25 August 2018

civil rights - St. Johns County School Board appeals federal ruling on transgender bathroom case

Amber Krycka
Action News Jax


Jacksonville, FL

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Wisconsin - Surgery coverage for Wisconsin transgender workers restored

Press
StarTribune


Harold C. Bradley House
Madison, WI

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lead story - DoD’s transgender policy gets knocked back by court, again

Tara Copp
Military Times


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24 August 2018

Donald Trump - David Pecker’s DARKEST TRUMP SECRETS: A National Enquirer Insider Tells All!

Maxwell Strachan
HuffPost


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Maldives - Maldives: Opposition, Media Under Attack

Press
Human Rights Watch


Maldives

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civil rights - Litigation on the Transgender Service Member Ban: An Update

Sarah Grant
LawFare

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ezs note:  Yeah, the article is just a wee bit long, but if you are either a member of the military or simply contemplating joining, it might be worth your while to read the whole thing.

South Carolina - SC Black Pride Keeps Focus on Community, Inclusion

Eva Moore
freetimes


Charleston, SC

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lead story - Gathering will remember Kiwi Herring, black, transgender woman shot and killed by police

Nancy Fowler
KWMU


St. Louis, MO

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please press:  news.stlpublicradio.org

22 August 2018

Donald Trump - Voters must eradicate the Trump plague from American politics

Maria Cardona
The Hill


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Australia - UWA cancels talk by transgender sceptic Quentin Van Meter after protests

James Carmody
ABC (Australia)


University of Western Australia (Perth)

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civil rights - #AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 22, 2018

Allison Turner
HRC


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Oregon - Transgender student targeted in Sutherlin bathroom lawsuit speaks out on ACLU blog

Carisa Cegavske
The News-Review


Sutherlin High School

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lead story - Deadly Violence Against Transgender People Is on the Rise. The Government Isn’t Helping.

Chase Strangio
ACLU


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ezs note:  I recently re-joined the ACLU.  They are a good and decent organization.  If you haven't joined yet, maybe it's a good time!

21 August 2018

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!


Michael Cohen

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Paul Manafort

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civil rights - Gavel Drop: Anti-Choice Groups Go to Bat for Kavanaugh on the High Court

Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News


Daytona Beach, FL (Volusia County)

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please press:  rewire.news

Florida - Homicides highlight police agency policies on describing transgender people

Lucas Waldron, Ken Schwenke
The Florida Times-Union


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please press:  www.jacksonville.com

lead story - 'Champions' star Josie Totah comes out as transgender

Lisa Respers France
CNN


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please press:  www.cnn.com

20 August 2018

Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia’s death penalty

Luke Ryan
Newsrep


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ezs note:  Please also see the short video.



civil rights - Education Dept. dismissing complaints from transgender students about bathroom access: report

Avery Anapol
The Hill


US Department of Education

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Delaware - Rule to protect Delaware's transgender students will not move forward

Jessica Bies
delaware online


Delaware State Capitol

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lead story - Football’s first ever transgender referee takes to the pitch – and says some will be shocked when she runs on

Corey Charlton
The Sun


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please press:  www.thesun.co.uk

19 August 2018

Donald Trump - This mafia style of government makes Trump a role model for all autocrats

Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian


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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Georgia (country) - 'No Consideration': Death Of Transgender Woman In Georgia Prompts Health-Care Outcry From Activists

Ron Synovitz
RFE/RL


Botanic Gardens of Tblisi

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civil rights - Courts order Trump to reveal internal talks on military's transgender policy

Travis J. Tritten
Washington Examiner


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ezs note:  Yeah, the Washington Examiner tends to be a wee bit conservative.  (cue the violins)  But I did feel that this was important.  Go Judge Copperthite!

Ohio - Ohio Transgender Musical Act DreamStates Issues Statement on New "Religious Liberty Task Force"

Mike Breen
CityBeat


Akron, OH

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please press:  www.citybeat.com

lead story - ‘I Don’t Feel Safe Living Here.’ After Threats From Parents, a Transgender Girl's Family Is Moving. Again.

Katie Reilly
Time


Visit lovely Achille, OK!

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please press:  time.com

18 August 2018

Panama - The islands with a 'third gender'

BBC
Joy FM


Crab Island, Panama

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please press:  www.myjoyonline.com

civil rights - Transgender students asked Betsy DeVos for help. Here's what happened.

Caitlin Emma
Politico


Pearland, TX

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Massachusetts - Boston Children's Hospital Constructs Penis For Transgender Man — A First In Mass.

Martha Bebinger
WBUR


Boston Children's Hospital

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lead story - Pakistan Makes Arrests After Killing, Mutilation Of Transgender Person

Press
RFE/RL


Wagah, Pakistan

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17 August 2018

Novato, California


estimated transgender population:  325*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  I don't know how much you enjoy Cubism and graffiti as works of art, but if you enjoy them as much as I do, perhaps it's time to visit  Novato, California and look up the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art!

Donald Trump - Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was

Eric Levitz
New York Magazine


Wait... isn't that Agent Orange?

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Denmark - No Turning Back? The rich LGBT history that inspires next to zero creative works

Tess Westbrook
CPH Post


Copenhagen, Denmark

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civil rights - LGBT Rights Milestones Fast Facts

Press
KPAX


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Indiana - Indiana Youth Group opens transitional apparel room for transgender youth

Samantha Myers
WTTV


Indianapolis, IN

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lead story - After Families Disown Them, 2 Transgender Vets Share A Bond

Press
NPR

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please press:  www.npr.org

VIDEO - Maggie Haberman - Covering the Trump White House


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16 August 2018

Donald Trump - Trump Can't Even Honor Aretha Franklin Properly

Vann R. Newkirk II
The Atlantic


Aretha Franklin (1968)

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Lebanon - Horrifying video shows transgender woman attacked in broad daylight as bystanders do nothing

Josh Jackman
PinkNews


Beirut, Lebanon

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please press:  www.pinknews.co.uk

civil rights - Md. judge blocks effort to shield military transgender ban info

Press
WTOP


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please press:  wtop.com

Illinois - Patterson to Direct Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Rachel McCarthy
Illinois Wesleyan University


Shirk Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

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lead story - Walking while transgender has risks as well as rewards in Southwest Florida

Patricia Borns
News-Press


Fort Myers, FL

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ezs note:  Floridians, (especially southwest area) at the bottom of this article are some resources which will get you started, both mentally and physically.  However, do not go to those frauds which advertise "reparative therapy".  They'll take your money (perhaps tens of thousands) and make you all the more miserable. 

15 August 2018

Donald Trump - Manafort trial Day 12: Prosecution hammers Manafort's 'lies,' defense chides 'selective' evidence

Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn
Politico


Mr. Manafraud

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Honduras/USA - ICE Releases Some Transgender Women Seeking Asylum

Marisa DeMarco
KUNM


University of New Mexico

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civil rights - Colorado baker back in court after turning away transgender woman

Brooke Sopelsa
NBC


Masterpiece Cakeshop
Lakewood, CO

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com 

Maine - Equality Maine seeks support for 2nd Annual Dine OUT campaign

Press
Fiddlehead Focus


Houlton, ME

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please press:  fiddleheadfocus.com

lead story - Vermont Nominates 1st US Transgender Candidate for Governor

Press
Snopes


Vermont State House
Montpelier, VT

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please press:  www.snopes.com

14 August 2018

Donald Trump - The Church of Trump

Alex Wagner
The Atlantic


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ezs note:  In some places around this country, Trump is some sort of demigod.  But there's something you can do - register to vote!!! (and get your like-minded friends to register as well)