18 January 2019

Indonesia - Vigilante Raid on Indonesian HIV Group

Kyle Knight
Human Rights Watch


Pekanbaru, Indonesia

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please press:  www.hrw.org

civil rights - Womxn’s March Denver: 7 things to know if you are – or aren’t – planning to attend

Oscar Contreras
Thedenverchannel.com


Denver, CO (Civic Center Park)
approximate location

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please press:  www.thedenverchannel.com

ezs note:  In case you were wondering.  the date is tomorrow (Jan. 19).  If you haven't planned yet, do it now!

Colorado - Colorado to hold CDOC accountable for dangers posed to transgender inmates

Heidi Beedle
Colorado Springs Independent


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please press:  www.csindy.com

lead story - Transgender pronouns provide challenge, opportunity in workplace

Tara Duggan
San Francisco Chronicle


San Francisco, CA

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please press:  www.sfchronicle.com 

17 January 2019

Donald Trump - Trump tried to illegally withhold disaster relief money from Puerto Rico

Matthew Yglesias
Vox


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Finland - Trans sterilisation law must be struck down, says legal watchdog

Yle
YLE News


Helsinki, Finland

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please press:  yle.fi 

civil rights - Governor to sign law protecting transgender people’s civil rights

Jesse Adcock
Adirondack Daily Enterprise


Saranac Lake, NY

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Ohio - The best is yet to come’ Mike DeWine tells Ohioans as he becomes governor

Darrel Rowland, Randy Ludlow
Akron Beacon Journal


Cedarville Opera House
Cedarville, OH

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please press:  www.ohio.com

lead story - Kansas library asked to move transgender children books

Press
The Kansas City Star


Andover, KS

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please press:  www.kansascity.com

16 January 2019

Donald Trump - “RUDY HATES THE JOB”: TRUMP’S MULTI-FRONT WAR IS TAKING ITS TOLL

Gabriel Sherman
Vanity Fair


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please press:  www.vanityfair.com

El Salvador (among others) - In Video, Trans Refugees Explain Their Aspirations

Matt Tracy
Gay City News


San Salvador, El Salvador

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please press:  \www.gaycitynews.nyc

civil rights - D.C. Restaurant Implements Civil Rights Training Following Transgender Bathroom Incident

Gabe Hiatt
Eater


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please press:   dc.eater.com

Louisiana - Report: Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says Louisiana should ‘steer clear' of LGBTQ restrictions

Press
KLFY


Baton Rouge, LA

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please press:  www.klfy.com

lead story - Inaugural transgender march comes to DC in April

AP
WJLA


Washington DC

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please press:  wjla.com

ezs note:  If you can come, COME.

14 January 2019

civil rights - Bill Would Void South Dakota Transgender Athletes Policy

James Nord
US News and World Report

Pierre, SD

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please press:  www.usnews.com


ezs note:  South Dakotans, you can help kill this bill by contacting your state Representative and state Senator and explaining why SB 49 is a bad bill.

Florida - Florida prison system fights ruling to provide accommodations for transgender inmate

Jim Saunders
Orlando Weekly


Orlando, FL

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please press:  www.orlandoweekly.com

lead story - How to Spark Panic and Confusion in Three Tweets

Matt Thompson
The Atlantic


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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

13 January 2019

Taiwan - ‘Living itself is political’ — artist Shu Lea Cheang on resisting stereotypes

Antonia Cundy
Financial Times


Taipei, Taiwan

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please press:  www.ft.com


civil rights - Is banning trans troops a legal tactic to reverse civil rights?

Ivette Feliciano
PBS Newshour Weekend


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please press:  www.pbs.org 

New Mexico - Deming Pride to share in Envision Fund for LGBTQ organizations

Staff
Deming Headlight


Deming, NM

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lead story - Community hosts rally in support of transgender high school student

Amelia Henderson
WBOY


Morgantown, WV

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please press:  www.wboy.com

12 January 2019

Donald Trump - Prosecute Donald Trump To The Full Extent Of The Law

Jeff Hauser
HuffPost


ezs note:  Ah, these bracelets look lovely on Donald, don't they?

