India - Indian state takes a step forward for transgender rights

Swati Gupta
CNN

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civil rights - MATTERS OF FAITH: The Jewish case for supporting transgender rights in November

Elias Lieberman
Cape Cod Times

Cape Cod (part of Massachusetts)

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civil rights - Transgender rights battle returning to North Carolina court

Jonathan L. Drew
Tampa Bay Times

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civil rights - NH Transgender Rights, Gay Conversion Ban Bills Approved

Jason Claffey
patch.com

Hollis, NH

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civil rights - Despite Recent Gavin Grimm Court Ruling, Trump Administration Unlikely to Change Course on Transgender Rights...

Mark Keierleber
T74

Gavin Grimm

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civil rights - WSW: Director Of National Transgender Rights Group Says "The Law Is On Our Side"

Gordon Evans
WMUK

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civil rights - Here's how N.J. could soon give a big boost to transgender rights

Susan K. Livio
nj.com

North Bergen, NJ

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civil rights - Lexington delegation stands up for transgender rights

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Wicked Local Lexington

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civil rights - Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump

Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
WGBH

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)

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civil rights - These parents are pushing against a rollback of transgender rights

Bella English
The Boston Globe

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

Michael Love Michael
Paper

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civil rights - Ricky Martin Celebrates New Transgender Rights for Puerto Ricans

Abby Jones
Billboard

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Is Massachusetts the next transgender rights battleground?

Lauren Dezenski
Politico

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civil rights - ACLU Indiana plans transgender rights Facebook Live event

Rob Burgess
Indiana Lawyer.com

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Transgender rights get a boost in N.J.

Susan K. Livio
nj.com

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Tenderloin Play Depicts 1960s Fight For Transgender Rights

Carrie Sisto
hoodline

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These Transgender Children Say They’re Thriving. They Want to Help Others Do the Same.

Christina Caron
The New York Times

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Costa Rica - Court Orders Costa Rica to Implement Same-Sex Marriage and Respect Transgender Rights

Maria Fernandez Cruz, Andrea Rodriguez
La Voz/The Voice

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As I See It: Launching fight to preserve transgender rights in Massachusetts

Mason Dunn
telegram.com

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'A monumental change': how Ireland transformed transgender rights

Libby Brooks
The Guardian

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