national/world - The fight for trans rights is beyond the ‘visibility era’: ‘This moment calls for radical defiance’

Sophie Perry

PinkNews

 Nong Tum, transgender boxer

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New Hampshire - NH LGBTQ+ leaders see 'dark times' with Trump presidency, vow to fight for equality

Ian Lenahan

Seacoast Online

Chatham, NH (r)

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ezs note:  New Hampshire residents - whatever you do, don't be afraid of Trump.  Kick em' in the (proverbial) tiny balls!!!

national/world - Once a leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, New Jersey has lost its punch

Denise Rachel

New Jersey Monitor

Rahway, NJ (r)

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Missouri - ‘Legislators don’t see me as human’: Missouri trans youth fight to survive anti-LGBTQ+ bills

Sam Levin

The Guardian

Pacific, MO (r)

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Florida - Plaintiffs push back in a Florida trans treatment fight

Jim Saunders

WUSF

White Springs, FL (r)

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Missouri - Planned Parenthood vows to fight Missouri AG push for transgender youth medical records

Annelise Hanshaw

News Tribune

Union, MO

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Idaho - A Teenager’s Fight Against Idaho’s Harmful Ban on Gender-Affirming Healthcare

Anonymous

ACLU

Lewiston, ID

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Bel Air police charge man after fight ends in fatal shooting

George Ng

WBAL

Bel Air, MD

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Fight for transgender equality transcends generations

Freda Kahen-Kashi, Sean Dooley, Kiara Alfonseca

ABC News

Nicole Maines

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Illinois - Trans people with felony convictions fight for right to change names in Illinois

Max Lubbers

www.injusticewalk.org

Chicago, IL (West Side)

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Joe Manchin - Manchin hits back at Sanders criticism in fight over Biden investment plan

Edward Helmore

The Guardian

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV)

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lead story - How the fight for rights continues with transgender attacks on the rise

Shirley Chan

PIX 11

New York City, NY

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lead story - Fight for transgender rights plants its flag on Capitol Hill

Brandon Tensley

CNN

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House of Representatives - House Democrats pass Biden's $1.9 trillion stimulus plan, sending it to the Senate as minimum wage fight looms

Joseph Zeballos-Roig

Insider

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Connecticut - Fed Trans Athletes Fight Officially Over

Emily Hays

New Haven Independent

New Haven, CT

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lead story - The black transgender push to keep the fight alive at LGBT Pride

Shrai Popat
BBC News

Brooklyn, NY

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Louisiana - Louisiana trans organizers fight COVID-19 with solidarity

Dylan Borne
FightBack!News

New Orleans, LA

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ezs note:  Louisianans - sadly, the news is dated,  As of April 10, 19,253 have tested positive, and 755 have died. To see the latest please look here.

Donald Trump - Shooting of Man in the Face by ICE Turns Into a Trump-New York Fight

Annie Correal, Ed Shanahan
The New York Times

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civil rights - Businesses key players in Michigan rights fight

Jack Lessenberry
The Blade

Emmet County, MI

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Florida - Transgender Florida student’s fight over school bathrooms could affect Alabama

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AL.com

Ponte Vedra, FL

Nease High School

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