The character of the country is more than the man in the Oval Office

Kerna Bolton
The Philadelphia Tribune

Yaquina Head, Newport, OR

Credit:  http://www.lighthousefriends.com/yaquinahead_800.jpg

please press:  www.phillytrib.com  

Before Danica Roem There Was Joanne Conte, America's First Openly Transgender Public Official

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Arvada, CO

Credit:  https://photos.zillowstatic.com/p_e/ISax7dwt2jp0vp1000000000.jpg

please press:  www.thedailybeast.com

A small-town doctor wanted to perform surgeries for transgender women. He faced an uphill battle.

Chico Harlan
The Washington Post

Moscow, Idaho

Credit:  http://teamidahorealestate.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/360-Tall-HD-moscow-Pan-1024x409.jpg

please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

Donald Trump and the mob (BBC) [video]

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k3B-tw2sB0

China Has Donald Trump Just Where It Wants Him

Roger Cohen
The New York Times

 

Credit:  http://www.trbimg.com/img-58f068fe/turbine/la-na-tt-trump-schooled-20170413

please press:  www.nytimes.com

ezs note:  If you are going to be around Allentown, Pennsylvania on November 18, perhaps you'd like to show up here.

India - Trichy gets first transgender driver

Press
The Times of India

Trichy, India

Credit:  http://img1.holidayiq.com/uploadimages/travel/Trichy_irctc_cover.jpg

please press:  timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Roy Moore: 'The Transgenders Don’t Have Rights'

David Badash

National Civil Rights Movement

Credit:  http://editorialcartoonists.com/cartoons/CroweJ/2016/CroweJ20160108_low.jpg

please press:  www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/

As transgender candidates make history in Minneapolis, some see trend emerging

John Verhovek
ABC News

Credit:  https://www.sixt.com/fileadmin/files/global/user_upload/pictures-city-page/minneapolis-citypagepush1.jpg

please press:  abcnews.go.com

As Trump attempts a transgender military ban, Germany celebrates its first trans commander

Rick Noack
The Washington Post

Storkow, Germany

Credit:  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/10/3d/05/103d053c724cb74b2687ae248531cb58.jpg

please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

Milton-Freewater, Oregon

estimated transgender population:  41*

(rounded up)

Credit:  http://www.skyovermilton.com/wp-content/gallery/milton-freewater-2/kateimifwatertankmural_0.jpg!

ezs note:  Peas! Corn!  Muddy frogwater!  These are a few of the things you'll find as you explore Milton-Freewater, Oregon!  

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

“THEY’RE IN A WORLD OF SHIT”: IVANKA AND JARED’S FIRST YEAR IN WASHINGTON HAS NOT GONE AS EXPECTED

Emily Jane Fox
Vanity Fair

Credit:  https://claytoonz.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/cjones09122015.jpg

please press:  www.vanityfair.com

ezs note:  If you happen to be in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 17, perhaps you might want to see here.

Georgia - Transgender Georgians are being left to die

Sean Williams
The Week (from Latterly)

Credit:  https://s3.amazonaws.com/ps-services-us-east-1-914248642252/s3/research-wiki-elasticsearch-prod-s3bucket/images/7/72/Georgia_%28Country%29counties.png

please press:  theweek.com

OUT100: 9 Transgender Veterans Talk Service, Trump & Fighting Back

Chris Thomas
OUT

Credit:  https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/NT0MFhqpd-a9RBVF3u2KRhoZPeo-p40kXGUPly1Pbe1PU96zIzTbW2lGGInsi3wK0bT0fDDGkTqln9hq7k50dHlk_I3JQ4IE4kk93plyA2_FUlaNCPSNdsIl0DgvJrT8ZVMnOLZI

please press:  www.out.com

Williamston Community Schools approves transgender policies

RJ Wolcott
Lansing State Journal

Williamston, MI

Credit:  http://michiganbackroads.com/Winders/WinderPics/SunTh1.JPG

please press:  www.lansingstatejournal.com

Matherne becomes Stamford’s first transgender lawmaker

Liz Skalka
Stamford Advocate

Stamford, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/StamfordSouthEndAtlanticSt11112007.JPG/1200px-StamfordSouthEndAtlanticSt11112007.JPG

please press:  www.stamfordadvocate.com

USDA making contingency plans for NAFTA pullout

Catherine Boudreau
Politico

Credit:  http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/160630172611-donald-trump-nafta-540x304.jpg

please press:  www.politico.com

ezs note:  For those of you who are planning being around Northampton, Massachusetts on November 15, perhaps you want to consider this.

