national/world - Liam Johns, trans activist who allowed the Observer to document pregnancy, dies at 35

 Jeff A. Chamer

Charlotte Observer

Charlotte, NC

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Liam...

Spy - The Lincoln Project (video)

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ezs note:  Here comes The Lincoln Project!  Please, distribute (ahem) liberally!

Blake Brockington (Wikipedia)

 

Blake Brockington (1996 - 2015)

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ezs note:  If you have a notable transgender person who is not listed, please don't hesitate to bring it to Wikipedia's attention!

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Will NC inspect students’ genitalia under proposed transgender athlete ban? What to know

Evan Moore

The Charlotte Observer

Charlotte, NC

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ezs note:  Drop yer drawers, heh, heh.

lead story - Transgender people struggle to find health care. Charlotte doctors want to change that.

Olivia Olsher

The Charlotte Observer

Charlotte, NC

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lead story - 2 men charged with killing 2 transgender women in Charlotte hotels, police say

Staff

WSOC-TV

Charlotte, NC

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ezs note:  To the people on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police force, THANK YOU.

lead story - HRC Mourns Jaida Peterson, Black Transgender Woman Killed in North Carolina

Madeleine Roberts

HRC

Charlotte, NC

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ezs note:  Charlotte/Mecklenburg county (NC) - if you have any information regarding the murder of Jaida Peterson, please call the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department at 704-432-TIPS.  Thanks.

How Charlotte-based companies score for LGBTQ equality in the workplace

Jenna Martin
Charlotte Business Journal

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Charlotte police release shocking details about the murder of transgender woman

Bil Browning
LGBTQ Nation

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Charlotte transgender activist tells national magazine HB2 bargain made things worse

Mark Price
Reading Eagle

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Potty parade: Toilets lined up outside N.C. official’s house create amusing mystery

Ann Doss Helms
Charlotte Observer

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ezs note:  Toilets of the world, unite!  You have nothing to lose but your poop!

North Carolina signals reversal on transgender bathroom law

Letitia Stein
Reuters

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Transgender woman chased, attacked with hatchet at Charlotte park

Blake Hanson
wsoctv.com

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ezs note:  If you live in North Carolina, please urge that the two adults be charged to the FULLEST extent of the law, and the minor be charged as an adult.

Charlotte Transgender Minister to be Ordained Sunday

Vanessa Leon
Spectrum News

Rev. Dawn Flynn

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The uncomfortably strong case against Obama’s transgender protections

Editorial Board
The Charlotte Observer

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NBA moves all-star game to New Orleans over transgender law

Press
Reuters

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Jazz Jennings Gets Personal About Transgender Bathroom Debate

James MichaelNichols
The Huffington Post

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trans:formation: The Biological Roots of Being Transgender

William Gallo and Tina Trinh
VOA

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Chris Wallace crushes NC gov.: ‘Let it go… there’s no case of transgender people molesting girls’

David Edwards
Raw Story

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This 25-Year-Old Transgender Woman Is Responsible for That Viral Bathroom Selfie

Lauren Duca
Teen Vogue

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