02 June 2018

Donald Trump - The Equal Rights Amendment Was Just Ratified by Illinois. What Does That Mean?

Matthew Haag
The New York Times


Illinois State Capitol

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ezs note:  Whoa... this could be interesting.  After reading The New York Times article, it still remains murky whether it will pass or not.  On the off chance that it would, Virginia seems most likely to pass it.  Virginia, please call your state senator and your House of Delegates member and ask them to vote YES on the Equal Rights Amendment.  If nothing else, it'll put your thumb into Herr Trump's eye.

Russia - Russian football hooligans threaten to stab gay and transgender England fans at the World Cup

Khaleda Rahman
Daily Mail


Oh, yeah.  Russia's so civil.  Yeah...

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civil rights - Virginia school district vows to fight on despite losing transgender bathroom ruling

Casey Quinlan
ThinkProgress


Or the Board of Education.  Take your pick.

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Alaska - Alaskan recognized by NPR for 'Tiny Desk Contest' submission

Jack Carney
KTUU


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lead story - Crowdfunding platform suspends campaign to distribute 'deceitful' school resources on transgender young people

Yas Necati
Independent


London, UK

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VIDEO - How Democracies Die - Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt


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01 June 2018

Zanesville, Ohio


estimated transgender population:  148*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  Well, do you like bridges?  In particular, old bridges?  Zanesville, Ohio has the only Y-bridge extant from its original building at the confluence of the Licking and Muskingum rivers.  Come on... it's worth at least a crossing!

Donald Trump - Trump applying 19th-century remedies to 21st-century problems

Menzie Chinn
The Hill


Doctor Trump's excellent medicine

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Hong Kong - In Hong Kong, Gay People Prescribed Prayers And No Sex As ‘Cure’

Beh Leh Yi
HuffPost


"doctors" working hard on a "cure"

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civil rights - ACLU: Some R.I. school districts slow in implementing transgender protection policies

Linda Borg
Providence Journal


Westerly, RI

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Alabama - Alabama's 'political punching bags': Campaign rhetoric concerns LGBTQ community

Brian Lyman
Montgomery Advertiser


Uh... need I say more?

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lead story - Repeal of transgender protections unlikely

Maeve Duggan
CommonWealth


eastern end of Mass Pike

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31 May 2018

Donald Trump - LISTEN: How Michael Cohen Protects Trump By Making Legal Threats

Tim Mak
NPR


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Germany - Celebrating Magnus Hirschfeld, the Einstein of Sex

Paul Masterson
Shepherd Express


Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935)

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civil rights - To transgender high school graduates, a note of hope and gratitude

Rex Huppke
Chicago Tribune


Chicago, IL

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Rhode Island - Rev. Anderson of RI State Council of Churches Is Transgender

Scott Mackay
RI NPR


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lead story - Chile transgender: 'Growing up here is torture'

Jane Chambers
BBC News


Santiago, Chile (bicentennial celebration)

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30 May 2018

Donald Trump - Trump’s not a liar. He’s a madman.

Dana Milbank
The Washington Post

OR


Any questions?

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and
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpg

please press:  www.washingtonpost.com


Italy - Italian Parliament deputy speaker meets LGBT delegation

Press
Business Standard


Palazzo Parlamento, Rome

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civil rights - WSW: Director Of National Transgender Rights Group Says "The Law Is On Our Side"

Gordon Evans
WMUK


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Wyoming - EWC kills transgender policy proposals

Andrew D. Brosig
Gillette News Record


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lead story - Transgender migrant from Honduras dies in U.S. custody

Annie Rose Ramos
NBC


BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS, DONALD.

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29 May 2018

Donald Trump - RETIRED GENERAL SLAMS TRUMP: THERE'S NOTHING 'HAPPY' ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY

Shane Croucher
Newsweek


Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington, VA

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Sri Lanka - Freedom of Expression on the decline in Sri Lanka

Ruki Fernando
Groundviews


Buddha of Avukana, Sri Lanka

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civil rights - MCRC: Discrimination against LGBTQ people is prohibited under Elliott-Larson

Tracy Samilton
Michigan Radio


Dwarf lake iris (Michigan state flower)

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Oklahoma - Oklahoma City LGBTQ had warned cops about restaurant shooter

Jason Rhode
Georgia Voice


Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

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lead story - HOUSTON ADDS TRANSGENDER HEALTH BENEFITS

Lourdes Zavaleta
OutSmart


Houston, Texas

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28 May 2018

What do you have in common with the Vegas Golden Knights?


