25 April 2018

Vermont - Senate advances gender-neutral bathroom bill

Mike Faher
VTDigger


Vermont state Senate (interior)

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lead article - MetroHealth Hosting Annual Free Transgender Job Fair

BJ Colangelo
CleveScene


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24 April 2018

Donald Trump - Donald Trump Just Suggested To His Own Veterans Affairs Nominee That He Drop Out

Ryan Teague Beckwith
Time


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Ghana - Accommodate homosexuals – Theresa May to Akufo-Addo, others

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GhanaWeb


Accra, Ghana

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civil rights - Senators, Representative and Civil Rights Leaders: Duncan Unfit for Lifetime Appointment as Federal Judge

Shin Inouye
civilrights.org


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Arizona - This Arizona clinic has become a hub for transgender youth

Rafaella Gunz
Gay Star News


Tucson, Arizona

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lead story - Pakistan launches first school for transgender people

Chloe Chaplain
Evening Standard.


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23 April 2018

Donald Trump - Ivana Trump doesn't think Donald should run for re-election

Maegan Vazquez
CNN


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ezs note:  Oh, Donald, please listen to your wife. No matter what the reason she ostensibly gives, we'd be better off without you - much, much better. 


Colombia - 'Culture is power': the Colombian sex workers who launched a newspaper

Steven Grattan
The Guardian


scene in Colombia

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civil rights - Trump to Reverse Obama Administration Healthcare Protections for Trans Patients

BJ Colangelo
Cleveland Scene


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Illinois - Briefs filed to support transgender student's lawsuit

Press
Daily Herald


Palatine, IL

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lead story - Transgender candidate for Nevada Assembly eyes history

Ramona Giwargis
Las Vegas Review-Journal


Spring Valley, Nevada

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21 April 2018

Donald Trump - Trump attacks New York Times journalist over Michael Cohen article

Lauren Gambino
The Guardian


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Kenya - President Kenyatta says gay rights 'of no importance' in Kenya

Press
Daily Nation


Maasai people, Kenya

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civil rights - Paul Weiss Sponsors Play About Civil Rights Trailblazer

Meghan Tribe
The American Lawyer


Yale University

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Montana - Coalition Launches Campaign Against Bathroom Use Initiative

Eric Tegethoff
Public News Service


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ezs note: Montanans - Hey, it's great that you'll be voting for your member of Congress in November (um... you will remember that one, won't you?) but don't forget to vote NO on I-183.  Thanks!  

lead story - Film Review: ‘Anything’

Nick Schager
Variety


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20 April 2018

Hamburg, Michigan


Hamburg, Michigan

estimated transgender population: 123*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  Hamburg Township, Michigan!  Yeah, I know, I know, I could've made a clever pun out of this one... but I took the high road!  

Donald Trump - DONALD TRUMP IS OBSESSED WITH THE PEE TAPE

Tina Nguyen
Vanity Fair


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Nepal - Letter to Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli

Brad Adams
Human Rights Watch


Nepal temple

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civil rights - TRANS WOMAN WHO REPORTED HER RAPE IN MEN'S PRISON WINS HISTORIC $100,000 SETTLEMENT

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek


Fallsburg, NY, Sullivan Correctional Facility

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Ohio - Central Ohio woman featured in new national ad campaign about LGBT discrimination

Ted Hart
NBC Columbus


London, Ohio

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lead story - No reports of transgender troops affecting unit cohesion, Marine Corps and Navy leaders say

Geoff Ziezulewicz
Military Times


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VIDEO - Religion and Faith in the Age of Trump (Union Theological Seminary)


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19 April 2018

Donald Trump - Ted Cruz Loses Last Scrap of Dignity, Writes Time Tribute to His Bully, Donald Trump

Jonathan Chait
New York


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Hong Kong - How This Hong Kong Heiress Became An Unexpected LGBTQ Icon

Beh Lih Yi
HuffPost


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civil rights - LGBTQ students face discrimination while Education Department walks back oversight

