lead story - Transgender asylum seeker dies after six weeks in ICE custody

Ben Kesslen
NBC News

El Salvador

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Maryland - Md. House Speaker Michael Busch dies

James Wellemeyer
Washington Blade

Annapolis, MD

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ezs note:  Maryland, we mourn with you...

lead story - Transgender migrant from Honduras dies in U.S. custody

Annie Rose Ramos
NBC

BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS, DONALD.

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Namibia - Gender activist and journalist dies

Nomhle Kangootui
Namibian

Sarry Xoagus-Eises

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Edith Windsor, Whose Same-Sex Marriage Fight Led to Landmark Ruling, Dies at 88

Robert D. McFadden

The New York Times

Edie Windsor (1929-2017)

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Edie.  You will always be remembered.

Mona Ahmed, transgender & photographer’s muse, dies at 81

Sonya Lakhani
The Indian Express

Mona Ahmed (1935-2017)

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Mona...

Transgender advocate from Georgia who took on judge dies

Kimberley Richardson
WSB-TV

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Rowan...

Trans woman dies after being stabbed in the neck in Brazil (UK)

Meka Beresford
Pink News

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ezs note:  In addition reading the article, please sign the petition.

Virginia transgender bathroom bill dies in committee without debate

Press
WJLA

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David Mack Henderson, Fort Worth gay activist, dies

Judy Wiley and Anna Tinsley
Star-Telegram

David Mack Henderson

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ezs note:  He worked to make Texas fair for everyone.  Rest in peace, David...

Broadway and TV Star Florence Henderson Dies at 82

Robert Viagas
Playbill

Florence Henderson

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ezs note:  Besides being best known as Carol in The Brady Bunch, she was also known as being a fierce advocate for LGBT people.  Rest in peace, Florence.

Atlanta trans pioneer Cheryl Courtney-Evans dies

Matt Hennie
Project Q Atlanta

Cheryl Courtney-Evans

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ezs note:  What an amazing life!  Rest in peace, Cheryl...

The Lady Chablis, transgender nightclub star, dies aged 59

Megan Carpentier
The Guardian

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ezs note:  We miss you, The Lady Chablis...

Burlington Police: Transgender man dies from injuries

Staff
WCAX

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If you have any information regarding this murder, please call the Burlington (Vermont) police department at 802-658-2704.  Thank you very much.

Rest in peace, Mr. Beede.

Transgender woman dies after undergoing illegal backstreet bum implant surgery (Ireland)

Natalie Evans
Irish Mirror

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ezs note:  Go ahead.  Take a second look.  Maybe - if you're "lucky" - you'll wind up with a horribly disfigured body.  If you're not so lucky, you'll wind up dead. Don't let these charlatans take your money AND your life!!!

Transgender bathroom bill dies in Tennessee House committee

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WTOP

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ezs note:  Thank you, Tennessee!!

Transgender birth certificate bill dies in Legislature

Peter Marcus
The Durango Herald

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22-Year-Old Transgender Woman Dies After Ingesting 'Suicide Seeds' Purchased Online for $5: 'I Watched My Kid Die,' Says Mom

Rose Minutaglio
People

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ezs note:  Friends, please remember that there is help out there!  One thing you can do is to see a reputable psychologist or psychiatrist.  For more immediate help, call National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 or use the website at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.

Holly Woodlawn, Transgender Star of 1970s Underground Films, Dies at 69

William Grimes
The New York Times

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms Goodlawn...

Transgender woman dies after being shot between Montgomery County shopping centers

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Daily Reporter

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ezs note: Please, if you have any information regarding this killing, and you live or travel through Montgomery County, contact the police at 1-866-411-TIPS(8477) immediately!!!

Rest in peace, Zella...