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02 January 2018
It’s an election year in Texas and LGBTQ candidates are flooding the zone
E.A. Crunden
ThinkProgress
ThinkProgress
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please press: thinkprogress.org
ezs note: Texans - I know it's early, but particularly if you live in one of the districts that are LGBTQ, you might want to consider making a donation. Of course, you'll want to consider other areas, but if you're amenable to this person, even five or ten bucks will make a difference.
Labels:
candidates,
E.A. Crunden,
election year,
flooding,
LGBTQ,
queer,
Texans,
Texas,
transgender,
zone
Location:
Austin, TX, USA
Judge refuses to order Palatine school district to suspend transgender policy
AP
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
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please press: www.chicagotribune.com
01 January 2018
Transgender Women In Pakistan Demand Equal Rights
Diaa Hadid
NPR
NPR
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please press: www.npr.org
31 December 2017
South Korea - Korean superstar Kim Jong-Hyun 'trolled by far-right conservatives' for supporting LGBT fans before apparent suicide
Emmeline Saunders
Mirror
Kim Jong-Hyun
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please press: www.mirror.co.uk
Ashlee Marie Preston hopes to represent south Los Angeles in the California Assembly
Neal Broverman
Advocate
Advocate
area of Crenshaw (Los Angeles)
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please press: www.advocate.com
Illinois law bars 'gay panic' defense
Staff
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Illinois State Capitol (Springfield, IL)
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please press: www.nwaonline.com
Trump drops challenge to transgender troops in military, opening door to Jan. 1 recruits
Jayne O'Donnell
USA Today
USA Today
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please press: www.usatoday.com
30 December 2017
Clovis, California
estimated transgender population: 618*
(rounded down)
Credit: http://www.ci.clovis.ca.us/Portals/0/WebSitesCreative_Banner/3933/2d5e8449-cdb8-4e20-ad07-9c26a490d47f_resized.jpg
ezs note: If you're visiting in the summertime, come and see "Old Town Clovis". Anyhow, anytime's a good time!
Labels:
California,
Clovis
Location:
Clovis, CA, USA
29 December 2017
Former Army Secretary Fanning Slams Trump's Proposed Transgender Ban
Richard Sisk
military.com
military.com
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please press: www.military.com
28 December 2017
Cambodia - Push for LGBT rights
Pech Sotheary
Khmer Times
Khmer Times
Credit: https://www.cambodiadaily.com/cdfiles/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cam-photo-lgbt.jpg
please press: www.khmertimeskh.com
Sam's Club discriminated against transgender worker, lawsuit claims
Brooke Sopelsa
NBC News
NBC News
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Mourning Ben Barres, The Transgender Scientist Who Changed Neuroscience
Matthew Herper
Forbes
Forbes
Ben Barres (1954-2017)
Credit: https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2017/12/neuroscientist-ben-barres-dies-at-63/_jcr_content/main/image_0.img.620.high.jpg
please press: www.forbes.com
Alabama Certifies Jones Win, Brushing Aside Challenge From Roy Moore
Alan Blinder
The New York Times
The New York Times
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please press: www.nytimes.com
Labels:
Alabama,
Alan Blinder,
brushing aside,
certifies,
challenge,
Doug Jones,
Montgomery,
Roy Moore,
win
Location:
Montgomery, AL, USA
26 December 2017
Trump administration has abandoned transgender Americans. This is dangerous and wrong.
Editorial
Bangor Daily News
Bangor Daily News
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please press: bangordailynews.com
24 December 2017
Joplin's only gay bar to shut down after New Year's Eve party
Gregory J. Holman
Springfield News-Leader
Springfield News-Leader
Joplin, MO
\Credit: http://hobart-design.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/downtown-joplin-960x645.jpg
please press: www.news-leader.com
Labels:
after,
equality bar,
gay bar,
Gregory J. Holman,
Joplin,
New Year's Eve,
party,
shut down,
The ER
Location:
Joplin, MO, USA
Milfordian first transgender woman to skate across USA
Christopher Gavin
The MetroWest Daily News
The MetroWest Daily News
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please press: www.metrowestdailynews.com
Labels:
across,
Calleigh Little,
Christopher Gavin,
first,
Milfordian,
skate,
skateboard,
transgender woman,
USA
Location:
Milford, MA, USA
23 December 2017
Iran - Transgender In Tehran: Arsham's Story
Masih Alinejad
RadioLiberty
RadioLiberty
Credit: http://www.goldennews.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Iran.jpg
please press: www.rferl.org
Poll: Arizonans would support LGBT non-discrimination law
Dustin Gardiner
azcentral
azcentral
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please press: www.azcentral.com
Where things start to get better: New Pride Group gives LGBTQ teens place to belong
Stephanie Dickrell
SC Times
SC Times
St. Cloud, Minnesota
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/First_National_Bank%2C_St_Cloud_MN.jpg/250px-First_National_Bank%2C_St_Cloud_MN.jpg
please press: www.sctimes.com
Labels:
anxiety,
belong,
depression,
get better,
gives,
LGBTQ teens,
New Pride Group,
place,
start,
Stephanie Dickrell
Location:
St Cloud, MN, USA
America’s First Transgender Suicide Hotline Is Now Live
Jesse Mechanic
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Cleveland, Ohio
estimated transgender population: 2238*
(rounded up)
ezs note: Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks! Cleveland rocks! Let's all go to Cleveland, Ohio!