Vegas Golden Knights, Marc-André Fleury

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ezs note:  Later on tonight, I'll be seeing the impossible of impossibilities start to happen - the Vegas Golden Knights have just one team to conquer to win the Stanley Cup.  (Sorry, Washington Capitals fans - but this is the best example!)  Back in early October, no one would have predicted this.  Hell, I wouldn't have predicted this.  But here they are, your Vegas Golden Knights.  And no one is calling the Washington Capitals a cakewalk.

So, how are you similar?

All of the 'experts' are pooh-poohing the results on Election Day.  An impossibility, they say.  Well, what are you going to do?  Go with the sheep, or with the wolves?  Hell, I know what I'm going to do.  And I won't be on the stands - I'll be out on the ice.

Donald Trump - DONALD TRUMP TURNED THE U.S. INTO AN 'EVIL EMPIRE' IN JUST 500 DAYS, JIM CARREY SAYS

Maria Perez
Newsweek


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New Zealand - 'I'm myself and I'm here' - Kiwi transgender model makes her mark at Dunedin Fashion Week

Press
newsnow


Dunedin, New Zealand

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please press:  www.tvnz.co.nz

civil rights - New Jersey Lawmakers Send Transgender Rights Bills to Phil Murphy

Christian Hetrick
Observer


New Jersey governor's mansion
(Drumthwacket)

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Minnesota - CLE credit revoked

Barbara L. Jones
Minnesota Lawyer


Minneapolis, Minnesota

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lead story - Indian mob kills transgender woman over fake rumors spread on WhatsApp

Manveena Suri
CNN


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27 May 2018

Donald Trump - More than 60 Dem lawmakers demand ethics investigation into Trump's relationship with China

Mary Tyler March
The Hill


ZTE Tower, Shenzhen, China

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Georgia (country) - LGBT Supporters Rally In Tbilisi, Despite Fears Of Violence

Press
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty


Tbilisi, Georgia

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please press:  www.rferl.org

civil rights - ACLU praises Connecticut for passing ‘most protective transgender policy and law in the country’

Josh Delk
The Hill


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please press:  thehill.com

ezs note: Yeah, yeah, we've got problems (who doesn't?) but Connecticut has the MOST progressive laws in the country! Yay!  👧

Hawaii - Hawaii Enacts Legislation Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Abusive Conversion Therapy

Press
Windy City Times


Honolulu, Hawaii

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lead story - Transgender people withdrawing from society due to lack of gender-neutral toilets


Alexandra Treloar
ABC (Australia)


Sydney, Australia

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please press:  www.abc.net.au

26 May 2018

Donald Trump - Trump Claims Aide Who Gave Official White House Briefing Does Not Exist

Chas Danner
New York


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Bermuda - The campaign for equality

Monica Jones
The Royal Gazette


Hamilton, Bermuda

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civil rights - Here's how N.J. could soon give a big boost to transgender rights

Susan K. Livio
nj.com


North Bergen, NJ

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please press:  www.nj.com

Ohio - Gender dysphoria: Ohio bill protects parental rights

Kiley Crossland
Baptist Press


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please press:  bpnews.net

ezs note:  Oh, great.  A man sticks his schlong into his wife/girlfriend's vagina, and suddenly they're "experts'.  Listen, there's a world of difference between advice from great aunt Gertrude and someone who's actually studied six to eight years.  There's also a difference between consent and informed consent.  Ohioans, urge your state representative and state senator to vote NO on this stupid bill.

lead story - Transgender people encouraged to become priests in Church of England diversity drive

Olivia Rudgard
The Telegraph


Canterbury Cathedral

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please press:  www.telegraph.co.uk

25 May 2018

Winnfield, Louisiana


estimated transgender population:  28*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  Do you know what the Project Plowshare system was?  It was a system designed to turn nuclear warheads into peaceful uses - and one of the places was at Winnfield, Louisiana!  Oh well... it was a nice idea, anyway!

Donald Trump - TRUMP GOES FULL ALEX JONES AS “SPYGATE” FALLS APART

Abigail Tracy
Vanity Fair


Trump 'n Jones, together at last!

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Nigeria - 5 Nigerian films that advocate for gay rights

Chidumga Izuzu
pulse.ng


Abuja, Nigeria

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please press:  www.pulse.ng


civil rights - The Michigan Civil Rights Commission defends humanity

Jack Lessenberry
Michigan Radio


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West Virginia - How Transphobic Anti-LGBTQ Groups Hijacked a Small Town's Fight for Equality

Whitney Kimball
Jezebel


Parkersburg, WV

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please press:  jezebel.com

lead story - Transgender woman sexually assaulted while sleeping at Cleveland homeless shelter, police say

Adam Ferrise
cleveland.com


Cleveland, OH

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please press:  www.cleveland.com  

24 May 2018

Donald Trump - Trump’s Reckoning Arrives

David Frum
The Atlantic


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