20 November 2014

Transgender Day of Remembrace

Credit:  http://fc01.deviantart.net

Well, another day has come -- but not just another day.  For those of you who aren't aware of it, this is Transgender Day of Remembrance.  It is an important day.  Especially for those who have lost a friend or loved one through violence, it is a sad day, an angry day.  Even for those who haven't suffered such a loss, it is a day which you are acutely aware a family or loved one could be taken away.

So, what am I trying to accomplish by remembering the Transgender Day of Remembrance?  Three things:

  • To get the names of these vultures out there, so they will be sent to jail NOW,
  • To better inform the general public.
  • Remember.  Remember, remember, remember.
If I accomplish this, I will be happy.

Here are the names:





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Fullscreen capture 1042014 10939 PM-002Jacqueline Cowdrey (50 years old)
Cause of death: unknown
Location of death: Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Date of death: November 20th, 2013
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Fullscreen capture 1042014 125531 PMRosa Ribut (Jon Syah Ribut – 35 years old)
Cause of death: blunt force trauma
Location of death: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Date of death: November 24th, 2013
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Fullscreen capture 1042014 102456 AMBetty Skinner (52 years old)
Cause of death: blunt force trauma to the head
Location of death: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Date of death: December 4th, 2013
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Fullscreen capture 1042014 103603 AMBrittany Stergis (22 years old)
Cause of death: gunshot wound to the head
Location of death: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Date of death: December 5th, 2013
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Elizalber Oliveira de Mesquita (39 years old)
Cause of death: stoned to death
Location of death: Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Date of death: January 5th, 2014
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Paloma
Cause of death: multiple gunshots to the head and chest
Location of death: Belém, Pará, Brazil
Date of death: January 8th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9282014 23702 PMRayka Tomaz (20 years old)
Cause of death: multiple stab wounds.
Location of death: Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Date of death: January 10th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 1042014 115855 AMPrince Joe (Joseph Sanchez – 18 years old)
Cause of death: multiple stab wounds, dumped on the street
Location of death: Belize City, Belize
Date of death: January 12th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9292014 102155 PMToni Gretchen (50 years old)
Cause of death: multiple stab wounds
Location of death: Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Date of death: January 16th, 2014
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Luana (20 years old)
Cause of death: gunshot to the chest
Location of death: Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Date of death: January 10th, 2014
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Cristal (Alexandre Nascimento de Araújo – 22 years old)
Cause of death: Gunshot
Location of death: Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.
Date of death: January 19th, 2014
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Thifani (18 years old)
Cause of death: dismembered
Location of death: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death: January 27th, 2014
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Joice (José Antônio Vieira Freitas – 32 years old)
Cause of death: multiple stab wounds
Location of death: Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Date of death: January 28th, 2014
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Sarita (Marcos de Almeida Oliveira)
Cause of death: gunshot
Location of death: Itabela, Bahia, Brazil
Date of death: January 29, 2014
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Juju (Julian de Souza Cruz – 32 years old)
Cause of death: beaten and stoned to death
Location of death: Salgueiro, Pernambuco, Brazil
Date of death: January 29th, 2014
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Raíssa (Lourivaldo Xavier)
Cause of death: 6 gunshots to head and chest
Location of death: Cuiabá,Mato Gross, Brazil
Date of death: February 1st, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9282014 14132 PMTatty
Cause of death: facial injuries
Location of death: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Date of death: February 7th, 2014
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Rafaela (Alexsandro Alderotti José dos Santos – 32 years old)
Cause of death: multiple gunshots
Location of death: Recife, Brazil
Date of death: February 11th, 2014
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Alex Medeiros (8 years old)
Cause of death: Beaten to death by father for refusing to cut hair, liking women’s clothes, and dancing.
Location of death: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death: February 18th, 2014
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Paulete
Cause of death: multiple gunshots to the face
Location of death: Taguatinga, Brazil
Date of death: February 19th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9282014 115758 AMCamila Veronezi (24 years old)
Cause of death: suffocation
Location of death: Bragança Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: February 21st, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9282014 111717 AMLu (Célio Martins da Silva)
Cause of death: multiple stab wounds
Location of death: Nova Serrana, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death: February 23rd, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: gunshots
Location of death: São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: February 27th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: gunshots
Location of death: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of death: February 28th, 2014
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Kitana
Cause of death: 3 gunshot wounds to the head
Location of death:Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
Date of death: Feburary 28th, 2014
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Sarita do Sopão (39 years old)
Cause of death: multiple gunshot wounds
Location of death: Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Date of death: January 29th, 2014
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13249736280003622710000Andressa Pinheiro
Cause of death: 15 stab wounds, dragged, fractured skull
Location of death:João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Date of death: March 1st, 2014
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Rose Maria (32 years old)
Cause of death: stabbed in the neck
Location of death: Brás, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: March 5th, 2014
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Vitória (16 years old)
Cause of death: 2 gunshot wounds to the chest
Location of death: Boa Vista, Roraima, Brazil
Date of death: March 12th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: burned to death
Location of death: Jardim Ingá, Goiás, Brazil
Date of death: March 14th, 2014
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Paulete (Paulo Roberto Lima dos Santos – 19 years old)
Cause of death: gunshot
Location of death: Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Date of death: March 17th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9272014 102837 PMMarciana
Cause of death: gunshot
Location of death: Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil
Date of death: March 24th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9272014 100849 PMNicole (Marcos Vinicius Machado – 20 years old)
Cause of death: hands and feet bound, stabbed in the neck and abdomen
Location of death: Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil
Date of death: March 28th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: dismemberment
Location of death: São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: March 23rd, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9272014 92058 PMGiovana Souza Silva (33 years old)
Cause of death: gunshots
Location of death: São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: March 29th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: beaten with weapon, fists by several people, dragged through the street.
Location of death: João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Date of death: March 29th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: blow to the head with iron bar
Location of death: Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
Date of death: April 2nd, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: beaten and strangled to death.
Location of death: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Date of death: April 2nd, 2014
