Ghana - LGBT community in Ghana calls for a referendum on gay rights

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Aburi Botanical Garden, Ghana

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civil rights - Trans Ohioans Are Asking for Basic Human Dignity

James Esseks
ACLU

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Pennsylvania - IUP student disciplined in classroom dispute allowed to return to class

Matt McKinney
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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ezs note:  A few thoughts here -  my own feelings are that Mr. Ingle's opinions are silly at best, repugnant at worst.  But, like it or not, they are his opinions, and they deserve a hearing.  I only hope that at a more conservative university, such as Liberty University, the same freedoms are offered.

Transgender Runners Can Race Boston Marathon Under Identified Gender

Alexis Diao
NPR

Boston Marathon (in Wellesley, MA)

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