22 June 2018

Bulgaria- Bulgaria: Momentum for Sofia’s Lesbians and Gays

Immanuel Marcus
Magazine 79


Sofia, Bulgaria

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civil rights - Why we still need Pride in Lexington

Valerie Overton
Wicked Pride


Buckman Tavern, Lexington, MA

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California - Attacker Sought in Stabbing of Transgender Woman in Hollywood

Jonathan Lloyd, Toni Guinyard
NBC Los Angeles


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ezs note:  If the attacker hasn't been found yet, perhaps you can help. If you live in Los Angeles or the surrounding area, and you are a witness, please call the LAPD at 877-ASK-LAPD. Thanks.

lead story - Federal Courts Are Standing Up for the Sanctity of Transgender Lives

Scott Skinner-Thompson
Slate


William R. Cotter Federal Building

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21 June 2018

Donald Trump - Report: National Enquirer Sent Stories About Trump to Michael Cohen Before Publishing

Press
Daily Beast


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Sri Lanka - Testimony of John Sifton on Human Rights Concerns in Sri Lanka to House Foreign Affairs Committee

John Sifton
Human Rights Watch


Colombo, Sri Lanka

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ezs note:  The specific concerns of transgender people are roughly 3/4 down.

civil rights - Letter: Thankful for support of LGBTQ community

James S. Thompson
The Salem News


Salem (MA) Witch House

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Connecticut - Editorial: Run A Mile In A Trans Teen's Shoes

Press
Hartford Courant


Plainville (CT) High School

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lead story - Atlantic cover story is a loud dog whistle for anti-transgender parents

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress


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ezs note:  This is a rather compelling pair of articles.  However, if you read one, I strongly suggest that you read the other.  Jesse Singal's piece is at https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/07/when-a-child-says-shes-trans/561749/.
When you read both, I hope you will reach an informed decision.  IMHO, while much of Singal writes is thoroughly discredited, there are other parts which Ford stretches... ahem... a bit. But I dunno.  What do you think?
PS - Also see from my archive Here's A Huge New Survey Of Transgender Americans(also by Singal)

20 June 2018

Donald Trump - “STEPHEN ACTUALLY ENJOYS SEEING THOSE PICTURES AT THE BORDER”: THE WEST WING IS FRACTURING OVER TRUMP’S CALLOUS MIGRANT-FAMILY POLICY

Gabriel Sherman
Vanity Fair

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US Virgin Islands - AN L.G.B.T. PRIDE PARADE IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY ON ST. CROIX; SOME PLAN TO PROTEST THE EVENT

Press
The Virgin Islands Consortium


Christiansted, US Virgin Islands

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ezs note: Uh... read the Constitution, my friends.  Unless Herr Trump has overthrown it, the word 'Christian' appears nowhere.  As it should be.

civil rights - Do the right thing on immigration

Carol Rose
CommonWealth


Massachusetts State House

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Illinois - Meet Natalie Fahey, Southern Illinois’ First Transgender Swimmer

Andy Ross
Swimming World


Pullman Hall, Carbondale, IL

lead story - Transgender Teens Need Teachers To Stand Up For Them

Zoey Luna
Teen Vogue


classroom at Hainan Medical School

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19 June 2018

Ukraine - About 3,500 Ukrainians peacefully rally at LGBTQ Equality March in Kyiv (VIDEO)

Yuliana Romanyshyn, Alyona Zhuk
Kyiv Post


Kiev, (alt. spelling Kyiv) Ukraine

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civil rights - Judge rules against Pensacola woman in transgender discrimination suit

Kevin Robinson
Pensacola News Journal


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Minnesota - St. Louis Park gender inclusion policy includes commitments, process for violations

Seth Rowe
Sun Sailor


St. Louis Park city hall

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lead story - BEING TRANSGENDER IS NOT A MENTAL ILLNESS, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SAYS

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek


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18 June 2018

Donald Trump - RUSSIA STATE MEDIA DECLARES: 'TRUMP IS OURS!'

Cristina Maza
Newsweek


Awwwww... aren't they adorable?

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Iceland - Immigration Contradicting Itself, Breaking UN Guidelines In Trans Refugee Case

Paul Fontaine
The Reykjavík Grapevine


Bolungarvik, Iceland

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civil rights - June 2018 Declared LGBT Pride Month at Bloomfield Pride Picnic

John Lee
Tap Into Bloomfield


rotunda on town hall, Bloomfield, NJ

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Tennessee - Transgender activists with service dog say they were denied service at Nashville IHOP

Natalie Allison
Tennesseean


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lead story - Apply Now: Thousands of Transgender Job Opportunities In Financial Services

John Schneider, David Auten
Forbes


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17 June 2018

Donald Trump - Trump Is Nothing Without the Senate

Jeff Greenfield
Politico


US Senate

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ezs note:  If you live in one of the following states -

Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota*, Mississippi*, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee,  Texas, Utah or Vermont - 

it's doubly important that you vote.  When you enter the ballot box, be sure you vote for both the Representative and the Senator you have chosen.  Oh, by the way, be sure you have registered!  Thanks.