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Mileide
Cause of death: 4 gunshot wounds
Location of death: Santo Antônio, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Date of death: April 7th, 2014
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Valquíria (aka Josivaldo Ribeiro Oliveira Brito)
Cause of death: gunshot to back.
Location of death: Praça dos Carreiros, Rondonópolis, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
Date of death: April 20th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 1042014 123820 PMÇağla Joker
Cause of death: gunshot to the chest
Location of death: Tarlabaşı, Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey
Date of death: April 21st, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: four gunshots
Location of death: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Date of death: May 29th, 2014
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Marcia Moraes (34 years old)
Cause of death: four gunshots
Location of death: Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Date of death: May 29th, 2014
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Kandy Hall (40 years old)
Cause of death: massive trauma, body left in a field
Location of death: Montebello, Maryland, USA
Date of death: June 3rd, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9242014 82039 AMPaola (Anderson Arruda Camote) (29 years old)
Cause of death: knife wounds to neck, feet and hands tied
Location of death: Arandu, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: June 8th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 11172014 21839 AMZoraida “Ale” Reyes (28 years old)
Cause of death:choked to death
Location of death: Anaheim, California, United States
Date of death: June 10th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 1042014 114657 AMMia Henderson (26 years old)
Cause of death: massive trauma, found dead in alley.
Location of death: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Date of death: June 16th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 11172014 23237 AMYaz’min Shancez
Cause of death:murdered, and burned
Location of death: Fort Myers, Florida, United States
Date of death: June 19th, 2014
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André Luiz Borges Rocha
Cause of death: gunshot wounds to the face
Location of death: Tijucal, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Date of death: June 23rd, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 11172014 24400 AMTiffany Edwards (28 years old)
Cause of death:shot to death
Location of death: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Date of death: June 26th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: raped before being brutally executed with blows to head.
Location of death: Coruripe, Alagoas, Brazil
Date of death: June 30th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9232014 102852 PMKellen Santorine
Cause of death: raped before being brutally executed with blows to head.
Location of death: Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death: July 13th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9232014 93533 PMMackelly Castro (age:24)
Cause of death: hanging
Location of death: Teresina, Piauí, Brazil
Date of death: July 18th, 2014
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Lele (age:24)
Cause of death: beaten to death
Location of death: Roatán, Honduras
Date of death: July 18th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9232014 92856 PMDennysi Brandão (age:24)
Cause of death: multiple gunshot wounds to the hip, chest, and back.
Location of death: Contagem, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Date of death: July 24th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9232014 81651 PMAlisson Henrique da Silva (age:25)
Cause of death: multiple gunshot wounds
Location of death: Macaíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Date of death: July 31st, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: found dead, with eyes removed.
Location of death: Jardim dos Ipês Itaquaquecetuba, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: August 9th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 1042014 105046 AMAlejandra Leos
Cause of death: gunshot to the back
Location of death: Memphis, Tennessee, USA
Date of death: September 5th, 2014
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Fullscreen capture 9232014 80318 PM-001Karen Alanis (age:23)
Cause of death: thrown from vehicle, ran over
Location of death: Caçapava, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: September 9th, 2014
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Marcela Duque (46 years old)
Cause of death: stoned to death
Location of death: Medellín, Colombia
Date of death: September 9th, 2014
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Cris
Cause of death: multiple gunshot wounds
Location of death: Portal da Foz, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
Date of death: September 13th, 2014
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Marcela Lopez
Cause of death:Stoning
Location of death: Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia
Date of death: September 14th, 2014
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Mahadevi
Cause of death: pushed off moving train
Location of death: Malleshwara, Karnataka, India
Date of death: September 25th, 2014
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Bruna Lakiss (26 years old)
Cause of death: gunshot wound
Location of death: Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Date of death: September 30th, 2014
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Aniya Parker
Cause of death: gunshot wound to the head
Location of death: East Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Date of death: October 3rd, 2014
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Gaivota dos Santos
Cause of death: three shots to the face
Location of death: Rio Largo, Alagoas, Brazil
Date of death: October 1st, 2014
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Géia Borghi
Cause of death: shot in the chest, bound, gagged, set afire
Location of death: Monte Mor, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: October 9th, 2014
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Jennifer Laude
Cause of death: asphyxiation by drowning
Location of death: Subic Bay, Zambales, Philippines
Date of death: October 11th, 2014
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Sara (27 years old)
Cause of death: Gunshot
Location of death: Camaçari, Bahia, Brazil
Date of death: October 12th, 2014
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Aguinaldo Cláudio Colombelli (45 years old)
Cause of death: 30 stab wounds
Location of death: Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Date of death: October 16th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death: beaten to death
Location of death: Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Date of death: October 16th, 2014
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Flávia
Cause of death: three gunshots
Location of death: Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Date of death: October 20th, 2014
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Mary Joy Añonuevo (55 years old)
Cause of death: stabbed 33 times
Location of death: Lucena, Quezon, Philippines
Date of death: October 21st, 2014
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TajshonShermanAshley Sherman
Cause of death: shot in the head
Location of death: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Date of death: October 27st, 2014
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Maicon
Cause of death:Gunshot
Location of death: Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil
Date of death: November 1st, 2014
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Letícia
Cause of death:stabbed in the chest
Location of death: Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: November 6th, 2014
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Raquel
Cause of death:Gunshot
Location of death: Parnamirim, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Date of death: November 6th, 2014
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adrianaAdriana (16 years old)
Cause of death:Gunshot, body wrapped in sheet, tied to tree trunk, thrown in river.
Location of death: Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil
Date of death: November 9th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death:throat cut
Location of death: Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil
Date of death: November 9th, 2014
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Unknown woman
Cause of death:shot and burned
Location of death: Tblisi, Georgia
Date of death: November 10th, 2014
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10421289_10154794895930398_3174042533055811866_n (1)Gizzy Fowler
Cause of death:Gunshot
Location of death: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Date of death: November 10th, 2014
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18 November 2014

