national/world - Newsom backs rule change after Trump threatens to pull funding over transgender athlete

Eric He

Politico

Sacramento, CA

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national/world - Supreme Court backs Republican lawmaker in Maine who was punished for transgender athlete remarks

Lawrence Hurley

NBC News

Minot, ME

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ezs note:  That's OK.  It's her right.  Just be sure that, come Election Day, she's turned into former Rep. Laurel Libby.

national/world - Nguyen returns as council backs 'sanctuary' for transgender, gender-diverse people

Toni Caushi

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Worcester, MA

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Indiana - Conservative foundation backs Brownsburg teacher in transgender pronoun case

Staff

Inside Indiana Business

Brownsburg, IN

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ezs note: If you are a parent or a teenager who lives in Brownsville, Indiana, please contact the school board's attorney to see if testifying will help.  With luck, the case will be tossed out on its ear.  Thanks.

national/world - Tel Aviv backs housing for transgender community with support from religious factions

Staff

The Jerusalem Post

Tel Aviv, Israel

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G7 - G7 backs Biden's sweeping overhaul of global tax system

Tara John, Kevin Liptak

CNN

Boris Johnson (current host)

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lead story - Call Me by My Name: Rome School Backs Transgender Students

Paolo Santalucia

US News & World Report

Rome, Italy

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West Virginia - Carmichael backs proposed LGBTQ non-discrimination act

Steven Allen Adams
The Weirton Daily Times

Weirton, WV

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ezs note: I know that there are Republicans who feel they are treated unfairly.  It's a bitter pill to swallow, but there are transgender people who are treated unfairly, even horribly.  But there are those like Mitch Carmichael who have championed transgender causes.  Well done, Mitch.

lead story - ‘We Have Targets on Our Backs’: How Jacksonville Became America’s Transgender Murder Capital

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Jacksonville, FL

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Czech Republic - Czech Government Backs Marriage Equality Bill

Samantha Manzella
newnownext

Prague, Czech Republic

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Federal Judge Backs Civil Rights Protections for Transgender Students

Mark Walsh
School Law

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Obama administration backs transgender rights

Bob Egelko
San Francisco Chronicle

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ezs note:  Californians: at the very least, I urge you to do the following.  1)  urge your neighbors to vote NO to the crappy group "Privacy For All".  2) E-mail your California friends to vote the same way.  3)  If you haven't done so, register.  4) VOTE!!!

Mormon Church backs some legal protections for gays; exemptions ruffle feathers

KURTIS LEE
Los Angeles Times

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Leading gay-rights group backs Cuomo

Joseph Spector
http://www.lohud.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/politics-on-the-hudson/2014/08/21/leading-gay-rights-group-backs-cuomos-re-election/14392517/