national/world - The woman behind Capitol bathroom protest says trans people can’t trust Democrats to protect them

Io Dodds

The Independent

Washington DC

US Capitol

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ezs note

cowards from Connecticut

Joe Courtney

Rosa DeLauro

Jahana Hayes

Jim Himes

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Utah - Utah lawmaker behind anti-trans laws says transgender people changing birth certificates, IDs is an ‘issue’

Emily Anderson Stern

The Salt Lake Tribune

Morgan, UT

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ezs note:  Utahns - if you live in one of the following counties - Daggett, Duchesne, Morgan, Rich, or Summitt - you might want to tell Kera Birkeland that if she doesn't rescind her stupid bill, come Election Day, she might have to be the one lookin' for a job.  Just sayin'...

national/world - The cruel truth behind Trump’s new attacks on trans people

Aja Romano

Vox

Sitka, AK

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ezs note:  residents of the United States - it's LESS than a week that the votes are finally counted.  Frankly, I don't care whether your state is Alabama or California.  What I DO care is that your vote is counted. VOTE!!!

George W. Bush - Bush alludes to US Capitol rioters when condemning violent extremists behind 9/11 attacks

Veronica Stracqualursi

CNN

George W. Bush

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Donald Trump - Trump is behind in a state no Republican has won the presidency without in 96 years

Harry Enten
CNN

Florida

Sabal Palmetto

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Donald Trump - Flash bangs and fury: Behind the fortress walls in a defining week for Trump and the country

Kevin Liptak, Kaitlan Collins
CNN

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Connecticut - Cisgender athlete behind anti-trans lawsuit defeats top trans rivals

Karleigh Webb
SB Nation

Canton, CT

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Donald Trump - THE MAN BEHIND TRUMP’S FACEBOOK JUGGERNAUT

Andrew Marantz
The New Yorker

Brad Parscale

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Donald Trump - Chuck and Nancy Have Only Just Begun Kicking Trump’s Behind

Michael Tomasky
Daily Beast

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lead story - The Faces Behind Transgender Troops’ Struggle for Acceptance

Jennie Rothenberg Gritz
Smithsonian.com

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'A Fantastic Woman': The Story Behind the Oscar-Nominated Transgender Drama

Tim Grierson
Rolling Stone

'A Fantastic Woman'

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Roy Moore Tells Parishioners 'The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender' Are Behind 'Malicious' Sexual Assault Allegations

David Badash
The New Civil Rights Movement

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ezs note:  ¿Que?

Leaving no one behind (India)

Namita Bhandare
Live Mint

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What’s Really Behind the Angst Over Transgender Bathrooms?

Jane Eisner / eisner@forward.com
Forward

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Transgender Waitress Tells the Life-Changing Story Behind Her Viral Facebook Post

Lane Moore
Cosmopolitan

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Pastor: Put gays behind electric fence (http://www.hlntv.com)

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Bullying behind bars: PA's juvenile detention center fail to protect LGBT youth (www.philadelphiaweekly.com)

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