First transgender soldiers seek formal Army recognition

Lolita C. Baldor
The Seattle Times

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In a First, Openly Transgender Service Member Promoted

Fiona Dawson
NBC News

Navy Lt. Cmdr. Blake Dremann, center

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In a First, Website for Transgender Rights Launched in India (India)

Akriti Paracer
The Quint

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Israel’s first transgender army officer celebrates pride at embassy event

Ron Kampeas
Jewish Journal

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Premier League photographer becomes first transgender news anchor in Europe (UK)

Jimmy Nsubuga
metro.co.uk

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An Arab-Israeli Catholic Ballerina Just Won Israel's First Transgender Beauty Pageant

Mathew Rodriguez
Mic

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Lawmaker introduced first bathroom bill in 2013

Howard Fischer
Arizona Daily Sun

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Denmark to become first country not to define being transgender as a mental illness

Simon Robb
Metro.co.uk

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The Pearl of Africa: An Interview with Africa's First Openly Transgender Star Cleopatra Kambugu

Les Fabian Brathwaite
Out

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China’s first transgender employment discrimination case goes to court (Canada)

Jonathan Kaiman
thestar.com

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Lilly Wachowski makes first public appearance at GLAAD Awards since coming out as transgender

Tre'vell Anderson / trevell.anderson@latimes.com
LA Times

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Jordan Gray becomes first transgender singer to reach The Voice finals (UK/Scotland)

Courtney Cameron / courtney.cameron@jpress.co.uk
Edinburgh Evening News

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Mya Taylor Just Became The First Transgender Actress To Win A Major Film Award

Matthew Jacobs
The Huffington Post

Mya Taylor

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India’s first transgender modelling agency might expand to Uttarakhand (India)

Shivani Saxema

The Times of India

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Scholarship Related to Transgender Issues to Benefit from First Digital Archive

Cristal Steuer
College of the Holy Cross

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ezs note:  Wow -- this article is seminal.  I know of no other data work that reprints transgender literature so broadly - and it is growing.  Please see Digital Transgender Archive. I promise, you won't be disappointed.

In First, Lebanese Court Rules Transgender Man May Be Officially Recognized as Male (Israel)

Press
Haaretz

Beirut, Lebanon

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Meet Allyson Robinson, the first openly transgender Baptist minister (UK)

Carey Lodge
Christian Today

Allyson Robinson

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The first Hijra to contest an election (Bangladesh)

Mohammed Al-Masoum Molla
Dhaka Tribune

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Asia's first transgender centre opens in Bangkok (Thailand)

Press
Thai Visa News

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The ‘world’s first transgender beer’ has been specially made with hops that change sex (Ireland)

Press

thejournal.ie

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