NBA referee Che Flores becomes first non-binary trans ref in the league

Ali Condon

The Pink News

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Health care for transgender adults becomes new target in 2023 legislative session

Orion Rummler

Axios/The 19th

Oklahoma City, OK

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ezs note:  If you live in one of the following states - South Carolina, Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia or Kentucky - please email or call (preferred) your state representative AND state senator and tell this person that they should say NO to this odious bill(s). Thanks.

South Dakota - South Dakota Senate Becomes First Chamber To Pass Anti-Trans Legislation In 2022

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HRC

Sioux Falls, SD

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Missouri - Missouri high school senior becomes school's first male homecoming queen

Brooke Migdon

The Hill

Columbia, MO

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New Jersey - Former Miss Gay NJ 2016 becomes first trans woman to join Dover school board

Jessie Gomez

Daily Record

Dover, NJ

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lead story - Dr. Rachel Levine becomes nation's first transgender four-star officer

Matt Lavietes

NBC News

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ezs note:  Congratulations, Adm. Levine!

lead story - Dr. Rachel Levine becomes first openly transgender person confirmed by Senate to federal post

Doha Madani, Julie Tsirkin

NBC News

Dr. Rachel Levine

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ezs note:  We are proud of you, Rachel!

Donald Trump - ‘It's a sh-- sandwich': Republicans rage as Florida becomes a nightmare for Trump

Gary Fineout, Marc Caputo
Politico

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New Zealand - Weightlifter Hubbard becomes lightning rod for criticism of transgender policy

Ian Ransom
Reuters

Wellington, New Zealand

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civil rights - When discrimination becomes the norm

J.L. Gaynor
Out in Jersey

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civil rights - Indiana becomes the 6th state to offer a new gender option on driver's licenses

Kellie Hwang
IndyStar

Indianapolis, IN

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civil rights - Tennessee becomes first state in the South with hate crime law protecting transgender people

Natalie Allison
Tennesseean.

Nashville, TN

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Ohio - The best is yet to come’ Mike DeWine tells Ohioans as he becomes governor

Darrel Rowland, Randy Ludlow
Akron Beacon Journal

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Cedarville, OH

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Alabama - Alabama woman becomes first trans person reported killed in 2019

Abbey Crain
ALcom

Hope Hull, AL

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the killing of Dana Martin, please contact the Montgomery police department at 334-625-2532.  Thanks.

lead story - A Longtime LGBT Rights' Leader Becomes a Transgender Battleground State

Candice Norwood
Governing

Massachusetts State House

Boston, MA

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ezs note:  Massachusetts residents:  Please remember - first, register to vote, and second, be sure to vote YES on Question 3. 

The U.S. State of Delaware Becomes the 15th State to Ban LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

Duane Paul Murphy
College Media Network

Dover, DE (Delaware State Capitol)

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ezs note:  Delaware residents - Actually, the headline is a bit of a misnomer.  Read the whole article - it prevents minors from using 'reparative therapy', but once the person turns eighteen, hey, have at it.  This crackpot 'therapy' is no better than Dr. Hobgoblin's Magic Elixir. 

In a first, transgender person becomes news anchor in Pakistan

Press
The Express Tribune

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan

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UK - Munroe Bergdorf: Trans model becomes Labour's LGBT adviser

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BBC

House of Commons, London, UK

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Matherne becomes Stamford’s first transgender lawmaker

Liz Skalka
Stamford Advocate

Stamford, CT

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Gender becomes a flashpoint for this college generation

Vanessa McCray, Nelson Helm
LaCrosse Tribune

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