Kentucky - Lexington scores near top in the country for LGBTQ rights; gets highest mark in KY

Beth Musgrave

Lexington Herald-Leader

Lexington, KY

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Colorado - Religious freedom, LGBTQ rights collide in lawsuit over Colorado’s universal preschool program

Ann Schimke

The Denver Post

Manitou Springs, CO (r)

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Column: A transgender patient’s lawsuit against Kaiser is a front for the conservative war on LGBTQ rights

Michael Hiltzik

Los Angeles Times

Lake Wales, FL

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Michigan - Michigan board declines to certify LGBTQ rights ballot drive

David Eggert

Holland Sentinel

Lansing, MI

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civil rights - Examining Transgender Civil Rights

Kyle Kellams
KUAF

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civil rights - Weinberg: Remembering Babs, a transgender activist who blazed a path for LGBTQ rights

Loretta Weinberg
nj.com

ezs note:  Goodbye, Babs...

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Namibia - Namibia should respect LGBTQ rights

Marlyn Sande
Windhoek Observer

Windhoek, Namibia

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Tennessee - Where Tennessee's candidates for governor stand on LGBTQ rights

Natalie Allison
Tennesseean

Nashville, TN (Broadway district)

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civil rights - HRC Opposes Kavanaugh, Trump’s Pick to Undermine LGBTQ Rights, Reproductive Rights and Health Care

Charlotte Clymer
HRC

Brett Kavanaugh

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civil rights - We Made A List Of All The Anti-LGBT Stuff Trump Has Done As President

Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed News

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civil rights - Civil rights 'under assault' at Justice Department, DOJ 'exile' says

Julie Moreau
NBC News

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Vermont - Green Mountain State again leads way on LGBTQ rights

David Jordan
OutSmart

Vermont State House

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West Virginia Rises to Protect LGBTQ Rights

Emma Eisenberg
truthout

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ezs note:  Awwww... I can't help it... I get a soft spot in my heart when 

I hear about how Thurmond, West Virginia is doing!  Don't let it become a ghost town!  Bring it to a thriving 100!

It’s Now Undeniable That LGBTQ Rights Are In Danger Of Being Rolled Back

Michelangelo Signorile
Huffpost

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VIRGINIA IS ON COURSE TO ELECT ITS FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER STATE LEGISLATOR

Michael Cuby
Paper

Danica Roem

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