02 July 2011

Mountain View, CA


Hello!

To all US bloggers, happy 4th! To all others, have a happy day!  Here's how the week went... Mountain View, California... Washington, DC... Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Atlanta, Georgia... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Chicago, Illinois... Brooklyn, New York City, New York... Oldham, England, UK... Naperville, Illinois... Calcutta, West Bengal, India... London, England, UK... Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India... Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada... Levittown, Pennsylvania... Neiva, Huila, Colombia... Lansing, Michigan... Roanoke, Virginia... Woodland Hills, California... Westminster, Colorado... Jyvaskyla, Western Finland, Finland... Norwich, Connecticut... Boston, Massachusetts... Oslo, Norway... Columbus, Ohio... Perth, Western Australia, Australia... Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, England, UK... this week's top o' the heap.... Conservative group slams transgender plot line(Xtra)

While there are burgers, doggies and and shrimp being cooked, let's not forget our friends in Japan.  Here are some trusted sites:

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

Thanks!

29 June 2011

Transgender people often face harsh realities (lbgtsr)

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Maine court holds school board officials are not specifically obligated under state's human rights law to provide bathroom accommodations for transgender student (NSBA)

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The often forgotten 'T' in LGBT (psychologytoday)

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Here's the HHS plan on gender identity and sexual orientation (transgenderequality)

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(Congratulations! You are the Asshole of the Year!) Tea Party leader says anti-gay bullying is 'healthy peer pressure' (LGBTQNation)

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LGBT now included in national health survey (huffingtonpost)

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25 June 2011

Hello!

This year, we're over the hump!  How 'bout we check things out... West Springfield, Massachusetts... Sarasota, Florida... Atlanta, Georgia... Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... Mountain View, California... Mancelona, Michigan... Cleveland, Ohio... Haddonfield, New Jersey... Goole, York, England, UK... Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal.... Arlington, Texas... Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India... Sodertalje, Stockholms Lan, Sweden... Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia... London, City of London, England, UK... Hoffman Estates, Illinois... Fargo, North Dakota... Montreal, Quebec, Canada... Ottawa, Ontario, Canada... Cork, Ireland... Balmain, New South Wales, Australia... Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada... Durham, North Carolina...

*new* most listened to this week: Transgender in the workplace (Catalyst)

Here are some trusted sites you can send money to Japan:

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ircf.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Happy birthday, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (lgbt/pov)

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Mayor Ed Lee to kick off transgender march (sfgate)

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Is it time for gay rights in Pakistan? (Tribune [Pakistan])

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Massachusetts gay rights group hails NY gay marriage bill (Wall Street Journal)

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Congratulations New York!!! To all of you who helped, even though we're a bit small, thank you.  You helped. 

22 June 2011

Transgender in the workplace (catalyst)

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LGBT rights in Turkey: time for action

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Just a quick note...

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19 June 2011

What you can expect from transgender counseling (northelizabeth)

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Hello!

Soon, summer will be here... here's the list... Phoenix, Arizona... Burbank, California... Harpers Ferry, West Virginia... Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.... Mountain View, California...  Seattle, Washington... Brooklyn, New York... Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil... Deerfield, New Hampshire... Boston, Massachusetts... Lahore,  Punjab, Pakistan... Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany... Coffeyville, Kansas... Tampere, Western Finland, Finland... Woodland Hills, California... Freiburg, Baden-Wurttemburg, Germany... Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France... Sao Paulo, Brazil... Parkers Prairie, Minnesota... Dublin, California... Cleveland, Ohio... Austin, Texas... Portland, Oregon... Los Angeles, California... Council Bluffs, Iowa... Montreal, Quebec, Canada.... Greenville, South Carolina... Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium... Birmingham, Alabama... Hong Kong, Central District, SAR,, China... Roslyn, New York... got a letter from Doctors Without Borders this week - they won a Nobel Peace Prize, so you know they can be trusted.  Here are some you can send money to Japan:

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org

International Red Cross/Red Crescent
www.ircf.org

Doctors Without Borders
www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Rainbow Fund
www.rainbowfund.org

Have a good week!

16 June 2011

New York lawmakers debate allowing gay marriage (newsdaily)

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ezs note: Okay, this is really tight, but if you live in New York, or know someone who does, call or e-mail your state senator that they support gay marriage.   SnailMail won't work this time!