lead story - 'You are abetting the sin:' Students, residents fired up over transgender bathrooms

Alessandra Young

ABC News

Bedford, VA

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ezs note:  Okaaaaaay... pick up your Bible, and find out where Jesus condemned transgender people.  (hint:  it ain't in there)

Michigan - Most trans and gender diverse Michigan residents suffer from depression, anxiety, study says.

Brandon Chew

Spartan News Room

East Lansing, MI

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please press:  news.jrn.msu.edu

ezs note:  If you feel lonely, depressed, or helpless call 877-565-8860 (Canada - 877-330-6366)

 

New York - North Brooklyn Residents Plead With Gov. Cuomo To Keep Marsha P. Johnson State Park Open

Anna Conkling

Bklyner.

Brooklyn, NY (1900)

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Alaska - At candlelight vigil, Juneau residents remember transgender lives lost

Ben Hohenstatt
Juneau Empire

Chief Anotklosh

Juneau, AK

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lead story - Massachusetts residents to vote on transgender rights

Bob Salsberg
The Christian Science Monitor

Boston, MA

(Christian Science Mother Church)

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please press:  www.csmonitor.com

ezs note:  To my friends in Massachusetts - please vote YES on Question 3!

Oklahoma Residents See Subtle Hiring Discrimination

Grant D. Crawford
US News and World Report

Tahlequah, OK

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civil rights - Fayetteville residents gather for Transgender Day of Visibility

Ashton Eley
ArkansasOnline

Fayetteville, AR

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please press:  www.arkansasonline.com

ACLU Profiles Transgender Ohioans in New Video Series

Eric Sandy
Scene

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please press:  http://www.clevescene.com

84, and living in fear: Mexican LGBTQ residents still face backlash, even after reforms

Marisa Mazria Katz
Salon

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please press:  http://www.salon.com

Transgendered (sic) residents start lawsuit against Saskatchewan government, human rights agency

Will Chabun / wchabun@postmedia.com
Regina Leader-Post

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Long Beach Residents Gather to Mourn Victims of Anti-Transgender Violence

Keeley Smith
Long Beach Post

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WATCH: After RFRA, More Indiana Residents Support LGBT Protections

Dawn Ennis
Advocate

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Some LGBT residents critical of Utah anti-discrimination law

Press
San Antonio Express-News

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Charlotte looks to expand protection for gay, transgender residents

Steve Harrison
The Charlotte Observer
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Desert transgender residents face a quiet revolution

Will Dean
please press:  http://www.desertsun.com

Help us find out why some hate crime victims suffer in silence (UK)

http://www.camden.gov.uk

to read more, go to:  http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/news/2014/october-2014/help-us-find-out-why-some-hate-crime-victims-suffer-in-silence.en;jsessionid=CB8BFEE6787F50B7442B42C89C76DC04

San Antonio Approves Anti-Bias Protections For LGBT Residents

http://houston.cbslocal.com/


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NAACP president says group supports extending rights to transgender residents in Maryland (www.washingtonpost.com)

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Transgender residents to graduate from jobs program (www.washingtonblade.com)

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