14 June 2020

Florida - Florida observes Pulse Remembrance Day on the fourth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting

lead story - Doctor Who to introduce first-ever transgender companion

Donald Trump - Trump loses 2 pivotal allies in his anti-kneeling crusade: NASCAR and the NFL

Meridith McGraw
Politico


Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, MA


please press:  www.politico.com



13 June 2020

civil rights - Transgender rights: There is still no smooth path

New Hampshire - New Hampshire’s LGBTQ+ community finds new ways to celebrate pride

lead story - New calls to confront transphobia after murders of two black transgender women

Erin Donaghue
CBS News


Liberty Township, OH (Butler County)


please press:  www.cbsnews.com



Donald Trump - Trump has trouble lifting glass of water and walking down stairs at West Point graduation

11 June 2020

Colorado - Brianna Titone Wants To Revive A Bill That Would Ban The ‘Gay Panic Defense’ In Colorado

lead story - Vermont could elect first transgender legislator

Christina Guessferd
WCAX


Winooski, VT


please press:  www.wcax.com

Donald Trump - Top general apologizes for appearing in photo-op with Trump after forceful removal of protesters

10 June 2020

civil rights - Rights groups, athletes ask NCAA to move tournament from Idaho over transgender law

Press
ESPN


Boise, ID
Idaho State Capitol


please press:  www.espn.com

Arkansas - LGBTQ stand with BLM

Max Bryan
Arkansas Times


Fort Smith, AR


please press:  www.arkansasnews.com 

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


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