A 21st Century Modest Proposal

Nashville Trans Woman Found Shot to Death

MITCH KELLAWAY
please press:  http://www.advocate.com

ezs note:  Another death... this time in Nashville.  Please, if you live in Nashville, or travel therein, please call (615) 862-7400 to reach the Nashville Metro Police.  Thanks. 

Schoolkids give transgenders computer tips (India)

Conquering transgender fears

Olivia Lewis
please press:  http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com

Congresswoman on transgender son: I love my child no matter what

17 November 2014

Dying to be beautiful

Henrick Karoliszyn


ezs note:  Well, Armani Nicole Davenport thinks she's a "trained professional".  Where'd she get her degree, the University of Pop-Tarts??  I'm sorry, but I go one hundred percent with the late Brenisha Hall on this one.  Please, please, please don't fall for these black marketers.  They're scum, they're vermin, and they deserve to go to jail.

Chile's LGBT Community Marches in Santiago (Chile)

please press:  http://www.telesurtv.net

Catholic homeless shelter refuses to house married same-sex couples together

Leslie Feinberg, Transgender Lesbian, Activist, Author, and Revolutionary Dies at 65

KaeLyn
please press:  https://www.autostraddle.com

16 November 2014

Open Church conference 2015 to promote dialogue on sexuality (UK)

Savitri Hensman
please press:  http://www.ekklesia.co.uk

We've reached the 4000 mark in blogs!!!

