More than 800 people attend transgender conference in Marlborough

Christian Yapor
The Milford Daily News

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Transgender woman to county: 'Treat people like a (expletive) human being'

Keith BieryGolick
cincinnati.com

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Best of Gay D.C. 2016: PEOPLE

Staff
Washington Blade

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17 People Who Kicked Down The Closet Door This Year (So Far)

Press
The Good Men Project

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Alexis Arquette, Transgender Actress and Sister to David and Patricia Arquette, Has Died

Kara Warner and Julie Mazziota
People

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Alexis...

Helping Transgender People Find Their Voice

Staff
NPR

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Mormon Couple's Marriage Stronger than Ever After Transgender Transition: 'Love Is Bigger than Gender'

Cathy Free
People

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Transgender stories: 'People think we wake up and decide to be trans' (UK)

Kate Lyons
The Guardian

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Transgender Woman Loses Support from Her Family After Coming Out and Dropping 120 Lbs.

Julie Mazziotta
People

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On the Fight Against HIV and AIDS -- and on the People Who Really Started the Conversation

Hillary Clinton
The Huffington Post

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Black Market Hormones a Hurdle for Thai Transgender People (Cambodia)

Delphine Thouvenot and Ju Apilaporn
Khmer Times

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Transgender People Still Experience Barriers to Healthcare

Harvey Makadon MD
Huffington Post

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Rainbow List 2015: Time to meet the judges who'll be picking the LGBTQI people who are making Britain better (UK)

Sarah Morrison
The Independent (UK)

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If You Are Trans in America, Take the U.S. Trans Survey Today

Cleis Abeni
Advocate

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ezs note:  Please - this is very important!  The National Center for Gender Equality is doing a nationwide survey (monitored by the University of California - Los Angeles for accuracy)  There are only seven days to take this survey.  If you are transgender - MTF or FTM - please take one. It's at

USTransSurvey,org.

Transgender, intersex people say they are ostracised from playing sport in Australia (Australia)

Alkira Reinfrank
ABC (Australia)

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EXCLUSIVE: More than six in ten people were bullied at school according to shock new poll (UK)

Nick Gutteridge
Express

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UN Human Rights Office releases report detailing violence and discrimination against LGBT people

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LGBT Weekly

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Thunderdome 2015: LGBTQ people vs. Christian right

John Tomasic 
The Colorado Independent

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How to aid LGBTI people in earthquake-devastated Nepal

Colin Stewart
Erasing 76 Crimes

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ezs note:  Please help our friends in Nepal!  You can donate to the Blue Diamond Society, Doctors Without Borders, American Red Cross (US), or International Red Cross/Red Crescent (other countries).  Thank you!

Hannah Wilson 'always made people laugh,' mom says

Vic Ryckaert

IndyStar

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ezs note:  Fortunately, a suspect has been apprehended.  Rest in peace, Hannah.