national/world - 2 transgender women attacked in downtown Minneapolis, advocates say

Kirsten Mitchell

CBS News

Minneapolis, MN

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ezs note:  Minneapolis residents - to date, the attackers are unknown.  If you have any information, please call the Minneapolis police at 612-673-3000. Thanks. 

national/world - Transgender women attacked with a hammer, suspect claims road rage not hate crime

Staff

The Jerusalem Post

Jaffa, Israel

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ezs post:  Uh-huh.  What, exactly, is the difference???😤

national/world - Three boys arrested in Stockton after transgender woman attacked

Staff

Sky News

Stockton-on-Tees, England, UK (or Teeside)

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Biden says US would respond 'militarily' if China attacked Taiwan, but White House insists there's no policy change

Kevin Liptak, Donald Judd, Nectar Gan

CNN

Taipei, Taiwan

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lead story - Transgender student attacked at Cobb County High School | Exclusive

Staff

11Alive

Mableton, GA

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lead story - 'He shouldn't have to be worried about being harassed or attacked': Transgender student bullied at Siegel High, mother says

Nancy DeGennaro

Daily News Journal

Murfreesboro, TN

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Wyoming - Wyoming Trans Woman Attacked in Her Apartment Complex's Dog Park

Alex Cooper

Advocate

Casper, WY

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California - Gang member attacked transgender women in MacArthur Park, prosecutors say

James Queally

Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, CA

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Donald Trump - 'Unconstitutional slop:' Donald Trump spars with Ben Sasse, the GOP senator who attacked his executive order

David Jackson
USA Today

Trump signs his order

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lead story - Transgender woman attacked on Manhattan subway platform

Elizabeth Keough
Daily News

Harlem, NY

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ezs note:  Fortunately, the camera got a very clear view of the suspects.  If you live in northern Manhattan (Harlem) and saw them,  please call the police at 800-577-8477.  Thanks.  

lead story - Deputies say transgender woman attacked by teens in Tukwila

Staff
KIRO

Tukwila, WA

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lead story - ‘Are you afraid of dying?’ Transgender woman attacked in Dallas tells her story for the first time

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

Dallas, TX

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lead story - 'I am going to kill you. I hate transgender females' | Trans women held at gunpoint, attacked in DC

Lorenzo Hall
WUSA

ezs note:  Washington DC, the nation's (cough) capital

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Donald Trump - Kellyanne Conway defends Trump after he attacked her husband

Daniel Lippman
Politico

ezs note:  n. 1:  Kellyanne Conway

                        2:  total Trump a**kisser

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Maryland - The Baltimore Sun investigated 2 years of hate incident reports in Maryland. Here's what we found.

Press
The Baltimore Sun

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ezs note:  Ugh... this article saddens, angers and disgusts me. But I think this article is really important too.  If you see ugly hate speech (or worse) REPORT IT.

Lebanon - Horrifying video shows transgender woman attacked in broad daylight as bystanders do nothing

Josh Jackman
PinkNews

Beirut, Lebanon

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South Africa - No laws to protect SA's vulnerable groups

Vuyo Mkize
news 24

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Illinois law bars 'gay panic' defense

Staff
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Illinois State Capitol (Springfield, IL)

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A Minnesota lawmaker attacked a new transgender city council member. Her ‘apology’ was just as bad.

Zack Ford
Think Progress

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Texas transgender drag queen raped, attacked by man wielding hammer

Press
WNCN

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ezs note:  Well, if you are a certain person who lives in Austin, you truly ARE an asshole.

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