lead story - A transgender woman sues the Georgia Department of Corrections over allegations of sexual assault by inmates and staff

Madeline Holcombe

CNN

State Offices South

Forsyth, GA

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Nebraska - Transgender inmate sues Nebraska over sexual assault during 2015 prison riot at Tecumseh

Martha Stoddard
Omaha World-Herald

Tecumseh, NE

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please press:  www.omaha.com

lead story - Transgender teens in schools with bathroom restrictions are at higher risk of sexual assault, study says

Edith Bracho-Sanchez
CNN

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please press:  www.cnn.com

lead story - Transgender in Pakistan Set on Fire, Killed by Four Men for Resisting Sexual Assault

Press
News18

Lahore, Pakistan

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please press:  www.news18.com

Hawaii - Bill Calls For Hawaii To Protect Students Who Allege Harassment

Suevon Lee
Honolulu Civil Beat

Hawaii State Capitol

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please press:  www.civilbeat.org

BERNIE SANDERS TELLS DONALD TRUMP TO CONSIDER RESIGNING OVER SEXUAL ASSAULT ALLEGATIONS, ‘ACCESS HOLLYWOOD’ TAPE

Jason La Miere
Newsweek

Bernie Sanders (by Greg Joens)

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please press:  www.newsweek.com

ezs note:  If you are planning on being in Vienna, Virginia on December 14, perhaps you should check it out here.

Roy Moore Tells Parishioners 'The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender' Are Behind 'Malicious' Sexual Assault Allegations

David Badash
The New Civil Rights Movement

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please press:  www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com

ezs note:  ¿Que?

Michigan's transgender community faces poverty, bias, study shows

Press
Detroit Free Press

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please press:  http://www.freep.com

Sexual assault victimization disproportionately affects certain minority college students

University of Pittsburgh
Science Daily

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

Oklahoma City man arrested of sexual assault involving transgender female

Joey Stipak
KFOR

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please press:  http://kfor.com

Sexual assault reported at UNI dorm

Michelle Corless
http://www.kwwl.com

to read more, go to:  http://www.kwwl.com/story/27023773/2014/10/27/sexual-assault-reported-at-uni-dorm

ezs note:  If you are sexually assaulted, please, please, don't put it off - report it to the police immediately!!!

Public Awareness Campaign to Help Prevent Campus Sexual Assault Includes LGBT Youth

Hayley Miller
http://www.hrc.org

to read more, go to:  http://www.hrc.org/blog/entry/public-awareness-campaign-to-help-prevent-campus-sexual-assault-includes-lg

ezs note:  This is a travesty, nothing but.  64 PERCENT  of our transgender sisters and brothers are sexually assaulted!!!  The only we can heal is to talk.  In the United States,  the National Sexual Assault Hotline is:
1-800-656-4673 

Meyer Memorial Trust, Sexual Assault Services Program fund The Harbor

http://www.dailyastorian.com


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ezs note:  Please, if you or someone you know is being assaulted, get help RIGHT AWAY! 

Police Seek Suspect in Sex Assault of Transgender Female

http://www.csnbaltimore.com


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ezs note: Police got a lucky break this time.  The transgender woman got a number of clues as she was being raped.The suspect was driving a gold four-door Lexus, possibly an ES 350.  This took place in the Washington DC area.  If you see the car, do NOT encounter the suspect, but contact the police IMMEDIATELY!!!  The phone number for the police is 202-727-9099.

Transgender student in California recants sexual assault story

 Kate Stanton
http://www.upi.com



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ezs note:  It turns out that the story told by the transgender boy is NOT true.  I'm sorry about that, and I will pull the previous article.  What I wrote in the opinion piece afterward, however, remains true.  If you see a transgender person being attacked and/or assaulted, turn them in!

Transgender activist alleges sexual assault

Bosco Dominique

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/

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Transgender Woman Reported Gang-Raped in New York - TRUDY RING -

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ezs note:  If you live in or visit the midtown Manhattan (57th Street) area of New York City, and you have any information regarding this vile rape, please contact the New York City police department immediately!!  Their telephone number is 800-577-TIPS.  Take a good  look at the photo. Thanx.

RPI: preventing sexual assault

A commitment to safety is a commitment to creating an environment free from all forms of exploitation and intimidation. (more above)