Maine - As transgender-rights organization expands into rural Maine, its members are getting priced out of Portland

Nick Schroeder
Bangor Daily News

Portland, ME

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ezs note:  If you have the bucks - even if it's only a single - you can make a difference. Contact www.mainetransnet.org/donate.

civil rights - Abortion. Transgender rights. Voting access. Polarizing issues could dominate statehouse agendas in 2020.

Tim Craig, Emily Wax-Thibodeaux
The Washington Post

  

Ohio statehouse

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civil rights - Fox News host Tucker Carlson says transgender rights are a “boutique issue" for "rich people"

Matthew Rozsa
Salon

where all of us transgender people live

(didn't you know???)

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lead story - Trump’s Rollback of Transgender Rights Extends Through Entire Government

Lola Fadulu
The New York Times

Kent, OH

(site of Kent State shootings)

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civil rights - On transgender rights, where does Penn really stand?

Sean Bender, Rebecca Wallace
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Charter of Penn University

Philadelphia, PA

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lead story - Raoul signs onto amicus brief in support of transgender rights

Staff
The State-Journal Register

Illinois AG Kwame Raoul

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lead story - UGA employee says settlement is step forward for transgender rights

Eric Stirgus
AJC

Athens, GA

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Czech Republic - Czech activist organization champions transgender rights in Prague

Press
Tennessee Journalist

Prague, Czech Republic

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civil rights - Patricia Arquette Honors Late Sister Alexis In Powerful Emmys Plea For Transgender Rights

Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost

Patricia Arquettte

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ezs note:  Damn skippy, Patricia.  Thank you. 

lead story - Why the Pickle Became a Symbol of Transgender Rights

Jennifer Finney Boylan

The New York Times

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civil rights - ACLU, Mercy San Juan will square off in San Francisco court over transgender rights

Cathie Anderson
The Sacramento Bee

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Florida - Florida education news: Charter schools, transgender rights, public comment and more

Jeffrey S. Solochek
Tampa Bay Times

Sen. Samuel Pasco

Pasco County

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ezs note:  If you live within Pasco County, Florida, and you're pissed off about a scrapping of 'best practices' guide, write an email, or better yet, go to a board meeting and talk there.  Hey, conservative folks have a hearing - but they don't have a right to a monopoly.  Let your voice be heard.

civil rights - Over 132,400 Opposed Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Plan

Lindsey Kaley
ACLU

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civil rights - Transgender Rights Get Important Win in Ninth Circuit

Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News

San Francisco, CA

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lead story - Survey finds boost in U.S. support for transgender rights

Ellen Wulfhorst
Thomson Reuters Foundation

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civil rights - The Democrats’ Neglect of Transgender Rights

Casey Quinlan
The New Republic

Mahoning County Courthouse

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civil rights - While the Trump administration backtracks, Colorado is plowing forward on transgender rights

Jennifer Brown
Colorado Sun

Denver, CO

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civil rights - Transgender Rights Activist Sarah McBride to Give Talk at Rutgers–Camden

Stefanie Charles
Rutgers-Camden News Now

Camden, NJ

Rutgers-Camden University

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Malaysia - New Malaysia looks a lot like old Malaysia when it comes to transgender rights

Editorial
ASEAN Today

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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civil rights - Bill killed in ongoing battle on transgender rights in SD

Sarah Mearhoff
Rapid City Journal

Rapid City, SD

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