lead story - ‘An Inspiration To Us All’: First Openly Transgender Woman To Run For Florida Senate Dies Weeks Before Election Day

Hope Dean 

WUFT

Clay County, FL (part of District 5)

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms. Farley-Barratt...

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Kansas - Kansas could elect its first openly transgender lawmaker this fall

Katie Shepard
The Washington Post

Wichita, KS

  

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Georgia - Savannah’s first openly gay council member helps shepherd city’s new LGBTQ+ task force

DeAnn Komanecky
Savannah Now

Savannah, GA

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Rhode Island - Newport resident among first in RI to use ‘X’ gender marker on driver’s license

Laura Damon
NewportRI.com

Newport, RI

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lead story - Vermont could elect first transgender legislator

Christina Guessferd
WCAX

Winooski, VT

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West Virginia - West Virginia just elected its first openly transgender official

Leah Asmelash
CNN

Wheeling, WV

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lead story - Marie Cau: First transgender mayor elected in France

Press
BBC News

Town Hall

Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes, France

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civil rights - Aimee Stephens brought the first major trans rights case to the Supreme Court. She may not live to see the decision.

Katelyn Burns
Vox

Shelby Twp., MI

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lead story - Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model

Press
Medical Xpress

Children's National Hospital

Washington DC

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lead story - Belfast senior will graduate as Maine’s first transgender valedictorian

Abigail Curtis
Bangor Daily News

Belfast, ME

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Illinois - Transgender judicial candidate Jill Rose Quinn declares victory in her Cook County judicial candidate primary bid. She could be Illinois’ first transgender elected official.

Gregory Pratt
Chicago Tribune

Cook County, IL

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Pakistan - In a first: Transgender woman represents Pakistan at UN

Press
The Express-Tribune

United Nations

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ezs note:  Wow!  Congratulations, Aisha! 

civil rights - Transgender athletics bill clears its first legislative hurdle

Kevin Richert
MyMagicValley.com

Idaho Falls, ID

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Donald Trump - Romney to vote to convict Trump on charge of abuse of power, becoming the first Republican to break ranks

Dan Balz
The Washington Post

Mitt Romney (R-UT)

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ezs note:  While I disagreed with you on the majority of votes, on this one - the very most critical one - you came through.  Thank you.

civil rights - The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

Channing Gerard Joseph
The Nation.

Washington DC, ca. 1880

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ezs note:  Here is a fascinating account of William Dorsey Swann. (changing first names was more of a rarity in the 1800s.) Please read this! 

Donald Trump - President Trump made 16,241 false or misleading claims in his first three years

Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo, Meg Kelly
The Washington Post

ezs note:  Pinocchio doesn't even come close.

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ezs note 2:  It's a little dated, but the Toronto Star did an excellent piece as well.  Trump is printed verbatim, as well as a correction.  You can find it here . It's a gargantuan piece, but I think you'll enjoy it.   

Kansas - KU LAW PROFESSOR FIRST TO OUTLINE HOW TITLE IX PROTECTS TRANSGENDER STUDENTS

Press
The University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

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civil rights - WV Symphony welcomes its first transgender guest artist Saturday

Bill Lynch
Charleston Gazette-Mail

Clay Center

Charleston, WV

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Myanmar/US - Miss Universe celebrates its first openly gay contestant

Jessie Yeung
CNN

Naypyidaw, Myanmar

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Germany - Meet Anastasia: Germany's first transgender army commander

Rebecca Staudenmeier
Deutsche Welle

Leipzig, Germany

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