lead story - What does it mean to be transgender in South Dakota?

Trevor Mitchell
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader

Yankton, SD

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Nevada - Transgender Henderson police officers work to close LGBT divide

Blake Apgar
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Henderson, NV

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lead story - Two men on trial for unleashing ‘sheer brutality’ on transgender community

Keith L. Alexander
The Washington Post

Washington DC

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lead story - Transgender community facing dangers in Suncoast community

Jess Doudrick
WWSB

Sarasota, FL

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lead story - India's transgender community says new bill violates their rights

Annie Banerji
Reuters

New Delhi, India

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lead story - North Dakota fair housing study finds discrimination against transgender community

Amy Dalrymple
The Dickinson Press

Stark County Courthouse

Dickinson, ND

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ezs note:  North Dakotans - don't just watch the game, get out and participate! Call your state representative and state senator and tell them you support this bill.

New York - Transgender Day of Remembrance

Kelly Metzgar
Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Saranac Lake, NY

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Alabama - Voter ID Laws May Disproportionately Affect Transgender Community

Emma Hurt
Alabama Public Radio

Tuscaloosa, AL

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lead story - Iowa Transgender Community Sees Progress Despite Setbacks

Teresa Krug
VOA

Shelby, Iowa

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Pennsylvania - Governor Wolf Administration Shows Support for Pennsylvania Transgender Community

Press
KDKA Radio

Pittsburgh, PA

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Colorado - “When does it end?”: Colorado transgender community reeling from Trump administration attempt to redefine “sex” in federal law

Elise Schmelzer
The Denver Post

Denver, CO

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ezs note:  Once again, VOTE.

lead story - ‘Denying our very humanity:’ Trump proposal wounds Bay Area transgender community

Erin Allday
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco, CA

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ezs note:  Wherever you are, VOTE.

lead story - Hawes: It's time for all to rally against attacks on transgender community

Christine Hawes
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City, Iowa

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Missouri - ACLU hosts rally to support Springfield's transgender community

Alissa Zhu
Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, MO

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Missouri - Transgender community rallies around need for health care

Jeremy Johnson
Missourian

Columbia, MO (1869)

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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

Law & Order:  SVU

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

Sarah Roberts
British Journal of Photography

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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