Arkansas Attorney General Seeks to Block Protections for Gays and Lesbians

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NBC

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ezs note:  Arkansans - when election day rolls around, I hope you'll remember to vote for attorney general.  Here's a hint - it ain't Leslie Rutledge.

NC bill halting transgender ordinances heads to Senate

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Winston-Salem Journal

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Hate crime protections for transgender Iowans

Jennifer Janda
KWQC

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State Senate rejects reversal of transgender bathroom rule

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KOMONews

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MSU Adds Gender Identity to Non-discrimination Policy

Lindsay Clein / lclein@kolr10.com
KOLR 10

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This Transgender Woman Had to Flee El Salvador After Being Stabbed 58 Times

Alanna Nunez
Cosmopolitan

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Cartoonist recounts ‘How I Told My Grandma I’m Transgender’

Brigid Alverson
robot6

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A Badge, a Gun, and a New Gender Identity

Rebecca McCray
takepart

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Obama Administration Pushes Again for Transgender Rights

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LA Independent

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Jail to house transgender inmates based on identity

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The Orange County Register

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Obama administration backs transgender rights

Bob Egelko
San Francisco Chronicle

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ezs note:  Californians: at the very least, I urge you to do the following.  1)  urge your neighbors to vote NO to the crappy group "Privacy For All".  2) E-mail your California friends to vote the same way.  3)  If you haven't done so, register.  4) VOTE!!!

Transgender people should use bathroom of gender they identify as, U.S. urges

Lisa Rein
The Washington Post

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Graduation robes reflect changing attitudes toward gender identity

Gretel Kauffman
Yahoo!

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Shhh, archbishop: S.F. doesn’t want your take on gender identity

C. W. Nevins
San Francisco Chronicle

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Rise in number of transgender children in Scotland (Scotland)

Judith Duffy
Herald Scotland

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Transgender in Cincinnati: Ashton Dotson gets a job

Anne Saker
cincinnati.com

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Transgendered deserve protection from discrimination

Pat Pryor
Ithaca Journal

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Facebook Adds New Suicide Prevention Tools and a Fill-in-the-Blank Gender Option

Carolyn Cox

The Mary Sue

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Why you should always use "transgender" instead of "transgendered"

German Lopez
vox

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'Transgender is beautiful:' Actress Laverne Cox of 'Orange is the New Black' visits SVSU

Jessica Shepherd
mlive.com

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