Credit: http://soniceclectic.com

Toronto Trans Man Strip-Searched By Police, Files Human Rights Complaint

MITCH KELLAWAY
please press:  http://www.advocate.com

White House Names Indo-American As Gay-Lesbian Community Liasion (Canada)

please press:  http://thelinkpaper.ca

TDOR Series: Finding a Light in the Darkest of Times

Achim Jeramiah Howard
please press:  http://www.hrc.org

Oakland Day of the Dead altars shed light on political issues

please press:  http://blog.sfgate.com

15 November 2014

Interdisciplinary ‘Transgender Spectrum’ event unites diverse groups

Transgender Day of Remembrance - Remembering Our Trans Dead

please press:  http://www.gayapolis.com

Ambassador Gene Cretz’s Thoughts On Intl. Day for Tolerance (Ghana)

Ambassador Gene Cretz

please press:  http://www.spyghana.com

Michigan Legislature should seek equality for all

please press:  http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com

ezs note:  Michiganders, you are going to have an historic vote on the Elliot-Larsen bill - but only if it includes your transgender sisters and brothers!  Please call or e-mail your representatives serving YOU in Lansing and tell them to remember the "T"!

Victory in court for Botswana LGBTI rights group

Colin Stewart

please press:  http://76crimes.com/

Oakland, California

Credit:  http://endlesscanvas.com

14 November 2014

The challenges of a sex change at 72 (New Zealand)

SCOTT HANNAFORD
please press:  http://www.stuff.co.nz

Kansas City, Missouri Is A Model For Progressive LGBT Policy, Group Says

 
please press:  http://kcur.org

Queer refugees in lockdown on Manus Island (Australia)

Teen given 7-year sentence for skirt-burning on Oakland bus

Henry K. Lee
please press:  http://www.sfgate.com

Arizona Transgender Woman Performs 'Self Surgery' In Sex Change Operation Gone Wrong

Khier Casino
please press:  http://www.opposingviews.com

ezs note  Please, please, please don't do it this way!!! There are other options to be considered!  I respect you! 

12 November 2014

Ashamed of being straight (Georgia (country))

INGA POPOVAITE
http://dfwatch.net

to read more, go to:  Ashamed...

Arkansas cities rank below average for gay rights

http://www.katv.com

to read more, go to:  Arkansas pitiful...

Inclusive Elliott Larsen Delayed Because of Federal EEOC Rulings

TODD HEYWOOD
http://www.pridesource.com

to read more, go to:  Inclusive state law...

Jacksonville comes in at bottom of list of municipal LGBT equality

Timothy Gibbons
http://www.bizjournals.com

to read more, go to:  Jacksonville at bottom...

Federal judge strikes down South Carolina marriage ban

http://www.moultrienews.com

to read more, go to:  Federal judge...

11 November 2014

Kentucky Baptists sever ties with gay-friendly church

http://www.bayoubuzz.com

to read more, go to:  Kentucky Baptists...

Elton John slams homophobia at Russian concert (New Zealand)

Rollins: As gays gear up, where are Springfield leaders?

Jess Rollins
http://www.news-leader.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/ozarks/2014/11/11/rollins-gays-gear-springfield-leaders/18867737/

ezs note:  Wherever official meetings are being held, don't be absent and don't be silent! Your knees may shake a little, but not as much as the "officials"!

Bill introduced in Argentine Congress would compensate jailed transsexuals (Argentina)

Lupita Nyong'o, Laverne Cox, Chelsea Clinton honored by Glamour magazine

10 November 2014

Transgender persecution only began with Shariah laws, says activist (Malaysia)

ELIZABETH ZACHARIAH
http://www.themalaysianinsider.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/transgender-persecution-only-began-with-shariah-laws-says-activist

Gay vets to march in Boston Veterans Day parade

PHILIP MARCELO
http://www.westport-news.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.westport-news.com/news/article/Gay-vets-to-march-in-Boston-Veterans-Day-parade-5883881.php

Wait for Me Until I Welcome: Further Reflections From an Orthodox Rabbi to His Gay Children

Avi Orlow
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

to read more, go to:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/avi-orlow/wait-for-me-until-i-welco_b_6121762.html

ezs note:  To help out, make a donation to National Coalition for the Homeless. Every donation makes a home a happier place!

Westboro, other protesters picket outside Joel Osteen church

Marcelino Benito and Jacqueline Crea
http://www.kens5.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.kens5.com/story/news/local/texas/2014/11/10/protesters-picket-several-houston-churches-sunday/18810751/

09 November 2014

Labour peer Michael Cashman, known for first gay kiss on British television, tops Rainbow List (UK)

City hears request for possible nondiscrimination ordinance

Mori Kessler
http://www.stgeorgeutah.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2014/11/07/mgk-city-hears-request-possible-nondiscrimination-ordinance/#.VF_o6mddUl9


ezs note:  As an aside, you gotta check out the town's anti-dancing ordinance!  (no, this is not a misprint)  This town is off its noodle in so many ways!

Lesbian couple registers ‘first gay marriage’ in Russia