03 June 2020

Michigan - Transgender Michigan Helpline Continues to Take Calls Amid Pandemic

Ellen Shanna Knoppow
Between The Lines


Ferndale, MI


please press:  pridesource.com

lead story - A Black Trans Woman Named Iyanna Dior Was Beaten by a Mob In Minneapolis

E.J. Dickson
Rolling Stone


Minneapolis, MN


please press:  www.rollingstone.com

ezs note  While the murder of George Floyd is taking the lion's share of attention (and VERY deserving), Iyanna Dior's brutal attack deserves our attention too.   

Donald Trump - James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution

Jeffrey Goldberg
The Atlantic


James Mattis (!)


please press:  www.theatlantic.com 

02 June 2020

Hawaii - Why Donald Trump can't grasp this moment

Michael D'Antonio
KITV


Honolulu, HI
Honolulu Museum Of Art


please press:  www.kitv.com

lead story - Judge: Idaho Still Cannot Automatically Bar Transgender People Changing Birth Certificates

James Dawson
Boise State Public Radio


Boise, ID


Donald Trump - George W. Bush on George Floyd protests: 'It is time for America to examine our tragic failures'

New Hampshire - Pro-LGBT advocacy group Human Rights Campaign endorses Pappas, Shaheen for reelection

30 May 2020

civil rights - HRC Mourns Tony McDade, Black Trans Man Killed in Florida

Elliott Kozuch
HRC


Tallahassee, FL


please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Tony McDade, please call the Tallahassee Police Department at 850-606-5800.  Thanks. 

Indiana - REVIEW: Kim Petras’ latest single is the summer bop we need in quarantine

lead story - J.K. Rowling threatens legal action against Coquitlam transgender activist over tweets

Megan Lalonde
Tri-City News


Port Coquitlam, BC (Canada)


please press:  www.tricitynews.com


Donald Trump - Policing in the US is not about enforcing law. It’s about enforcing white supremacy

28 May 2020

Arizona - The brave lives of transgender students

Javaughn Gray
El Inde


Uden, Netherlands


lead story - 7 transgender musicians changing the music industry

Frank Otto
Insider


Cologne, Germany (Köln)


please press:  www.insider.com

Donald Trump - Stung By Twitter, Trump Signs Executive Order To Weaken Social Media Companies

Bobby Allyn
Connecticut Public Radio



please press:  www.npr.org

Ascension of Baha'u'llah

27 May 2020

civil rights - Transgender funeral director's widow takes over SCOTUS Title VII case

Daniel Wiessner
Reuters


SCOTUS

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please press:  www.reuters.com 

Arkansas - A big loss for LGBTQ kids: Closure of Lucie’s Place

lead story - Anti-transgender bill advances in Tennessee as lawmakers return to work

Donald Trump - Trump news - live: President arrives in Florida to watch Nasa SpaceX rocket launch as US coronavirus death tolls 'hits 100,000'

Joe Sommerlad, Danielle Zoellner
Independent

ezs note:  Sorry for the delay - now it's 100,940 dead.
(courtesy ncov2019.live)


please press:  www.independent.co.uk


26 May 2020

civil rights - Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom ban

Kentucky - ‘Lie down with dogs, wake up with fleas.’ Ky GOP has only itself to blame for effigy disgrace.

Linda Blackford
Lexington Herald-Leader


Harrodsburg, KY


please press:  www.kentucky.com

lead story - High Point BOE approves transgender policy

notice

On May 26, 2020, at 8:20 pm, Covid-19 (coronavirus) topped 100,000 deaths.  (100,120)  This is more than topped the ENTIRE Vietnam War.  It took a little more than four months. 100,000 deaths.


Donald Trump - Tech Writer Calls For Twitter To Remove Trump Tweets

Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski
MSNBC



ezs note:  If you would still even consider voting for this vile, evil, cretin of a 'man', perhaps you should be locked up in a psych ward.  Please, see this important, utterly sickening blog.

25 May 2020

civil rights - New Florida policy aids transgender students doing distance learning amid coronavirus

Emily Bloch
USA Today


Jacksonville, FL


please press:  www.usatoday.com

Minnesota - How COVID-19 could exacerbate inequalities in Minnesota’s workforce

Walker Orenstein
MinnPost


North Minneapolis, MN (section of Minneapolis proper)


please press:  www.minnpost.com 

lead story - Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

Press
BBC News


Town Hall
Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, France


please press:  www.bbc.com

Donald Trump - Donald Trump, the Most Unmanly President

Tom Nichols
The Atlantic

ezs note:  If the shoe fits...


please press:  www.theatlantic.com

24 May 2020

civil rights - On the Basis of Gender

Kate Milne, Ethan Hwang, Hallie Faust, Avantika Singh
The Vanguard


Polokwane, South Africa (formerly Pietersburg)

Wyoming - Pandemic Exacerbates Disparities For LGBTQ Wyomingites Without Support Or Legal Protections

lead story - Manipur to set up dedicated quarantine centre for transgender community

Jimmy Leivon
The Indian Express


Manipur (state), India


please press:  indianexpress.com

Donald Trump - 2020 election: Trump falsely claims 'thousands' of forgeries on mail-in ballots, despite his own commission not finding a single case of fraud

23 May 2020

civil rights - Everything you need to know about the argument over trans rights

David Levesley
GQ (UK)


London, UK
Tate Modern


please press:  www.gq-magazine.co.uk

Idaho - Idaho student leaders denounce anti-transgender laws

Chad Sokol
The Spokesman-Review


University of Idaho
Moscow, ID


please press:  www.spokesman.com

ezs note:  Hmmm... maybe the students should give their state representatives a run for their money...

lead story - Virus pushes Pakistan's transgender dancers out of their homes

Sajjad Tarakzai
CTV


Islamabad, Pakistan


please press:  www.ctvnews.ca

Donald Trump - Donald Trump press secretary inadvertently reveals president's bank details

22 May 2020

civil rights - Larsen: Elliott-Larsen was meant to include everyone, I know because I wrote it

Mel Larsen
Lansing State Journal


Lansing, MI


please press:  www.lansingstatejournal.com

Delaware - Karissa Sanbonmatsu: What Can Epigenetics Tell Us About Sex And Gender?

lead story - Eleven transgender inmates sexually assaulted in male prisons last year

Danny Shaw
BBC News


London, UK 


please press:  www.bbc.com


Donald Trump - Trump’s Inaccurate Claims on Hydroxychloroquine

Linda Qiu

The New York Times


ezs note:  Well, 'Doctor' Trump says it's good, so it must be good!


please press:  www.nytimes.com

New Jersey - Higher Court Overturns Judge's Order Requiring Transgender Bias Training For Jersey City Police

Jerry DeMarco
Hudson Daily Voice


Hackensack, NJ


please press:  dailyvoice.com


20 May 2020

civil rights - 279 Groups Call for Health Care Access to Protect All

Shin Inouye
The Leadership Conference


AFL-CIO (among others)


please press:  civilrights.org

Utah - Scott: True LGBTQ Allies Don’t Out

Press
The Daily Utah Chronicle


University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT


please press:  dailyutahchronicle.com

lead story - High Point BOE to revisit transgender proposal

Eric Obernauer
New Jersey Herald


Wantage Township,  NJ


please press:  www.njherald.com