Mississippi - California man heads to prison for killing MS Coast transgender woman, wounding sister

Martha Sanchez

Sun Herald

Gulfport, MS

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Sick - The Lincoln Project (video)

 

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Mississippi - New Mississippi laws on guns, gender, squatted vehicles and more take effect

Heather Harrison, Ashton Pittman

Daily Journal 

Decatur, MS (r)

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Mississippi - Gov. Reeves Tells Transgender Mississippians to Go Cis Themselves

D'Anne Witkowski

Pridesource

Alligator, MS

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national/world - Mississippi school district faces Title IX lawsuit after trans teen barred from attending band concert for wearing a dress

Isabel Rosales

CNN

Biloxi, MS (county seat)

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ezs note:  Only in Mississippi (again)

Mississippi - Mississippi bans trans people from using correct school bathroom

Amelia Hansford

Pink

Algoma, MS

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ezs note:  Oh, Mississippi.  When do you plan on doing ANYTHING right???

Mississippi - Mississippi Republicans revive bill to regulate transgender bathroom use in schools

Michael Goldberg, Emily Wagster Pettus

ABC News

Ackerman, MS

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ezs note: Mississippians - I don't know whether Republicans have scheduled this vote yet, but if they haven't done so yet, and you have a phone or cellphone, what are you waiting for???  Tell em' to vote NO on this stupid bill. 

Mississippi - Mississippi inmates may get to sue prisons if they’re jailed with trans people

John Russell

LGBTQ Nation

Jackson, MS

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In the Mississippi Bible Belt, a family wrestles with raising trans kids in the Mormon church

Molly Minta

The 19th

Marshall County, MS

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Mississippi transgender high school teen will not attend graduation after being barred from wearing a dress

Cara Tabachnick

CBS News

Gulfport, MS

Harrison County High School

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ezs note:  There's no doubt about it - it's hard.  But the more people who agree with the transgender girl who refuses to go along with this farce, the better.  Imagine somebody threw a party - but nobody came.

Garrison Starr (Wikipedia)

Garrison Starr

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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!

tornadoes - Deadly tornadoes devastate communities in six states

Keith Allen

CNN

Tornado

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Mississippi - ‘They took it back.’ MS reverses course on policy easing gender changes on licenses

Isabelle Taft

Biloxi Sun Herald

Biloxi, MS

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lead story - Mel Groves, a trans student in Mississippi, remembered for 'generous heart'

Jo Yurcaba

NBC News

Alcorn State University

Jackson, MS

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ezs note:  rest in peace, Mel...

Mississippi - Mississippi only state with no elected LGBTQ official: report

Natalie Pries

The Hill

Jackson, MS

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Mississippi - NCAA may pull championship events from Mississippi over anti-transgender legislation

Patrick Magee

SunHerald

Biloxi, MS

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Mississippi - Mississippi gov signs bill limiting transgender athletes

Emily Wagster Pettus

ABC News

Gov. Tate Reeves

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lead story - Mississippi governor to sign bill banning transgender student-athletes from female sports teams

Meredith Deliso

ABC News

Jackson, MS

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lead story - HRC Mourns Dominique Jackson, Black Trans Woman Killed in Mississippi

Madeleine Roberts

HRC

Jackson, MS

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ezs note: Jackson city/ Hinds, Madison, Rankin counties - if you have any information regarding the murder of Dominique Jackson, please contact Jackson police at 601-960-1217. Thanks.

Mississippi - ACLU of Mississippi wants to ensure fair voting for transgender community

Thao Ta

WJTV

Jackson, MS

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