Ohio - Phyllis Harris on LGBT rights in Northeast Ohio: 'I cannot say we have done enough'

 Jessica Miller, Maureen Kyle

WKYC

Cleveland, OH

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civil rights - Michigan LGBT rights initiative launched for November ballot

Jonathan Oosting
Bridge

Lansing, MI

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civil rights - Over 132,400 Opposed Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Plan

Lindsey Kaley
ACLU

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please press: www.aclu.org 

Vietnam - LGBT rights: Vietnam recognises transgender people, but there's a flaw in the law

Sen Nguyen
South China Morning Post

Hanoi, Vietnam

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civil rights - FOR TRUMP, LGBT RIGHTS ARE FOREIGN POLICY, NOT A DOMESTIC CONCERN

Jared Keller
Pacific Standard

His Royal Asininity.

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protest for LGBT rights TODAY

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ezs note:  I know it's VERY short notice, but there is a protest in favor of LGBT rights today, at 6 pm, in front of the Town Hall in West Hartford.  See ya there!

civil rights - Push for broader LGBT rights slowed by lack of GOP support

David Crary
Daily Freeman

Boonville, NC

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ezs note:  If you live in an area where the Congressperson or either one of the Senators is a Republican, all is not lost.  Remember, s/he represents you.  Write a letter or e-letter and in a polite yet firm missive, let your concerns be heard.

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Myanmar - Year End Review on LGBT rights

Nyo Me
Myanmar Times

Pyay, Myanmar

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civil rights - Indiana Senate race: Braun, Donnelly differ on line between religious freedom, LGBT rights

Chris Sikich
IndyStar

Granger, IN

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civil rights - SJ eyes ordinance to protect LGBT rights

John Matuszak
The Herald-Palladium

St. Joseph, MI

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civil rights - LGBT Rights Milestones Fast Facts

Press
KPAX

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civil rights - These Five Court Cases Could Change the Future of LGBT Rights

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

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civil rights - Inside the Fight to Save LGBT Rights at an All-New Supreme Court

Samantha Allen
The Daily Beast

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Romania - LGBT rights, marriage definition, ‘defending justice’: Three rallies in Bucharest this Saturday

Press
Romania Insider

Bucharest, Romania

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Pakistan - Pakistan’s Trans Community Gains Recognition, as LGBT Rights Legislation Evolves

Steve Williams
care2

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Albania - ‘Nothing comes from exclusion,’ says Surrey man who fought for LGBT rights in Albania

Bala Yogesh
Surrey Now-Leader

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Cambodia - Push for LGBT rights

Pech Sotheary
Khmer Times

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The Fight for Open Transgender Military Service Is Only Beginning

Chase Strangio
ACLU

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ezs note:  There are two things that you can do: 1) sign the petition that would allow transgender persons to serve, and, 2) if you are not a member of the ACLU, do it now.  I did! 

How Trump Uses “Religious Liberty” to Attack L.G.B.T. Rights

Masha Gessen
The New Yorker

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Activists celebrate Botswana's transgender court victory (Kenya)

Press
The Star

scene in Kenya

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