17 April 2019

Donald Trump - Stephen Colbert Applauds France’s Response To Donald Trump’s Notre Dame Cathedral Fire Fighting Advice

Brazil - A Transgender Volleyball Star Stirs ‘Unfounded’ Criticism In Brazil

AndrĂȘa Martinelli
HuffPost


Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


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civil rights - Illinois parents drop lawsuit challenging transgender bathroom access

Press
KMOV


Oh, shazam...


please press:  www.kmov.com 

ezs note:  It's nice that the parents had the sense to drop the suit.  It would have been nicer if they had put it in the trash to begin with...

Kentucky - Bowling Green rejects anti-discrimination ordinance protecting LGBTQ residents

lead story - The biggest thing critics continually get wrong about transgender athletes competing in women's sports

16 April 2019

civil rights - Examining Transgender Civil Rights

New York - Five harsh facts of transgender life in New York City

Zach Williams
New York Nonprofit Media


New York City, NY
Rockefeller Center


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lead story - Man was offered $200 to beat transgender woman: cops

Joshua Rhett Miller
New York Post



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Aftermath of Notre-Dame (VIDEO)


Credit:  ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohqojil0yo8

14 April 2019

Donald Trump - Could Bernie Sanders really be elected president? There's a narrow but plausible pathway

Matthew Rozsa
Salon


ezs note:  Sure, Bernie's a bit of a longshot... but Trump does something colossally stupid every... single... day.  I have great faith in his oafishness. 


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Zimbabwe - LEAD Reclaims People’s Revolution

Press
ZimEye


Harare, Zimbabwe


please press:  www.zimeye.net

ezs note:  Things may be too early to tell... but it looks like life will be a little better...

civil rights - Transgender Rights Activist Sarah McBride to Give Talk at Rutgers–Camden

Stefanie Charles
Rutgers-Camden News Now


Camden, NJ
Rutgers-Camden University


please press:  news.camden.rutgers.edu


Virginia - Transgender Bathrooms: A Local Matter?

Dan Brendel
Alexandria Gazette-Packet


Alexandria, VA


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lead story - Police determining if assault on transgender woman a hate crime

12 April 2019

Paraguay - Paraguay's LGBT community feels outcast amid conservative shift: 'We are forgotten'

Daniela Desantis
Reuters


AsuncĂ­on, Paraguay


please press:  www.reuters.com


civil rights - BETSY DEVOS SAYS SHE KNEW OF POTENTIAL HARMS—LIKE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, LOWER TEST SCORES—WHEN SHE RESCINDED OBAMA-ERA PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER STUDENTS

Alexandra Hutzler
Newsweek


'Secretary' of Education Betsy DeVos


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Maryland - Baltimore City schools board passes policy protecting transgender students

Colin Campbell
The Baltimore Sun


Baltimore, MD


please press:  www.baltimoresun.com

lead story - Stop pretending the transgender ban isn’t a ban

11 April 2019

Donald Trump - Trump’s sister quietly retired in February, and it’s actually a really big deal

Matthew Yglesias
Vox


Maryanne Trump Barry


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Italy - WCF Verona: Where the 'Wind of Change' Marked a Sea Change in Hate Group's Strategy

Staff
Southern Poverty Law Center


Verona, Italy


please press:  www.splcenter.org 

civil rights - Attorneys: Honduran transgender migrant unlawfully detained

Press
San Francisco Chronicle


Albuquerque, NM


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New Hampshire - HB 446: Allow trans, non-binary people to correct birth records

Palana Belken
Fosters.com


Dover, NH


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lead story - Trump’s Transgender Ban Brings Chaos and ‘a Lot of Fear’ to Troops’ Families

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast


San Antonio, TX


please press:  www.thedailybeast.com

10 April 2019

LIVE - Donald Trump's brain!

