07 July 2019

Nevada - IN TRANSITION

Jessica Santina
N (originally from Synapse)


Reno, NV


please press:  www.unr.edu

ezs note:  Don't let the skinny little title fool you.  Jessica Santina has written a thoughtful, comprehensive piece.  Read it if you can.

lead story - Marvel’s First Openly Transgender Actor Wants To See More Of His Experience Onscreen

Donald Trump - Jeffrey Epstein: Trump once praised billionaire charged with sex trafficking minors for liking women 'on the younger side'

Kat Tenbarge
Business Insider


ezs note:  Girls! Girls!  Girls!  (no, I mean real girls...)


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06 July 2019

civil rights - THE CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER WHO HISTORY FORGOT

Sean Braswell
OZY


Montgomery, AL (Taylor Field)


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ezs note:  To see a portion of the book by Rosalind Rosenberg, go HERE.

Florida - Ask Orlando: Was a ‘woman’ named Hiram the first female to vote in Florida?

lead story - Should an Asian transgender woman say she's 'passing?' Food for thought at KUOW's Queeriosity Club

Ginger Chien
KUOW


Seattle, WA


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04 July 2019

Donald Trump - NRA meltdown has Trump campaign sweating

Alex Isenstadt
Politico


Wayne LaPierre


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Ethiopia - Ethiopia tour for gay, lesbian travelers in jeopardy amid backlash from faith groups

Emily McFarlan
RNS


Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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civil rights - Transgender woman arrested after bathroom dispute escalates in NC Denny's

Wisconsin - AG Kaul joins states against federal proposal preventing transgender people from homeless shelters

Press
WMTV


Madison, WI (1865 woodcut)


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lead story - Transgender YouTube star says she was kicked out of Jake Paul’s house

03 July 2019

Donald Trump - Trump administration reverses course on census citizenship question

Ariane de Vogue, Gregory Wallace, Jeremy Diamond
CNN



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UK - Did J.K. Rowling ‘Confirm Her Stance Against Transgender Women’?

Dan Macquill
Snopes


J.K. Rowling


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civil rights - Companies to court: Defend LGBTQ people from bias

Alaska - Opinion: Stand up for equality and support House Bill 82

Evan Anderson
Juneau Empire


Anchorage, AK


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ezs note:  Alaskans - If you need to find out who your Alaska House of Representatives is, please press hereIf you need to find out who your Alaska Senator is,  please press HERE.  Then write, call, or e-write!

4th of July speech - What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?

Frederick Douglass (ed. Dave Zirin)
The Nation.


Frederick Douglass (1818 - 1895)
(speech given July 5, 1852)


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01 July 2019

Donald Trump - The hugely inappropriate weekend of Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

Chris Cillizza
CNN



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Trinidad and Tobago - Pride shown at Parliament

Sean Douglas
Newsday


Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago


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civil rights - When discrimination becomes the norm

Ohio - How family support, Children's Hospital helped transgender teen Allison Kurtz save her own life

lead story - Illinois Governor Signs Order Protecting Transgender Students

Nick Visser
HuffPost


Springfield, IL
Illinois State Capitol


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30 June 2019

Donald Trump - Tim Ryan savages Trump on North Korea, Huawei

Vietnam - LGBT rights: Vietnam recognises transgender people, but there's a flaw in the law

Sen Nguyen
South China Morning Post


Hanoi, Vietnam


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civil rights - Debate: Gabbard's LGBTQ Record Criticized, Booker Defends Trans Women

Jacob Ogles
The Advocate


Miami, FL
Adrienne Arsht Center


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New Hampshire - Letter: Cornerstone gets it wrong on transgender bills

Darlene Olivio
Concord Monitor


Concord, NH
(1790 engraving)


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ezs note:  To see the Letter to the Editor written by Shannon McGinley (later responded to by Darlene Olivio)  see here.

lead story - Pakistan's police arrest father for killing transgender son

AP
ABC News


Nowshera, Pakistan


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28 June 2019

Delaware - How Delaware Explains What's Wrong With Joe Biden

Paul Blest
Splinter



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ezs note:  Um, hate to tell you this, Joe... but it's time for you to go.

lead story - Police investigate 11th murder of a black transgender woman this year

Doha Madani
NBC News


Kansas City, MO


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ezs note:  If you live or work in Kansas City, MO (in particular, the Lykins neighborhood) and you have any information regarding the murder of Brooklyn Lindsey, please call the Kansas City police department at 816-234-5111.  Thanks. 

Night 2 - Democratic presidential debate

27 June 2019

lead story - White Nationalist Threats Against Transgender People Are Escalating

Cassie Miller
SPLC



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ezs note: Needless to say (I  hope), putting these cretinous vermin either in jail or at least with a stern warning won't hurt my feelings.  At all.  I don't give a crap if they put their butt in the wrong direction.  Please call your local police.

Night 1 - Democratic presidential debate (my choices)

26 June 2019

Donald Trump - What Trump May Be Missing In Those Polls He Calls Fake

Northern Mariana Islands - Guam, CNMI have ‘low’ LGBTQ policy tally

Louella Losinio
PNC News


Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands


please press:  pacificnewscenter.com 

civil rights - LGBT, transgender flags vandalized at Wicker Park church

Tom Negovan
WGN


Chicago (Wicker Park), IL


please press:  wgntv.com 

New Mexico - Transgender group in NM defends work with ICE

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade


Milan, NM
  

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lead story - Philly police unveil updated policy for interacting with transgender, nonbinary people

Chris Palmer
The Philadelphia Inquirer


Philadelphia, PA


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