lead story - Anti-gay hate crimes fell slightly in 2020, while anti-trans crimes rose, FBI says

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

FBI in training

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Oklahoma - O'HANLON: Remembering some good things from 2020

Adrian O'Hanlon III

McAlester News-Capital

McAlester, OK

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lead story - Transgender murders are 'rampant' in 2020: Human Rights Campaign counts 21 so far, nearly matching total of a year ago

Ellinor Aspegren
USA Today

Seattle, WA

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civil rights - Abortion. Transgender rights. Voting access. Polarizing issues could dominate statehouse agendas in 2020.

Tim Craig, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux
The Washington Post

  

Ohio statehouse

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Donald Trump - Impeachment or not, Trump could hurt these N.J. Dems in 2020. And Dems are saying this.

Jonathan D. Salant
NJ.com

Manasquan Borough, NJ 

(part of New Jersey's 4th district)

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civil rights - Trans issues make their way to 2020 presidential platforms

Julie Moreau
NBC News

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lead story - Transgender issues: Where the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates stand

Emily Tillett
CBS

Vermin Supreme (and no, this is not a joke...)

(Hey, he's better than Trump...)

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lead story - "I'm proud of who I am, but I'm more than one identity": The fight for transgender voices in 2020

Emily Tillett
CBS News

Wilmington, DE

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lead story - Naval Academy to ban transgender students beginning in 2020

Kristin Lam
USA Today

Annapolis, MD

United States Naval Academy

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Donald Trump - One of the GOP’s brightest female stars is dogged by Trump in 2020

Marianne Levine
Politico

Adel, IA

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Transgender inmate gets 2020 trial date for her federal civil suit alleging sexual abuse

Issac Smith
The Southern

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ezs note:  What the hell is this?  Too many horseshoe games interfering?  A "speedy trial" should be started in weeks or months (six at the very most)  never in years. Get with the freakin' program!!!

Steve Flowers: Don’t write off Doug in 2020

Steve Flowers
The Sand Mountain Reporter

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL)

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How Oprah Could Beat Donald Trump at His Own Game in 2020

Ryan Teague Beckwith
Time

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ezs note: Oprah '20? Hmmmmm... 👩