01 April 2011

Hello!

Yeah, yeah, I know... but our friends in Japan could really use our help... here's the
list... Hamburg, Germany... Hameenlina, Finland... Manchester, England, UK... 
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada... West Hartford, Connecticut... Arlington,
Massachusetts... Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.... Madras, Tamil Nadu, India...
Atlanta, Georgia... Central District, Hong Kong, SAR... Auckland, New
Zealand... Grapevine, Texas... San Francisco, California... Mendoza, Brazil...
Jyvaskyla, Finland... Columbia, South Carolina... Webster, New York...
New Dehli, India... Union City, New Jersey... Chandigarh, India... Winnipeg,
Manitoba, Canada... Bangalore, Karnataka, India... Waco, Texas... 
Annapolis, Maryland... Holtsville, New York...  Haifa, Israel... Maple,
Ontario, Canada... Rockville, Maryland... Littleton, Colorado... Columbia,
Maryland... Madison, Alabama... Salt Lake City, Utah... Bronx, New York
City, New York... Schwalbach, Saarland, Germany... Houston, Texas...
here's some e-mail addresses you can send to:


American Red Cross:  www.redcross.org
International Red Cross/Red Crescent:  www.ifrc.org
Doctors Without Borders: www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Rainbow Fund: www.rainbowfund.org



26 March 2011

Malaysia: Lady Gaga calls for protest* (Newspoint)

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ezs note: to obtain a worldwide view, this blog is being translated into
English.  To obtain various languages, some will be clear, whil
others will be lacking.  To provide ease, an asterisk (*) will follow
when the language is other than English.  Hope this helps.

Month of LGBT comics - Brood

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ezs note:  Yeah, this strays a wee bit from transgender work... but this is
funny!  Enjoy.

Maryland House of Delegates in Session and Scheduled to Vote on Gender Identity Bill Today (Poliglot)


25 March 2011

Phoenix, Arizona


Hello!

Once more, I urge you to help our friends in Japan.  Here's the list this week...
Phoenix, Arizona... Hamburg, Germany... Madison, New Jersey... Alblasserdam,
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands... Milton Keynes, England, UK... Launceton, Tasmania,
Australia... Fairbanks, Alaska... Wooster, Ohio... Austin, Texas... Providence, Utah...
Riyadh, Ar Riyad, Saudi Arabia... Bangalore, Karnataka, India... Nezahualcoyotl,
Mexico... Dallas, Texas... Los Angeles, California... London, City of London, England,
UK... London, Ontario, Canada... Barnet, Hertford, England, UK... Jaipur, Rajasthan,
India... San Martin, California... West Helena, Arkansas... Overland Park, Kansas...
Norcross, Georgia... Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain... Bathurst, New South Wales,
New Zealand... Gatesville, Texas... Maple, Ontario, Canada... Nashville, Tennesee...
Buchholz, Niedersachsen, Germany... Columbia, Maryland... Nerstrand,
Minnesota... Jenkintown, Pennsylvania... Moscow, Russia... and San Dimas,
California.... here are some funds you can donate to in helping Japan...
www.redcross.org
www.ifrc.org
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
www.rainbowfund.org


23 March 2011

Ryoko Ikeda's "Claudine...!"


Dan Savage: For Gay Teens, Life 'Gets Better' (NPR)

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Transgendered father gets prison time for beating kids because they won't call him 'mom' (New York Daily News)

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ezs note: This is, of course, a very troubling case.  (for example, the New York Daily 
News' moronic reporting style)  But suffice it to say she has no
right to beat, abuse, and/or starve her children.  EVER.

Joint Statement on the Rights of LGBT Persons at the Human Rights Council (ISRIA)

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GLAAD mourns the the loss of Dame Elizabeth Taylor (Broadwayworld)

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Transgender New Yorkers sue over birth certificates (globalnews)

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22 March 2011

Japan (courtesy raincoaster)


Gay dollars for global causes: LGBT community responds to Japan earthquake, tsunami (Marketwire)

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ezs note:  I'll happily add this to my list of 
list of lists.  PLEASE HELP OUR FRIENDS
IN JAPAN!!!
www.redcross.org
www.ifrc.org
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
(new)www.rainbowfund.org/Japan

Andrej Pejic on Lea T: ‘She Only Does Women’s Wear and I Think I Cover More Fields’ (NYMag)

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Lawsuit: NYC Makes It Difficult for Transgender People To Change Birth Certificate (Gothamist)

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Article on murdered woman lacked sensitivity (TCUDailySkiff)

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Anti-suicide Trevor project to honor Radcliffe (Vcstar)

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ezs note:  Life, it's true, definitely sucks sometimes.  But you have
people everywhere   who you can  talk to, scream at, and cry with.
Just don't let yourself fall into a cocoon.  That's the worst thing that
you can do.