23 July 2019

China - Helping communities to end AIDS epidemic

Gunilla Carlsson
China Daily


Beijing, China


please press:  global.chinadaily.com.cn

civil rights - Phyllis Frye: The Grandmother of the Transgender Rights Movement

Joe Forward
State Bar of Wisconsin


Wisconsin Dells, WI


please press:  www.wisbar.org

Florida - Alachua County conversion therapy ban meets resistance from Florida ministry

Ashley Lazarski
The Independent Florida Alligator



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lead story - N.C. settlement affirms transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity

20 July 2019

Belgium - Rapists of transgender woman get five years after attacking her during first night out

Press
The Brussels Times


Antwerp, Belgium


please press:  www.brusselstimes.com

civil rights - In 26 States, You Can Still Get Fired for Being Trans

Nebraska - Transgender woman sues state over refusal to cover gender reassignment surgery

lead story - Police: Transgender woman sexually assaulted in Lakeview; felon facing charges

Rosemary Sobol
Chicago Tribune


Lakeview, Illinois (part of Chicago)


please press:  www.chicagotribune.com

17 July 2019

Austria - Austria champions diversity, inclusivity

Press
BusinessMirror


Vienna, Austria


please press:  businessmirror.com.ph

civil rights - The LGBTQ civil rights fight is far from over

Katelyn Burns
Vox



please press:  www.vox.com

Connecticut - Connecticut governor signs bill banning 'gay panic defense'

AP
ctpost


Connecticut State Capitol (interior)
Hartford, CT


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lead story - Being Uninsured Poses Unique Health Care Challenges For The Transgender Community

15 July 2019

Donald Trump - Trump weighs ousting Commerce chief Wilbur Ross after census defeat

Hans Nichols, Kayla Tausche, Hallie Jackson
NBC News


ezs note:  Now, let's not forget Wilbur!  


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Tunisia - Gay lawyer and activist running for President of Tunisia, where being gay is illegal

John Riley
Metro Weekly


Tunis, Tunisia
ruins of Carthage


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civil rights - Military spends more on Viagra than on transgender recruits. So why ban trans?

Benjamin Carlton
Miami Herald


Miami, FL


please press: www.miamiherald.com

Colorado - Colorado's Comedy Community Unites in Mourning Ailis Kennedy

Byron Graham
Westword


Fort Collins, CO


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ezs note:  To donate to a worthy cause, or if you need help, go to    Trans Lifeline.  (I know - they helped me through a rough patch)

lead story - 'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories

Jasmine Garsd
NPR


Dell HQ


please press:  www.npr.org

14 July 2019

Donald Trump - Trump tweets racist attacks at progressive Democratic congresswomen

Spain - Rainbow flag on Madrid City Hall displaced by Spanish standard

Pablo León
El País


Madrid, Spain


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civil rights - Public opinion data offers insights into transgender issues

Press
Indiana University


Bloomington, IN


please press:  news.iu.edu


Nebraska - Transgender inmate sues Nebraska over sexual assault during 2015 prison riot at Tecumseh

Martha Stoddard
Omaha World-Herald



Tecumseh, NE


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lead story - Freed transgender inmate to fight for trans prisoner rights

13 July 2019

Donald Trump - Jeffrey Epstein is Donald Trump's idea of the perfect man

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Salon


Source: Der Spiegel


please press:  www.salon.com

ezs note:  In case you missed it, you will find the article about the 24 women HERE .

Rwanda - Rwandan LGBT Community Steps Out of Shadows

Hamada Elrasam
VOA


Kigali, Rwanda
Kigali Tower


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civil rights - Transgender fire chief harassed by Byron city officials after transition, EEOC filing alleges

Becky Purser
The Telegraph


Byron, GA


please press:  www.macon.com

North Carolina - Speech therapy helps transgender individuals find their voice

Sayaka Matsuoka
Triad City Beat


Greensboro, NC
Blandwood Mansion


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lead story - Five Coming-of-Age Trans Movies That Changed My life

Diana Tourjée
Vice News


Ma Vie en Rose (1997)
Alain Berliner, dir.


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12 July 2019

Donald Trump - Why Pence spiked a Trump judge

Nigeria - Human Rights Committee reviews the situation of Civil and Political Rights in Nigeria

Press
Reliefweb


Abuja, Nigeria


please press:  reliefweb.int

civil rights - A transgender inmate was raped and beaten in a Cañon City prison. Now the state has settled the case.

Sam Tabachnik
The Denver Post


Cañon City, CO


please press:  www.denverpost.com

Kansas - Kansas to allow transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates

Dion Lefler, Jonathan Shorman
The Wichita Eagle


Topeka, KS


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lead story - House approves amendment to reverse transgender military ban

Rebecca Kheel
The Hill


US Capitol  (interior)  


please press:  thehill.com

11 July 2019

civil rights - Civil Rights Groups Call Out ‘Archaic’ N.Y. Loitering Law For Targeting Trans People

California - Transgender California prison guard receives $500,000 to settle discrimination case

Adam Ashton
Merced Sun-Star


Merced, CA


please press: www.mercedsunstar.com

lead story - Joint chiefs nominee: Trump's transgender policy about 'standards

Ellen Mitchell
The Hill


Fort Dix, NJ

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VIDEO - How Steve Bannon Manipulates His Followers

10 July 2019

Donald Trump - ‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump

Morocco - Video: LGBT Activists Talk Openly About Life in Morocco

Kawtar Ennaji
Morocco World News


Rabat, Morocco


please press:  www.moroccoworldnews.com 

civil rights - AMA takes a stand for transgender Americans in Supreme Court filing

Tanya Albert Henry
AMA


Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of AMA


please press:  www.ama-assn.org

Tennessee - Tennessee detective's Sunday sermon calls for arrest, execution of LGBTQ members

Kaylin Jorge
FOX 17


lead story - What it's like to be transgender in China

Lise Floris
Inkstone


Shanxi province, China


please press:  www.inkstonenews.com