Logan Casey, Elizabeth Mann Levesque
The Brookings Institution


The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

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South Dakota - Novotny to speak at Dems meeting

Press
The Brookings Register


Brookings, SD

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lead story - Transgender woman says employer, Spectrum Health, insurer, discriminate

John Agar
MLive


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18 April 2018

Donald Trump - Transcript: James Comey's interview with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos

Press
ABC News


Former Director James Comey

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ezs note:  This is the full, unedited transcript of James Comey's conversation with George Stephanopoulos.  One caveat:  this is damn long, so brew a pot of coffee to have along with it.  Whether you love 'em, hate 'em, or just don't know what to make of the man, I think that you'll come forth with a greater understanding of James Comey.

Australia - Israel Folau’s comments remind us homophobia and transphobia are ever present in Australian sport

Ryan Storr
The Conversation


Minto, Australia

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civil rights - Push anti-LGBTQ legislation and we will come for you on Election Day

Chad Griffin
The Hill


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ezs note:  Having our civil rights move forward may be a wonderful thing, but it's really only meaningful if you register AND vote.

VOTE, DAMMIT!!!


Oklahoma - New Oklahoma City medical practice targets LGBT patients

Meg Wingerter
NewsOK


Oklahoma City, OK

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lead story - Transgender Woman Booked Into Male Section Of Jail During Protest

Angela Musallam
CBS Sacramento


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17 April 2018

Canada - Chilliwack school trustee facing human rights complaint for LGBTQ comments

Press
OHS Canada


Chilliwack, BC

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civil rights - Army Chief of Staff Undermines DOD Report Against Transgender Service

Chris Johnson
PrideSource


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Washington state - UW’s Kristina Olson wins NSF Waterman Award for studies of ‘how children see themselves and the world’

Kim Eckert
University of Washington


Suzzallo Reading Room, Univ. of Washington

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lead story - Coast Guard won’t ban transgender members unless compelled

Stephanie Beasley
Politico


USCG Bertholf

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16 April 2018

Brazil - Five Sentenced in Killing of Brazilian Transgender Woman

Trudy Ring
Advocate


Maarten van Heemskerk, Justitia

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civil rights - Leaders and Advocates: Duncan and Vitter Are Unfit to Serve as Judges in Louisiana

Shin Inouye
The Leadership Conference


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Florida - National Trans HIV Testing Day is Wednesday, April 18

Denise Royal
South Florida Gay News


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ezs note:  Get tested. That's all I have to say.  It's fast, it's ridiculously easy, and you'll feel a helluva lot better knowing the facts.  I DID!!!  

lead story - Transgender Kids Face High Risk of Mental Health Woes

Serena Gordon
US News and World Report


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To my Massachusetts friends, happy Patriots' Day!


Lexington, MA

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15 April 2018

Do you have information about Donald Trump and/or his Cabinet?


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ezs note:  It's a conundrum you face, of course.  You want to expose all the lies Donald Trump keeps blathering about, yet you want to keep your job.  It's kinda like Spy vs. Spy - only they're both after you!  What to do?  One possible solution might be found at McClatchy, found here.  They've got a good system going here.  Do they offer an ironclad guarantee?  No - no one does.  What they do is take this business damn seriously.

Donald Trump - Syrian refugees don't 'want to go to US', envoy says in defense of Trump ban

Jon Swaine
The Guardian


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Senegal - Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Senegal (see esp. 'Education')

Press
Human Rights Watch


Pointe des Almadies, Senegal

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civil rights - Gay rights advocates want Illinois schools to be required to teach LGBT history

Bill Lukitsch
Chicago Tribune


Springfield, IL (State Capitol)

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Minnesota - OutFront Minnesota announces LGBTQ winners

Press
Insight News


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lead story - In 'protest suicide,' lawyer famed for gay rights cases burns himself to death in New York

Michael Livingston, Steve Padilla
Los Angeles Times


Thích Quang Ðuc, earlier

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