lead story - Lawmakers mark Transgender Day of Remembrance, highlighting transphobia, grim stats

Karma Allen
ABC News

Atlanta, GA

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California - California Lawmakers Approve Bill To Update Transgender School Records

AP
KPIX

Sacramento, CA

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civil rights - Southern lawmakers continue attacks on transgender people amid crisis of violence

Benjamin Barber
Facing South

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Illinois - Veterans, Lawmakers Push to Overturn Transgender Service Ban

Alexandra Silets
WTTW

Pritzker Military Museum & Library

Chicago, IL

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civil rights - Tennessee lawmakers advance transgender 'bathroom bill'

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NBC News

Nashville, TN

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lead story - What does it mean to be transgender in South Dakota?

Trevor Mitchell
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader

Yankton, SD

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North Dakota - North Dakota lawmakers reopen debate on sexual orientation anti-discrimination

John Hageman
Grand Forks Herald

Bismarck, ND

Fort Abraham Lincoln

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South Dakota - What impact does transgender bills in South Dakota legislature have on youth?

Michaela Feldmann
KSFY

Sioux Falls, SD

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lead story - South Dakota lawmakers defeat bill giving parents right to deny transgender treatment

Lisa Kaczke
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader

Pierre, SD

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ezs note:  South Dakotans - thank you!

lead story - State of the Union: Five lawmakers invite transgender service members

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

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Mississippi - Mississippi lawmakers propose ‘license to harass’ for transphobic teachers

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress

ezs note:  If you haven't heard of this yet, HB1176 is an absolutely repulsive bill that allows 'teachers' to harass transgender students with impunity.  If you live in Mississippi, please tell your legislators to vote 'no' on this bill.  If you live outside Mississippi, please tell your legislators that if this bill passes, Mississippi will no longer be on your state's dime.  I have already contacted State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest. (D-CT)

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Texas - Dallas voters just doubled the number of LGBT lawmakers in Texas

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

Dallas, TX

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civil rights - Policy Changes Could Make Air Travel Easier For Transgender People

Casey Mendoza
NewsChannel5

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civil rights - New Jersey Lawmakers Send Transgender Rights Bills to Phil Murphy

Christian Hetrick
Observer

New Jersey governor's mansion

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Donald Trump - More than 60 Dem lawmakers demand ethics investigation into Trump's relationship with China

Mary Tyler March
The Hill

ZTE Tower, Shenzhen, China

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Maryland - Maryland lawmakers ban gay conversion therapy for minors

James Besanville
Gay Star News

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Oklahoma - Minister has message for some lawmakers: 'Stop obsessing over bathrooms and weddings'

Barbara Hoberock
Tulsa World

Oklahoma City, OK

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Lawmakers launch legislation to protect transgender troops

Carl Prine
The San Diego Union-Tribune

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THE RISE OF TRANSGENDER POLITICAL CANDIDATES

Joseph Darius Jaafari
Nation Swell

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ezs note:  It's one of those little hotlinks that you can easily pass over - but you definitely shouldn't. I read that 0.3 percent made up the transgender population - but I was wrong.  It's 0.58 percent - almost double the amount. (In the initial report, the authors of The Williams Institute [UCLA] listed the data as 0.6 percent - but I felt it was more scientifically sound to list the data at 0.58 percent.)  To get the full documentation from The Williams Institute, press http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf.

Alaska lawmakers deny transgender man for human- rights post

Becky Bohrer
The Seattle Times

Alaska State Senator John Coghill (R-North Pole)

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