lead story - Transgender bathroom ban may end, but transcript irks teen

Ben Finley
WTOL

Gloucester Courthouse, VA

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lead story - Transgender YouTube star 'Furry Potato' shot while filming outside synagogue

Chiara Giordano
Independent

Los Angeles, CA

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Germany - German insurer must pay for transgender beard removal

Alistair Walsh
Deutsche Welle

Hanover, Germany 

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lead story - Andover Public Library will keep transgender children’s books in the kids section

Jason Tidd
The Wichita Eagle

Andover, KS

(lower left on map)

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ezs note:  Oh. Eeek. (yawn)

Georgia - Transgender metro Atlanta teen named homecoming queen

Press
Project Q Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Object of Wo(man), William Massey

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Macedonia/EU - Transgender Macedonians Hail ‘Turning Point’ European Court Ruling

Eve-Anne Travers
Balkan Insight

Skopje, Macedonia

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Illinois - Transgender Illinois inmate feels safer after transfer

Press
Herald-Whig

Lincoln, IL

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civil rights - New Jersey restaurant server claims she was fired because she’s transgender

John Riley
Metroweekly

Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ

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lead story - Transgender LA LEO is among many living 'their truth' on force

Brenda Gazzar
PoliceOne.com

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civil rights - Transgender military ban is about discrimination

Nicole Vanderheiden
Bangor Daily News

Bangor, ME

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Taiwan - Taiwan’s transgender cabinet minister Audrey Tang among top 100 Global Thinkers

Huang Tzu-ti
Taiwan News

Taipei, Taiwan

Taihoku Prefecture Government Building

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Connecticut - Leader seeks to end “gay and transgender panic” defense

Emilie Munson
CT Post

Theophilus Eaton house

New Haven, CT

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lead story - San Francisco's Storied Transgender Community Now Has An Official Home

Chloe Veltman
NPR

San Francisco, CA

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Argentina - Transgender Hiring Quota Passes in Argentina, but Discrimination Continues

Lucila Pellettieri
Global Press Journal

Rio de Janeiro, Argentina

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Alabama - Transgender Alabama veterans criticize Trump’s military ban

Jonece Starr Dunigan
AL.com

Montgomery, AL

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lead story - Japan's Supreme Court upholds transgender sterilization requirement

AP
NBC News

Supreme Court of Japan

Tokyo, Japan

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lead story - Arizona Provides Me Unequal Healthcare Because I’m Transgender

Russell B. Toomey
ACLU

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona

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Mongolia - Meet transgender Mongolian beauty queen breaking barriers

Agence-France Presse
The Standard

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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lead story - A transgender Army sergeant says ban won't stop Americans from serving their country

Nicole Chavez
CNN

near Tacoma, WA

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lead story - Transgender Navy SEAL calls 'bulls---' on Trump admin saying transgender troops aren't as lethal or effective

Alex Lockie
Business Insider

Baltimore, MD

Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

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