*Credit: http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf
Location:
Cleveland, OH, USA
21 December 2017
Bojangles’ to pay $15k to transgender ex-worker
Michael Futch
The Fayetteville Observer
The Fayetteville Observer
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please press: www.fayobserver.com
New York City Jails Still Can’t Keep Trans Prisoners Safe
Aviva Stahl
The Villiage Voice
The Villiage Voice
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please press: www.villagevoice.com
Appeals court declines to stop order requiring military to enlist transgender men and women
Ann E. Marimow
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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please press: www.washingtonpost.com
Labels:
Ann E. Marimow,
appeals court,
declines,
enlist,
men,
military,
requiring,
stop order,
transgender,
women
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
20 December 2017
Cambodia - ‘Rainbow couples’ fight for approval
Kong Meta, Leonie Kijewski
The Phnom Penh Post
The Phnom Penh Post
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please press: www.phnompenhpost.com
The Year The Religious Right Moved Into The White House
Miranda Blue
Right Wing Watch
Right Wing Watch
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please press: www.rightwingwatch.org
Labels:
Abby Johnson,
Alveda King,
Anne Graham Lotz,
Ben Carson,
Betsy DeVos,
Carol Tobias,
Charmaine Yoest,
Cindy Jacobs,
David Brody,
David O'Steen,
Miranda Blue
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Andrea Jenkins on Her Remarkable Year Making and Preserving Trans History
Katelyn Burns
Broadly.
Andrea Jenkins
Credit: https://www.continuum.umn.edu/continuum/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/andrea.jpg
please press: broadly.vice.com
Broadly.
Andrea Jenkins
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please press: broadly.vice.com
Transgender Jewish woman wins review of child contact case (UK)
Harriet Sherwood
The Guardian
The Guardian
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please press: www.theguardian.com
19 December 2017
Namibia - Equality parade held in Swakopmund
Press
Namibian
Namibian
Swakopmund, Namibia
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please press: www.namibian.com.na
Labels:
equality parade,
held,
Namibia,
Swakopmund
Location:
Swakopmund, Namibia
Who will be LGBTQ Nation’s 2017 Newsmaker of the Year?
Bil Browning
LGBTQ Nation
LGBTQ Nation
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please press: www.lgbtqnation.com
Labels:
2017,
Aisha Moodie-Mills,
Anthony Rapp,
Anthony Romero,
Bil Browning,
Charlie Craig,
Danica Roem,
David Mullins,
Demi Lovato,
Donna Brazile,
LGBTQ Nation,
Newsmaker of the Year,
Roxane Gay
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Drag Queen Story Hour in Burlington shows children they can 'be anyone they want to be'
Brent Hallenbeck
Burlington Free Press
Burlington Free Press
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please press: www.burlingtonfreepress.com
Japan urged to end forced sterilization of transgender people
Sierra C. Jackson
NBC
NBC
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Labels:
end,
forced,
Human Rights Watch,
Japan,
Sierra C. Jackson,
sterilization,
transgender people,
urged
Location:
Tokyo, Japan
18 December 2017
New report out on harms of legalizing discrimination in child services
Press
Windy City Times
Windy City Times
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please press: www.windycitymediagroup.com
ezs note: Of all the things listed, there are two which are very important. They are two bills, misleading in character, which you should be against. They are:
First Amendment Defense Act
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act
This is doubly important if your Representative is a Republican who is sitting on the fence. Call - do not e-mail - your Representative today. If you are uncertain who your Representative is, or would like the phone number, click the address below:
Labels:
child services,
Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act,
First Amendment Defense Act,
harms,
Human Rights Campaign,
legalizing discrimination,
out,
report
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
After firestorm, CDC director says terms like “science-based” are not banned
Beth Mole
Ars Technica
Ars Technica
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please press: arstechnica.com
ezs note: Uh-----huh. "Mischaracterization", you say? With MOTUS in the Oval Office, you'll forgive me if my heart isn't exactly warmed.
