27 November 2020

Georgia (state) - Georgia, Tennessee elect first known LGBTQ members to state legislatures

Jordan Williams

The Hill


Stone Mountain, GA


please press:  thehill.com

lead story - Indonesian police move transgender celebrity to private cell

Edna Tarigan

ABC News


Jakarta, Indonesia


please press:  abcnews.go.com

Joe Biden - Trump says for first time he'll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden

Paul LeBlanc

CNN


White House


please press:  www.cnn.com

25 November 2020

South Carolina - North Charleston vigil honors transgender lives lost and those who still ‘need your love’

Stephen Hobbs

The Post And Courier


North Charleston, SC


please press:   www.postandcourier.com

lead story - Transgender Pakistanis find solace in a church of their own

Zarar Khan

Spectrum News


Karachi, Pakistan


please press:  www.baynews9.com

Joe Biden - Biden eyes New Mexico governor, Obama surgeon general for health secretary

Adam Cancryn, Alice Miranda Ollstein

Politico



Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Vivek Murthy



please press:  www.politico.com

24 November 2020

Alaska - ‘We can’t turn this down’: New Xbox game brings Tlingit voices to the forefront

Erin McKinstry

alaskapublic.org


Hoonah, AK


please press:  www.alaskapublic.org


lead story - A transgender woman sues the Georgia Department of Corrections over allegations of sexual assault by inmates and staff

Madeline Holcombe

CNN


State Offices South
Forsyth, GA


please press:  www.cnn.com

Joe Biden - Pennsylvania and Nevada certify election results for Biden


Kelly Mena

CNN


Kittanning, PA


please press:  www.cnn.com


23 November 2020

Nevada - Nevada makes history as the first US state to protect gay marriage in the constitution

Samara Louise

Happy


Goldfield, NV (1903)


please press:  happymag.tv



lead story - Transgender woman identified as homicide victim in SW Houston

Roxie Bustamente

ABC News Houston


Houston, TX


please press:  abc13.com

ezs note:  Houstonians - if you have any information on the murder of Asia Jones, please contact the Houston police department at 713-884-3131. Thanks.

Joe Biden - Trump friend and adviser Steve Schwarzman recognizes Biden as President-elect

Jeremy Diamond

CNN


Steve Schwarzman

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/StephenSchwarzman.jpg

please press:  www.cnn.com


22 November 2020

Iowa - Local groups honor Transgender Day of Remembrance

Press

weareiowa.com


Des Moines, IA

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Civic_Center_of_Greater_Des_Moines.jpg

please press:  www.weareiowa.com

lead story - Open your eyes to how transgender people are policed

Katherine Bright, Lauren Wilson, Valerio Baćek

Daily News


New York City, NY (Queens County)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Queens_County_Courthouse_by_David_Shankbone.jpg

please press:  www.nydailynews.com




Joe Biden - Biden adviser: 'He does not have any concern' about Trump lawsuits

Zack Budryk

The Hill


Laughed out loud!

Credit:https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Laughter_by_David_Shankbone.jpg

please press:  thehill.com


20 November 2020

Delaware - Biden marks Transgender Day of Remembrance

Julia Manchester

The Hill


Wilmington, DE (Joe Biden's home)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Old_Town_Hall_Wilmington.JPG

please press:  thehill.com

lead story - Deadly year for trans community as Transgender Day of Remembrance marked

Erin Donaghue

CBS News


Butler County, OH (Hamilton)

(Riah Milton's murder site)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/20/Downtown_Hamilton%2C_Ohio.jpg

please press:  www.cbsnews.com




Donald Trump - Donald Trump is still busy trying to bulldoze democracy

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut

The Guardian


Donald the bulldozer

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/First_Tractor_Company_-_old_working_model_-_01.jpg

please press:  www.theguardian.com

19 November 2020

Wyoming - Meet the gay Republican who helped defeat every anti-LGBTQ bill in Wyoming

Julie Compton

NBC News


Laramie, WY

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Laramie_City_Hall.jpg

please press:  www.nbcnews.com


lead story - Man confesses to fatally stabbing wife, a well-known Miami transgender woman

