We Are Strong Enough To Hear Their Stories (video)

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ezs note:  I ran across Rev. Ed Trevors and got a breath of fresh air.  Most of what passes off as 'Christianity' is pure crap.  We may not see every line side to side (he is a [real] Christian, I am a Baha'i), but, geez, this guy is good. I'll do my bit to promote him.

By the way, if you're free on Saturday nights, Ed broadcasts live on most Saturday nights at 7:30 pm (Eastern time).  Look for :

 Church Without Walls - Conversations and Compline

'New York Times' stories on trans youth slammed by writers — including some of its own

Mary Yang

NPR

The New York Times

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civil rights - Stories that shaped the decade: From debate over transgender athletes to LGBTQ discrimination, conversations around gender and sexual identity emerge

Amanda Blanco
Hartford Courant

Hartford, CT

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lead story - 'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories

Jasmine Garsd
NPR

Dell HQ

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civil rights - How to Fight With a Trump Target on Your Back. Stories of Hope and Survival From Our Trans Readers.

Ashley Dejean
Mother Jones

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ezs note: Be sure to listen to the Mother Jones podcast as well.

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

Press
Daily Beast

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While you weren’t looking: 5 stories from the Trump administration that aren’t about gun violence

A.P. Joyce
Mic

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Four facts reporters should include in stories about Texas’ pending attack on the transgender community

Rachel Percelay
Media Matters for America

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SDGLN's top local news stories of 2016

George Vernon
SDGLN

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The top 10 transgender stories of 2016

Dawn Ennis
LGBTQ Nation

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ezs note:  Of the the ten listed here, please take special note of the nitwit at number 2.  Gawd, this cuckoobird belongs in a rubber room, not a state legislature!

Readers share their stories after article on transgender teen

Nina Shapiro
The Seattle Times

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'#OrlandoUnited: A Community Responds' video offers stories of hope, determination (Pulse shooting)

Steven Lemongello
Staff

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Top 10 Blade stories online

Kevin Naff
Washington Blade

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Artspeak: Stories from the transgender community (Pakistan)

Ayesha Mir
The Express Tribune

Trans Scripts at Edinburgh festival review – six timely stories from transgender women (UK)

Lyn Gardner

The Guardian

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Web series celebrates personal stories of transgender people across Canada (Canada)

Susan Hay
Global News

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Transgender sex workers share stories of daily struggles and discrimination (Australia)

Caro Meldrum-Hanna
ABC (Australia)

Leelah Alcorn (US)

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STORIES AND PORTRAITS OF SWIMMERS FEATURED IN FEARLESS: PORTRAITS OF LGBT ATHLETES

Lauren Neidigh
Swim Swam

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'I've lost tons of friends and it’s been hell': Transgender teen, 16, who shared horrific stories of bullying at school takes her own life (UK)

CHRIS SPARGO
DailyMail.com

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ezs note:  If you are feeling at the end of your rope, please use the helpline numbers at the end of the article.  They're here for YOU!

U.K.'s Liberal Judaism to host first interfaith transgender project (Israel)

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