civil rights - For LGBT people, the courage to live openly changes hearts and minds | Opinion

Jason Boeckman
News-Press

Bartow, FL (Polk County)

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Belgium/USA - Belgium Oscar Submission 'Girl' Is "a Message of Courage, Bravery And Compassion" (Guest Column)

Nora Monsecour
Hollywood Reporter

(not from 'Girl')

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ezs note:  To see the opposite view, see https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/belgiums-oscar-submission-girl-is-a-danger-transgender-community-1166505

lead story - 2 Transgender Veterans Find Courage — And Sisterhood — Off The Battlefield

Liyna Anwar
NPR

Tucson, AZ

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These photos show the courage and tragedy of LGBTQ life in Peru

Steven Davy
Jefferson Public Radio

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Army chiefs applaud 'courage' of Britain’s first female infantry soldier who revealed she was born a boy (UK)

Lexi Finnigan
The Telegraph

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Dispatches: The Courage to Combat Indonesia’s Homophobia

Kyle Knight
Human Rights Watch

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SHOUT-OUT TO COURAGE (India)

Press
Ahmedabad Mirror

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Bruce Jenner’s Courage

Nicholas Kristof

The New York Times


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Capturing the Courage of Transgender Men

 Jordan G. Teicher

http://www.slate.com/

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Transgender People of Color and Domestic Violence - Toni Newman - http://www.huffingtonpost.com

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ezs note:  If you are transgender and are being abused, and the thought is running through your head, "Ahhh... it'll pass...", know this:  this is WRONG!!!  Listen to Toni!!  Listen to me!  Make that call today!!


www.thehotline.org

1-800-799-SAFE (7223)

OR

1-800-787-3224

The courage to continue (www.sctimes.com)

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The meaning of courage - and why lawmakers need to show some now (www.baywindows.com)

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