national/world - First transgender woman in Mass. receives vaginoplasty outside Boston, as statewide care expands

Tori Bedford

WGBH

Worcester, MA

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Cambridge Dictionary expands its definition of 'woman' to include transgender women

Katie Kindelan

ABC News

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

(formerly Cambridge Dictionary)

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lead story - Spain Expands IVF to Lesbians, Single Women, Trans People

AP

US News & World Report

Madrid, Spain

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lead story - School board expands nondiscrimination policy to clarify protections for transgender students

Jill Palermo

Prince William Times

Prince William County, VA (Manassas)

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North Carolina - Blue Cross NC expands transgender health care coverage

Jessica Wakeman

Mountain XPress

Asheville, NC

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Donald Trump - Lincoln Project expands GOP target list, winning Trump ire

Jonathan Easley, Max Greenwood
The Hill

Abraham Lincoln

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Donald Trump - 2020 Electoral Map Ratings: Trump Slides, Biden Advantage Expands Over 270 Votes

Domenico Montanaro
NPR

Road to 270

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Maine - As transgender-rights organization expands into rural Maine, its members are getting priced out of Portland

Nick Schroeder
Bangor Daily News

Portland, ME

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lead story - Transgender Singing Voice Conference Expands Vocal Perspectives

Tana Weingartner
Cincinnati Public Radio

Richmond, IN

Earlham College

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Japan - Social security for transgender people expands; obstacles remain in old age

Press
Japan Today

Japan, Takezaki Suenaga, 1293 CE

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civil rights - Wiener bill expands civil rights for trans prisoners

Alex Madison
The Bay Area Reporter

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Immigration detention center expands in Southern California

Amy Taxin
paradisepost.com

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Bill expands hate crimes, adds transgender persons - http://elkodaily.com

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Brendon Ayanbadejo expands his gay advocacy to transgender rights - http://chicago.gopride.com

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