Donald Trump - The most important number from today's House impeachment vote

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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lead story - For transgender youth, an affirming family is important: Readers sound off

Jay Brown
USA Today

"reparative therapy"  (licensed witch doctor)

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lead story - 'Very Important Precedent:' Russian Court Rules Transgender Woman Was Fired Illegally

Press
RFE/RL

St. Petersburg, Russia

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ezs note:  In North America and Western Europe, this is somewhat routine, but in Russia this is HUGE. Congratulations, Ms. Grigoryeva!

Research: Why Employer Support Is So Important for Transgender Employees

Christian Thoroughgood, Katrina Sawyer
Harvard Business School

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Employment mentorship in the transgender community is more important than ever

Alexandra E. Petri
The Lily

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These 2 Important LGBTQ Protection Bills Are Now On Rauner's Desk

Stephen Gossett
Chicagoist

Illinois governor's mansion

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ezs note:  Illinois residents - you can move transgender rights forward by having the governor sign YES on HB 1785. You can make this happen by calling the governor's mansion at 217-782-0244 or 312-814-2121 (Chicago area).

For Our Communities, HIV Is Too Important to Ignore

Brent A. Wilkes and Mary Beth Maxwell
Advocate

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ezs note:  Please, if you haven't had your HIV test, or it's been some time since you've had one (one year or more) go and have one now.  You'll be glad you did!

One of the Most Important Crosswords in New York Times History

Oliver Roeder
Slate

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'The show is important right now': Whoopi Goldberg to produce reality series based on transgender modelling agency (UK)

Justin Enriquez
Daily Mail

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Honing vocal skills important to transgender youths

Barbara Brotman
San Antonio Express-News

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A vile myth reemerges: How the New York Times fumbled an important LGBT story

LUKE BRINKER
please press:  http://www.salon.com

Comment: National Coming Out Day is still important because we have a long way to go (UK)

Andrew Doughty
http://www.pinknews.co.uk

to read more, go to:  http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/10/12/comment-national-coming-out-day-is-still-important-because-we-have-a-long-way-to-go/

Report Urges 50-State Survey Of LGB Health Issues

Lisa Keen
http://www.pridesource.com

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ezs note:  The body of the work isn't bad, but when it comes to the headline, WHERE'S THE FREAKIN' "T"??? (transgender)  C'mon, a reporter doing work for an LGBT-friendly newspaper can do better than this.

Gaming is my safe space: Gender options are important for the transgender community

Jessica Janiuk
http://www.polygon.com


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How Obamacare Helps the LGBT Community

Gautam Raghavan, Matthew Heinz
http://www.whitehouse.gov/


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Milestones: a blog marking important moments in our lives - http://sdgln.com

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ezs note:  Holy moly!  When "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." went off the air, many people thought Jim Nabors had disappeared.  (at least I did)  But he didn't. He married longtime lover Stan just recently.  Congratulations, Jim and Stan!  May you have a long, happy life together!

Transgender Lingerie Brand, Chrysalis, Fills An Important Void - Ellie Krupnick - http://www.huffingtonpost.com

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Historic day as same-sex couples receive licenses - MANUEL VALDES - http://www.komonews.com

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