Mississippi - New Mississippi laws on guns, gender, squatted vehicles and more take effect

Heather Harrison, Ashton Pittman

Daily Journal 

Decatur, MS (r)

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national/world - German parliament votes to make it easier for transgender people to change their name and gender

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Berlin, Germany

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Pennsylvania - Hempfield School District votes to have student-athletes compete on teams that align with gender at birth

Kate Merriman

WGAL

East Hempfield Twp., PA

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Indiana - NE Indiana transgender teen loses appeal over gender on birth record

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Fort Wayne, IN

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Pennsylvania - Transgender Pennsylvanians are facing higher costs to change name, gender on state documents

Candy Woodall

USA Today

Harrisburg, PA

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lead story - Transgender Americans can choose gender on passport, state department says

Sarah Betancourt

The Guardian

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Wyoming - Kim Petras: I'm an artist, I'm not a gender

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Rawlins, WY

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India - Gender Should Never Be A Barrier In Life: Transmodel Archie Singh

Arshi Khanam

Outlook

Itangar, India

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civil rights - On the Basis of Gender

Kate Milne, Ethan Hwang, Hallie Faust, Avantika Singh
The Vanguard

Polokwane, South Africa (formerly Pietersburg)

Delaware - Karissa Sanbonmatsu: What Can Epigenetics Tell Us About Sex And Gender?

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Felton, DE

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lead story - Transgender people with IDs that match their gender have better mental health, Drexel study finds

Bethany Ao
Philadelphia Inquirer

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

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lead story - Missouri bill would restrict transgender athletes to play on sports teams matching gender assigned at birth

Andrew Havranek
KY3

Lewis County Courthouse

Monticello, MO

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ezs note:  If you live in Missouri, and you are a transgender athlete, ally, friend, or parent,  please call up your state representative AND state senator and tell them to defeat this idiotic bill.  Thanks.

civil rights - The battle over gender in Flagler Schools

Jonathan Simmons
PalmCoastObserver.com

Palm Coast, FL

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ezs note:  It's true that Charlene Cothran has the right to show up and speak... but you do too!!!  Don't let hers be the only one.  

civil rights - Stories that shaped the decade: From debate over transgender athletes to LGBTQ discrimination, conversations around gender and sexual identity emerge

Amanda Blanco
Hartford Courant

Hartford, CT

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New York - NY Courts To Add Transgender, Nonbinary & Other Gender Options To Jury Documents

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Albany, NY

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lead story - New Michigan rules allow transgender people to easily change gender on driver's license

Tresa Baldas, Kristen Jordan Shamus
Detroit Free Press

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Kansas - Kansas to allow transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates

Dion Lefler, Jonathan Shorman
The Wichita Eagle

Topeka, KS

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civil rights - Redefining Gender at Work: How Companies Are Evolving

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Colorado - New Bill Would Simplify Process for Changing Gender on Birth Certificates

Conor McCormick-Cavanagh
Westword

State Rep. Daneya Esgar (D-CO)

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New Zealand - Should New Zealand drop gender for birth certificates, licences?

Zane Small
Newshub (NZ)

Wellington, New Zealand

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