are a higher priority than Americans' health

Maegan Vazquez

CNN

The (other) White House

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg 1933 - 2020

 

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Donald Trump - Trump under fire for 'shocking' Covid failures as ex-adviser turns against him

Martin Pengelly, Mario Koran, Tom McCarthy

The Guardian

"I don't like shaking hands with people, I don't have to shake hands with these disgusting people. (italics mine)

Donald Trump

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Alaska - 'Tell Me Why': Video game features transgender lead character

 Cynthia Silva

NBC News

Alaska

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lead story - Video reviewed of police shooting of transgender woman

Tom Rader

69 News

Reading, PA

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump accused of sexual assault by former model Amy Dorris

Lucy Osborne

The Guardian

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Tennessee - Pastor threatens school with lawsuit after daughter sent home for homophobic T-shirt

Rhuaridh Marr

MetroWeekly

Livingston, TN

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Delaware - Sarah McBride poised to become U.S.'s first transgender state senator

Press

NBC News

Claymont, DE

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