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04 June 2018
03 June 2018
Donald Trump - President Trump Thinks He Is a King
Harry Litman
The New York Times
The New York Times
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please press: www.nytimes.com
Canada - Bisexual Canadians more likely to experience violence: Statistics Canada report
Beth Macdonell
CTV
CTV
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please press: winnipeg.ctvnews.ca
civil rights - 'This is a civil rights issue'
Michael Romain
OakPark.com
OakPark.com
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please press: www.birminghamtimes.com
Minnesota - Human Rights Campaign Endorses Dan Feehan for Congress
Ianthe Metzger
HRC
HRC
Dan Feehan and family
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please press: www.hrc.org
lead story - FX’s ‘Pose’ puts transgender and gay actors front and center — and all Utahns can relate
Scott D. Pierce
The Salt Lake Tribune \
The Salt Lake Tribune \
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Pose.png
please press: www.sltrib.com
Labels:
actors,
front and center,
FX,
gay,
Misty Snow,
Pose*,
relate,
Ryan Murphy,
Scott D. Pierce,
transgender,
Utahns
Location:
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
02 June 2018
Donald Trump - The Equal Rights Amendment Was Just Ratified by Illinois. What Does That Mean?
Matthew Haag
The New York Times
The New York Times
Illinois State Capitol
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please press: www.nytimes.com
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
Daily Mail
Oh, yeah. Russia's so civil. Yeah...
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please press: www.dailymail.co.uk
Labels:
England,
fans,
football hooligans,
gay,
Khaleda Rahman,
Russian,
stab,
threaten,
transgender,
World Cup
Location:
Moscow, Russia
civil rights - Virginia school district vows to fight on despite losing transgender bathroom ruling
Casey Quinlan
ThinkProgress
ThinkProgress
Or the Board of Education. Take your pick.
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Syracuse_1855_state-idiot.jpg
please press: thinkprogress.org
Alaska - Alaskan recognized by NPR for 'Tiny Desk Contest' submission
Jack Carney
KTUU
KTUU
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please press: www.ktuu.com
lead story - Crowdfunding platform suspends campaign to distribute 'deceitful' school resources on transgender young people
Yas Necati
Independent
Independent
London, UK
Credit: https://educaspain.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/londres.jpg
please press: www.independent.co.uk
VIDEO - How Democracies Die - Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
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01 June 2018
Zanesville, Ohio
estimated transgender population: 148*
(rounded up)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/25/Muskingum_County_Courthouse_Zanesville_OH.jpg
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!
Labels:
Ohio,
Zanesville
Location:
Zanesville, OH 43701, USA
Donald Trump - Trump applying 19th-century remedies to 21st-century problems
Menzie Chinn
The Hill
The Hill
Doctor Trump's excellent medicine
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please press: thehill.com
Hong Kong - In Hong Kong, Gay People Prescribed Prayers And No Sex As ‘Cure’
Beh Leh Yi
HuffPost
HuffPost
"doctors" working hard on a "cure"
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Labels:
Beh Leh Yi,
conversion therapy,
cure,
gay people,
Hong Kong,
legal ban,
no sex,
prayers,
prescribed
Location:
Hong Kong
civil rights - ACLU: Some R.I. school districts slow in implementing transgender protection policies
Linda Borg
Providence Journal
Providence Journal
Westerly, RI
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please press: www.providencejournal.com
Alabama - Alabama's 'political punching bags': Campaign rhetoric concerns LGBTQ community
Brian Lyman
Montgomery Advertiser
Montgomery Advertiser
Uh... need I say more?
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please press: www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
lead story - Repeal of transgender protections unlikely
Maeve Duggan
CommonWealth
CommonWealth
eastern end of Mass Pike
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please press: commonwealthmagazine.org
31 May 2018
Donald Trump - LISTEN: How Michael Cohen Protects Trump By Making Legal Threats
Tim Mak
NPR
NPR
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please press: www.npr.org
Germany - Celebrating Magnus Hirschfeld, the Einstein of Sex
Paul Masterson
Shepherd Express
Shepherd Express
Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935)
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please press: shepherdexpress.com
civil rights - To transgender high school graduates, a note of hope and gratitude
Rex Huppke
Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Chicago, IL
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please press: www.chicagotribune.com
Labels:
fought,
graduates,
gratitude,
high school,
hope,
note,
Rex Huppke,
stood strong,
struggled,
transgender
Location:
Chicago, IL, USA
Rhode Island - Rev. Anderson of RI State Council of Churches Is Transgender
Scott Mackay
RI NPR
RI NPR
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please press: ripr.org
30 May 2018
Donald Trump - Trump’s not a liar. He’s a madman.
Dana Milbank
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
OR
Any questions?
