Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Illinois. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Number 14- Rest In Power Selena Reyes Hernandez

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She is the sixth Latinx transperson to die in 2020 and the 14th transperson this year, but I'm just now finding out about this May 31 ...
Thursday, March 19, 2020

Say Hello To Judge Jill Rose Quinn!

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History was made during the Illinois Democratic primary Tuesday night as the state of Illinois saw its first ever out trans person elected...
Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Biden Sweeps St Patrick's Day 2020 Democratic Primaries

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Because of the COVID 19 pandemic, only three of the scheduled four states held primaries last night in Arizona,  Florida, and Illinois.   ...
Monday, December 31, 2018

Strawberry Hampton Finally Moved To Illinois Women's Prison

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Some good news as we close out 2018 on the trans rights front 27 year old Deon 'Strawberry' Hampton has been transitioning since...
Friday, October 05, 2018

Number 22- Rest In Power and Peace Ciara Minaj Carter Frazier

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Little did I know that when I posted my cumulative trans murder stats for this year, I'd have to go back into the post to correct it ...
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Friday, August 31, 2018

Number 17- Rest In Power Dejanay Stanton

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Was hoping we could get through the month of August without losing a single trans person, but unfortunately that is not going to be the ca...
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Jeanne Ives Peddles Transphobia In Illinois Gubernatorial Campaign Ad

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Illinois state legislator Jeanne Ives  (R)  is a longtime foe of the Illinois TBLGQ community who is primary challenging Illinois Gov. Bru...
Wednesday, April 05, 2017

Big Trans Rights Win In Illinois D211!

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With 147 or the 147 precincts counted, and totals still unofficial, in an April 4 school board election with national implications that wa...
Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Why Is A Hate Group Meddling In An Illinois School Board Race?

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Normally school board races can be low key and non controversial in nature unless something happens during the campaign or a controversial...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Secretary Clinton Breaks Out the Victory Broom

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The voters in five states spread out from the South to the Midwest went to the polls yesterday for Democratic presidential primary electio...
Friday, March 21, 2014

Erika Harold Loses Illinois GOP Congressional Primary Bid

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A few months ago I wrote about on these electronic pages former 2003 Miss America Erika Harold running for Congress in the Illinois Republic...
Saturday, July 27, 2013

T.G.I.F. 2013 Happening Tomorrow

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Last July  T.G.I.F., spearheaded by local trans activist KOKUMO brought over 350 people to a first of its kind event in Chicago celebrat...
Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Illinois Is Looking More Like Prop 8 2.0

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Well, well, well  John Aravosis.   Looks like there's increasing evidence piling up to show that you were loud and wrong as usual. ...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

East Aurora, IL School Board Caves To The Bigots Again

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What started out as a wonderful happening for the kids in the East Aurora, IL district when their school board passed a trans inclusive po...
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Saturday, October 20, 2012

East Aurora, IL School Board Caves To Hate Group

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On Monday the East Aurora, IL  Board of Education unanimously adopted a groundbreaking policy hat would benefit the trans and gender non-...
Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Trans Victories In Illinois And Alaska!

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The trans wins just keep on coming , with one of them being from a surprising place. Trans folks living in the Land of Lincoln can now c...