Indonesia - Indonesia’s LGBT crackdown

Febriana Firdaus
The Interpreter


Puncak Jaya, Indonesia

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civil rights - Maine lawyer who won landmark gay marriage case warns of civil rights backlash

Judy Harrison
Bangor Daily News


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Pennsylvania - Felony charges dropped against transgender woman accused of trying to burn flag at Philly Pride

Michael Boren
The Inquirer


skyline of Philadelphia

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lead story - Pistons’ Reggie Bullock to transgender community: ‘I see y’all as people that I love’

Malika Andrews
Chicago Tribune


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16 June 2018

Wheatland, Pennsylvania


estimated transgender population:  3*
(rounded down)

Wheatland, PA

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 ezs note:  Wheatland, Pennsylvania is just a tiny little town, so not much goes on here.  However, in 1985, an F5 tornado ripped through the town.  There's no such as a larger tornado - F5 is as big as it gets.  Let's hope they don't see that again.

Donald Trump - What life is like for Paul Manafort in jail

Katelyn Polantz
CNN


Ah, paradise!  (for all of us, not him)

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Mexico/USA - Transgender Mexican woman in Georgia wins asylum after legal battle

Jeremy Redmon
Atlanta Journal-Constitution


El caballito de Tolsá, Mexico

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civil rights - City commission works toward raising LGBT score

Nicole Roberts
News Tribune


Jefferson City, MO

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Wisconsin - Froedtert Health and Medical College of Wisconsin to open clinic that focuses on LGBTQ community

Guy Boulton
Journal Sentinel


Wauwatosa, WI

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lead story - Trump Administration Loses Another Ruling on Transgender Military Ban

David Boddiger
Splinter


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15 June 2018

Donald Trump - DONALD ​TRUMP SAYS HE CAN SEND ‘25 MILLION MEXICANS’ TO SHINZO ABE AND HE’D ‘BE OUT OF OFFICE’: REPORT

Jessica Kwong
Newsweek


Um... that's interesting, Donald... (or you're REALLY fucking nuts)

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Guatemala - Forced to flee her home, trans activist calls for tolerance

Michelle Hoffman, Alex St-Denis
UNHCR


Guatemalan real coin (pron. ray-AL)

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civil rights - EXCLUSIVE: LGBTQ Federal Employees Confronted Betsy DeVos Last Year

Rebecca Klein
HuffPost


Betsy DeVos

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Massachusetts - Transgender Inmate's Discrimination Suit Can Move Forward

Press
US News & World Report


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lead story - Model Munroe Bergdorf Is Beating The Odds As A Transgender Woman Of Color

Blair Raynor
HuffPost


detail of the Bayeux Tapestry (1066)

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14 June 2018

Donald Trump - New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation

Chris Isidore, Melanie Schuman
CNN


Gee, Donald, I told ya you should have stayed in Singapore!  😁

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Thailand - Thai transgender women share their truths about social acceptance

Annie Kuo
International Examiner


Angkor, Thailand

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civil rights - Guest column: Despite DOJ, court rules transgender discrimination violates federal law

Rob Ratton
Memphis Business Journal


Department of Justice headquarters

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Idaho - Boise Pride Fest chooses the mainstream

Anne Wallace Allen
Idaho Statesman


Owyhee Mountains, Idaho

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lead story - China’s transgender people ‘step forward’ from the shadows

Agence France-Presse
South China Morning Post


Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Bianjing
Abt. 12th century CE

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13 June 2018

Donald Trump - Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate as his attorneys leave case, sources say

George Stephanopoulos
ABC


Michael Cohen (on right - and down)

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Lebanon - Beirut Pride Was Forcibly Canceled. Lebanon’s LGBTQ Community Remains Undeterred.

Trey Strange
HuffPost


Beirut, Lebanon

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civil rights - HRC Statement on American Medical Association Endorsement of Two LGBTQ-Inclusive Policies

Nick Morrow
HRC


HRC building, Washington DC

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Nevada - CCSD to hold public meeting on policy to address needs of transgender students

Philip Moyer
3 News (NBC)


Clark County, NV

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lead story - 120 House Democrats hit ‘flawed’ science in Pentagon’s plan limiting transgender people in military

Joe Davidson
The Washington Post


Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA)

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12 June 2018

Donald Trump - The Eight Weirdest Moments of a Very Weird Summit

Yasmeen Serhan
The Atlantic


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