14 May 2020

civil rights - Federal grand jury indicts men accused of murdering transgender women in Puerto Rico

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade


San Juan, PR


please press:  www.washingtonblade.com

Delaware - Biden Talks Trans Rights, Calls Conversion Therapy Sick at Fundraiser

Trudy Ring
Advocate


New Castle, DE


please press:  www.advocate.com

ezs note:  To be honest, Joe Biden was not my first choice, but his strong condemnation of "conversion therapy" won me over.   

lead story - A transgender person's deadname is nobody's business. Not even a reporter's.

Donald Trump - Ousted whistleblower Dr. Rick Bright unloads on Trump admin's coronavirus response

Dareh Gregorian
NBC News


Dr. Rick Bright


please press:  www.nbcnews.com

13 May 2020

civil rights - UK LGBT+ group Stonewall names new CEO amid trans rights row

Rachel Savage, Hugo Greenhalgh
Reuters


London, UK
(I love foxes!)


please press:  www.reuters.com

Oregon - A Lawsuit Against Gov. Kate Brown Reunites Old Allies From the Conservative Edge of Oregon Politics

Tess Riski
Willamette Week


Baker City, OR


please press:  www.wweek.com

ezs note: To those attending a church, synagogue, mosque, etc. - have you heard of zoomYou meet in a gathering, without the pesky business of dying.  You ought to try it out! 

lead story - Transgender female health secretary snaps at reporter for calling her ‘sir’ repeatedly

Donald Trump -People Are Dying, the Economy Is Collapsing and Trump Wants You to Look at This Squirrel

civil rights - Commentary: In 2 cases that await Supreme Court decision, the stakes are enormous for LGBTQ employee protection

Philip Rotner
Chicago Tribune


Chicago, IL


please press: www.chicagotribune.com

ezs note:  It may be that the late Aimee Stephens may lose the case - but it will be short-lived. If Mr, Rotner is correct, there are three things you can do.  First - and absolutely most important - get that vile Trump out of office.  Second, if you have a Republican senator,  vote for a Democrat.  Third,  if you have a Republican House member, vote for a Democrat. And don't forget!!!

12 May 2020

Utah - Reese: The NCAA should boycott BYU

Isaac Reese
The Daily Utah Chronicle


University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT


please press:  dailyutahchronicle.com

lead story - Michigan woman at center of transgender civil rights case dies at 59

Melissa Nann Burke
The Detroit News


Aimee Stephens
1961 - 2020


please press:  www.detroitnews.com

Donald Trump - Supreme court grills Trump lawyers over president's unreleased tax returns

11 May 2020

Maryland -- Name change fundraiser planned

Philip Van Slooten
Washington Blade


Baltimore, MD


please press:  www.washingtonblade.com

lead story - B.C. school trustee blasted for transgender coronavirus conspiracy theory attacking Dr. Theresa Tam

Simon Little
Global News


Chilliwack, BC


please press:  globalnews.ca

Donald Trump - White House Orders Staff to Wear Masks as Trump Misrepresents Testing Record

Michael D. Shear, Maggie Haberman, Linda Qiu
The New York Times



please press:  www.nytimes.com

10 May 2020

civil rights - DeVos Guts Title IX Protections, Angering Trans Advocates

Matt Tracy
Gcn


Department of Education
Washington DC


please press:  www.gaycitynews.com  

Pennsylvania - Braddock Restaurant Owner Makes ‘Bullying’ Comments About Pa. Secretary Of Health Dr. Rachel Levine

lead story - LGBTQ Americans are getting coronavirus, losing jobs. Anti-gay bias is making it worse for them.

Petruce Jean-Charles
USA Today


New York City, NY


please press:  www.usatoday.com

Donald Trump - Trump charges Obama with 'biggest political crime in American history'

Martin Pengelly
The Guardian


ezs note:  Y'know, Donald isn't even funny anymore.  He's just a tired old husk of a 'man'.  King Lear seems wise by comparison.


please press:  www.theguardian.com


09 May 2020

civil rights - Nat’l Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund endorses Biden

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade


National Center for Transgender Equality
Washington DC


please press:  www.washingtonblade.com

Connecticut - Democratic View: A Kinder Connecticut

Alisa Trachtenberg
The Ridgefield Press


Ridgefield, CT


please press:  www.theridgefieldpress.com

lead story - Reproductive concerns among transgender adolescents may manifest as ‘disinterest’ in future parenthood

Morrison A.
Healio


Yale University
New Haven, CT


please press:  www.healio.com


Donald Trump - Trump fumes as White House staffers test positive and death toll nears 80,000 – as it happened

Bryan Armen Graham, Tom Lutz, Martin Pengelly, Edward Helmore
The Guardian


please press:  https://www.theguardian.com

08 May 2020

civil rights - Aimee Stephens brought the first major trans rights case to the Supreme Court. She may not live to see the decision.