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please press:  www.huffingtonpost.com 

Tanzania/US - US warns on Tanzania travel due to 'crime and terror'

Kevin J. Kelley
Daily Nation


Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (abt. 1930)

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please press: www.nation.co.ke

civil rights - Editorial: Extend civil rights to all New Yorkers

Editorial Board
The Daily Gazette


Watertown, NY

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please press:  dailygazette.com

California - New survey data finds LGBTQ students ‘not safe’ in CA schools

Aidan Freeman
Lake County Record-Bee


Lakeport, CA

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please press:  www.record-bee.com

lead story - A Transgender Person is the New Leader of a Jewish Sorority in Ohio

Sarabeth Caplin
The Friendly Atheist


Cincinnati,  OH

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please press: friendlyatheist.patheos.com 

Donald Trump - FLASH - FBI investigated how Trump's actions seemed to benefit Russia (VIDEO)



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ezs note:  (ahem) THIS IS THE END...

11 January 2019

Saudi Arabia - What we don’t talk about regarding Saudi Arabia

Elayne Clift
SentinelSource.com


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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please press:  www.sentinelsource.com

civil rights - For Gay Conservatives, the Trump Era is the Best and Worst of Times

Benoit Denizet-Lewis
The New York Times


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please press:  www.nytimes.com

South Dakota - ACLU provides political awareness by hosting Activist Academy

Ricardo Lewis
KSFY (ABC) News


Sioux Falls, SD

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please press:  www.ksfy.com

lead story - Transgender barrel racer fears exclusion from rodeo in Rosenberg

Deborah Wrigley
ABC 13 News


Rosenberg, TX

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please press:  abc13.com 

10 January 2019

civil rights - Idaho appeals ruling mandating that they provide sex reassignment surgery to transgender inmate

Josh Kelety
Inlander


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please press:  www.inlander.com

ezs note:  Ah, I see.  We can take Donald Trump's moronic, idiotic wall for 18.46 dollars, or we can take a proven therapy for 2 cents. (rounded to nearest cent)

But we can't have that.  That would make sense. (sources - Wikipedia)

Alabama - Alabama woman becomes first trans person reported killed in 2019

Abbey Crain
ALcom


Hope Hull, AL

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please press:  www.al.com

ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the killing of Dana Martin, please contact the Montgomery police department at 334-625-2532.  Thanks.

lead story - Jennifer Pritzker: I'm a transgender Republican, but my party is marginalizing me out of existence

Jennifer Pritzker
Chicago Tribune


Jennifer Pritzker

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please press:  www.chicagotribune.com

09 January 2019

Mexico/USA - Life After ICE Detention For Transgender Asylum-Seekers

Marisa Demarco
KUNM




valle-del-rosario.jpg (2593×2115)

Ascención, Mexico

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please press:  www.kunm.org

civil rights - Advocacy Group Appoints Lobbyists in Fight for Trans Rights

Jon Gingerich
O'Dwyer's


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please press:  www.odwyerpr.com

New Hampshire - Gender identity in the workplace: a guide

Megan Coneeny
NH Business Review\


Manchester, NH

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please press:  www.nhbr.com 

lead story - Transgender woman sexually assaulted in North Carolina bathroom

Press
USA Today


Raleigh, NC

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

08 January 2019

lead story - Transgender person gives perspective on living LGBTQ

Jessica Farrish
The Register-Herald


Beckley, WV

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please press:  www.register-herald.com

Another gem!

"Another prominent Republican close to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell described Trump's handling of the shutdown as 'total fucking chaos'."

Vanity Fair

"There Is No Endgame"

Gabriel Sherman  

07 January 2019

Donald Trump - Trump Literally Did Not Understand What a Shutdown Would Do

Jonathan Chait
New York


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please press:  nymag.com


Italy - Italy blocks survey on homophobia for ‘promoting sexual fluidity’

Sofia Lotto Persio
Pink News


Perugia, Italy

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please press:  www.pinknews.co.uk

civil rights - Transgender Inmate Care Spurs Appeals Court Fight

Jim Saunders
WGCU


Crawfordville, FL

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please press:  news.wgcu.org

Minnesota - Outreach Events Engage Queer and Transgender Youth in STEM

Kimberly M. S. Cartier
Eos


Minneapolis, MN
(stereoscopic image, after 1901)

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please press:  eos.org

lead story - India transgender gurus in landmark Hindu procession

Ankit Srinivas
BBC


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please press:  www.bbc.com

06 January 2019

Donald Trump - Trump supporter eyes moving factory to Mexico over tariffs

Michael Burke
The Hill


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please press:  thehill.com

Hong Kong - Two gay men challenge Hong Kong ban on same-sex marriage

Reuters
The Straits Times


Hong Kong

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please press:  www.straitstimes.com

civil rights - The Latest Front Against Civil Rights

Editorial Board
The New York Times


Brandi Bledsoe
died 10-12-2016

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please press:  www.nytimes.com