27 September 2019

civil rights - The Human Rights Campaign Joins Thousands of Advocates and Allies at National Trans Visibility March

Matilda Young
HRC


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Human Rights Campaign


please press:  www.hrc.org

Hawaii - Tulsi Gabbard Rejects Claim Her LGBTQ Commitment Is 'Skin-Deep'

Daniel Reynolds
The Advocate


Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)


please press:  www.advocate.com

lead story - A Man Has Been Arrested After Another Transgender Woman Was Shot In Dallas

Donald Trump - White House Knew of Whistle-Blower’s Allegations Soon After Trump’s Call With Ukraine Leader

Julian E. Barnes, Michael S. Schmidt, Adam Goldman, Katie Benner
The New York Times



please press:  www.nytimes.com

25 September 2019

Ecuador - Why Is This Happening? Receiving asylum, and helping today's asylum seekers with Luis Mancheno: podcast and transcript

Chris Hayes
MSNBC News


Quito, Ecuador
The 1700s, CE


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

civil rights - At Emmys, Laverne Cox shines spotlight on LGBTQ Supreme Court cases

Brooke Sopelsa
NBC News


Hollywood, CA
(part of Los Angeles)


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

California - California adds an 11th state to its travel ban. No taxpayer-funded trips to Iowa

Wes Venteicher
The Tribune


Sacramento, CA
etching in 1849


please press:  www.sanluisobispo.com





lead story - Transgender man loses court battle to be registered as father

Robert Booth
The Guardian


Kent, UK
earliest inscription 871-899 CE
Anglo-Saxon Chronicle


please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - Read Trump's phone conversation with Volodymyr Zelensky

23 September 2019

Czech Republic - Czech activist organization champions transgender rights in Prague

Press
Tennessee Journalist


Prague, Czech Republic

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/CZ-Prag-hrad-koenigsp-kronjuw.jpg

please press:  tnjn.com


civil rights - Patricia Arquette Honors Late Sister Alexis In Powerful Emmys Plea For Transgender Rights

Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost

Patricia Arquettte


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ezs note:  Damn skippy, Patricia.  Thank you. 

Iowa - Transgender student shares their experience at Iowa State

Victoria Reyna-Rodriguez
Iowa State Daily


Ames, IA


please press: www.iowastatedaily.com 

lead story - Transgender woman shot in apparent hate crime in Dallas

Erin Donaghue
CBS News


Dallas, TX



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Donald Trump - Donald Trump vs. the United States of America

David Leonhardt
The New York Times


ezs note:  243 years later, we have 'King' Donald.
Impeach him, then throw 'em in jail.


please press:  www.nytimes.com



22 September 2019

Costa Rica - A Brief History of LGBTQ Resistance in Costa Rican Nightlife

Richard Villegas
Remezcla


San José, Costa Rica

civil rights -To respect Civil Rights Act, Supreme Court must bar discrimination against LGBT people

Montana - Billings City Council to look at non-discrimination ordinance again

Staff
KXLH


Billings, MT


please press: www.kxlh.com

ezs note:  Central southern Montana - if you, or someone you know lives in Billings, persuade or go (if you live in the city itself) to the Billings City Council and politely but firmly to vote YES on the bill.  Thanks.

lead story - Elizabeth Warren highlights violence against transgender women of color, reads names of those killed this year

Donald Trump - An Abrupt Move That Stunned Aides: Inside Trump’s Aborted Attack on Iran

Peter Baker, Eric Schmitt, Michael Crowley
The New York Times


ezs note:  Donald Trump, deep in thought


please press:  www.nytimes.com

21 September 2019

Oregon - Atlas Marshall, a Trans Woman Who Performs Drag as Nae Nae Dominatrix, Was Assaulted in Downtown Portland

Blair Stenvick
Portland Mercury


downtown Portland, OR


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lead story - Why the Pickle Became a Symbol of Transgender Rights


Jennifer Finney Boylan
The New York Times




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Donald Trump - If This Isn’t Impeachable, Nothing Is

Tom Nichols
The Atlantic


ezs note:  Uh, and this was before the current mess...


please press:  www.theatlantic.com

19 September 2019

lead story - Betsy DeVos visits school with explicit anti-transgender policy

Gwen Aviles
NBC News


Harrisburg, PA


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Donald Trump - ‘Urgent Concern’ About the President'

Editorial Staff
The New York Times


Mark Felt ("Deep Throat")  1913-2008




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Drag Queen Story Hour comes to Connecticut!


Hartford Public Library
Hartford, CT



ezs note:  On September 28, your kids will have a treat by seeing Drag Queen Story Hour!  This will be in Hartford, 500 Main Street, and hours will be 1 to 2 pm,  and 2:30 to 3:30 pm. By all means, bring your kids along!  (Or a busload!)

17 September 2019

Chile - From Catalina to Alexis: Chilean teen first to legally change gender

civil rights - ACLU, Mercy San Juan will square off in San Francisco court over transgender rights

Cathie Anderson
The Sacramento Bee


please press:  www.sacbee.com

Vermont - Is a Vermont nurse the new Kim Davis?

Bonnie Kristian
The Week


Nurse Ratched, nurse-in-chief


please press:  theweek.com

ezs note:  Um, yeaaaah...  forgive me if I don't break out the violin, but this nurse is truly dense.  I think you only need to take a gander at the title, 'University of Vermont Medical Center'.  This means we treat all comers who have a medical need, within the laws of the state of Vermont.  We ain't choosy.  Despite what Ms. Kristian says in her article,  a Gordian knot this ain't. 

lead story - 3 Transgender Women Thrown Out Of Downtown LA Bar Speak Out

Staff
CBS Los Angeles


Woodland Hills, CA
(section of Los Angeles)


please press:  losangeles.cbslocal.com



Donald Trump - Trump Cringingly Courts Latino Vote: “Who Do You Like More, the Country or the Hispanics?”

Elliot Hannon
Slate


ezs note:  Oh, Donald, you devil...
(no, I really mean it, 'you devil'.)

15 September 2019

Barbados - Deal with transgender issue, urges Hoffman

Press
Barbados Today


Carlisle, Barbados


please press:  barbadostoday.bb

civil rights - Trans issues make their way to 2020 presidential platforms

Arkansas - Bellamy Brooks Named Global Campus Employee of the Quarter

Staff
University of Arkansas


University of Arkansas Law School
Fayetteville, AR


please press: news.uark.edu

lead story - Transgender College Students More Likely to Struggle with Mental Health

Donald Trump - Brett Kavanaugh Fit In With the Privileged Kids. She Did Not.

Robin Pogrebin, Kate Kelly
The New York Times


'Justice' Brett Kavanaugh


please press:  www.nytimes.com

ezs note:  To read the entire book, see "The Education of Brett Kavanaugh:  An Investigation".