national/world - Iowa elects Aime Wichtendahl as first transgender woman to serve on state legislature

Becky Phelps

KCRG (ABC)

Hiawatha, IA

(part of District 80)

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national/world - ACLU attorney will be the first openly transgender advocate to argue before Supreme Court

Devan Cole

CNN

SCOTUS

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national/world - 3% of U.S. High School Students Identify as Transgender, First National Survey Finds

Dennis Thompson

US News & World Report

Lebanon, CT (r)

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ezs note:  Here in Connecticut, although overall things are better, there are pockets of woe.  If you are a parent, do your best to your Board of Ed meeting and SPEAK.  If they give you a blind eye, do your best to turn them on their ear..

national/world - Spain’s first transgender soccer team makes debut in regional men’s league

Reuters

NBC News

Pallejá, Spain

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California - In tight Inland Empire race, first transgender candidate could oust first Republican Latina

Mackenzie Mays

Los Angeles Times

  Palm Springs, CA

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national/world -Paris Paralympics: Valentina Petrillo set to become first transgender athlete at Games

Press

abc.net.au

Paris, France

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national/world - Russia’s First Transgender Politician Says Detransitioned Due to Threats

Press

The Moscow Times

Altai region, Siberia, Russia

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ezs note:  Beneath the masthead "The Moscow Times"  is a proclamation:  'Independent news from Russia'. Meaning that they won't be beholden to the whims of Vladimir Putin.  Whether the REAL goings-on in Ukraine, or the trials of Yulia Alyoshina, this is the material ordinary Russians need to read. Please, don't ignore the request for money.  Make a donation, however small. (but a big donation would be even better!)  

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

Tori Bedford

WGBH

Worcester, MA

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Maryland - Bailey Anne Kennedy is first trans Miss Maryland USA

Trudy Ring

Advocate

Barclay, MD

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national/world - How West Virginia's first transgender elected official is influencing local politics

Leah Willingham

Yahoo

Wheeling, WV

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ezs note:  Fantastic!!!  Although West Virginia is not really known as a liberal bastion,  Wheeling is proof that Rosemary Ketchum CAN be elected mayor!

national/world - Profile | China’s first publicly recognised transgender woman divorces German husband – remarries him 18 years later

Zoey Zhang

SCMP

Beijing, China

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national/world - Meet the first transgender woman to take the title of Miss Valley Isle USA

'A'ali'i Dukelow

KITV

Makawao, HI

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Louisiana - Louisiana's transgender 'bathroom bill' clears first hurdle

 AP

NBC News

Denham Springs, LA

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ezs note:  If you live in Denham Springs, on Election Day, do your part to make Rep. Wilder into former Rep. Wilder.

Nation's first transgender voting center opens in LA County

Matthew Rodriguez

CBS News

Los Angeles County, CA 

(Santa Monica)

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No matter where you are, VOTE!!!

Meet Spain’s first transgender senator

Staff

Pink News

Senate of Spain

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NBA referee Che Flores becomes first non-binary trans ref in the league

Ali Condon

The Pink News

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Tennessee elects its first transgender lawmaker

Matt Lavietes

NBC News

Nashville, TN

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How Zooey Zephyr, Montana's first trans legislator, became a national celebrity

Jo Yurcaba

MSNBC 

Billings, MT

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This 24-year-old wants to be the 1st transgender legislator in N.Y., joining elected officials in several other states

Ben Adler

yahoo!

Queens, NY (NYC)

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Philippines makes history with first transgender guest news presenter

Korina Estrada

Transgenderfeed

Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

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