civil rights - Report: State Department retroactively revoking passports from transgender women

Michael Sykes
Axios

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Switzerland - Swiss court jails Thai woman in human trafficking case: report

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The Local

Bern, Switzerland

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Donald Trump - Report: National Enquirer Sent Stories About Trump to Michael Cohen Before Publishing

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Daily Beast

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Canada - Bisexual Canadians more likely to experience violence: Statistics Canada report

Beth Macdonell
CTV

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Illinois - Pride Action Tank report and project address issues concerning LGBT older adults

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Windy City Times

Chicago, IL (Wicker Park)

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Report: Andrew McCabe kept memos on Donald Trump

Emily Stewart
Vox

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Taiwan - Group releases report on LGBTI rights policies in Taiwan

Christie Chen
Focus Taiwan

Taipei, Taiwan

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New report out on harms of legalizing discrimination in child services

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Windy City Times

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ezs note:  Of all the things listed, there are two which are very important.  They are two bills, misleading in character, which you should be against.  They are:

First Amendment Defense Act

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act

This is doubly important if your Representative is a Republican who is sitting on the fence.  Call - do not e-mail - your Representative today.  If you are uncertain who your Representative is, or would like the phone number, click the address below:

www.house.gov

Bombshell report reveals new details about Trump's Oval Office meeting with Russians after he fired Comey

Eliza Relman
Business Insider

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ezs note:  Do you plan on being in Middletown, Connecticut on December 5? Then you might want to plan on this. 

Report Highlights Experiences of Black Transgender People in U.S.

Mashaun D. Simon
NBC News

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Report Highlights Experiences of Latino/a Transgender People in U.S.

John Paul Bramer
NBC News

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Human Rights Committee Considers The Report Of Mauritius

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CNBC

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Sessions sending top DOJ lawyer to prosecute transgender murder case: report

Brandon Carter
The Hill

Jeff Sessions

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Transgender People Report More Health Problems

Kathleen Doheny
U.S. News and World Report

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Services required to report plans to accept new transgender troops

Tom Vanden Brook
USA Today

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Transgender refugees attacked on Leros, activists report (Greece)

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ekathimerini.com

scene in Leros, Greece

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New Report Reveals Special Struggles Faced by LGBT Asylum Seekers

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Legalscoops

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Report: Transgender woman killed in New Orleans East shooting

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WWLTV.com

Chyna Gibson (aka Chyna Doll Dupree)

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ezs note:  Please, if you have any information about the murder of Chyna Gibson, and you live, work, or frequent New Orleans, call the New Orleans Police Department at 504-822-1111. Thanks.

New Report Finds Voter ID Laws Disenfranchise Transgender Community

Hayley Miller
HRC

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ezs note:  This is all the more reason to register early.  If at all possible, go to the place where voters are registered, and explain your situation to them.  This is doubly important if you have moved, changed your gender, or even changed your looks.  If the election official looks crabby or complacent, ask for a written statement with their signature on it

Report: Philly among cities with most anti-transgender tweets

Daniel Craig
Philly Voice

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