Katelyn Burns
Vox


Shelby Twp., MI


please press:  www.vox.com

Kentucky - The LGBTQ+ community behind bars during COVID-19

Press
Forward Kentucky


Frankfort, KY


please press:  forwardky.com


lead news - HRC Mourns Helle Jae O’Regan, Trans Woman Killed in San Antonio

Elliott Kozuch
HRC


San Antonio, TX


please press:  www.hrc.org

Donald Trump - This is one of Trump’s biggest and most insulting lies yet

07 May 2020

civil rights - HRC Mourns Nina Pop, Black Trans Woman Killed in Missouri

Elliott Kozuch
HRC


Sikeston, MO
Harold E. Comstock (born in Sikeston)


please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note:  As before, this blog notes the murder of Nina Pop, except that this one has a photograph of her.  Please, take a second look.  If you recognize her and witnessed her murder, please call 573-471-8568. Thanks.     

Virginia - ‘Virginia Is For Lovers.’ Now That Slogan Includes The LGBTQ

lead story - Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model

Press
Medical Xpress


Children's National Hospital
Washington DC


please press:  medicalxpress.com

Donald Trump - George Conway: Trump went ballistic at me on Twitter. Here’s why he reacts with such rage.

George T. Conway III
Washington Post


George T. Conway III


please press:  /www.washingtonpost.com


05 May 2020

civil rights - Transgender woman's death in SE Missouri under investigation

Press
St. Louis Post-Dispatch


Sikeston, MO


please press:  www.stltoday.com

ezs note:  If you live in or near Sikeston, Missouri, and you witnessed the murder of Nina Pop, please contact the Sikeston (Miner) Police Department at 573-471-8568. Thanks.

Indiana - Highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in Indiana doesn't let transphobia hold her back

lead story - Transgender People Face Discrimination, Violence Amid Latin American Quarantines

Julia Symmes Cobb
US News & World Report


Bogotá, Colombia


please press:  www.usnews.com

Donald Trump - A leaderless nation adrift in a crisis

04 May 2020

civil rights - Top Egyptian actor goes public about trans son

Ban Barkawi
Reuters


Cairo, Egypt


please press:  www.reuters.com

Ohio - Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary

lead story - Belfast senior will graduate as Maine’s first transgender valedictorian

Abigail Curtis
Bangor Daily News


Belfast, ME


please press:  bangordailynews.com

Donald Trump - Trump’s latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism

03 May 2020

civil rights - Transgender rights are not under lockdown!

Cristian Galicia
Washington Blade


Bogotá, Colombia


please press:  www.washingtonblade.com

North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community

Hannah McClellan
The News & Observer


Raleigh, NC


please press:  www.newsobserver.com

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

Donald Trump - Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak

Justin Wise
The Hill


George W. Bush

ezs note:  Damn... I never thought I'd say it, but in this one area, he' s a REAL hero (unlike the current prick-in-residence)  


please press:  thehill.com

02 May 2020

civil rights - New Lawsuit Demands Release of All Transgender ICE Detainees

Shani Saxon
Colorlines


Brandeis University
Waltham, MA


please press:  www.colorlines.com

Minnesota - Counterpoint: Founders believed all people are created equal

Loren Schumacher
Star News


Elk River, MN


please press:  www.hometownsource.com



lead story - Trans woman sets herself on fire to protest government’s poor COVID-19 response

Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation


Tbilisi, Georgia (country)


please press:  www.lgbtqnation.com  

Donald Trump - Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it’s something Trump lacks

Jim Newton
Los Angeles Times


Our Leader.


please press:  www.latimes.com

01 May 2020

My choice is Panera


Chicago, IL

ezs note:  I don't have to say it...but I will. In January 2020, things were pretty good.  Sure, there were some rumblings in Wuhan, China, but that seemed a world away.  Then, on February 5, Covid-19 reached the United States in California.  It reached my home state of Connecticut on March 6. 

Shit.

On April 29, Gov. Ned Lamont allowed drive-thru restaurants to open.  Now, you are asking about Panera Bread.  What does a chain store have to do with anything?  For me, it's the people.  When you decide that it's vital to be a transgender woman, this has consequences. Panera Bread welcomed me, bar none.  Now Panera Bread has its difficulties.  They aren't a chain store, they're people.  I want to help them as much as they want to help me.

Now I'm only talking about one store.  But Panera Bread is my friend.  I hope you will see that, too.