First Openly Transgender Professional Team Athlete Retires

Laura Roman
WFDD

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ezs note:  In case you missed it, your local friendly knothead Donald Trump has proposed zeroing out NPR's annual budget.  Granted, it's a longshot, but it could happen. The station WFDD gave us this news to enlighten us.  The least we can do is 1) sign the petition (I did) and 2) make a donation to our local station.

Connecticut's First Transgender Candidate for Governor Says Improving the Ecomony Her Priority

Daniela Altimari
Hartford Courant

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Texas’ First Transgender Mayor IS an Avid Cyclist

Molly Hurford
Bicycling

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Texas Mayor Becomes First Elected Official to Come Out as Transgender

Nahema Marchal
Heatstreet

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Nation’s first transgender killing of 2017 is in Mississippi

Therese Apel
SunHerald

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India’s first transgender school opens in Kerala (India)

Kiran Gangadharan
The Indian Express

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India’s first transgender Principal resigns (St. Lucia)

Press
St. Lucia Times

Manabi Bandopadhyay

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North Carolina high school crowns first transgender homecoming queen

Erin Rook
LGBTQ Nation

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First transgender soldiers seek formal Army recognition

Lolita C. Baldor
The Seattle Times

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In a First, Openly Transgender Service Member Promoted

Fiona Dawson
NBC News

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In a First, Website for Transgender Rights Launched in India (India)

Akriti Paracer
The Quint

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Israel’s first transgender army officer celebrates pride at embassy event

Ron Kampeas
Jewish Journal

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Premier League photographer becomes first transgender news anchor in Europe (UK)

Jimmy Nsubuga
metro.co.uk

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An Arab-Israeli Catholic Ballerina Just Won Israel's First Transgender Beauty Pageant

Mathew Rodriguez
Mic

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Lawmaker introduced first bathroom bill in 2013

Howard Fischer
Arizona Daily Sun

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Denmark to become first country not to define being transgender as a mental illness

Simon Robb
Metro.co.uk

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The Pearl of Africa: An Interview with Africa's First Openly Transgender Star Cleopatra Kambugu

Les Fabian Brathwaite
Out

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China’s first transgender employment discrimination case goes to court (Canada)

Jonathan Kaiman
thestar.com

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Lilly Wachowski makes first public appearance at GLAAD Awards since coming out as transgender

Tre'vell Anderson / trevell.anderson@latimes.com
LA Times

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Jordan Gray becomes first transgender singer to reach The Voice finals (UK/Scotland)

Courtney Cameron / courtney.cameron@jpress.co.uk
Edinburgh Evening News

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