Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (Wikipedia)

 

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762)

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ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ and advocates.   This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Alan Bennett (Wikipedia)

Alan Bennett (second left)

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please press:  Alan Bennett

 ezs note:  This is a new piece, borrowing Wikipedia's list of anniversaries of LGBT+ notables.  This is a wide list, but it is by no means exhaustive.  You can help by adding to the list of notables.  In the meantime, enjoy!

Trans pupils put school policies to test amid heated debate in England

 Sally Weale

The Guardian

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, England, UK

(not necessarily the particular town)

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

UK conversion therapy ban to include trans people

Vanessa Clark

BBC

London, England

(now if we could get some of the states to do likewise)

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please press:  www.bbc.com

Russia - Russian football hooligans threaten to stab gay and transgender England fans at the World Cup

Khaleda Rahman
Daily Mail

Oh, yeah.  Russia's so civil.  Yeah...

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please press:  www.dailymail.co.uk

HSBC offers choice of transgender titles for bank's customers (UK)

Miles Brignall
The Guardian

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please press:  https://www.theguardian.com

Children at faith school 'ordered by teachers to ignore classmate because her parent is transgender' (UK)

Siobhan Henton and Dina Rickman
The Independent

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please press:  http://www.independent.co.uk

ezs note:  These - ahem - "teachers", if these allegations prove true, deserve to fired immediately.  They don't deserve to head up a dog training school, never mind a school with young children.  If you live in the UK, please write or e-write the Minister of State for School Standards in the Department of Education to let them know of your extreme displeasure regarding this situation.  Thanks.

Transgender ultra-Orthodox case reveals painful clash of minority communities (UK)

Harriet Sherwood
The Guardian

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please press:  https://www.theguardian.com

School sued for ‘appalling’ treatment of transgender student

Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation

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please press:  http://www.lgbtqnation.com

New guidelines allow transgender children to join the Guides (UK)

Chloe Farand
Independent

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please press:  http://www.independent.co.uk

New Year, New You? (UK)

LJ Ferris
Huffpost Lifestyle UK

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please press:  http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

14 Of Our Favorite Queer Heroes Of 2016

JamesMichael Nichols
The Huffington Post

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please press:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com

Vaccine Skeptics Are Excited About Donald Trump’s Presidency

Ruth Graham
Slate

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ezs note:  For more information on "Doctor" Andrew Wakefield , please see the Wikipedia entry on him.

Eddie Izzard reveals years of transgender abuse to court (UK)

Press
The Guardian

Eddie Izzard

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please press:  https://www.theguardian.com

Transgender children: the parents and doctors on the frontline

Tim Adams
The Guardian

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please press:  https://www.theguardian.com

ezs note:  Please see the doctor in Boston in TED talk.

NHS not transgender-friendly enough, says nurse (UK)

Press
BBC

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please press:  http://www.bbc.com

Study finds potential for decrease in tobacco use by transgender women who receive hormone therapy (UK)

Press
News-Medical.net

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please press:  http://www.news-medical.net

BBC to hire Radio 2's first transgender DJ as Stephanie Hirst takes over as host (UK)

Patrick Hill
Mirror

Stephanie Hirst

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please press:  http://www.mirror.co.uk

Transgender stories: 'People think we wake up and decide to be trans' (UK)

Kate Lyons
The Guardian

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please press:  https://www.theguardian.com

UK warns tourists about NC transgender law

Julian Hattem
The Hill

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please press:  http://thehill.com