Donald Trump - Trump’s ‘truly bizarre’ visit to Mt. Vernon

Eliana Johnson, Daniel Lippman
Politico


Bizzarro

ezs note:  Can Connecticut go to another country?  Please? We'll be good...


please press:  www.politico.com

Cuba - Cuba begins distributing PrEP through pilot program

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade


Havana, Cuba


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civil rights - DeVos defends controversial guidance on transgender students

Avery Anapol
The Hill



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Rhode Island - Vella-Wilkinson bill would extend benefits to gay, transgender veterans without honorable discharges

lead story - 'Very Important Precedent:' Russian Court Rules Transgender Woman Was Fired Illegally

Press
RFE/RL


St. Petersburg, Russia


please press:  www.rferl.org 

ezs note:  In North America and Western Europe, this is somewhat routine, but in Russia this is HUGE. Congratulations, Ms. Grigoryeva!

09 April 2019

Brunei - Brunei’s death by stoning, anti-LGBTQ law sparks outrage, boycotts

Lucy Martirosyan
PRI


The Stoning Of An Adulteress
Abu'l Hassan Ghaffari (abt. 1853-1857)


please press:  www.pri.org

ezs note:  If you have any heart at all, you'll email http://www.bruneiembassy.org/contact-us.html and contact the Ambassador and send a polite but FIRM message.  If you have no heart, please pick one up on the way out.

civil rights - HRC Legal Director Sarah Warbelow to Testify at Congressional Hearing on the Bipartisan Equality Act

Maryland - Md. House Speaker Michael Busch dies

James Wellemeyer
Washington Blade


Annapolis, MD


please press:  www.washingtonblade.com

ezs note:  Maryland, we mourn with you...

lead story - Trump’s Transgender Troop Ban Marks the Dark Return of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast



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08 April 2019

Donald Trump - Secret Service director out less than 24 hours after DHS secretary resigns

Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin
ABC News



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Bosnia and Herzegovina - 'Door, please!': Sarajevo to host Bosnia’s first-ever LGBTQ pride parade

Michael-Ross Fiorentino
euronews



Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina


please press:  www.euronews.com



civil rights - How Tasmania is going from worst to best on transgender human rights

Martine Delaney
The Guardian


Hobart, Tasmania


please press:  www.theguardian.com

Vermont - John Killacky: Out in the Legislature

John Killacky
VT Digger


South Burlington, VT


please press:  vtdigger.org

lead story - Although transgender workers face steep barriers, corporate America wants to hire them

07 April 2019

Donald Trump - Whatever Trump Is Playing, It Isn’t Golf

Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia’s ‘Dangerous & Discriminatory Laws Against Marginalised Populations’ Under Fire

Press
St. Lucia Times


Soufriére, St. Lucia


please press:  stluciatimes.com


civil rights - Giant Food Stores earns top marks in Corporate Equality Index

Press
The Daily Item


Carlisle, PA


please press:  www.dailyitem.com

Arizona - Arizona filmmakers spark discrimination discussion at ACLU event

lead story - Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military

Charlotte Clymer
CBS News


The Pentagon
Arlington, VA


please press:  www.cbsnews.com

06 April 2019

Donald Trump - ‘No Celebrities’: Embarrassing Turnout at Trump’s Beverly Hills Fundraiser

Tarpley Hitt
Daily Beast


ezs note:  Where can I find Trump Victory?
(uh... you're here...)


please press:  www.thedailybeast.com

Kenya - Worlds apart between conservatives and LGBT community in Kenya

Sheila Nyambura
Capital News


Nairobi, Kenya


please press:  www.capitalfm.co.ke

ezs note: After a while of trying 'transgender (country)' on my computer, I finally gave in and used the 'LGBT (country)' instead.  Hey, it ain't perfect, but it is better.

civil rights - U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees

Sarah N. Lynch
Reuters


AG William Barr


please press:  www.reuters.com

ezs note: It's too early to tell, but if it turns out to be a genuine article, it might be a promising sign.

But Trump's still in charge.  Don't hold your breath.

Illinois - Pritzker to change state's Medicaid policy to cover sex reassignment surgery

Greg Bishop
Illinois News Network


Springfield, IL


please press:  www.ilnews.org