01 April 2019

HUMANE prisons



ezs note:  I recently saw how Germany's prison is working, and how then-governor Dannel Malloy's (CT) visit there went. I do believe that certain persons do deserve imprisonment... but humane imprisonment.  If you agree with 60 Minutes, please email your governor, state representative, and state senator, and tell them that this stupid system is NOT working.  Thanks. 

civil rights - Transgender Leadership Alaska hosts local rally for International Transgender Day of Visibility

Wyoming - McDaniel: Voters elect the darndest legislators

Rodger McDaniel
Laramie Boomerang


Cheyenne, WY


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lead story - A transgender woman’s stay at a Utah jail revealed good, bad and possibly dangerous practices

Paighten Hawkins
The Salt Lake Tribune


Ogden, UT


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31 March 2019

Donald Trump - One of the GOP’s brightest female stars is dogged by Trump in 2020

Marianne Levine
Politico


Adel, IA


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Bulgaria/US - US State Department: Bulgarian government actions against human rights abusers ‘insufficient’

Staff
The Sofia Globe


Plovdiv, Bulgaria


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civil rights - On This Transgender Day of Visibility, I’m Feeling Exposed—and Determined

Rhode Island - Sen. Reed Says Pentagon Shouldn't Adopt New Transgender Rule

Press
US News and World Report


Cranston, RI


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lead story - Transgender visibility has become my paradox. I want to be seen as any other woman, and as trans.

Meredith Talusan
NBC News


New York City, NY (1952)
Dag Hammarskjöld, foreground


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30 March 2019

Donald Trump - Judge rules Trump executive order allowing offshore drilling in Arctic Ocean unlawful

Kevin Bohn
CNN


Copepods (Arctic Ocean)


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Bangladesh/US - Bangladesh rejects ‘one-sided’ US report on human rights

civil rights - Maplewood to raise flag in honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility

Lindsey Kelleher
TAPInto.net


Maplewood, NJ


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Pennsylvania - 5 Pennsylvania women who did it first

Alex Nagy
Pennsylvania Weekly


Pennsylvania 


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ezs note: Pay special attention to Sharron Cooks.

lead story - ‘Trans-forming’ the Workplace to Be Transgender Inclusive

Nico Calvo Rosenstone
Stanford Social Innovation Review


Stanford, CA
Lou Henry Hoover house


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new thoughts...


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ezs note:  It's a little, eensy-teensy blog, but it's off and running.  If you wish to see what's happening, go to long strange journey.

lead story - ‘Trans-forming’ the Workplace to Be Transgender Inclusive

Nico Calvo Rosenstone
Stanford Social Innovation Review


Stanford, CA
Lou Henry Hoover house


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29 March 2019

civil rights - HRC Releases Annual Corporate Equality Index with 571 Top U.S. Companies Earning Perfect Scores

Elliott Kozuch
Human Rights Campaign


Washington DC
Human Rights Campaign headquarters

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North Carolina - NC House bills opposing conversion therapy, HB2 remnants filed

Gary D. Robertson
wsoctv.tv


Asheville, NC
Thomas Wolfe house

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lead story - Transgender Singing Voice Conference Expands Vocal Perspectives

Tana Weingartner
Cincinnati Public Radio


Richmond, IN
Earlham College

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Go Adam Schiff!


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28 March 2019

Donald Trump - Why Trump Wants to Go to the Moon So Badly

Marina Koren
The Atlantic


ezs note:  Sure Donald, we'll provide you with a ticket to the Moon...
(one way only)

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UK - UK To Open Separate Jail For Transgenders After Several Cases Of Attack By Inmates

Kriti Gupta
Indiatimes.com


Banstead, UK
(future home of HMP Downview)

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civil rights - In Congress, a Task Force for Trans Equality Is Mobilizing Against Trump

Diana Tourjée
Broadly.


New Bedford, MA

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Delaware - Video shows women harassing Delaware transgender activist Sarah McBride at a meeting in D.C.

Jessica Bies
delaware online


Dover, DE

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lead story - House votes to condemn Trump's transgender military ban

Juliegrace Brufke, Rebecca Kheel
The Hill


House of Representatives (interior)

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another thought...


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ezs note:  If you wish to see my other thoughts, go to long strange journey.

27 March 2019

civil rights - The Legal Case for Trans Rights

Robert L. Tsai
Yes!


US Supreme Court

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please press:  www.yesmagazine.org

New Hampshire - New Hampshire house OKs birth certificate changes in transgender cases

Press
Boston.com


Concord, NH

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lead story - Sen. Sanders displays transgender pride flag at office

Press
San Francisco Chronicle


Des Moines, IA

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protest for LGBT rights TODAY


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ezs note:  I know it's VERY short notice, but there is a protest in favor of LGBT rights today, at 6 pm, in front of the Town Hall in West Hartford.  See ya there!

26 March 2019

Donald Trump - The Critical Part of Mueller’s Report That Barr Didn’t Mention

Natasha Bertrand
The Atlantic


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Sweden - Viking warrior women? Reassessing Birka chamber grave Bj.581

Neil Price et al
Cambridge University


Birka, Sweden

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civil rights - Human Rights Department Joins Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Anoka-Hennepin School District

Press
CBS Minnesota


Anoka, MN

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Georgia - In Georgia’s Bible Belt, health care for transgender people is often out of reach

Samantha Max
The Telegraph


Augusta, GA

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lead story - Transgender, gay migrants allegedly suffer 'rampant' abuse at New Mexico ICE facility

Tim Stelloh
NBC News


Chaparral, NM

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25 March 2019

civil rights - Woman Accused of Pepper Spraying Transgender Woman at Chicano Park Pleads Not Guilty

Melissa Sandoval
San Diego 7


ezs note:  Well, ya gotta defend yerself! (heh, heh) 

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Montana/Oregon - Kimberly Reed: Always in Transition

Brett Campbell
Oregon Artswatch


Helena, MT

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lead story - It’s Not Just Japan. Many U.S. States Require Transgender People Get Sterilized

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast


Needles, CA

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24 March 2019

Saint Kitts and Nevis - Nevis Wins Debating Competition

Jermine Abel
WINN


Charlestown, Saint Kitts and Nevis

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ezs note:  Thank you, Team Nevis!

civil rights - Transgender artist Cassils uses their body to create protest works in Trump's America

Alice Walker
ABC (Australia)


Perth, Australia
Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts

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Florida - Transgender community, Central Florida law enforcement meet to build trust after description of slaying victim prompted outrage

Michael Williams
Orlando Sentinel


lead story - For transgender people, visiting family in Mexico often means hiding their gender identity

Jose A. Del Real
Santa Fe New Mexican


Mexicali, Mexico

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23 March 2019

Nigeria - Nigeria: Non-Binary Transgender Author Akwaeke Emezi's Debut Novel Explores Multiplicity

Kylie Kiunguyu

All Africa


Abuja, Nigeria

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civil rights - Manchin not supporting Equality Act based on protections for vulnerable, transgender people

Erin Beck
The Register-Herald


ezs note:  Just yer friendly family meetin'...

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Ohio - Boyfriend-killer is granted divorce from her transgender jailhouse wife

Jimmy McCloskey
Metro


Campbell, OH

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lead story - Science Finds a Way for Transgender Males to Maintain Fertility

Robert Preidt
US News and World Report


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