civil rights - Bloomberg apologizes for comments about transgender people

Marina Pitofsky
The Hill

Mike Bloomberg

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civil rights - Human Rights Campaign says Bloomberg should apologize for comments about transgender people

Rebecca Klar
The Hill

Human Rights Campaign

Washington DC

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lead story - Bloomberg referred to transgender people as 'some guy wearing a dress' in 2019 remarks

Paul LeBlanc
CNN

Uh, goodbye Mike...

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lead story - Mark Schleeter: Transgender people going nowhere

Mark Schleeter
Herald & Review

Decatur, IL

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civil rights - Why Bernie Sanders Is the Strongest Candidate for Transgender People

Jamie Gardner, Maddy Grace Webbon
Jacobin

Sen. Bernie Sanders

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ezs note:  Hey, this blog changed my mind.  Go, Bernie!

lead story - Puberty blockers linked to lower suicide risk for transgender people

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

pediatrician examining a newborn

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ezs note:  There is also an excellent publication by Pediatrics journal, a booklet that is informative and friendly.  You can find it here.

civil rights - Judge: Referring to transgender people by chosen pronouns 'courtesy,' not law

Alicia Cohn
The Hill

Baton Rouge, LA

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ezs note:  Even if there is only one reason to dump Donald Trump (and trust me, there are many, many more) lifetime appointments are definitely one.  Even if you live in a small town, every bit helps in removing this monster from our society.

civil rights - Health insurance for transgender people exists. Good luck understanding it.

Fei Lu
LGBTQ Nation

insurance policy ad

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Bangladesh - Include transgender people in the mainstream

Staff
The Daily Star

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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lead story - Transgender people face NHS waiting list 'hell'

Press
BBC

Bearpark, UK

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civil rights - Opinion: Does America Really Value Equality? What Women and Transgender People Might Say

Tim Libretti
PoliticusUSA

Chicago, IL

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lead story - In Pantene's new video series, transgender people talk about what it's like to go home for the holidays

Elizabeth Wolfe, Douglas S. Wood
CNN

Haines City, FL

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lead story - The many faces of transgender people

Michelle Myers
El Dìa

Philadelphia, PA

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lead story - New Michigan rules allow transgender people to easily change gender on driver's license

Tresa Baldas, Kristen Jordan Shamus
Detroit Free Press

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lead story - At least 22 transgender people have been killed this year. But numbers don't tell the full story

Harmeet Kaur
CNN

Dallas, TX

(lake where Chynal Lindsey was murdered)

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civil rights - Latinos and transgender people see big increases in hate crimes, FBI reports

Jaweed Kaleem
Los Angeles Times

FBI

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lead story - AHA News: How Does Hormone Therapy Affect Heart Health in Transgender People?

Press
US News & World Report

human heart

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lead story - Transgender people treated ‘inhumanely’ online

Ben Hunte
BBC News

London, UK

(Westminster Abbey, Canaletto, 1749)

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lead story -The Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand Transgender People

Michael Chen
Slate

US Supreme Court

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civil rights - Conversion Therapy Tied to Suicide Attempts by Transgender People, Massive New Study Shows

David Badash
The New Civil Rights Movement

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