Transgender men win Hong Kong court case over ID cards

Associated Press

NBC News

 Hong Kong

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lead story - ‘It’s so liberating’: India’s first salon run by transgender men

Neeta Lal

The Guardian

Ghaziabad, India

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lead story - Transgender men tell of discrimination at Highland

Gino Fanelli

Rochester City Newspaper

Rochester, NY

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ezs note:  Rochester/Monroe county (NY) - If you live in the area, and you have a bad experience with Highland Hospital, don't remain silent - TELL THEM ABOUT IT!!!

New Mexico - Lt. Gov. Morales says FDA should drop blood donor waiting period on gay, bisexual, queer and transgender men

Matthew Reichbach
NMPoliticalReport

Lt. Gov. Ernie Morales

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lead story - For transgender men, pain of menstruation is more than just physical

Chloe Atkins
NBC News

 menstrual pad

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ezs note: Here in Connecticut, both women and transgender men are lucky, in that they don't have to pay tax on these necessary menstrual items.  But far too many do have to pay the tax.  In the large scheme of things, this might not seem too onerous, but for those who are disabled, people who are low wage, or are unemployed, every penny counts!  

lead story - More transgender men seeking care, psychosocial burden decreasing

Gesine Meyer et. al.
Healio

Frankfurt, Germany

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lead story - Transgender men, eager to have biological kids, are freezing their eggs

Julie Compton
NBC News

sperm and ovum, human

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lead story - The New Smear Against Transgender Men

Evan Urquhart
Slate

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lead story - Transgender men can help the #MeToo movement. Don’t exclude us

Lee Hurley
The Guardian

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Bangladesh - Bangladesh: Transgender Men Fear for Their Safety

Staff
Human Rights Watch

scene in Bangladesh

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This gym in Thailand is staffed exclusively by transgender men

Patrick Winn
PRI

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'Suited' documentary shows transgender men finding their style (Canada)

Sandy Cohen
CTV

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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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No opinion yet from Florida Gov. Rick Scott on transgender bathroom bill

Patricia Mazzei

Miami Herald

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ezs note:  Floridians - please call and ask Governor Rick Scott to veto this odious "bathroom bill"!

See me as my true self: Powerful photos capture transgender men and women as they undergo sex changes amid fierce discrimination in Cuba (UK)

Annabel Fenwick Elliott
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WATCH: Web Series Brothers Explores Lives of Transgender Men

 MITCH KELLAWAY
http://www.advocate.com


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Capturing the Courage of Transgender Men

 Jordan G. Teicher

http://www.slate.com/

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B.C. to fund phalloplasty surgery for transgender men - Larkin Schmiedl - http://rabble.ca (Canada)

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