civil rights - Transgender rights: There is still no smooth path

Ellen J. Kennedy
MinnPost

Minneapolis, MN

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www.minneapolismn.gov

Nepal - Some basic rights still a struggle for LGBTI in Nepal

Priyanka Adhikari
my Republica

Kathmandu, Nepal

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Maine - Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go

Marpheen Chann
Portland Press-Herald

Portland, ME

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Wyoming - Two decades after Matthew Shepard's death, LGBTQ community still battles hate violence

Julie Compton
NBC News

Laramie, WY

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ISLE OF MAN: Still Holding Out On Same-Sex Marriage Rights (UK)

Press
THEGAYUK

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Yes, the American Family Association is Still a Hate Group

Staff
Human Rights Campaign

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Study Lists Many Hardships Still Faced By LGBT People Across The U.S.

Sasha Razumikhin

EDGE Media Network



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20 years after 'Boys Don't Cry' murders, transgender violence still happens

Nicholas Bergin
http://journalstar.com/


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ezs note: Yeah, I know, I've said it before, but please, please, please, if you know of any transgender person who has been murdered, raped, or assaulted, turn them in IMMMEDIATELY!!!  Even if I never meet you, know that you have my eternal thanks.

Coalition Still Short in Bid to Repeal Calif. Trans Student Law

Parker Marie Molloy
http://www.advocate.com/


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The Silent Soldiers Who Are Still ‘Unfit to Serve’ - SUNNIVIE BRYDUM - http://www.advocate.com

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The right still hates the Girl Scouts (www.salon.com)

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Still no decision from Chancellor Thorp on gender-neutral housing (reesenews.org)

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Why does the media still refer to "Bradley" Manning? The curious silence around a transgender hero (globalcomment.com)

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Gender expression non-discrimination act: transgender New Yorkers still waiting for equality (WTF????) (www.huffingtonpost.com)

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Still, a text-discriminatory* (Le Quotidien)

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Churches still free to discriminate (Green Left [Australia))

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Update- Saturday Night Live's trans-bashing still not funny (change.org)

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