26 October 2020

Alabama - Out Is In: Black and Transgender in Birmingham

Press

Birmingham Times


Mobile, AL

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lead story - After 36 years and a troubled life, California transgender veteran finally wins honorable discharge

 Scott Schwebke

The Mercury News


Valley Village, CA (part of Los Angeles)

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Donald Trump - How President Trump's surprise gift to '60 Minutes' completely backfired

Chris Cillizza

CNN


Oooops...

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25 October 2020

Maine - Collins ‘truly grateful’ for endorsement from notorious anti-LGBTQ group

Evan Popp

Maine Beacon


Susan Collins

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ezs note:  Maine voters - Yeah... one more reason NOT to vote for Susan...


lead story - Advocates: Richmond homeless shelters not welcoming to transgender population

Mark Robinson

Richmond Times-Dispatch


Richmond, VA (far, in back)

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Donald Trump - 'Deep down, he's a terrified little boy': Bob Woodward, John Bolton and others on Trump

Jude Rogers, Andrew Anthony

The Guardian


Little Boy (2015)

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24 October 2020

India - A magazine into the world of transgender community

 P.A. Narayani

The Hindu


Madurai, India

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Michigan - Effort to bar LGBTQ discrimination moves ahead in Michigan

Press

NBC News


Lansing, MI

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lead story - The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity

Jack Turban

Scientific American


Wilhelm Wundt (seated) and colleagues

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Donald Trump - Ethiopia blasts Trump remark that Egypt will 'blow up' dam

Elias Meseret

Yahoo! news


rendition of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

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23 October 2020

Ohio - Ousted LGBT Center director files two lawsuits against Ohio University, including class action

 Ben Peters

The Athens News


Athens, OH (OSU)


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lead story - ‘An Inspiration To Us All’: First Openly Transgender Woman To Run For Florida Senate Dies Weeks Before Election Day

Hope Dean 

WUFT


Clay County, FL (part of District 5)



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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms. Farley-Barratt...

🌺



Donald Trump - GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding

Gabby Orr, Burgess Everett

Politico


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21 October 2020

California - Gang member attacked transgender women in MacArthur Park, prosecutors say

James Queally

Los Angeles Times


Los Angeles, CA

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lead story - More transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed this year than any year prior

Dan Grossman

Newschannel 5 Nashville


Nashville, TN (1895)

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Donald Trump - The *real* reason Donald Trump walked out of that '60 Minutes' interview

Chris Cillizza

CNN


Lesley Stahl

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20 October 2020

Alaska - Anchorage chooses 1st woman, openly gay acting mayor

Press

Yahoo! news


Anchorage, AK

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lead story - Sara Blackwood, a transgender woman, was shot and killed while walking home on National Coming Out Day

Amanda Jackson, Anna Sturla

CNN


Indianapolis, IN

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ezs note: As of this printing, police are still unable to find Sara Blackwood's killer.  If you live in the Indianapolis area, and you have any information, please call the Indianapolis police at 317-327-3282. Thanks.

Donald Trump - The Constitution is strangling America

Ryan Cooper

The Week


Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, Howard Chandler Christy, 1940

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19 October 2020

New Hampshire - Under pressure from feds, university rescinds transgender inclusive sports policy

Kayleigh Webb

Outsports.com


Rindge, NH

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lead story - Biden calls anti-trans violence an 'epidemic that needs national leadership'

Jeff Taylor

NBC News


Joe Biden


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Donald Trump - Trump Unloads on Anthony Fauci, Calling Him a ‘Disaster’ and an ‘Idiot’ About Coronavirus

Pilar Melendez

Daily Beast


A more thoughtful moment with Donald

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18 October 2020

West Virginia - LGBTQ group emphasizes voter registration, protecting right to vote

Staff

MetroNews


Charleston, WV

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lead story - 'Brokeback Mountain' adaptation to star all-transgender cast

Dan Avery

NBC News


Brokeback Mountain (2005)


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Donald Trump - Ditching The Donald: Trump’s largest voter base is fleeing at an alarming rate

 Press

Yahoo! news


The Ditch (2010)

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ezs note: It's really beginning to look promising, but if you haven't done so yet, VOTE  Put another shovel up Donald's ass!

17 October 2020

Maine - Maine’s 1st openly trans person elected to office wants to keep Passamaquoddy culture ‘front and center’

Emily Burnham

Bangor Daily News


Indian Township, ME

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lead story - Tallahassee's Planned Parenthood offers support for transgender people

Tori Lynn Schneider

Tallahassee Democrat


Tallahassee, FL

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Donald Trump - The legal reckoning awaiting Donald Trump if he loses the election

Kara Scannell, Erica Orden

CNN


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16 October 2020

Colorado - Colorado State University’s Artist-Curated Virtual Exhibition Series Features Renowned Photographer Jess T. Dugan

Steven Bonifazi

North Forty News


Colorado State University

Fort Collins, CO

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lead story - Biden tells mother of transgender daughter there should be "zero discrimination"

Caitlin O'Kane

CBS News


Joe Biden

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Donald Trump - Trump administration rejects California's disaster assistance request for wildfires

Sarah Moon, Paul LeBlanc

CNN


Yosemite National Park, California

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15 October 2020

Arkansas - ACLU of Arkansas tell HUD that federally-funded shelters should not turn away transgender people

Press

FOX News


Little Rock, AR

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lead story - Guilty plea in death of transgender woman leads to 35-year sentence for Jacksonville man

Dan Scanlan

First Coast News


Jacksonville, FL

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Donald Trump - Trump Is Suffering From Trump Derangement Syndrome

John F. Harris

Politico


The White House, at work

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14 October 2020

Washington (state) - Seahawks suspend Seattle radio host Dori Monson after transphobic tweet

 Press

K5 Press


Qwest Field

Seattle, WA

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lead story - Transgender people who experience discrimination likelier to have poor mental health

 Press

Medical XPress


University of Waikato

Hamilton, New Zealand

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Donald Trump - Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump's 2016 campaign cash for three years

Katelyn Polantz, Evan Perez, Jeremy Herb

CNN


 Fresco of Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim (985-1021 CE)
Cairo, Egypt

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13 October 2020

Kentucky - Mom celebrates son coming out as transgender with sweet photo shoot

 Nicole Pelletiere

Yahoo! news


Louisville, KY

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lead story - Transgender Woman Says Illinois Is Denying Her Unemployment Benefits Because Of Name Change

 Tara Molina

CBS News


Chicago, IL

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Donald Trump - "Nervous breakdown": President Trump attacks Fox News and Drudge Report in early morning tweet spree

 Press

Yahoo! news



Uh, Donald, your marbles are over here...

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12 October 2020