22 September 2015

S P R E A D the word!


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If you vote - particularly as a result as a result of Emily's Virtual Rocket - you have my undying thanks.  But this year, let's kick it up a notch.  You probably have a listing of friends  you've made over the last few years on your computer.  What I'm suggesting is really ridiculously simple.  Say something like  "On Tuesday, November 3rd, please remember to vote.  And please remind your friends too."

It's that simple.

You don't have to have to have a thousand "friends"; five or ten real friends will do.  If you're lazy, cut and paste the line above.  This ain't rocket science.  (Besides, that's my line!)

Transgender woman says TSA detained, humiliated her over body 'anomaly'

James Queally
LA Times


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21 September 2015

Vatican 'angered by transgender White House guest list'

Nick Allen and Nick Squires
The Telegraph


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ezs note:  Oh, puh-leeezse!  Pope Frank, if you're gonna turn all purple n' shit over who makes the the guest list, remember, you don't have to go to the White House.  In fact, you don't have to come to the United States.  The door's that way.

Transgender Waitress Tells the Life-Changing Story Behind Her Viral Facebook Post

Lane Moore
Cosmopolitan


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Duke opens center for transgender adolescents

Mary Katherine Wildman
The News & Observer


Duke University

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Lib Dems move to tackle transgender discrimination (UK)

Frances Perraudin
The Guardian


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20 September 2015

OR schools' transgender policy could become model

Morgan Palmer
fosters.com


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‘I am who I am, and I am happy with who I am’ – the story of Michelle Sullivan (Malta)

Helena Grech
The Malta Independent


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Transition at 12: Growing up transgender in Texas

Christof Putzel and Ranjani Chakraborty
Aljazeera USA


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Gay U.S. Catholics will greet pope with rainbow rosaries, not protests

Reuters
Religion News Service


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Putting the T into LGBT (UK)

Marion Sauvebois
Swindon Advertiser


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19 September 2015

Reboot!


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Yeah, sometimes a little reboot  is helpful, and so I redid "ezs comment #2".  Hope you like it.

UT alumna Danielle Villasana documents Peru’s transgender women

Cat Cardenas
The Daily Texan


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Whacko (my version) Flocka Flame Talks Caitlyn Jenner: It's 'Marketing Evil,' 'Rebuking God'

Press
Access Hollywood


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Transgender discrimination in health coming to an end

Renate Hartman
timesunion


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Odisha govt readies sops for transgenders (India)

Press
Odisha Sun Times


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1% of Argentinian Province's Civil Servants Must Be Transgender

Adam Dupuis
Instinct


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Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada


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16 September 2015

ezs comment #2...


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Work commented on:  




One seminal work arose in the past few weeks. 
"If You Are Trans..." discusses the 
important work being done by the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition.  There is, no doubt, how
integral this work is.  I myself filled out the rather long form, but it was entirely worth it.  My voice 
was indeed heard, and I'm damn proud of that. (If you want to participate, press USTransSurvey.org.)


However, it makes me wonder what 'might have been'.  Undoubtedly, the University of California, Los
 Angeles holds a position second to none when it comes to precision.  NTAC  holds a position second
 to no one by choosing someone with such prestige.  


Indeed,  only the federal government has such clout - and that's where the problem lies.  Inevitably,
John Boehner would sound the hissy-fit alarm.  "We can't spend that much money on a couple of 
transsexuals!  (sic)  Oh the horror!  Let the private sector do it!"  And, at first blush, it would
seem to be a reasonable premise.  Well, except for the fact that the House of Representatives is built 
like a jigsaw puzzle.  Thus, the House is hardly representative... and thus, very unfair.  


When the House of Representatives is put together every ten years by those who want to stay in power - Republicans and Democrats alike - some, uh, strange things happen. Consider Louie Gohmert.   Oh, Louie, Louie, how could we forget you?  Our "hero" put on an unsuccessful challenge against John Boehner - because he was too liberal!  (Don't that beat all?)  Or his psychedelic "asparagus" comments in the House.  Of course, we wouldn't even be having discussions such as these were it not  for the machinations of Tom DeLay.  


Next we consider the capital of Texas, Austin.  Now, Austin isn't quite as liberal as Provincetown - but it's damn well up there.  Now the good friends in Texas  would have shown some kindness toward their capitol  city... wouldn't they?


Ha!


When the Texas legislature carved up its House of Representatives, they divided  Austin into five parts.  Hence, only 1/5 of Austin got a fair shake in Washington.  It is fair, of course, when a Representative gets to speak his/her mind in D.C., but it is ludicrously unfair when his/her district is shaped like a smashed-up pretzel.


