03 April 2020

civil rights - The Transgender Community Needs More than Visibility

Aimee Stephens
ACLU


Detroit, MI


please press:  www.aclu.org

Connecticut - Trans high school athlete Andraya Yearwood: ‘We will all overcome this together, in spirit’

Andraya Yearwood
Outsports

Cromwell, CT


please press:  www.outsports.com

lead story - Hungary Seeks to Ban Legal Gender Recognition for Transgender People

Lydia Gall
Human Rights Watch


Fertȍ-Hanság  National Park, Hungary


please press:  www.hrw.org 

Donald Trump - ‘It's a sh-- sandwich': Republicans rage as Florida becomes a nightmare for Trump

Gary Fineout, Marc Caputo
Politico



please press:  www.politico.com

02 April 2020

civil rights - Idaho’s New Anti-Transgender Laws Are a Trans Day of Visibility Disgrace

Lucy Diavolo
Teen Vogue


Transgender Day Of Visibility


please press:  www.teenvogue.com

Mississippi - Mississippi lawmakers considering transgender athlete policy

Courtney Ann Jackson
WMC5


Picayune, MS


please press:  www.wmcactionnews5.com

lead story - City councilman praises Idaho transgender legislation, calls Yakima Pride leader "an idiot"

Lex Talamo
Yakima Herald-Republic


Yakima, WA


please press:  www.yakimaherald.com 

ezs note:  Y'know, Jason White is right.  No matter how knuckle-dragging, moronic, airheaded views he has, he does have the right to express them.  However, YOU have the right to send his ass packing come Election Day.  Organize! 

Donald Trump - Trump campaign sends letter to Sessions demanding he stop invoking Trump

Kaitlan Collins, Sarah Westwood
CNN


The White House, hard at work


please press:  /www.cnn.com 


More Covid-19 (coronavirus) information


SARS-CoV-2

Credit:  https://link.ksat.com/view/5ba526a9954fcf34c21a0e52buot0.d3w/ad134664

ezs note:  Here is a more thorough information on COVID-19 (coronavirus)  You can find it here

In case you find yourself a little too relaxed, just remember that COVID-19 was found in my apartment building!!!  Be safe. 

As always, please feel free to distribute this information widely.  WHO and CDC are working triple-time to give you the latest, so it only makes sense to take of it.  

01 April 2020

civil rights - Over the objections of religious groups, Virginia is poised to mandate nondiscriminatory care for transgender patients

Kate Masters
12 On Your Side



please press:  www.nbc12.com  

Tennessee - Lesbian couple in Tennessee claim gym teacher forced their son to attend anti-gay Bible study sessions

John Riley
Metroweekly


Andrew Johnson Building
Knoxville, TN


please press:  www.metroweekly.com

lead story - Idaho governor signs into law anti-transgender legislation

Press
NBC News


Wilder, ID


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

ezs note:  Idahoans - now that Brad Little has taken on the utterly stupid move against transgender people, it's time for him to lose his job.  I'm not gonna kid you.  It's a very tough road.  But it's not impossible if you're organized, diligent, thoughtful and have a very, very, tough hide.

Donald Trump - Pence seeks to blame CDC and China for any delay in US coronavirus response -- not Trump's initial failure to face reality

Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak, Maegan Vazquez
CNN


ezs note:  You're right, Donald... fantasy is wonderful!  


please press:  www.cnn.com  

30 March 2020

civil rights - Lorena Borjas, Pioneering Transgender Latina Activist in NYC, Dies From COVID-19

Staff
NBC News


Goodbye, Lorena... 😔


please press:  www.nbcnewyork.com

ezs note:  Do you have what it takes to pick up the fallen torch of Lorena?  If you have the skills and the moxie to do some of her work, please consider doing some of her work.  Thanks.

💔

Lorena Borjas
1960-2020

Rhode Island - Student Advocacy Spurs New Queer Studies Minor

Press
Rhode Island College


Horace Mann Hall
Providence, RI


please press:  www.ric.edu

lead story - Being Visible on International Transgender Day of Visibility

Erica Allie Mack
Samsung Newsroom (US)


Laverne Cox


please press:  news.samsung.com

ezs note:  I know that with the spread of Covid-19 (coronavirus) it might not be possible for you to get out and about.  But a better day will come, and we will all celebrate your Day of Visibility.  (safely, of course)

Donald Trump - Fact check: Trump falsely denies saying two things he said last week

Daniel Dale, Tara Subramaniam
CNN


Pinocchio, by Carlo Chiostri (1901)


please press:  www.cnn.com

29 March 2020

civil rights - Lawmakers end session with much unsettled

Nathan Brown
KPVI.com


Idaho State Capitol
Boise, ID


please press:  www.kpvi.com

Delaware - A conversation on gender equity in the workplace with Sarah McBride

lead story - Four Major Employers Join 40 Others Opposing State-Based Anti-Transgender Legislation

Staff
HRC


Hamdi Ulukaya
Chobani


please press:  www.hrc.org

Donald Trump - This Anti-Trump Ad Made Him Cry (video)

28 March 2020

civil rights - Drive on to protect transgender rights

Maddy O'Callahan
Spartan Newsroom


Lansing, Michigan

please press:  news.jrn.msu.edu

Oregon - Advocates, families and transgender students push for progress in Oregon schools

Natalie Pate
Statesman-Journal


South Salem, OR (neighborhood) 


please press: www.registerguard.com 

lead story - Transgender woman fatally stabbed in the neck in Harlem

Thomas Tracy
Daily News


New York City, NY


please press:  www.nydailynews.com

ezs note:  Unfortunately, the name of the woman who was slain is not named in the article, but if you were near East 128th Street and 3rd Avenue and witnessed this event, please call the New York Police Department at NYC311.

