lead story - Transgender Woman Found Dead in Sand at NYC Beach, Police Say

Press
NBC News

New York City, NY

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New York - TRANSGENDER SEX WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC

Rebecca Chowdhury
The Appeal

New York City, NY

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civil rights - Lorena Borjas, Pioneering Transgender Latina Activist in NYC, Dies From COVID-19

Staff
NBC News

Goodbye, Lorena... 😔

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ezs note:  Do you have what it takes to pick up the fallen torch of Lorena?  If you have the skills and the moxie to do some of her work, please consider doing some of her work.  Thanks.

💔

Lorena Borjas
1960-2020

New York - The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’

Karina Piser
The Nation.

Riverside Church

New York City, NY (Manhattan)

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Donald Trump - Shooting of Man in the Face by ICE Turns Into a Trump-New York Fight

Annie Correal, Ed Shanahan
The New York Times

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lead story - Man arrested for alleged attack on transgender woman in a New York subway station

Anna Sturla

CNN

Harlem, NY

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New York - Five harsh facts of transgender life in New York City

Zach Williams
New York Nonprofit Media

New York City, NY

Rockefeller Center

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lead story - Transgender visibility has become my paradox. I want to be seen as any other woman, and as trans.

Meredith Talusan
NBC News

New York City, NY (1952)

Dag Hammarskjöld, foreground

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civil rights - Advocacy Group Appoints Lobbyists in Fight for Trans Rights

Jon Gingerich
O'Dwyer's

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civil rights - NEW YORK CITY INTRODUCES GENDER NEUTRAL OPTION 'X' ON BIRTH CERTIFICATES

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek

New York City, NY

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civil rights - No Relief: William Barr Is as Bad as Jeff Sessions — if Not Worse

David Cole
ACLU

William Barr

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ezs note:  Yeah, it's a stretch, but the more people that call their Senators (remember, you have two) the better the chance of keeping Barr out.  When I'm done, I'll call my two Senators - what about you?  

Poland - Don’t Be Dumb at Brunch: ‘No Gays Allowed’ Billboard Goes Up in NYC, Poland Eyes Anti-Gay Law

Paul Katami, Jeff Zarrillo
Hornet

Poland

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ezs note:  The story about Poland is the third story.

Donald Trump - Far-Right ‘Proud Boys’ Kick, Punch People in New York Following Speech From Leader

Will Sommer, Pervaiz Shallwani
Daily Beast

Proud Boys (Seattle, WA)

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New York City Jails Still Can’t Keep Trans Prisoners Safe

Aviva Stahl
The Villiage Voice

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Illustrator Victor Juhasz on What It Means to Draw Donald Trump

Sarah Grant
Rolling Stone

art by Victor Juhasz

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The type of transgender you haven't heard of

Christina Capatides
CBS

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ezs note: The misuse of 'transgender" belongs to CBS.  For what it's worth, I pointed the mistake out to them.

Donald Trump's 2005 tax return (Credit: Rachel Maddow)

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ezs note:  If you wish to examine Donald Trump's returns more thoroughly, you can do so here.

A NEW PHASE OF CHAOS ON TRANSGENDER RIGHTS

Jennie Suk Gerson
The New Yorker

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SNL mocks Logo’s ‘Fire Island,’ cast shows support for transgender rights

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

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Transgender Models Find a Home

Alyson Krueger
The New York Times

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