Botswana to recognise a transgender woman’s identity for first time after historic High Court ruling (UK)
Darin Graham
Independent
Independent
scene in Botswana
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please press: www.independent.co.uk
Labels:
after,
Botswana,
Darin Graham,
first time,
high court,
historic,
identity,
recognise,
recognize,
ruling,
transgender woman
Location:
Gaborone, Botswana
17 December 2017
63 Percent Of Americans Believe Donald Trump Tried To Obstruct Russia Probe
Mary Papenfuss
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
ezs note: If you are planning a visit to Sterling, Virginia on January 3, 2018, you might want to visit here.
Labels:
Americans,
believe,
Donald Trump,
Mary Papenfuss,
obstruct,
percent,
probe,
Russia,
tried
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Kenya - Kenya to conduct trial on new HIV prevention drug
Elizabeth Merab
Daily Nation
Daily Nation
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please press: www.nation.co.ke
Labels:
cabotegravir,
conduct,
Elizabeth Merab,
HIV,
HPTN 083,
Kenya,
prevention drug,
trial
Location:
Nairobi, Kenya
A true step forward for civil rights
Press
Fosters
Fosters
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please press: www.fosters.com
Pastor Blasts Supreme Court’s Gay Wedding Cake Case In Unhinged Rant
Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Labels:
blasts,
case,
Curtis M. Wong,
gay,
Greg Locke,
pastor,
Supreme Court,
unhinged rant,
wedding cake
Location:
Nashville, TN, USA
Once a spy who fought WMD proliferation, this transgender woman is running for Congress
Katerina Ang
Moneyish
Moneyish
Credit: https://www.ktuinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/YourVoteMatters.770x460_0.jpg
please press: moneyish.com
16 December 2017
Virginia Senate candidate E.W. Jackson "regrets" anti-gay rhetoric
John Riley
MetroWeekly
MetroWeekly
Chesapeake, VA
Credit: https://localtvwtkr.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/58dee381f0694.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&w=2000
please press: www.metroweekly.com
Word ban at CDC includes 'vulnerable,' 'fetus,' 'transgender'
Jessica Ravitz
CNN
CNN
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please press: www.cnn.com
ezs note: As soon as I read this article, I e-mailed Mayor Shari Cantor of West Hartford and urged her to place the transgender flag below the American flag as a form of protest. Now, I am urging you to do likewise. Please, send an e-mail to your Mayor, politely asking this be done. Thanks.
Canyon, Texas
estimated transgender population: 88*
(rounded up)
Credit: http://www.afltriptalks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/DSCN0569-Palo-Duro-Canyon-TX.jpg
ezs note: Wow... as you can see from the photo above, Canyon, Texas has some of the most beautiful land around. So, come on down for a visit!
Location:
Canyon, TX 79015, USA
Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin and leaves a Russian threat unchecked
Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe, Philip Rucker
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
Credit: https://www.pushtrumpoffacliffagain.com/assets/twitter_card.jpg
please press: www.washingtonpost.com
15 December 2017
Ukraine - Transgender woman working to ease lives of Ukrainians like herself
Mariya Kapinos
KyivPost
KyivPost
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please press: www.kyivpost.com
As A Physician, Here’s Why I Stand In Solidarity With The Transgender Community
Aletha Maybank
HuffPost
HuffPost
Credit: http://aharpharma.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/physicians.jpg
please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
‘Insult to the process.’ Judge who wouldn’t hear gay adoptions skips disciplinary hearing
Greg Kocher
Lexington Herald-Leader
Lexington Herald-Leader
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please press: www.kentucky.com
The Fight for Open Transgender Military Service Is Only Beginning
Chase Strangio
ACLU
ACLU
Credit: http://marketing-assets.avvo.com/uploads/sites/3/2014/11/Immigrants-in-the-Military-e1415658164584.jpg
please press: www.aclu.org
ezs note: There are two things that you can do: 1) sign the petition that would allow transgender persons to serve, and, 2) if you are not a member of the ACLU, do it now. I did!
14 December 2017
Santorum: Trump's 'personal antics' are damaging his agenda
Jennifer Hansler
CNN
CNN
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please press: www.cnn.com
ezs note: If you plan on visiting Providence, Rhode Island on January (2018) 10, perhaps you'll want to see this.
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