Iowa - Iowa seeks to overturn discrimination verdict involving former transgender employee's access to bathrooms

William Morris

Des Moines Register

Des Moines, IA

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Mike Pence - Pence Welcomes Futile Bid by G.O.P. Lawmakers to Overturn Election

Luke Broadwater

The New York Times

US Capitol

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Joe Biden - Pence asks judge to toss GOP lawmaker's bid to overturn election results

John Kruzel

The Hill

Louie! Louie! Louie!

(Yes, the man has lost his marbles)

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Mauritius - Activist seeks to overturn anti-gay law of African island Mauritius

Press
Erasing 76 Crimes

Port Louis, Mauritius

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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 - The Duggars Helped Overturn LGBTQ Civil Rights in Arkansas. They Still Have a TV Show.

Nico Lang
Rewire News

The Duggar family

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ezs note:  Arkansas residents - remember, you can make a difference - if you write or e-write.  So, get to work! 

Rhode Island - US Senator leading effort to overturn transgender military ban

Morgan Wright
wdtn.com

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)

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Thousands protest ruling to overturn ban on 'conversion therapy' for gays and lesbians in Brazil

Jill Langlois
Los Angeles Times

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Documents confirm Republicans will try to overturn Obama’s LGBT rights protections (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News

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ezs note:  Especially if your representative is a Republican, please go to house.gov and urge that transgender rights are fully maintained.  If you are uncertain who your representative is, go to the upper right corner and enter your ZIP code.

Teenager confronts community after it taunts him for being transgender (UK)

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ITV News

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Bill would overturn ruling on transgender use of bathrooms (Bangor Daily News)

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