Wyoming - Local GOP endorses ban on discrimination

Frederica Kowley
Jackson Hole News & Guide

Jackson, WY

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lead story - Starbucks’ Healthcare Plan For Transgender Employees Is Now Fully Comprehensive & It’s A Game Changer

James Loke Hale
Bustle

Starbucks (UK)

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Donald Trump - Schmidt: Trump's 'only affinity for reading anything were the Adolf Hitler speeches he kept on his nightstand'

Joe Concha
The Hill

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Rwanda - An African strongman meeting with the world’s most famous lesbian TV host isn’t just a photo-op

Lynsey Chatel
Quartz

Kigali, Rwanda

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civil rights - SPLC seeks documents detailing rollback of protections for transgender people in prison

Staff
Southern Poverty Law Center

Southern Poverty Law Center statewide map

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please press:  www.splcenter.org

Oregon - Chief promotes first transgender officer to rank of Portland police captain

Maxine Bernstein
The Oregonian

Portland, OR

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lead story - 3rd Jacksonville Transgender Homicide Sparks Pushback For Answers

Dan Scanlan
wjct

Jacksonville, FL

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Donald Trump - Special counsel obtains Trump ally Erik Prince's phones, computer

James Gordon Meek
ABC News

Erik Prince (press here)

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Puerto Rico - Make Sure Everyone You Know Is Talking About Puerto Rico

Press
The Nation.

ruins of San Juan, PR

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ezs note:   Give Donald the middle finger!  Give and/or petition to our friends in Puerto Rico!

civil rights - Ohio Republicans Introduce Bill That Would Allow Parents to Deny Transgender Children the Right to Transition

BJ Colangelo
Scene & Heard

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North Dakota - Fargo gender reassignment surgery is believed to be a first in N.D.

Robin Huebner
TwinCities.com Pioneer Press

Fargo, ND

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lead story - As transgender people seek change, hospital doors open

Catharine Richert
MPR

Rochester, Minnesota

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VIDEO - Our Damaged Democracy - Joseph A. Califano Jr.

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Donald Trump - Trump's visit to Britain faces mass protest marches — and a giant baby blimp

Alastair Jamieson
NBC

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Maldives - ‘Serious deterioration’ of human rights in Maldives

Press
Maldives Independent

Malé, Maldives

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civil rights - Transgender rights battle returning to North Carolina court

Jonathan L. Drew
Tampa Bay Times

Federal Building, Raleigh, NC

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Alaska - Transgender Juneau woman files suit over Alaska health policy

Becky Bohrer
KTOO

Juneau, AK

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lead story - Transgender woman says she was harassed, kicked out over bathroom use at D.C. restaurant

Victoria Sanchez
WJLA

Washington DC

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Raleigh, North Carolina

estimated transgender population:  2696*
(rounded up)

Raleigh, NC

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ezs note:  Let's remember Clarence E. Lightner, the first African-American man to serve as mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina!

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

Donald Trump - Sarah Sanders says she was kicked out of restaurant because she works for Trump

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN

Oh, the horrors.

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Venezuela - Unearthing José Pachini: 1940’s Venezuela’s Lost, Legendary Transgender Man

José González Vargas
Into

Caracas, Venezuela (older)

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civil rights - Over 100 Civil Rights Groups Warn of Trump’s New Trans Inmate Policy

Jeff Taylor
newnownext

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Kansas - ‘There’s No Place Like Home’ finds signs of quiet progress for Kansas’ LGBT citizens

Steve Wieberg
The Kansas City Star

Lawrence, KS

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lead story - Cynthia Nixon Reveals Her Son Is Transgender On Trans Day Of Action

Sara Hendricks
Yahoo!

map of New York

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please press:  www.yahoo.com

Donald Trump - Young Trump staffers are complaining they can't date in DC because everyone hates them

Eliza Relman
Business Insider

Aw, it can't be that bad - can it? 

(hee hee!)

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please press:  www.businessinsider.com

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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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)

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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please press:  commonwealthmagazine.org

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

Andy Ross
Swimming World

Pullman Hall, Carbondale, IL

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

Zoey Luna
Teen Vogue

classroom at Hainan Medical School

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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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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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please press:  grapevine.is

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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Donald Trump - Trump Is Nothing Without the Senate

Jeff Greenfield
Politico

US Senate

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please press:  www.politico.com

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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please press:  www.lowyinstitute.org