Starbuck, Minnesota

estimated transgender population: 7*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  Is Starbuck, Minnesota home to Starbucks?  Sadly, no.  (I am outraged!)  However, it is named after Stabekk, Norway.  If you have time, come on down and have a look!

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf  

Donald Trump - Graham on Kavanaugh confirmation snag: ‘Somebody has got to explain this to Trump’

Ramsen Shamon
Politico

Lindsey Graham

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Georgia - Georgia: UN expert to assess human rights of LGBT persons

UNHCR
Scoop

Tbilisi, Georgia

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civil rights - Gender-Based Dress Codes: Human Resources, Diversity And Legal Impact

Mirande Valbrune
Forbes

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Arkansas - New group a welcome, safe place for LGBT Catholics, allies

Aprille Hanson
Arkansas Catholic

William J. Clinton Presidential Library

Little Rock, AR

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lead story - For 20 Years, Law & Order: SVU Has Given a Voice to a Silenced Transgender Community

Lake Schatz
Consequence Of Sound

Law & Order:  SVU

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