Muri Assuncão

Daily News


Miami, FL

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Mouth_of_Miami_River_20100211.jpg

please press:  www.nydailynews.com

Joe Biden - Biden tells governors he’ll help states overcome coronavirus

Steve Peoples, Will Weissert

AP


Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (for one)


please press: apnews.com

17 November 2020

Minnesota - These Exhibit Portraits Honor the Visibility of Transgender Adults

Kevyn Burger

nextavenue


Minneapolis Institute of Art

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/Minneapolis_Institute_of_Art.jpg

please press:  www.nextavenue.org


lead story - Transgender struggle: 'I had to keep who I was secret'

Ivana Davidovic

BBC News

 


UK fighter jet (conception)


please press:  www.bbc.com

Joe Biden - Unions disagree over Biden's Labor secretary pick

Eleanor Mueller, Megan Cassella

Politico


 Marriott hotel strike


please press:  www.politico.com

15 November 2020

California - 'We all heard him': Bay Area transgender community reacts after being acknowledged in Joe Biden's victory speech

 Press

ABC7


San Francisco, CA

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/San_Francisco_aerial.jpg

please press:  abc7news.com


lead story - Transgender people to gain inheritance rights in Bangladesh

 Press

Yahoo! News


Dhaka, Bangladesh

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Dhaka_Krishnachura_Blossoms.jpg

please press:  news.yahoo.com


Joe Biden - Trump says for the first time Biden won the election but later insists he's not conceding

Maegan Vazquez, Sarah Westwood, Alison Main

CNN


the blowhard speaks (finally)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Donald_Trump_speaking_at_CPAC_2011_by_Mark_Taylor.jpg

please press: www.cnn.com 


14 November 2020

Vermont - Taylor Small wins House seat to become first openly transgender member of Vermont Legislature

Brent Hallenbeck

Burlington Free Press


Winooski, VT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Winooski_United_Methodist_Church_Feb_11.jpg

please press:  www.burlingtonfreepress.com


lead story - West Virginia sued over transgender discrimination

Jessica Patterson

WOWK


Charleston, WV

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Charleston_City_Hall_Apr_09.JPG

please press:  www.wowktv.com

Joe Biden - Biden considers Angus King for top intelligence post

Natasha Bertrand, Lara Seligman

Politico


Sen. Angus King (I-ME)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/Angus_King%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg

please press:  www.politico.com

13 November 2020

Connecticut - Fed Trans Athletes Fight Officially Over

Emily Hays

New Haven Independent


New Haven, CT

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/98/Front_Street_in_New_Haven_CT.jpg

please press:  www.newhavenindependent.org


lead story - As Transgender Awareness Week rolls out, young trans people have a powerful message: We are thriving

Susan Miller

USA Today


Washington DC

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/The_Cairo_-_Washington%2C_DC_-_DSC09749.jpg

please press:  www.usatoday.com


Joe Biden - Trump campaign drops Arizona lawsuit requesting review of ballots

Kara Scannell

CNN


Saguaro cactus flowers (Carnegiea gigantea)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Carnegiea_gigantea_%283%29.jpg

please press:  www.cnn.com

12 November 2020

Rhode Island - House LGBTQ Caucus endorses Cicilline for assistant speaker

Patrick Anderson

Providence Journal


US Rep. David Cicilline

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/David_Cicilline_official_photo.jpg

please press:  www.providencejournal.com

lead story - Egyptian Transgender Woman Faces Uphill Battle Against Stigma

Hanaa Habib

US News & World Report


Cairo, Egypt

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A9_%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89.jpg

please press:  www.usnews.com

\

Joe Biden - Top Senate Republicans say Biden should get presidential intel briefings

Marianne Levine, Andrew Desiderio

Politico


US Senate

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/110th_US_Senate_class_photo.jpg

please press: www.politico.com

11 November 2020

Montana - Snapshots of UM’s first virtual DiverseU

 Andy Tallman, Hanna Campbell, Jacob Owens, and more

Montana Kaiman


Missoula, MT


please press:  www.montanakaimin.com



lead story - Fugitive arrested in grisly slaying of Philadelphia transgender woman

 Dan Avery

NBC News


Philadelphia, PA

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/1752_%28_1850_%29_Scull_%5E_Heap_Map_of_Philadelphia_%5E_Environs_%28first_view_of_Phillidelphia_State_House%29_-_Geographicus_-_Philadelphia-sculllobach-1850.jpg

please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Joe Biden - Joe Biden's win grows more decisive each day as votes are counted

Harry Enten

CNN


Landslide!

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Ferguson-slide.jpg

please press:  www.cnn.com