Donald Trump - The missing six weeks: how Trump failed the biggest test of his life

Ed Pilkington, Tom McCarthy
The Guardian


RMS Lusitania, shortly before her sinking (1915)


please press:  www.theguardian.com

26 March 2020

civil rights - Republicans are using the pandemic to push anti-abortion and anti-trans agendas

Katelyn Burns
Vox


Austin, TX


please press:  www.vox.com

Delaware - Underwear as empowerment: Delaware design student aims to fill a need for trans women

Barbara Goldberg

Reuters


Newark, DE


please press:  www.reuters.com

lead story - Pakistan Official Supports Transgender Community Amid COVID-19

Kyle Knight
Human Rights Watch


Islamabad, Pakistan


please press:  www.hrw.org

Donald Trump - Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do.

Nicholas Kristof, Stuart A. Thompson
The New York Times


please press:  www.nytimes.com







24 March 2020

civil rights - Ohio LGBTQ civil rights bill could finally pass

Becca King
LGBTQ Nation


Lakewood, OH


please press:  www.lgbtqnation.com 

Wyoming - Transgender worries threaten female genital mutilation ban

Andrew Graham
Northern Wyoming News


Powell, WY


please press:  www.wyodaily.com

ezs note:  Oh, bruther.  The 'controversy' would be calmed if people understood the difference between transgender women and cisgender women.  The first are done by medically proficient doctors; the second are not done by doctors at all.  As far as cisgender girls and women go, the female genital mutilation is horrid, and the 'doctors' should be jailed.   On the other hand, transgender women should take care that the surgeon is medically certified. 

lead story - Transgender people with IDs that match their gender have better mental health, Drexel study finds

Bethany Ao
Philadelphia Inquirer


Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA


please press:  www.inquirer.com

Donald Trump - Man Dies, Wife Critical From Chloroquine After Hearing Trump Tout Unproven Covid-19 Treatment

Tom McKay
Gizmodo


ezs note:  The "doctor" will see you now...


please press:  gizmodo.com

23 March 2020

civil rights - OUR ATTENTION MAY BE ELSEWHERE, BUT THE TRANSPHOBES NEVER SLEEP

Marilyn Drew Necci
RVA.com


Boise, ID


please press:  rvamag.com

ezs note:  Idahoans - As of March 22, the governor has still not made up his mind.  You can urge him to defeat both bills. 

Alabama - Human Rights Watch Letter Re: House Bill 303 and Health Care for Transgender and Intersex Children

Zama Neff
Human Rights Watch


Jazz Jennings


please press:  www.hrw.org

ezs note:  Alabamians - as you can see, Zama Neff has written a fine letter against HB 303.  All you need do is write a few lines, followed by Ms. Neff's letter.  Please remember to ewrite your state legislator and state senator.  Thanks.  

lead story - THE UNEXPECTED WAY THE CORONAVIRUS IS HURTING SOME MEMBERS OF THE TRANS COMMUNITY

Andrew Whalen
Newsweek



please press:  www.newsweek.com

Donald Trump - Trump Refused to Order Coronavirus Supplies Because Big Business Complained

Jonathan Chait
New York


New York City, NY


please press:  nymag.com

22 March 2020

More COVID-19 (coronavirus) quackery


SARS-CoV-2


ezs note:  This is a short piece, but it could have vital information.  Wikipedia has some coronavirus information regarding quackery hereIt also has some information from WHO (World Health Organization) hereOnce again, please spread this information as far as possible.  Thanks.

21 March 2020

civil rights - Appellate court affirms dismissal of transgender Watertown woman’s human rights complaint

Brian Kelly
NNY360


Watertown, NY


please press:  www.nny360.com

Hawaii - Gabbard ignores LGBTQ survey questions from Human Rights Campaign

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade


Honolulu, HI
Honolulu Museum Of Art


please press:  www.washingtonblade.com 

ezs note:  Hawaiians, when the final vote against Trump was taken, Tulsi took the cowardly route of voting "present", pissing off both Democrats and Republicans.  Is this enough?  

lead story - Transgender woman shot to death in ambulance while being treated in south Charlotte

Donald Trump - Washington Post: US intelligence warned Trump in January and February as he dismissed coronavirus threat

Caroline Kelly
CNN


ezs note:  Just another day in the neighborhood...
(yeah, right...)


please press:  www.cnn.com

20 March 2020

civil rights - Idaho House adjourns for year in close vote

Massachusetts - Naval officer stationed in Massachusetts sues over military transgender ban

Press
MassLive


USS Cassin Young
Boston, MA


please press:  www.masslive.com

lead story - Transgender woman housed with men repeatedly raped in Brooklyn federal lockup: lawsuit

John Annese, Leonard Greene
Daily News


Metropolitan Detention Center
New York City, NY


please press:  www.nydailynews.com

Donald Trump - Trump throws tantrum over question about coronavirus fears: 'You're a terrible reporter'

18 March 2020

civil rights - While the country deals with the coronavirus, Idaho state legislators prioritize banning trans athletes

Katelyn Burns
Vox


Gov. Brad Little (left)


please press:  www.vox.com

ezs note:  Idahoans - If Gov. Little has not made up his mind yet, please call 208-334-2100 or email him at governor@gov.idaho.gov. and urge him to NO to this stupid bill (HB 500). Thanks.