Georgia - Is Georgia Safe for LGBTQ+ Residents?

Glenna Hobbs

Georgia Voice

Whigham, GA (r)

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Whigham_City_Hall.JPG

please press:  thegavoice.com

Photos: “We don’t feel safe here.” A transgender teen and their family flee Texas.

Jordan Vonderhaar

The Texas Tribune

St. Paul, MN

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Indian_Mounds_park.jpg

please press:  www.texastribune.org

Germany - How safe is Germany for LGBTQ travelers?

Gero Schließ
Deutsche Welle

Berlin, Germany

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/%C3%9Cber_den_D%C3%A4chern_von_Berlin.jpg

please press:  www.dw.com

Arkansas - New group a welcome, safe place for LGBT Catholics, allies

Aprille Hanson
Arkansas Catholic

William J. Clinton Presidential Library

Little Rock, AR

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/William_J._Clinton_Presidential_Library%2C_Little_Rock%2C_Arkansas_%28exterior_view_-_2007%29.jpg

please press:  www.arkansas-catholic.org

lead story - ‘I Don’t Feel Safe Living Here.’ After Threats From Parents, a Transgender Girl's Family Is Moving. Again.

Katie Reilly
Time

Visit lovely Achille, OK!

Credit:  https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsAEwVVb_IJQj_tGVaFQfIefYoGEPAscdUO76FMlZOgvKt18TP5NHRa17X9mmrZqbj2t0snVTumoMxsNkBmBfcOly0A5DEsuSW4cJ7xse3SsAwX37DsPBjSAGm_2sRWmYi3l6xBHrusI/s1600/hanging+on+gallows+with+menacing+clouds.Jpeg

please press:  time.com

civil rights - Judge's Ruling Supports Oregon School's Transgender Policy

Press
US News & World Report

Dallas, OR

Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Dallas_High_School_-_Dallas_Oregon.jpg

please press:  www.usnews.com

New York City Jails Still Can’t Keep Trans Prisoners Safe

Aviva Stahl
The Villiage Voice

Credit:  https://talkrealsolutions.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/es9jeffrey-G127.jpg

please press:  www.villagevoice.com

We Cannot Remain Silent

David J. Johns
Los Angeles Blade

Credit:  https://tbmwomenintheworld2016.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/screen-shot-2017-02-28-at-9-34-53-am.png?w=956

please press:  www.losangelesblade.com 

How to ensure a safe school year for Michigan's transgender kids

Sarah Tchoryk
Detroit Free Press

Credit:  http://www.dailyherald.com/storyimage/DA/20140812/news/140819619/AR/0/AR-140819619.jpg&updated=201408121121&MaxW=800&maxH=800&noborder

please press:  www.freep.com

How to Plan a Safe Trip for Gay and Transgender Travelers

Tanya Mohn
The New York Times

Credit:  http://projectinspo.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/INSPIRATIONAL-TRAVEL-QUOTE-PROJECT-INSPO.jpg

please press:  https://www.nytimes.com

Cape schools adopt transgender policy

Press
Keep Me Current

Credit:  http://gallery.backcountry.net/albums/papabear_09_20_Lubec/IMG_1625.jpg

please press:  http://news.keepmecurrent.com

WHS Teacher: Transgender Students Need to Feel Safe

Susan Miller
emissourian.com

Credit:  http://www.pgavplanners.com/images/uploads/projects/123DowntownFestivalGroundsWashingtonMO2.jpg

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

TEP is hiring a SAFE Tennessee Coordinator for East Tennessee

http://www.outandaboutnashville.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.outandaboutnashville.com/story/tep-hiring-safe-tennessee-coordinator-east#.VDGv2GddUl9

Finding Common Ground

Wayne Maines
http://www.huffingtonpost.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wayne-maines/finding-common-ground_1_b_5777786.html

First inclusion alliance school to open

Lesa Jones
http://www.baledger.com


to read more, go to:  http://www.baledger.com/news/first-inclusion-alliance-school-to-open/article_7d16b356-0eaa-11e4-9fdb-0019bb2963f4.html

In Our Opinion... (Canada)

THE PROVINCE
http://www.theprovince.com

*** click HERE for more ***

ND US attorney to LBGT community: You have an ally

http://www.bradenton.com



*more here*

Hormone therapy to halt puberty safe, effective in transgender adolescents

http://www.healio.com/

*more here*

ezs note:  This is, indeed, a promising hormone therapy for adolescents.  However, it is still in its infancy.  If you are undergoing experiences, either positive or negative, please let me know.       

(Eeeeeek!) The bathroom scare: 'Public bathrooms just won't be safe anymore' (windycitymediagroup)

(more above)

GSCO: Transgender man found safe (WYFF)

(more on blue/above)