Wyoming - Fight LGBTQ discrimination everywhere we find it

Kerry Drake
WyoFile

Lander, Wyoming

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civil rights - Mineola marchers press fight for transgender rights, laws

Christine Chung
Newsday

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civil rights - Virginia school district vows to fight on despite losing transgender bathroom ruling

Casey Quinlan
ThinkProgress

Or the Board of Education.  Take your pick.

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West Virginia - How Transphobic Anti-LGBTQ Groups Hijacked a Small Town's Fight for Equality

Whitney Kimball
Jezebel

Parkersburg, WV

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Donald Trump - Trump Adds Clinton Impeachment Lawyer, Bracing for a Fight on Multiple Fronts

Matt Apuzzo, Michael S. Schmidt
The New York Times

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ezs note:  Here's a priceless gem from the article by Apuzzo and Schmidt in The New York Times:  

Mr. Flood is arriving from the Washington law firm Williams & Connolly, which specializes in trial work, particularly in high-profile cases. Among its clients are Hillary Clinton, who relied on the firm during the F.B.I. investigation into her use of a private email server.  (italics mine)

To my conservative friends:  Uh, when he was campaigning, didn't Trump say he would never sully his fingers the same way 'Crooked Hillary' did?  Oh, well, so it goes.  And so Trump lies, lies, lies.  

New Hampshire - Applying Classroom Lessons to Fight Discrimination

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Keene State College

Keene State College

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Tenderloin Play Depicts 1960s Fight For Transgender Rights

Carrie Sisto
hoodline

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Donald Trump Wants to Fight the FBI? It’s a Suicide Mission.

Tim Weiner
Politico

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As I See It: Launching fight to preserve transgender rights in Massachusetts

Mason Dunn
telegram.com

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Cambodia - ‘Rainbow couples’ fight for approval

Kong Meta, Leonie Kijewski
The Phnom Penh Post

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The Fight for Open Transgender Military Service Is Only Beginning

Chase Strangio
ACLU

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ezs note:  There are two things that you can do: 1) sign the petition that would allow transgender persons to serve, and, 2) if you are not a member of the ACLU, do it now.  I did! 

AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin and the Fight Against HIV

John Jahn
Shepherd Express

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ezs note:  This is a scholarly, well-written article, including the origins of the AIDS virus from SIV (Simian Immunodeficiency Virus).  This is far more than the stock AIDS article, even though it is written for a general audience.  Please read it if you can.

Malaysia - At Penang assembly, reps fight for rights of transgender community

Opalyn Mok
malaymail online

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“Somebody Has To Fight For The Civil Rights Of Trans People. Why Not Me?”

Rich Bellis
Fast Company

rural Mississippi church

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Transgender Activists Fight Historical Mental Health Diagnosis

Boris Dittrich
Human Rights Watch

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Inside The Fight For Transgender Americans In The Mountains Of North Carolina

James Michael Nichols
HuffPost

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ezs note:  Please also note the podcast, "I'm Still Here".  It lasts a little than 40 minutes.

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.

How the LGBT movement came together to fight Trump’s transgender military ban

Eric van der Vort
The Washington Post

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Texas’ first transgender mayor continues making history

Danielle Husband
Rare

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Mormon Church joins fight against federal transgender rights directive

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

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