Jordan - Transgender community in Jordan faces abuse, discrimination

Staff
Global News

Petra, Jordan

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lead story - For 20 Years, Law & Order: SVU Has Given a Voice to a Silenced Transgender Community

Lake Schatz
Consequence Of Sound

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lead story - Portrait of Humanity: Celebrating São Paulo’s transgender community

Sarah Roberts
British Journal of Photography

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lead story - The Gender Guardian is giving Lahore’s transgender community the skills to pay their bills

Humna Iqbal
Samaa

Lahore, Pakistan

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civil rights - Pittsfield Council Voices Support For Transgender Community

Andy McKeever
iBerkshires.com

Pittsfield, MA

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lead story - Greek chapters should welcome transgender community

Kade Russom
The Daily Evergreen

Washington State University

Pullman, WA

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India - Kerala offers free sex change operations to transgender community after Tamil Nadu

Chinki Sinha
India Today

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lead story - Jessica L. MacFadzen: For New Hampshire’s transgender community, a chance to live free

Jessica L. MacFadzen
Concord Monitor

Penacook, NH

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lead story - Pistons’ Reggie Bullock to transgender community: ‘I see y’all as people that I love’

Malika Andrews
Chicago Tribune

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civil rights - Civil rights rally for transgender community June 23 in SF

David L. Shaw
Finger Lakes Times

Keuka Lake

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Turkey - Turkish fashion industry begins to flourish, opens up to transgender community

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Al-Arabiya

Istanbul, Turkey

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Argentina - This Book Shines a Light on Argentina's Transgender Community

Michael Love Michael
Paper

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The struggle of Egypt's transgender community

Marc Espanol
Al-Monitor

Derr Temple, Egypt

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'We exist': Public art project gives India's transgender community a voice

Priti Salian
NBC

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Ives ad targets transgender community, immigrants and women who get abortions

Tina Stondeles
Chicago Sun-Times

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As A Physician, Here’s Why I Stand In Solidarity With The Transgender Community

Aletha Maybank
HuffPost

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A message of hope: Transgender community gathers in Norfolk to remember the lives of those lost to violence

Amir Vera
The Virginian-Pilot

Norfolk, VA

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Transgender community to hold vigil in Portland, Bangor

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Malaysia - At Penang assembly, reps fight for rights of transgender community

Opalyn Mok
malaymail online

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Greek Transgender Community Hopes New Law Will Improve Lives

Elena Becatoros
US News & World Report

Santorini, Greece

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