Texas' First Transgender Mayor Seeks Re-election

Christian McPhate
Dallas Observer

Jess Herbst

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Yance Ford is first transgender director to earn Oscar nomination

Nicole Bitette
Daily News

Yance Ford

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CWHL's first transgender woman finds comfort, confidence in professional hockey

Katie Barnes
ESPN

Toronto Furies

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ezs note:  From a lifelong hockey nut, go Toronto!

Milfordian first transgender woman to skate across USA

Christopher Gavin
The MetroWest Daily News

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America’s First Transgender Suicide Hotline Is Now Live

Jesse Mechanic
HuffPost

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Jacksonville’s Youth Crisis Center to add area’s first LGBTQ emergency shelter

Beth Resse Cravey
jacksonville.com

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Methodist Church appoints first transgender minister (UK)

Olivia Rudgard
The Telegraph

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India - Trichy gets first transgender driver

Press
The Times of India

Trichy, India

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As Trump attempts a transgender military ban, Germany celebrates its first trans commander

Rick Noack
The Washington Post

Storkow, Germany

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Matherne becomes Stamford’s first transgender lawmaker

Liz Skalka
Stamford Advocate

Stamford, CT

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Meet Daniela Vega, Who Could Be the First Transgender Actress Nominated For an Oscar

Patrik Sandberg
W

Daniela Vega

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India crowns its first transgender beauty queen

Huizhong Wu
CNN

Gurgaon, India

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Jillian Bearden, first female transgender cyclist...

Jason Blevins
The Denver Post

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Brianna Westbrook Wants to Be Arizona’s First Transgender Congresswoman

Antonia Noori Farzan
Phoenix New Times

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Meet Shachar Erez, Israel’s First Transgender IDF Officer

Naomi Zeveloff
Forward

Shachar Erez

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Midvale Candidate Hopes To Become Utah's First Transgender Mayor

Julia Ritchey
KUER

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Japan becomes first country in the world to elect a transgender man to a public office (UK)

Chloe Farand
Independent

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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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