11 January 2020

Antigua and Barbuda - The region which legislates who you can love

Gemma Hardy
BBC News


St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda (offshore)


please press:  www.bbc.com

civil rights - WV Symphony welcomes its first transgender guest artist Saturday

Bill Lynch
Charleston Gazette-Mail


Clay Center
Charleston, WV


please press:  www.wvgazettemail.com


Georgia - Social issues will surely play big role in Georgia legislative session

Maya T. Prabhu
Atlanta Journal-Constitution


Hartwell, GA


please press:  www.ajc.com

lead story - For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical

Chloe Atkins
NBC News


 menstrual pad


please press:  www.nbcnews.com 

ezs note: Here in Connecticut, both women and transgender men are lucky, in that they don't have to pay tax on these necessary menstrual items.  But far too many do have to pay the tax.  In the large scheme of things, this might not seem too onerous, but for those who are disabled, people who are low wage, or are unemployed, every penny counts!  

Donald Trump - 'Evangelicals for Trump' was an awful display by supposed citizens of the Kingdom of God

John Fea
USA Today


Donald Dipshit


please press:  www.usatoday.com  

10 January 2020

civil rights - Advocates hope LGBTQ protections pass with new Virginia leadership

Nevada - Trans Character At The Heart Of Vegas Author's Youth Novel

Mike Prevatt
Nevada Public Radio


Las Vegas, NV


please press:  knpr.org
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ezs note: Please also see the podcast (9 minutes).

lead story - Illinois Medicaid now covers transgender therapy

Peter Hancock
The State Journal-Register


Gov. J. B. Pritzker (IL)


please press:  www.sj-r.com


Donald Trump - How 'Lock Her Up!' just blew up

08 January 2020

civil rights - Michigan LGBT rights initiative launched for November ballot

Jonathan Oosting
Bridge


Lansing, MI


please press:  www.bridgemi.com

New Mexico - Stolen and Erased

Nick Pachelli
Searchlight New Mexico


Albuquerque, NM


please press:  www.searchlightnm.org

ezs note:  Of the 193,222 Native Americans in New Mexico (source:  Wikipedia/US Census Bureau),  approximately  1121 (rounded up) are transgender.  Don't let them fall through the cracks!

lead story - Public weighs in on M-G transgender decision

Donald Trump - Much Of The World Doesn't Trust President Trump, Pew Survey Finds

07 January 2020

Yay!!!



Well, I finally got it right.  After fumbling and farting, I finally found the button!  Now is the right time.  

Since I live in a wheelchair, there are a few promises I would make to you.  If you are generous enough to make a donation,  you have a right to  expect certain obligations:

1- Any outerwear purchased will be discounted.

2-  Any leggings will be purchased at the lowest possible price.

3-  Any perfume will be purchased at the lowest possible price.

4- Any underwear will be purchased at the lowest possible price.

5-  If there is any money left, and I wish to make a donation, I will post it in a blog.

6- Since you are so generous (even a dollar is generous)  I will be sure to thank you.

Donations may be made to the right >>>. Thanks.

30 December 2019

Maryland/DC - Missing D.C. trans woman found dead in Hyattsville apartment

Lou Chibbaro Jr.
Washington Blade


Hyattsville, MD


please press:  www.washingtonblade.com


lead story - Transgender state worker says denials of insurance coverage for gender reassignment surgery violated his rights

Donald Trump - Explosive new revelations just weakened Trump’s impeachment defenses

Greg Sargent
The Washington Post


ezs note:  Look out, Donald!  (too late... hee, hee!)


29 December 2019

Ireland - Ireland to simplify process for transgender 16- and 17-year-olds to change legal gender

civil rights - Connecticut sports decade in review: Transgender high school athletes’ success sparks debate on fairness and inclusion, and a Title IX complaint

Iowa - He burned a church’s LGBTQ flag and got 16 years. They responded by advocating for him.

Kim Bellware
The Washington Post


Ames, Iowa


please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

lead story - A very LGBTQ decade: Gay marriage, trans rights and a 'rainbow wave'

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News


ezs note:  White House, in (much) better days


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Donald Trump - Donald Trump says he hates New York 'even more than I should' because of investigations

Khaleda Rahman
Newsweek


ezs note:  Donnie's little loft


please press:  www.newsweek.com


28 December 2019

Gabon - Gabon passes law criminalizing gays

Heather Cassell
Bay Area Reporter


Libreville, Gabon


please press:  www.ebar.com

civil rights - Civil Rights Groups: The “Fairness for All” Act is an Affront to Existing Civil Rights Protections