Malawi: Special Clinics Excite Key Population in Malawi

Press
All Africa

Credit:  http://www.operationworld.org/files/ow/maps/lgmap/mala-MMAP-md.png

please press:  allafrica.com

Transgender candidates' victories in Pa., nation signify people are 'tired of the hate'

Michael Boren
The Inquirer

Credit:  https://www.tolerance.org/sites/default/files/general/I%20Hate%20Them.jpg

please press:  www.philly.com

Bette Midler film opens Indianapolis LGBT Film Festival

Breanna Cooper
NUVO

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/Indiana_Indian_treaties.svg/150px-Indiana_Indian_treaties.svg.png

please press:  www.nuvo.net

Suburbs Rebel Against Trump, Threatening Republicans in Congress

Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin
The New York Times

Credit:  https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/travel-tourism-wave-shells-seas-shell_listening-holidays-mgon72_low.jpg

please press:  www.nytimes.com

Oh... in case you haven't heard... Danica Roem WON!!! (video)

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DiaAEoFnbCo

Jeff Flake To Trevor Noah: Donald Trump Veering Toward “Tin-Horn Dictator”

Lisa de Moraes
Deadline Hollywood

Credit:  http://www.directzine4dems.com/949cartoons/trump-jail-hill.jpg

please press:  deadline.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on going to Brewster, Massachusetts on Tuesday, November 14, perhaps you might want to go here.

Tanya Ní Mhuirthile appointed to Gender Recognition Act Review Group

Press
DCU

Credit:  https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/03/9b/2d/c6/dublin.jpg

please press:  www.dcu.ie

Oppose the Confirmation of Gregory Katsas to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Vanita Gupta
The Leadership Conference

Credit:  https://www.universitiesabroad.com/sites/all/files/public/field/image/letter%20of%20intent2.jpg

please press:  civilrights.org

ezs note:  If you would like to oppose the proposed confirmation of Gregory Katsas to be a judge on the US Court of Appeals, call (don't e-write) both Senators from your home state.  There are two from each state.  

www.senate.gov

GOP concerned about gender policy in Delaware schools

Zoë Read
WHYY

Delaware GOP expert

Credit:  https://cdn.vectorstock.com/i/thumb-large/06/64/caveman-with-club-vector-1010664.jpg

please press:  whyy.org

Candace Towns Is The 25th Transgender Person Killed In Deadliest Year Yet

Paula Rogo
Essence

Candace Towns (1987-2017)

Credit:  http://imageslogotv-a.akamaihd.net//uri/mgid:file:http:shared:s3.amazonaws.com/articles.newnownext.com-production/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/candace-towns-1509579063-1509579065.jpg?quality=0.8&format=jpg&width=980

please press:  www.essence.com

ezs note:  If you vote for no other reason today, vote for Candace's memory.

HAVE YOU VOTED YET??? (see video)

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDXlWTRyxgE

The dangerous cult of Donald Trump

Reza Aslan
Los Angeles Times

Credit:  https://khanya.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/rompope2.jpg

please press: www.latimes.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on being in the Middletown, Connecticut area on November 14, perhaps you should check out here.

Ecuador - Former Sex Worker, First Trans Woman Elected to Ecuador's Senate Paves Way for Others

Arturo Conde
NBC News

Credit:  http://smartraveller.gov.au/Maps/Ecuador.gif

please press:  www.nbcnews.com

“Somebody Has To Fight For The Civil Rights Of Trans People. Why Not Me?”

Rich Bellis
Fast Company

rural Mississippi church

Credit:  https://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/033d9e1/2147483647/thumbnail/1280x600/quality/85/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.beam.usnews.com%2Fa8%2F8d%2Fb0d75d084a3db53030d84154aa6a%2Fresizes%2F1500%2Fbs17-mississippi-crop-editorial.jpg

please press:  www.fastcompany.com

Transgender woman sues Allegheny County; claims jail assaults while being housed with men

Paula Reed Ward
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Credit:   https://www.fastweb.com/uploads/article_photo/photo/2034642/sexual-assault-on-college-campuses-how-safe-are-you.jpg

please press:  www.post-gazette.com

A rational approach to transgender discussion

Logan Chipkin
The Cougar

Credit:  http://mblog.media02.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2015/10/rational-emotional-appeal-750x410.jpg

please press:  thedailycougar.com

What the fork!?!?!?

Credit:  https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/transport-forks-forking-forklift-forklifting-forklift_truck-cgr0460_low.jpg

ezs note:  I came across it quite accidentally, but it shook me nevertheless.  The ICC is investigating the United States for possible war crimes.  All to no avail, unfortunately.  Y'see, we don't want to get our hands dirty, even though we got the United Nations started in the first place!!!  

Is it because we refused to ban IEDs - even when our own troops got maimed or killed?

Is it because we allowed (until the early 2000s) the (ahem) great state of Texas to throw LGBT+ people into prison - with no other reason?

I am going to call my Representative and my two Senators and urge them to join the ICC.  Yeah - I know - this is a real long shot.  But it starts with one.  

www.house.gov

www.senate.gov

The Russian Hacking Scandal Is Way Bigger than Donald Trump

Jonah Schepp
New York

Credit:  http://www.mercurynews.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/29_188702.jpg?w=620

please press:  nymag.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on being at Storrs, Connecticut (section of Mansfield) on November 13, you might want to come here.

