national/world - Transgender Awareness Week reveals a community in crisis

Christopher Dawson

CNN

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Oklahoma - Transgender Oklahomans, allies look to music for community, catharsis

Beth Wallis

KGOU

Colcord, OK (r)

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national/world - Looking for home, some transgender people find community in unexpected places

Sandy West

NBC News

Lexington, KY

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Taking Refuge: Transgender Newcomers Find Safety, Services and Community in Vermont

Rachel Hellman

Seven Days

South Burlington, VT

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ezs note:  Vermont may be relatively small, but it's a gem of a state.  Hope you find happiness there!

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At a time of anti-trans sentiment, a New York lawsuit brings hope for the community

Jaclyn Diaz

NPR

Broome County, NY (Binghamton)

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‘I would probably not be here today’: LGBTQ community reacts as Tennessee legislature passes bill to ban children’s transgender therapy

Chris O'Brien

WATE

Portland, TN

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5 young LGBTQ activists who stood out for speaking up for themselves and their community in 2022

Cady Stanton

USA Today

Auburn, AL

Noble Hall

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Louisiana - Badass trans storm chaser lost her community after coming out but pursues her passion anyway

Molly Sprayregen

LGBTQ Nation

Baton Rouge, LA

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lead story - St. Pete community mourns the loss of murdered transgender woman, suspect still at large

Justin Matthews

FOX 13

St. Petersburg, FL

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ezs note:  If you have any information about the murder of Jenny De Leon, please call Crimestoppers at 1-800-873-8477.  Thanks.

lead story - Anti-trans views are worryingly prevalent and disproportionately harmful, community and experts warn

Andrea Bellemare, Kit Kolbegger, Jason Vermes

CBC.ca

Ottawa, ON

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Ohio - Ohio State LGBTQ, academic, mental health, community, and religious resources

Jessica Langer, Mary Kidwell, Olivia Albert, Jessica Orozco

OSU/The Lantern

Columbus, OH

Ohio State University

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George Floyd Square - Shots fired near George Floyd Square in Minneapolis as community marks anniversary of his death

N'dea Yancey-Bragg

USA Today

George Floyd Square

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Delaware - Delaware Senator Sarah McBride talks advocacy and the LGBTQ+ community at KPU event

Sarah Mattalan

The Eagle

The American University (Washington DC)

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Delaware - LGBTQ Social Group In Delaware Brings Community Together

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TechnoCodex

Wilmington, DE

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India - Transgender Woman Starts Cafe In Noida, Hopes To Inspire Others From 'Community'

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Business World

Noida, India

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Massachusetts - Community to remember transgender lives lost to violence

Josh Janney

The Winchester Star

Winchester, MA

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lead story - Transgender community welcomes change to Victorian birth certificates

James Hancock
ABC (Australia)

Melbourne, Australia

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Kentucky - The LGBTQ+ community behind bars during COVID-19

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Forward Kentucky

Frankfort, KY

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North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community

Hannah McClellan
The News & Observer

Raleigh, NC

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civil rights - HRC & NEA Sponsor Jazz and Friends National Day of School and Community Readings

Elliott Kozuch
HRC

Mount Horeb, WI

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