Credit: http://www.macmillandictionaryblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/baloney2.jpg
and
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpg
please press: www.washingtonpost.com
Labels:
balderdash,
bunk,
Dana Milbank,
Donald Trump,
liar,
madman,
Memorial Day,
patent nonsense,
poppycock
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Italy - Italian Parliament deputy speaker meets LGBT delegation
Press
Business Standard
Business Standard
Palazzo Parlamento, Rome
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please press: www.business-standard.com
civil rights - WSW: Director Of National Transgender Rights Group Says "The Law Is On Our Side"
Gordon Evans
WMUK
WMUK
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/88/NCTE-logo.png
please press: wmuk.org
Wyoming - EWC kills transgender policy proposals
Andrew D. Brosig
Gillette News Record
Gillette News Record
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please press: www.gillettenewsrecord.com
lead story - Transgender migrant from Honduras dies in U.S. custody
Annie Rose Ramos
NBC
NBC
BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS, DONALD.
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
29 May 2018
Donald Trump - RETIRED GENERAL SLAMS TRUMP: THERE'S NOTHING 'HAPPY' ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY
Shane Croucher
Newsweek
Newsweek
Tomb of the Unknowns, Arlington, VA
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please press: www.newsweek.com
civil rights - MCRC: Discrimination against LGBTQ people is prohibited under Elliott-Larson
Tracy Samilton
Michigan Radio
Michigan Radio
Dwarf lake iris (Michigan state flower)
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please press: michiganradio.org
Oklahoma - Oklahoma City LGBTQ had warned cops about restaurant shooter
Jason Rhode
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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please press: thegavoice.com
lead story - HOUSTON ADDS TRANSGENDER HEALTH BENEFITS
Lourdes Zavaleta
OutSmart
OutSmart
Houston, Texas
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please press: www.outsmartmagazine.com
28 May 2018
What do you have in common with the Vegas Golden Knights?
Vegas Golden Knights, Marc-André Fleury
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Marc-Andre_Fleury_2018-02-06_1.jpg
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.
Labels:
common,
Vegas Golden Knights
Location:
Las Vegas, NV, USA
Donald Trump - DONALD TRUMP TURNED THE U.S. INTO AN 'EVIL EMPIRE' IN JUST 500 DAYS, JIM CARREY SAYS
Maria Perez
Newsweek
Newsweek
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please press: www.newsweek.com
New Zealand - 'I'm myself and I'm here' - Kiwi transgender model makes her mark at Dunedin Fashion Week
Press
newsnow
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
Observer
New Jersey governor's mansion
(Drumthwacket)
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please press: observer.com
Minnesota - CLE credit revoked
Barbara L. Jones
Minnesota Lawyer
Minnesota Lawyer
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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please press: minnlawyer.com
lead story - Indian mob kills transgender woman over fake rumors spread on WhatsApp
Manveena Suri
CNN
CNN
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please press: www.cnn.com
27 May 2018
Donald Trump - More than 60 Dem lawmakers demand ethics investigation into Trump's relationship with China
Mary Tyler March
The Hill
The Hill
ZTE Tower, Shenzhen, China
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please press: thehill.com
Georgia (country) - LGBT Supporters Rally In Tbilisi, Despite Fears Of Violence
Press
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Tbilisi, Georgia
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please press: www.rferl.org
Labels:
clashes,
commemorating,
despite,
fears,
IDAHOTB,
LGBT supporters,
opponents,
rally,
Tbilisi,
violence
Location:
Tbilisi, Georgia
civil rights - ACLU praises Connecticut for passing ‘most protective transgender policy and law in the country’
Josh Delk
The Hill
The Hill
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Connecticut_State_Capitol%2C_Hartford.jpg
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! 👧
Labels:
ACLU,
Connecticut,
country,
Josh Delk,
law,
most protective,
passing,
praises,
transgender policy
Location:
Hartford, CT, USA
Hawaii - Hawaii Enacts Legislation Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Abusive Conversion Therapy
Press
Windy City Times
Windy City Times
Honolulu, Hawaii
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please press: www.windycitymediagroup.com
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
New York
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please press: nymag.com
Labels:
aide,
briefing,
Chas Danner,
claims,
does not exist,
Donald Trump,
official,
White House
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Bermuda - The campaign for equality
Monica Jones
The Royal Gazette
The Royal Gazette
Hamilton, Bermuda
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please press: mobile.royalgazette.com
civil rights - Here's how N.J. could soon give a big boost to transgender rights
Susan K. Livio
nj.com
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
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
The Telegraph
Canterbury Cathedral
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Canterbury-cathedral-wyrdlight.jpg
please press: www.telegraph.co.uk
25 May 2018
Winnfield, Louisiana
estimated transgender population: 28*
(rounded down)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/85/Stores_in_Winnfield%2C_Louisiana_%281904%29.jpg
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!
Location:
Winnfield, LA 71483, USA
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