The Pearl of Africa: An Interview with Africa's First Openly Transgender Star Cleopatra Kambugu

Les Fabian Brathwaite
Out

Credit:  http://www.okayafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/the-pearl-of-africa-cleopatra-kambugu-thailand-jonny-von-wallstrom-6-715x402.jpg

please press:  http://www.out.com

Young Transgender childs & Mental Health – Fort Lauderdale Tech Time (sic)

Press
Albany Daily Star

Credit:  http://www.freedomforallamericans.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/AllyProfile-300x300.jpg

please press:  http://www.albanydailystar.com

"Truly stunning" findings on transgender kids' mental health

Press
CBS

Credit:  http://media2.s-nbcnews.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/__NEW/x_30_dtl_tgkids_essay_120707.blocks_desktop_large.jpg

please press:  http://www.cbsnews.com

Meet Allyson Robinson, the first openly transgender Baptist minister (UK)

Carey Lodge
Christian Today

Allyson Robinson

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Allysonr-head3.jpg/200px-Allysonr-head3.jpg

please press:  http://www.christiantoday.com

Gay People In Myanmar Can't Live Openly. Here's Why

Dominique Mosbergen
The World Post/The Huffington Post/Berggruen Institute

Credit:  http://cache3.asset-cache.net/gc/175115512-zaw-moe-a-medium-in-a-ceremonial-dress-gettyimages.jpg?v=1&c=IWSAsset&k=2&d=GkZZ8bf5zL1ZiijUmxa7QcH%2Fo00sfF5YIZx2geF5SCr8UbDxE6kaDUKtdX1q792lKk9%2Fs4XfKfMbdpISZWZXoA%3D%3D

please press:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com

First openly transgender official hired at White House

Press
Portland Press-Herald

Credit:  http://transequality.org/sites/default/files/images/profiles/RFG_Headshot.jpg

please press:  http://www.pressherald.com

US Transgender Military Service 2015: Discussion For Troops To Serve Openly Set

Christopher Harness
International Business Times

Credit:  http://i0.wp.com/towleroad.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/6a00d8341c730253ef0191047ddcc7970c.jpg

please press:  http://www.ibtimes.com

Turkey gets first openly gay parliamentary candidate (Turkey)

Enver Faruk GÜNEY 
videonews.us

 Credit:  http://technosociology.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/gezi-dervis.jpg

please press: http://news.videonews.us

House of Commons expected to break own world record for most openly gay MPs (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News

Credit:  http://westlondon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/house_of_commons1.jpg

please press:  http://www.pinknews.co.uk

Shane Ortega, First Openly Trans Active Military Soldier: “Administratively I Shouldn’t Exist, But I Do Exist”

 Evan Ross Katz

NewNowNext

Credit:  https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/ec/98/eb/ec98eb5ea47976cf96e83765d8a99c46.jpg

please press:  http://www.newnownext.com

Michael Sam, NFL’s First Openly-Gay Player, to be Honored at HRC’s Conference

Staff
Human Rights Campaign

please press:  http://www.hrc.org

Poland has elected its first openly gay city mayor

Hanna Kozlowska
please press:  http://qz.com

Meet The First Openly Transgender NCAA Division I Athlete

Katy Steinmetz
http://time.com

to read more, go to:  http://time.com/3537849/meet-the-first-openly-transgender-ncaa-athlete/

Nancy Pelosi: Trans people shouldn’t be banned from serving in military (UK)

Nick Duffy
http://www.pinknews.co.uk

to read more, go to:  http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/10/20/nancy-pelosi-trans-people-shouldnt-be-banned-from-serving-in-military/

State Senator Announces 'I'm Gay. Get Over It.' During Push For LGBT Hate Crimes Bill

Sara Bondioli

http://www.huffingtonpost.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/23/jim-ferlo-gay_n_5869318.html

Top Pentagon officials say it is ‘likely’ that trans soldiers will soon be allowed to serve openly (UK)

Joseph Patrick McCormick
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/

to read more, go to:  http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/08/27/top-pentagon-officials-say-it-is-likely-that-trans-soldiers-will-soon-be-allowed-to-serve-openly/

LGBT group marches openly in Charlotte St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Matt Corner
http://goqnotes.com

*** more here ***

US: Atlanta bar openly refuses entry to trans woman ‘because we’re a private property’

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

*more here*

More Light Presbyterians appoints openly transgender man as new executive director

http://lgbtweekly.com/



*more here*

'Batgirl' #19 Features First Openly Transgender Character In Mainstream Superhero Comics - Matt D. Wilson - http://www.comicsalliance.com/

*more here*