South Carolina - ACLU challenges South Carolina's transgender healthcare ban in new lawsuit

Lauren Lennon

ABCnews4

McBee, SC (r)

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North Carolina - Lawsuit Challenges North Carolina Rules on Transgender ID

Tom Foreman Jr.

US News & World Report

Winston-Salem, NC

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lead story - Four parents of transgender boys on the challenges and joys of raising their sons in a world that can be hostile

Scottie Andrew

CNN

Saline County, AR (Bauxite)

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lead story - Lawsuit Challenges Alaska Medicaid Transgender Coverage

 Press

US News & World Report

Anchorage, AK

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lead story - Being Uninsured Poses Unique Health Care Challenges For The Transgender Community

Deepa Bharath
JPR

Jefferson, OR

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Maine - Tunnel of Oppression challenges perceptions of groups on campus

Ali Tobey
Maine Campus

Orono, ME

University of Maine

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Alaska - Lawsuit challenges Alaska Medicaid policy denying transgender-related health care coverage

Renee Gross
KTOO

Homer, AK

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civil rights - Women’s shelter challenges Anchorage’s non-discrimination law

Jill Burke
KTUU

Anchorage, AK

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Kansas - YouTube star Tyler Oakley challenges Kansas principal on LGBTQ issues

Suzanne Perez Tobias
The Wichita Eagle

Cheney, KS

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Botswana - Group challenges criminalisation of same-sex relationships in Botswana

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news24

Gaborone, Botswana

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lead story - Ind. Teacher Challenges District Transgender Name Policy

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NBC News

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Spain - Book documents challenges of undefined gender in 1700s Spain

George Diepenbrock
The University of Kansas

Jusepe de Ribera, La Mujer Barbuda

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Tributes, celebration, and next steps for LGBTQ civil rights to mark 2018 Equality Illinois Gala

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ChicagoPride.com

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The Challenges of Being Transgender in Restaurant Kitchens

Alex Di Francesco
Eater

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DONALD TRUMP CHALLENGES REX TILLERSON TO AN IQ TEST: ‘I CAN TELL YOU WHO IS GOING TO WIN’

Graham Lanktree
Newsweek

Graham Lanktre

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Transgender employee challenges firing from Christian funeral home

Alex Swoyer
The Washington Times

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SeniorAdvice.com explores the challenges of the aging transgender community

Steve Lee
LGBT Weekly

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ezs note: To seek advice and help, click https://www.senioradvice.com/articles/the-struggles-and-triumphs-of-transgender-seniors.

A Survey Of 1,500 Transgender Texans Quantifies The Challenges That They Face

Dan Solomon
Texas Monthly

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ezs note:  If you are from Texas, do yourself and your district a big favor by urging your state congressperson AND state senator to vote NO on the idiotic Senate Bill 6.  Thanks.

Breast cancer poses unique challenges for U.S. transgender community

Caroline Robinson
Northern California News

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Transgender Patients Face Challenges at the Hospital

Abby Ellin
The New York Times

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