16 July 2020

What I believe....



ezs note:  I've given this some thought - no, a great deal of thought - but I've given a great deal of respect and admiration to Baha'u'llah (1817-1892).  I'll be ending this with a quote of Baha'u'llah, as well as His son, Abdu'l Baha, as well as Shoghi Effendi.  If you wish to peruse the Writings more thoroughly, you can see http://bahai-library.com/. (Baha'i Library Online) 

In all the Divine Books the promise of the Divine Presence hath been explicitly recorded. By this Presence is meant the Presence of Him Who is the Dayspring of the signs, and the Dawning-Place of the clear tokens, and the Manifestation of the Excellent Names, and the Source of the attributes, of the true God, exalted be His glory. God in His Essence and in His own Self hath ever been unseen, inaccessible, and unknowable. By Presence, therefore, is meant the Presence of the One Who is His Vicegerent amongst men. He, moreover, hath never had, nor hath He, any peer or likeness. For were He to have any peer or likeness, how could it then be demonstrated that His being is exalted above, and His essence sanctified from, all comparison and likeness? Briefly, there hath been revealed in the Kitáb-i-Iqán (Book of Certitude) concerning the Presence and Revelation of God that which will suffice the fair-minded. We beseech Him--exalted be He--to aid every one to become the essence of truthfulness, and to draw nigh unto Him. He, verily, is the Lord of strength and power. No God is there but Him, the All-Hearing, the Lord of Utterance, the Almighty, the All-Praised. (Baha’u’llah)


13 July 2020

Rhode Island - Newport resident among first in RI to use ‘X’ gender marker on driver’s license

Laura Damon
NewportRI.com


Newport, RI


please press:  www.newportri.com

lead story - Pride Without Prejudice march calls to attention deaths of Black transgender people

Terry Flores, Daniel Thompson
Kenosha News


Kenosha, WI


please press:  www.kenoshanews.com

Donald Trump - Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theory That Doctors Are Lying About COVID-19 to Damage His Re-Election Chances

12 July 2020

What I believe...



ezs note:  I've given this some thought - no, a great deal of thought - but I've given a great deal of respect and admiration to Baha'u'llah (1817-1892).  I'll be ending this with a quote of Baha'u'llah, as well as His son, Abdu'l Baha, as well as Shoghi Effendi.  If you wish to peruse the Writings more thoroughly, you can see http://bahai-library.com/. (Baha'i Library Online)  

With no less than ten million people under arms, drilled and instructed in the use of the most abominable engines of destruction that science has devised; with thrice that number chafing and fretting at the rule of alien races and governments; with an equally vast army of embittered citizens impotent to procure for themselves the material goods and necessities which others are deliberately destroying; with a still greater mass of human beings groaning under the burden of ever-mounting armaments, and impoverished by the virtual collapse of international trade--with evils such as these, humanity would seem to be definitely entering the outer fringes of the most agonizing phase of its existence. (Baha'u'llah)

Alabama - US: Alabama Missing Ways to Improve Young People’s Health

Press
Human Rights Watch


Birmingham, AL


please press:  www.hrw.org  

lead story - Nonprofit hopes to build 20 'tiny homes' for Black transgender women

Donald Trump - New York Times: Trump considered selling Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria, former acting Homeland Security chief says

10 July 2020

Vermont - Supreme Court decision protects LBGTQ workers. What does this mean for Vermont?

Riley Board
Burlington Free Press


Vermont State House
Montpelier, VT


please press:  www.burlingtonfreepress.com

lead story - Transgender murders are 'rampant' in 2020: Human Rights Campaign counts 21 so far, nearly matching total of a year ago

Ellinor Aspegren
USA Today


Seattle, WA

please press:  www.usatoday.com

Donald Trump - Tropical Storm Fay cancels Trump's New Hampshire rally

Kathryn Krawczyk
The Week


ezs note:  Not sayin' God is pissed with Trump... but...


please press:  theweek.com

07 July 2020

Oklahoma - Oklahoma Watch: As Coronavirus Reshapes Pride, LGBTQ+ Oklahomans Adapt

Miguel Rios, Siali Siaosi
Tahlequah Daily Press


Tahlequah, OK


please press:  www.tahlequahdailypress.com

lead story - Friends and family of missing transgender woman plead for public's help

Lauren Lee
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


West Mifflin, PA


please press:  www.post-gazette.com

ezs note: Although Dawn Manson was living at West Mifflin, PA, she was visiting San Francisco, CA.  If you have any information where she is, call San Francisco PD at 1-415-553-0123.  Thanks.  

