Vermont - Miss Vermont’s Outstanding Teen on mission to end period poverty

Erin Brown

WCAX

Burlington, VT

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ezs note:  Especially for those transgender men who face an uncomfortable paradox, thank you!

    

Joe Biden - The end of Trump's trial lifts an oppressive cloud from Washington

Stephen Collinson

CNN

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Donald Trump - Will Jerry Falwell Jr's fall from grace end his influence over Trump voters?

Harriet Sherwood
The Guardian

       

Jerry Falwell Jr.

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Pennsylvania - Naiymah Sanchez and Mary Catherine Roper: What’s next in struggle to end LGBQ&T discrimination?

Naiymah Sanchez, Mary Catherine Roper
Trib Live

Greensburg, PA

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civil rights - Lawmakers end session with much unsettled

Nathan Brown
KPVI.com

Idaho State Capitol

Boise, ID

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civil rights - Iowa bill to end transgender civil rights protections is dead

Press
NBC News

ezs note:  He's dead, Jim!

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lead story - Iowa bill to end transgender civil rights protections is dead

Press
NBC News

Denison, IA

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ezs note:  I know that some more conservative transgender people might feel a bit slighted, but when a Republican leader does a really good thing, I try not to let it pass by.  If you live in Iowa (especially the 18th district) be sure to thank Rep. Holt.  

China - Helping communities to end AIDS epidemic

Gunilla Carlsson
China Daily

Beijing, China

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lead story - How can we end the current impasse over transgender athletes?

Sean Ingle
The Guardian

Ofu Beach (Samoa)

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lead story - Biden: Fastest way to end transgender violence 'is to end the Trump administration'

Caroline Kelly
CNN

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lead story - Protesters demand end to killings of transgender women, Trump rollbacks

Daniel Trotta
Reuters

New York City, NY

Washington Square Park

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Connecticut - ‘Gay panic defense’ would end under proposed CT law

Lisa Backus
CT Post

New Haven, CT

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lead story - Colorado, baker end legal spat over transgender woman’s cake

James Anderson, Colleen Slevin
Religious News Service

Lakewood, CO

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lead story - Transgender bathroom ban may end, but transcript irks teen

Ben Finley
WTOL

Gloucester Courthouse, VA

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Connecticut - Leader seeks to end “gay and transgender panic” defense

Emilie Munson
CT Post

Theophilus Eaton house

New Haven, CT

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Connecticut - Connecticut launches campaign to end new HIV infections

Clarice Silber
CT Mirror

New Haven, CT

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ezs note:  A few tips for you:

1)  Get tested now.  You need not wait any longer, I promise you.

2)  If your partner balks at wearing a condom, say NO.  If he still refuses, the jerk's not worth it.

3)  If you test positive, see what options are available.  In Connecticut (and all around New England, really) there are options available.

Rhode Island - R.I. House votes to end ‘gay or trans panic’ defense

Katherine Gregg
Providence Journal

Rhode Island State Capitol

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Urgent action needed to end anti-LGBTQ violence | Opinion

Chad Griffin, Kristin Clarke
The Inquirer

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Washington state - End gay conversion therapy in Washington

News Tribune editorial board
The News Tribune

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Japan urged to end forced sterilization of transgender people

Sierra C. Jackson
NBC

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