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23 December 2017

18 November 2017

Jacksonville’s Youth Crisis Center to add area’s first LGBTQ emergency shelter

Beth Resse Cravey
jacksonville.com


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Methodist Church appoints first transgender minister (UK)

Olivia Rudgard
The Telegraph


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09 November 2017

Matherne becomes Stamford’s first transgender lawmaker

Liz Skalka
Stamford Advocate


Stamford, CT

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27 September 2017

30 August 2017

India crowns its first transgender beauty queen

Huizhong Wu
CNN


Gurgaon, India

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07 August 2017

Jillian Bearden, first female transgender cyclist...

Jason Blevins
The Denver Post


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03 April 2017

Meet Shachar Erez, Israel’s First Transgender IDF Officer

Naomi Zeveloff
Forward


Shachar Erez

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26 March 2017

Midvale Candidate Hopes To Become Utah's First Transgender Mayor

Julia Ritchey
KUER


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18 March 2017

Japan becomes first country in the world to elect a transgender man to a public office (UK)

Chloe Farand
Independent


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17 March 2017

First Openly Transgender Professional Team Athlete Retires

Laura Roman
WFDD


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ezs note:  In case you missed it, your local friendly knothead Donald Trump has proposed zeroing out NPR's annual budget.  Granted, it's a longshot, but it could happen. The station WFDD gave us this news to enlighten us.  The least we can do is 1) sign the petition (I did) and 2) make a donation to our local station.


01 February 2017

05 January 2017

Nation’s first transgender killing of 2017 is in Mississippi

Therese Apel
SunHerald


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30 December 2016

India’s first transgender school opens in Kerala (India)

Kiran Gangadharan
The Indian Express


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