Myanmar - Myanmar's LGBT community find freedom at spirit festival

Grace Brown
CNN

Taung Byone, Myanmar

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civil rights - ACLU sues Missouri Commission on Human Rights over transgender man’s complaint

Autumn Callan
Jurist

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ezs note:  There was an article on this topic a few days ago, but the Jurist article is much more complete.

Alaska - Commissioner of Labor Drygas protests Fairbanks City Hall

Suzanne Downing
Must Read Alaska

Fairbanks, AK

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lead story - Transgender woman’s bank account frozen because she ‘sounded like a man’ on phone

Georgia Diebellius
Metro News

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