civil rights - HRC and LGBTQ Community: Here’s the Real State of the Union

Charlotte Clymer
HRC

House of Representatives

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lead story - State of the Union: Five lawmakers invite transgender service members

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

US Capitol at night 

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New York - Gillibrand invites transgender Navy officer to State of the Union address

Mark Weiner
syracuse.com

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

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Huff to Bring Transgender Veteran to State of the Union in Protest of Military Ban

Thadeus Greenson
North Coast Journal

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A Secular State of the Union

Seth Andrews
American Atheist Association

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ezs note:  Uh, before you rail against me, I don't find myself in absolute agreement with Seth Andrews on everything.  What I do agree with him is the blissful ignorance so many Americans find themselves in, from what the founding fathers actually said, the disagreements they fought 

(verbally) over, even the states they would put on a blank US map.  This leads us to a parlous state.  Listen to Seth's address below.

Casey, Over 175 Members of Congress Call for Executive Order Protecting LGBT Workers

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ezs note:  If your congressperson is one of the 175 who signed this letter, be sure to say "thank you".

Lesbian Air Force Colonel "Honored and Humbled" to Be Invited to Join First Lady at State of the Union (www.metroweekly.com)

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