Pennsylvania - Pa. House, Senate butt heads over new transgender, non-binary healthcare bills

Hayden Thompson

WTAJ

Meadville, PA

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NBA referee Che Flores becomes first non-binary trans ref in the league

Ali Condon

The Pink News

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lead story - Arizona legislator compares transgender, non-binary kids to barnyard animals

Josh Sanders

12News.com

Apache Junction, AZ

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ezs note:  District 16 (Apache Junction/Mesa) - If you are pissed off, perhaps it's time for you to send that idiot John Fillmore packing.

Pennsylvania - Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania now offers hormone therapy for transgender and non-binary patients

Amanda Waltz

Pittsburgh City Paper

Pittsburgh, PA

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lead story - Organizations release poll worker tips for respecting transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people

Judy Heemstra

DRGNews.com

Pierre, SD

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Scotland - Transgender and non-binary cyclist takes on first ever ‘Tour de Trans’

Caitlin Hutchison
The Herald

John O' Groats, Scotland

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lead story - Ancient Viking warrior given a hero’s burial may have actually been ‘transgender, non-binary or gender fluid’, researchers say

Patrick Kelleher
Pink News

Birka, Sweden

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Indiana - Indiana Republicans have introduced two bills targeting transgender & non-binary people

Daniel Villareal
LGBTQ Nation

Middlebury, IN

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ezs note:  If you live in Indiana, please call your state representative and your state senator and put these bad bills into history's dustbin.  In other words, tell them to vote NO, please.

Indiana - Indiana Republicans have introduced two bills targeting transgender & non-binary people

Daniel Villareal
LGBTQ Nation

Evansville, IN

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ezs note:  If you live in Indiana, please call your state representative and state senator and urge her/him to defeat both bills (SB 74 and HB 1088).  Thanks.

Pennsylvania - Philadelphia passes bill to protect and include transgender and non-binary youth

Michelle Myers
Al Día

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New Hampshire - HB 446: Allow trans, non-binary people to correct birth records

Palana Belken
Fosters.com

Dover, NH

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Nigeria - Nigeria: Non-Binary Transgender Author Akwaeke Emezi's Debut Novel Explores Multiplicity

Kylie Kiunguyu

All Africa

Abuja, Nigeria

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lead story - How Founder Gabrielle Claiborne Helps Foster Transgender And Non-Binary Inclusion In The Workplace

Molly Sprayregen
Forbes

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Atlanta, GA

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civil rights - Transgender 101 public forum slated

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Observer

Jamestown, NY

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California Is Adding Gender Category 'X' to State IDs. Good—Your Gender Isn't the Government's Business.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown
Reason

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Court delays gender case as Newfoundland drafts non-binary birth certificate legislation (Canada)

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Connecticut colleges work to accommodate transgender, non-binary students in safe learning environment

Brian Zahn
New Haven Register

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ezs note:  Did you know that Connecticut has one of the friendliest transgender campuses - private or public - of any state in the union?  It may be a little late, but this might be good if you are considering transferring.  Hell, you might like living here after you graduate!  (As opposed to - *ahem* - North Carolina)  

Transgender pupils to be recognised in future A-level results

Rachael Pells
The Independent

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‘Transparent’ Creator Jill Soloway Comes Out As Trans And Genderqueer

Phoebe Maltz Bovy
The Forward

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