There are anomalies, of course.  A conservative will fall into Jerrold Nadler's district, and a liberal (god bless your heart) will fall into into Louie Gohmert's district.  Hey, that's life.  However you can e-mail them, and let them know that the only good district is a fair district, one so founded by the framers and the Supreme Court.


And, of course, you can run.


Then let us consider the office of Speaker itself.  In the Constitution, there is precious little to tell
us what the Speaker actually does.  "The House of Representatives shall choose their Speaker..."  And 
that's it!  One interpretation would give the Speaker little more clout than the Dean of the House.   
Isn't that how it was really meant to be?


Consider the case of Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.  She's a proud Republican.  But, she's also a mother of a transgender son.  
Whenever the topic of transgender issues comes up, she and a handful of enlightened Republicans 
plead with the Speaker.  Predictably, nothing comes of it.  


Thanks, John.  Thanks, 1/16 of Ohio.





Cheers,


Emily



Obama Administration Pushes Again for Transgender Rights

Press
LA Independent


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15 September 2015

Taking steps to be more inclusive to transgender students in N.B. schools (Canada)

Staff
CTV News Atlantic


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The transgender drama was pulled from the release calendar after it received mixed reviews at the Toronto Film Festival.

Tatiana Siegel
The Hollywood Reporter


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How to Spot Anti-Trans Concern Trolls

Brynn Tannehill
The Good Men Project


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ezs note:  Wow - when certain people describe a particular situation as an "embarrassment of riches", they aren't kidding, are they?  To get the best out of Brynn Tannehill's article, use the first hyperlink.  In it, you will find a plethora of articles and studies that any knowledgeable person will squish "concern trolls" with.

"Embarrassing", isn't it?

Photographer Seeks Legal Action After Italian Far-Right Party Uses Picture in Campaign Against Gender Education

Natalie Ilsley
Newsweek

'The Plight of Transgender', Rose Morelli

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Troy board hears from public on transgender policy

Nancy Bowman
Dayton Daily News


Troy, Ohio

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Vote!


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Hartford, CT residents - today is the LAST day to vote in the primaries.  If you don't vote, you don't count.  And if you skip the primaries, forty lashes with a wet noodle!  Mwahahahaha!

All other residents - Register. If you can, vote.  That is all.

If You Are Trans in America, Take the U.S. Trans Survey Today

Cleis Abeni
Advocate


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ezs note:  Please - this is very important!  The National Center for Gender Equality is doing a nationwide survey (monitored by the University of California - Los Angeles for accuracy)  There are only seven days to take this survey.  If you are transgender - MTF or FTM - please take one. It's at

13 September 2015

Laverne Cox delivered a moving speech on why being transgender is beautiful (UK)

Ellen Scott
Cosmopolitan/UK


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Transgender Hoosiers transition to new lives

Shari Rudavsky
IndyStar


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Falling in (and Out of) Love Is Complicated When You’re Transgender

Oscar Lopez
Raw Story/Newsweek


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Wentworth actor Socratis Otto talks about playing a transgender person (New Zealand)

Press
stuff.co.nz


Socratis Otto

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High school names transgender teen homecoming queen

Press
WGNtv.com

Landon Patterson

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12 September 2015

Trustees come up with transgender policy, but archbishop may have his own version (Canada)

Madeleine Cummings
Edmonton Journal


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Lawsuit Claims Minn. Woman is Denied Health Care Because She's Transgender

Brett Hoffland
KSTP.com


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Normalizing The Transgender Community

Terri Lee Ryan
ChicagoNow.com


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‘Law & Order: SVU’ season 17 spoilers: First look at ‘Transgender Bridge’

Press
CarterMatt


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Hunting for a home not easy for transgenders (India)

Rozelle Laha
Hindustan Times


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Fulshear, Texas


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10 September 2015

OMV will not change ID policies, but will allow transgender people to appear as themselves in photos

Maya Lau
The Acadiana Advocate


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The UK's first transgender 'confidence consultancy' is Born (UK)

Sian Ranscombe
The Telegraph


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N.B. health minister meets with Transgender Health Network for the first time (Canada)

Press
CTV News Atlantic


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Massachusetts’ Mayors Call on Legislature, Governor to Support Transgender Rights

Maureen McCarty
HRC

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ezs note:  If you do live in one of the Massachusetts cities that are petitioning for equality, be sure to e-write your thanks.  If not, ask them why the hell not!