10 June 2020

West Virginia - West Virginia just elected its first openly transgender official

Leah Asmelash
CNN


Wheeling, WV

please press:  www.cnn.com

Donald Trump - ‘Blood in the water’: Dems get unexpected opening against Trump in Iowa

David Siders

Politico



please press:  www.politico.com

ezs note:  Iowans - If you are the least bit unsure about your voting status, check it out with your town/city hall and make sure everything is correct.  No guarantees (of course) but if Biden wins, chances are very good it'll be by the slimmest of margins.  Don't let your vote be by the wayside!

03 June 2020

Michigan - Transgender Michigan Helpline Continues to Take Calls Amid Pandemic

Ellen Shanna Knoppow
Between The Lines


Ferndale, MI


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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