Lucas Acosta
HRC


US Capitol (interior)


please press:  www.hrc.org 

South Carolina - South Carolina Republican wants to ban transition-related care for transgender youth

John Riley
MetroWeekly


Laurens, SC


please press:  www.metroweekly.com

ezs note:  If you live in South Carolina, click in scdp.org.  If you live in South Carolina's 14th district (Laurens and surrounding area) and are really pissed off at having this idiot represent you, contact your local Democratic Party.

lead story - Transgender in Pakistan: Maya, the woman who almost broke free

M. Ilyas Khan
BBC News


Nowshera, Pakistan


please press:  www.bbc.com 

Donald Trump - A Gangster in the White House

27 December 2019

Australia - Transgender clinic’s bid to operate on girls under 17

Bernard Lane
The Weekend Australian


Melbourne, Australia


please press:  www.theaustralian.com.au

civil rights - Stories that shaped the decade: From debate over transgender athletes to LGBTQ discrimination, conversations around gender and sexual identity emerge

Amanda Blanco
Hartford Courant


Hartford, CT


please press:  www.courant.com

Maine - As transgender-rights organization expands into rural Maine, its members are getting priced out of Portland

Nick Schroeder
Bangor Daily News


Portland, ME


please press: bangordailynews.com 

ezs note:  If you have the bucks - even if it's only a single - you can make a difference. Contact www.mainetransnet.org/donate.

lead story - The internet made trans people visible. It also left them more vulnerable.

Donald Trump - Navy SEALs who turned in Gallagher: He is 'freaking evil'

Tess Bonn
The Hill


ezs note:  Well, he should fit in just fine with Donald!


please press:  thehill.com

26 December 2019

American Samoa - A gay criminal case could help bring marriage equality to American Samoa

Daniel Villarreal
LGBTQ Nation


Pago Pago, American Samoa
(pronounced PANGH-o PANGH-o)


please press:  www.lgbtqnation.com

ezs note: Well, such shenanigans may occur in American Samoa, but we wouldn't dream of such things happening in the United States proper, right?

Right?

civil rights - Thirty years ago, gay civil rights campaign set the stage for all that followed

Stephanie Ebbert
Boston Globe


Boston, MA


please press:  www.bostonglobe.com


Illinois - Lambda to Illinois: Issue birth certificates affirming gender identities of trans parents

lead story - Transgender children sense true gender at young age, study finds

Press
Reuters


Groton, CT


please press:  www.cbc.ca

Donald Trump - Trump claims Nancy Pelosi and impeachment offends all Americans of faith. He's wrong.

Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
NBC News


ezs note:  Do we ever see it unopened?


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

24 December 2019

To all my Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah!

Venezuela/Brazil - Evaluation of UNHCR prevention of, and response to, SGBV in Brazil focusing on the Population of Concern from Venezuela (2017-2018) - Evaluation Report, December 2019

UNHCR
ReliefWeb


Manaus, Brazil


please press:  reliefweb.int



civil rights - Transgender plaintiff asks 5th Circuit to review Trump appointee’s refusal to recuse

New Hampshire - NH schools shift focus of anti-discrimination policies to transgender students

Kimberly Houghton
New Hampshire Union-Leader


Nashua, NH


please press:  www.unionleader.com

lead story - Missing transgender teen was misidentified by KC police. Here’s why it matters.

Kaitlyn Schwers
The Kansas City Star


Kansas City, MO


please press:  www.kansascity.com

Donald Trump - Letters to the Editor: Mitch McConnell can’t defend Trump, so he’s covering up for him

Diane Welch
Los Angeles Times



please press:  www.latimes.com

23 December 2019

Goodbye Ray...

😔



ezs note:  For those of you who read this blog regularly, I am sad to report that Ray Thomas died recently.  He was one of the most decent men I know of.  I will miss him terribly.

To honor Ray, or to honor someone who is struggling with Alzheimer's,  go to Alzheimer's Association.  


Thanks.

civil rights - Abortion. Transgender rights. Voting access. Polarizing issues could dominate statehouse agendas in 2020.

Tim Craig, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux
The Washington Post

  
Ohio statehouse


please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

Kentucky - LGBTQ platform launches workplace trans inclusivity training

Haley Cawthon
Louisville Business First


Louisville, KY
Heine Brothers' Coffee


lead story - Transgender Woman Sues Miss United States Of America Pageant

Lulu Garcia-Navarro
NPR


Portland, OR


please press:  www.npr.org


Donald Trump - House counsel suggests Trump could be impeached again

Josh Gerstein, Kyle Cheney
Politico


ezs note:  Aw, shit, not again...


please press:  www.politico.com