Happy Birthday, Mom!

Donald Trump - Mary Trump’s Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’

Maggie Haberman, Alan Feuer
The New York Times


Cheater With The Ace Of Diamonds, Georges de La Tour


please press:  www.nytimes.com

05 July 2020

Kentucky - Supreme Court's LGBTQ ruling 'historic,' but advocates say gaps remain in Kentucky

lead story - Body of transgender woman found in St. Helena Parish; police investigating as a homicide

Donald Trump - FDA commissioner refuses to comment on Trump's claim that 99 percent of coronavirus cases are 'harmless'

Sarah Elbeshbishi
USA Today


FDA Building
Washington DC


please press:  www.usatoday.com 

04 July 2020

Pennsylvania - Pa. township official criticized for anti-transgender comment about Dr. Rachel Levine

John Luciew
Patriot-News


Scott Township, PA
(Allegheny County)


please press:  www.pennlive.com


lead story - Transgender woman shot, killed in Pompano Beach

Michelle Solomon
Local10.com


Pompano Beach, FL


please press:  www.local10.com

ezs note:  Floridians - if you live in Pompano Beach or Broward County, and have any information regarding the murder of Cameron* Breon, please call Pompano Beach Police Department at 954-493-8477. Thanks.  (At the time that this blog was printed, 'Cameron' was the only name used.)

Donald Trump - Trump tries to drag America backward on a very different July 4th

02 July 2020

Washington (state) - Kreidler directs health insurers in Washington state to protect transgender patients

Press
Northern Kittitas County Tribune


Olympia, WA


please press:  nkctribune.com

lead story - Northwell Health opens Long Island’s 1st transgender health care center

Danielle Webster, Sony Salzman
ABC News


New Hyde Park, NY


please press:  abcnews.go.com 

Donald Trump - Democratic ad makers think they’ve discovered Trump’s soft spot

David Siders
Politico



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30 June 2020

New Jersey - Over 50,000 Sign Petition To Replace Christopher Columbus Statue With Black, Trans Activist Marsha P. Johnson

Jemima McAvoy
Forbes


Marsha P. Johnson (1945 - 1992)


please press:  www.forbes.com


lead story - Stephen King rebukes JK Rowling’s stance on transgender women

Emily Burnham
Bangor Daily News


Lovell, ME
(one of Stephen King's homes)


please press:  bangordailynews.com 

Donald Trump - Biden slams Trump on coronavirus: 'Our wartime president has surrendered'

28 June 2020

Michigan - LGBTQ workforce makes gains, but transgender discrimination remains pervasive

lead story - 17 corrections officers disciplined in death of transgender woman at Rikers Island

Nicole Chavez
CNN


Rikers Island, NY


please press:  www.cnn.com

Donald Trump - Trump denies knowledge of 'Russian bounties on US troops' as criticism mounts

Tom McCarthy
The Guardian


ezs note:  In case you didn't realize it yet, this is a bombing...


please press:  www.theguardian.com

27 June 2020

Pennsylvania - Naiymah Sanchez and Mary Catherine Roper: What’s next in struggle to end LGBQ&T discrimination?

Naiymah Sanchez, Mary Catherine Roper
Trib Live


Greensburg, PA


please press:  triblive.com

lead story - NBC 5 Exclusive: Chicago Police Department's Only Out Transgender Officer Goes On Record

Chris Hush
NBC News


Lake View, IL (part of Chicago)


please press:  www.nbcchicago.com

Donald Trump - Washington Post: Trump campaign had social distancing stickers removed before Tulsa rally

Kelly Mena
CNN


BOK Center (interior)
Tulsa, OK


please press:  www.cnn.com