lead story - Transgender LA LEO is among many living 'their truth' on force

Brenda Gazzar
PoliceOne.com

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civil rights - LA's 'Mother' Karina Samala on Years of Transgender Advocacy

Zackary Drucker
Broadly.

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Transgender people are being killed at a record pace in U.S., advocacy groups say

AP
Los Angeles Times

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Garcetti wants extension on city’s ban for non-essential N.C. travel over transgender bathroom bill

Debbie L. Sklar
LA.com

Mayor Eric Garcetti

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Bet Tzedek To Provide Legal Services to LA’s Transgender Community

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thepride

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‘Go f*ck yourself!’: Watch Larry Wilmore rip Milo’s ‘douchey little ass’ for attacking transgender adults

Tom Boggoni
Raw Story

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Repealing Obamacare would be devastating for transgender Americans

Imara Jones
Mic

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Trans Reporter Lewis Wallace: In Trump Era, Journalists Urgently Need to Know What We Stand For

Amy Goodman
Democracy Now!

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Apprentice contestant Summer Zervos sues Donald Trump for defamation

Rory Carroll
The Guardian

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TransHaven LA Is Fighting Trans Homelessness This Holiday Season

Claire Warner
Bustle

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Broadway and TV Star Florence Henderson Dies at 82

Robert Viagas
Playbill

Florence Henderson

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ezs note:  Besides being best known as Carol in The Brady Bunch, she was also known as being a fierce advocate for LGBT people.  Rest in peace, Florence.

We All Need to Do Better

Richard Sherman
The Players' Tribune

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ezs note:  Damn... if the world were filled with Richard Shermans, the world would be a damn sight better... go Richard! ✌

How to Keep Trans Voters From Being Disenfranchised

Michelle Dennis
Advocate

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ezs note:  Especially if you live in one of the states colored red or blue, read the article not once but twice.

For Our Communities, HIV Is Too Important to Ignore

Brent A. Wilkes and Mary Beth Maxwell
Advocate

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ezs note:  Please, if you haven't had your HIV test, or it's been some time since you've had one (one year or more) go and have one now.  You'll be glad you did!

Alexis Arquette, Transgender Actress and Sister to David and Patricia Arquette, Has Died

Kara Warner and Julie Mazziota
People

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Alexis...

Kelly Osbourne, Zackary Drucker unite for transgender film festival

Tre'vell Anderson
Los Angeles Times

Kelly Osbourne

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Trump Gets Laughed At For Vague Answers to Jimmy Kimmel About Transgender Rights: WATCH

Andy Towle
Towlehead

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ezs note:  How true... (shudder)

'The show is important right now': Whoopi Goldberg to produce reality series based on transgender modelling agency (UK)

Justin Enriquez
Daily Mail

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Watch Caitlyn Jenner meet Hillary Clinton for the first time

Anna Merod
MSNBC

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Los Angeles: Transgender Woman Murdered (update)

Staff
Democracy Now!

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Kourtney...