New York - Trump vows to reverse Biden protections for trans students ‘on day one’

Dave Goldiner

New York Daily News

Airmont, NY

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ezs note:  So ya think Trump's 'not really that bad'?  Uh-huh...💀

Maryland - Transgender Students and Their Protections: Maryland as National Leader

Sean Leavy

Modern Diplomacy

 Accident, MD (!)

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please press:  moderndiplomacy.eu

Iowa Republicans set hearing on bill removing civil rights protections for gender identity

Stephen Gruber-Miller

Des Moines Register

Fairfield, IA

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ezs note:  Jeff Shipley (R-Fairfield) introduced a bill that would remove civil rights protections for gender identity.  REMOVE HIM WITH THE VOTE.  If you live anywhere in Iowa, even an hour can be constructive.

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Three states mulling protections for gender-affirming health care

Brooke Migdon

Changing America / The Hill

Oakland, CA (Nancy Skinner's hometown)

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please press:  thehill.com

Protections for Trans Athletes in Title IX Proposal Still Unknown

Meghan Brink

Inside Higher Ed

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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Vermont - Rhianna Kendrick: We cannot allow HUD to remove protections for trans people experiencing homelessness

Rhianna Kendrick
VTDigger

Brattleboro, VT

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lead story - LGBTQ groups sue to block Trump administration from scrapping transgender health care protections

Devan Cole
CNN

Washington DC

Washington Monument

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please press:  www.cnn.com

civil rights - Local LGBT outreach: More protections needed

Renee Fox
Tribune Chronicle

Warren, OH

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please press:  www.tribtoday.com

civil rights - DeVos Guts Title IX Protections, Angering Trans Advocates

Matt Tracy
Gcn

Department of Education

Washington DC

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please press:  www.gaycitynews.com  

civil rights - Trump-Pence Admin Moves To Undermine LGBTQ Non-Discrimination Protections in Health Care

Viet Tran
HRC

Human Rights Campaign

Washington DC

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civil rights - Virginia Values Act signed into law, has protections for LGBTQ Virginians

Press
WDTV

Richmond, VA

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lead story - Transgender people, “Come out, come out, wherever you are”

Abigail C. Saguy
LGBTQ Nation

Los Angeles,  CA

UCLA

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please press:  www.lgbtqnation.com

ezs note:  These are some wise words from Dr. Saguy.  If you are in imminent danger, that's one thing,  but if your friends and neighbors simply misunderstand what it is to be transgender, I think you need to understand what bravery is. Those are my two cents, anyway.

civil rights - Campaign eyes protections for LGBTQ community

Kyle Kaminski
CityPulse

Mason, MI

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civil rights - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE FAIRNESS FOR ALL ACT

Kelsey Dallas
Sojourners

ezs note:  Is the sun rising or setting?

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please press:  sojo.net 

civil rights - Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair Launches Campaign for Stronger Municipal Protections for LGBTQ Community

Press
Baristanet

Montclair, NJ

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civil rights - Activists Call For Protections, Policy Changes At First National Trans Visibility March In D.C.

Dominique Maria Bonessi
WAMU

Washington DC  (1963) 

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civil rights - Donald Trump Campaigned as a President for LGBTQ Americans. But He Keeps Rolling Back Protections for Them

Abby Vesoulis
Time

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lead story - HUD proposes rule critics say would roll back protections for transgender homeless

Veronica Straqualursi
CNN

Washington DC

HUD building

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civil rights - Manchin not supporting Equality Act based on protections for vulnerable, transgender people

Erin Beck
The Register-Herald

ezs note:  Just yer friendly family meetin'...

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lead story - For Transgender and Nonbinary Protections, California Came First

Lesley McClurg
KQED

San Francisco, CA

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