Colorado - Lakewood baker fined for refusing to make transgender transition cake

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Sentinel Colorado

Lakewood, CO

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Georgia - Georgia Republican wants to make helping transgender children a felony

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Powder Springs, GA

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ezs note:  Ahem... Ginny Ehrhart (R - Powder Springs) MUST go.  To the residents of Powder Springs, and of Georgia in general. this is your moment.  Get together, organize, volunteer, and, if the time is right, throw your hat into the ring.  I can't stand this woman.  She must be thrown out of office.

lead story - 12 simple ways to make your workplace more inclusive of transgender people

Meera Jagannathan
MarketWatch

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Christian printer 'refused to make business cards' for transgender woman (UK)

Jeff Farrell
Independent

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Quotes!

Yet do I marvel at this curious thing
To make a poet black, and bid him sing!

     - Countee Cullen

'To Quote A Queer"

Nobody Should Make Transgender Kid a ‘Poster Child’ for Anything - ZEYNEP TUFEKCI - http://www.wired.com

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Did I make a mistake? A transgender woman’s journey of transition - Carolynn Dimmer - http://www.straight.com

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A Transgender Candidate Is Hoping to Make History (www.nytimes.com)

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Does This Cross-Dressing Cop Ad Finally Make The Transvestite Shtick Work? (www.queerty.com)

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Students motivated to make changes for gay youths (www.yourottawaregion.com {Canada})

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Howard County: council aims to make gender identity a protected class (www.baltimoresun.com)

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Red Sox to make anti-bullying video after 12 year old Sam Maden collected 9000 signatures (inthearena)

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Teresa Sparks, other transgender candidates, make the NYT (NYT)

The NYT/Bay Citizen notes several transgender candidates running for elected office this election season, including local examples Theresa Sparks (running for District 6 Supervisor) and Victoria Kolakowski (running for Alameda County Superior Court judge).(more above)