national/world - ACLU attorney will be the first openly transgender advocate to argue before Supreme Court

Devan Cole

CNN

SCOTUS

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lead story - Andrea Jenkins makes history as 1st openly transgender city council president

Tat Bellamy-Walker

NBC News

Minneapolis, MN

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lead story - New Zealand Weightlifter Will Be The First Openly Trans Competitor At The Olympics

Laurel Wamsley

NPR

Wellington, New Zealand

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lead story - Megan Rohrer Elected As 1st Openly Transgender Bishop In U.S. Lutheran Church

Emma Bowman

NPR

San Francisco, CA

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lead story - Dr. Rachel Levine becomes first openly transgender person confirmed by Senate to federal post

Doha Madani, Julie Tsirkin

NBC News

Dr. Rachel Levine

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ezs note:  We are proud of you, Rachel!

Vermont - Taylor Small wins House seat to become first openly transgender member of Vermont Legislature

Brent Hallenbeck

Burlington Free Press

Winooski, VT

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lead story - ‘An Inspiration To Us All’: First Openly Transgender Woman To Run For Florida Senate Dies Weeks Before Election Day

Hope Dean 

WUFT

Clay County, FL (part of District 5)

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms. Farley-Barratt...

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Kansas - Kansas could elect its first openly transgender lawmaker this fall

Katie Shepard
The Washington Post

Wichita, KS

  

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West Virginia - West Virginia just elected its first openly transgender official

Leah Asmelash
CNN

Wheeling, WV

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California - Megan Youngren to Become First Openly Transgender Athlete to Compete at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials

Chris Chavez
Sports Illustrated

California International Marathon

Folsom/Sacramento, CA

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Myanmar/US - Miss Universe celebrates its first openly gay contestant

Jessie Yeung
CNN

Naypyidaw, Myanmar

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New Hampshire - Rochester elects first openly transgender person to a New Hampshire city council

Press
WGME

Rochester, NH

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ezs note:  Yay, Rochester!

Nebraska - Nebraska’s First Openly LGBTQ Lawmaker Wants to Get More Queer People Elected

Nico Lang
newnownext

Omaha, NE

Logan Fontenelle (1825-1855)

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lead story - Marvel’s First Openly Transgender Actor Wants To See More Of His Experience Onscreen

AP
HuffPost

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Guam - Historic Wave of Women Candidates Sweep to Power on Guam

Jon Letman
Truthout

Hagåtña, Guam

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Daniela Vega makes Oscars history as first openly transgender presenter

Nick Romano
Entertainment Weekly

Daniela Vega

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Georgia - Georgia Department of Corrections has first openly transgender employee

Elizabeth Friedly
Georgia Voice

Rogers State Prison, Reidsville, GA

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Before Danica Roem There Was Joanne Conte, America's First Openly Transgender Public Official

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Arvada, CO

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FDNY’s first openly transgender firefighter to lead Pride March as grand marshal

Aliza Chasan
PIX11

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First Openly Transgender Professional Team Athlete Retires

Laura Roman
WFDD

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ezs note:  In case you missed it, your local friendly knothead Donald Trump has proposed zeroing out NPR's annual budget.  Granted, it's a longshot, but it could happen. The station WFDD gave us this news to enlighten us.  The least we can do is 1) sign the petition (I did) and 2) make a donation to our local station.