10 ways transgender service members led the fight for equality in 2016

Fiona Dawson
LGBTQ Nation

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Potty parade: Toilets lined up outside N.C. official’s house create amusing mystery

Ann Doss Helms
Charlotte Observer

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ezs note:  Toilets of the world, unite!  You have nothing to lose but your poop!

Pierce: Assembly decisions hurting state

Scott Witten
The Laurinburg Exchange

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This holiday season, fight fear with facts – Mike Meno

Mike Meno
The News & Observer

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North Carolina signals reversal on transgender bathroom law

Letitia Stein
Reuters

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16 Inspirational Voices for LGBTQ Equality in 2016: North Carolina Advocates for Change

Hayley Miller
HRC

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Why Loretta Lynch Told Transgender Americans “We See You”

Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed News

Loretta Lynch

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San Francisco Symphony Cancels North Carolina Concerts, Citing Anti-Gay-Rights Law

Michael Cooper
The New York Times

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Transgender Community Hopeful that House Bill 2 will be overturned

Chelsea Donovan
WECT

Gov-elect Roy Cooper

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MCCRORY LANDS A SPOT ON MAD'S '20 DUMBEST' LIST FOR HB2

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ABC11.com

Gov. Pat McCrory... I think...

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Black Bears protest North Carolina's HB2 law

Kayla Binette
WCSH6

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Transgender woman chased, attacked with hatchet at Charlotte park

Blake Hanson
wsoctv.com

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ezs note:  If you live in North Carolina, please urge that the two adults be charged to the FULLEST extent of the law, and the minor be charged as an adult.

Charlotte Transgender Minister to be Ordained Sunday

Vanessa Leon
Spectrum News

Rev. Dawn Flynn

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Trump Train may have left McCrory behind

Gary D. Robertson and Jeffrey Collins
The-Dispatch.com

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Transgender Day of Remembrance to be observed Nov. 20

Virginia Daffron
Mountain Xpress

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North Carolina high school crowns first transgender homecoming queen

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

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Pat McCrory has been ‘endorsed’ by a Virginia newspaper (UK)

Meka Beresford
Pink News

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Hillary Clinton: Marriage Equality, LGBT Rights At Stake In This Election

Carlos Santoscoy
On Top

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ezs note:  Once again, please remember to vote November 8! 

PFLAG chapter awarded $2,000 grant

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Pitt: High school transgender male got threats, fears getting beaten up in bathroom

Elizabeth Leland
The Charlotte Observer

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