Pope tells transgender person: ‘God loves us as we are’

Reuters

NBC News

Vatican City

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lead story - What it's really like as a transgender person to get medical care

Katie Kindelan

Good Morning America

New Brunswick, NJ

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lead story - Dr. Rachel Levine becomes first openly transgender person confirmed by Senate to federal post

Doha Madani, Julie Tsirkin

NBC News

Dr. Rachel Levine

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ezs note:  We are proud of you, Rachel!

lead story - A transgender person's deadname is nobody's business. Not even a reporter's.

Chase Strangio
NBC News

Chase Strangio

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New Hampshire - Rochester elects first openly transgender person to a New Hampshire city council

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WGME

Rochester, NH

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ezs note:  Yay, Rochester!

lead story - Overcoming stigma – Vietnamese transgender person transitions with mom’s love and support

Lê
Sacramento Bee

Sacramento, CA

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Oregon - White Owl Social Club in Portland apologizes for throwing transgender person out of bar

Jayati Ramakrishnan
The Oregonian

Portland, OR

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lead story - A Transgender Person is the New Leader of a Jewish Sorority in Ohio

Sarabeth Caplin
The Friendly Atheist

Cincinnati,  OH

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lead story - Transgender person gives perspective on living LGBTQ

Jessica Farrish
The Register-Herald

Beckley, WV

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Michigan - Transgender person shot dead in Detroit, Michigan

Rafaella Gunz
Gay Star News

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lead story - Policemen 'steal' Rs750,000 from transgender person's flat in Rawalpindi

Imran Ashgar
The Express-Tribune

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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lead story - Pakistan Makes Arrests After Killing, Mutilation Of Transgender Person

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RFE/RL

Wagah, Pakistan

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Guyana - ‘As a transgender person in Guyana, you feel you’re in a jail yard’‘

Rae Wiltshire
Stabroek News

Guyana, Rupununi Savannah

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Belgium - Insurer condemned for discriminating against transgender person

Christopher Vincent
The Brussels Times

Brussels, Belgium

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In a first, transgender person becomes news anchor in Pakistan

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The Express Tribune

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan

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Candace Towns Is The 25th Transgender Person Killed In Deadliest Year Yet

Paula Rogo
Essence

Candace Towns (1987-2017)

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ezs note:  If you vote for no other reason today, vote for Candace's memory.

Dead Body Of Transgender Person Found In Peshawar

AFP
RadioFreeEurope - RadioLiberty

Peshawar, Pakistan

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Why A Lot of Americans Don't Want To Befriend a Transgender Person

Samantha Allen
The Daily Beast

international symbol for those who

reject transgender people

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ACLU wants to review tapes of officer fatally shooting transgender person

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WPXI.com

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Mercedes Successful Becomes 11th Trans Person Killed in 2016

Sunnivie Brydum
Advocate

Mercedes Successful  

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding this murder, please call the Haines City police department at 863-421-3636 or at Crimestoppers at 800-226-TIPS.  Rest in peace, Mercedes...