lead story - Police: Man high on ‘shrooms’ ‘pistol-whipped’ transgender woman who then wrestled the gun away

Kate Winkle
KXAN

Austin, TX

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lead story - Missing transgender teen was misidentified by KC police. Here’s why it matters.

Kaitlyn Schwers
The Kansas City Star

Kansas City, MO

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please press:  www.kansascity.com

Washington (state) - Police make arrest in death of transgender teen in Washington state

Press
NBC26

Vancouver, WA

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please press:  www.nbc26.com

Palestine - Palestine Authority police ban Palestinian LGBT group from holding activities in West Bank

Adam Rasgon
The Times Of Israel

Nablus, Palestine

(old Palestinian passport)

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please press:  www.timesofisrael.com

Delaware - Commentary: Community relations key for Cheswold police

Christopher Workman
Delaware State News

Cheswold, DE

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ezs note:  It's down a bit, but Workman puts in a short yet positive viewpoint on the LGBT community.   

lead story - Police: Transgender woman sexually assaulted in Lakeview; felon facing charges

Rosemary Sobol
Chicago Tribune

Lakeview, Illinois (part of Chicago)

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Maryland/Virginia - Police In Va. Searching For Person Of Interest In Md. In Connection To Murder Of Transgender Teen

Mike Hellgren
CBS News

Joppa, MD (CDP)

(or Joppatown)

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please press:  baltimore.cbslocal.com 

ezs note:  Marylanders - Especially if you live in Baltimore or Joppa, please keep an eye out for Erik McFadden.  He is not a suspect yet, but he is a person of interest.  Please call 434-977-4000.

lead story - Pakistan's police arrest father for killing transgender son

AP
ABC News

Nowshera, Pakistan

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lead story - Police investigate 11th murder of a black transgender woman this year

Doha Madani
NBC News

Kansas City, MO

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ezs note:  If you live or work in Kansas City, MO (in particular, the Lykins neighborhood) and you have any information regarding the murder of Brooklyn Lindsey, please call the Kansas City police department at 816-234-5111.  Thanks. 

lead story - Dallas LGBTQ leaders could hold key to solving transgender killings, police say

Karma Allen
ABC News

Dallas, TX

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lead story - Dallas police looking into similarities in cases of 2 transgender women fatally shot, third stabbed

Ryan W. Miller
USA Today

Dallas, TX

Cedars

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

New Jersey - Newark police offer protections for transgender suspects

J.L. Gaynor
Out In Jersey

Newark, NJ

Krueger-Scott Mansion

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please press:  outinjersey.net

lead story - Transgender Chicagoans say police encounters can be dehumanizing. A new report says CPD is failing them.

Hannah Leone
Chicago Tribune

Carl Sandburg

Chicago, IL

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lead story - Police determining if assault on transgender woman a hate crime

Press
CNN

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Nigeria - Police Warn Homosexuals To Leave Nigeria

Jesuwale Stephen
Concise

Abuja, Nigeria

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ezs note:  If you are incensed about Nigeria's actions as I am, please e-write to Ambassador Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor at ambassadornsofor@nigeriaembassyusa.org and politely air your grievances concisely.  (In USA; if you live elsewhere, check out who your Ambassador is.)

PS:  I did!

Bermuda - Advisory group to help police

Renae Stampp
The Royal Gazette

Hamilton, Bermuda

The Royal Gazette (1796)

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Montserrat - Police investigate killing in Potters

Theresa Goodwin
The Montserrat Reporter

Plymouth, Montserrat

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please press:  www.themontserratreporter.com

Maryland - Swastika, anti-LGBTQ comments found in dorms at University of Maryland: Police

Emily Shapiro
ABC News

University of Maryland

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lead story - Charleston police connect with community after arrest in attack of transgender woman

Kia Morgan-Smith
The Grio

Charleston, SC

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ezs note:  Happily, Christopher Lamar Price was captured!

lead story - Gathering will remember Kiwi Herring, black, transgender woman shot and killed by police

Nancy Fowler
KWMU

St. Louis, MO

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please press:  news.stlpublicradio.org