Cyprus -- Cyprus is least gay-friendly EU country, rights group says

Nikolaj Nielsen
eu observer

Credit:  https://wikitravel.org/upload/shared//thumb/2/2b/Greek_Cyprus_regions_map.png/370px-Greek_Cyprus_regions_map.png

please press:  euobserver.com

Iowa jury returns guilty verdict in gender-identity murder case

Reuters staff
Reuters

Credit:  http://tammybruce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/guilty2.png

please press:  www.reuters.com

Sign promoting inclusion vandalized at Congregational church

Lauren Harkawik
The Deerfield Valley News

Credit:  http://www.quotehd.com/imagequotes/authors25/tmb/katie-walker-quote-it-wasnt-just-theft-it-wasnt-just-vandalism-it-was.jpg

please press:  www.dvalnews.com 

Transgender candidates hope to make history in California

Casey Tolan
The Mercury News

East Los Angeles, CA

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/George%27s_Burgers%2C_East_Los_Angeles.JPG

please press:  www.mercurynews.com

Once again... VOTE!!!

My choices for West Hartford

Credit:  http://sparkup.co/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/vote.jpg

After consideration, I made the following choices.  Here goes:

Town Council

Shari Cantor (D)

Dallas Dodge (D)

Mary Fay (R)

Beth Kerrigan (D)

Liam Sweeney (D)

Ben Wenograd* (D)

*my choice for Mayor

Board of Education

Cheryl Greenberg (D)

Deb Polun (D)

Lorna Thompson-Farquharson (D)

Now, some of you may be wondering why I chose to drop Chris Barnes and pick up Mary Fay instead for the sole Republican seat.  I listened to Chris Barnes and I must say I was very nonplussed by what he said.  It was very boilerplate nonsense.  Mary Fay, on the other hand, sounded like a genuine Town Council member.  Plus, the fact that she is a lesbian will mean that LGBT needs will be heard.  

I hope that a few people from West Hartford will read what I've written and will consider these matters when voting. However, if you are not from West Hartford, your vote is just as important. Read your papers and watch the League of Women Voters.

And on Tuesday, VOTE.

Both Bush Presidents Worry Trump Is Blowing Up the G.O.P.

Peter Baker
The New York Times

Credit:  https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.54230847.8807/flat,1000x1000,075,f.u5.jpg

please press:  www.nytimes.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on being around Quincy, Massachusetts on November 12, perhaps you should check out this.

Bermuda - Bermuda wants to ban homosexuality after legalization (translated)

Press
holebi.net

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Bermuda-divmap.png/220px-Bermuda-divmap.png

please press:  holebi.info

An Embattled North Carolina Seeks to Outrun a Law’s Bitter Legacy

Alan Blinder
The New York Times

Credit:  http://charlottemagazine-images.dashdigital.com/images/cache/cache_a/cache_2/cache_e/lgbt-030215-e4db6e2a.jpeg?ver=1500994033&aspectratio=1.4990291262136

please press:  www.nytimes.com

State Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill

Steven Withrow
The Mashpee Enterprise

Credit:  http://webs.wichita.edu/depttools/depttoolsmemberfiles/criminaljustice/_new_index/criminal%20justice%20ref.jpg

please press:  www.capenews.net

ezs note:  It's not at the beginning of the article, but roughly toward the middle, there is a lengthy paragraph regarding LGBTQ+ rights. 

A letter to … my children to tell them I am transgender (UK)

Anonymous
The Guardian

Credit:  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/ae/93/59/ae9359f6ffce04b0764d981c2d3df444.jpg

please press:  www.theguardian.com

Bad Axe, Michigan

estimated transgender population:  18*
(rounded down)

Credit:  https://s3-media2.fl.yelpcdn.com/bphoto/JgPUNE2Vn3p1MVNEQeFFlw/ls.jpg

ezs note:  Well, what do you do in a town named Bad Axe, Michigan?  Well, you can find out how a man named George Willis Pack came up with the name!

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

Wait, I thought Trump had 'one of the greatest memories of all time'?

Chris Cillizza
CNN

Credit:  https://www.usnews.com/dims4/USNEWS/91de544/2147483647/resize/1200x%3E/quality/85/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.beam.usnews.com%2F59%2F4d%2Ffadea1694f479334cbb54a318ee2%2Fthumb-1.jpg

please press:  www.cnn.com

ezs note:  If you happen to be in the New Haven, Connecticut area on November 11, perhaps you would like to check this out.

India - ‘How could you have been raped?’: New study on how India’s transgender people face bias from doctors

Ankur Paliwal
scroll.in

Credit:  https://d28dwf34zswvrl.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/yourstory-transgender-india.jpg

please press:  scroll.in 

Senate Dems Urge DOJ to Reinstate Trans Protections Under Title VII

Chris Johnson
PrideSource

Credit:  https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2013/09/peter-force-letter_ed.jpg

please press:  www.pridesource.com

Transgender student seeks anonymity in MSU legal fight

Gail Schontzler
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Credit:  https://gralefrit.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/anonymous-rain-l.jpg

please press:  www.bozemandailychronicle.com

Report Highlights Experiences of Black Transgender People in U.S.

Mashaun D. Simon
NBC News

Credit:  http://metroparent-images.dashdigital.com/images/cache/cache_5/cache_7/cache_4/FEATURETransinDetroit-e0bb2475.jpeg?ver=1493306402&aspectratio=1.5

please press:  www.nbcnews.com