lead story - Transgender woman sexually assaulted while sleeping at Cleveland homeless shelter, police say

Adam Ferrise
cleveland.com

Cleveland, OH

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lead story - HRC Mourns Gigi Pierce, Transgender Woman Fatally Shot in Oregon

Helen Parshall
HRC

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Vietnam - LGBT community in Vietnam’s path to recognition

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vietnamnet bridge

sidewalk in Hanoi, Vietnam

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lead story - GOP Candidate Films Herself Harassing A Transgender Woman

Andrea González-Ramírez
Refinery29

Jazmina Saavedra (R-CA)

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Texas - (transgender) Woman, 26, Murdered In North Dallas Apartment

Payton Potter
Dallas Patch

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ezs note:  Dallas/Fort Worth area - please, if you know anything regarding the murder of Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon, call the police at 214-283-4856. Thanks.

lead story - Another Transgender Woman Killed in Pakistan

Saroop Ijaj
Human Rights Watch

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civil rights - El Cajon Gym Sued Over Alleged Discrimination Against Transgender Woman

Toni McAllister
Times of San Diego

El Cajon, CA

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lead story - Transgender woman 'raped at men's prison' hours after judge blocked move

Tom Barnes
Independent

Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility

Cañon City, CO

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Indonesia - Indonesian man and transgender woman could be caned 100 times for ‘having gay sex’

Josh Jackman
Pink News

Aceh province, Indonesia

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civil rights - Police have a 'very strong' lead in killing of transgender SC woman

Teddy Kulmala
The State

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ezs note:  According to the latest reports, leads are very close, but especially if you live in Chesterfield County SC, you can help.  Call the police department at 843-623-2101 with any tips.  Thanks.

civil rights - Transgender Woman Claims She Was Fired For Violating A Non-Existent Dress Code

Jeff Taylor
newnownext

Detroit, Michigan

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lead story - Police: Transgender woman likely knew her attacker

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Bridgeport, Connecticut

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ezs note:  Details on the event are very sketchy right now, but as more details become available, lightbulbs might go off.  If you are one of those, please call 203-576-7671.  Thanks.

civil rights - TRANS WOMAN WHO REPORTED HER RAPE IN MEN'S PRISON WINS HISTORIC $100,000 SETTLEMENT

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek

Fallsburg, NY, Sullivan Correctional Facility

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lead story - Transgender woman says employer, Spectrum Health, insurer, discriminate

John Agar
MLive

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lead story - Transgender Woman Booked Into Male Section Of Jail During Protest

Angela Musallam
CBS Sacramento

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Brazil - Five Sentenced in Killing of Brazilian Transgender Woman

Trudy Ring
Advocate

Maarten van Heemskerk, Justitia

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lead story - To live openly as a transgender woman, she had to flee (...)

Khushbu Shah, Emanuella Grinberg
CNN

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

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civil rights - 'Whoever it was, was angry': Transgender woman found shot dead in car on SC roadway

Teddy Kulmala
The State

Sasha Wall

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ezs note:  If you live in or around Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and you have any information regarding the shooting of Sasha Wall, please call the sheriff's department at (843) 623-2101.  Thanks.

Transgender Woman Shot Dead in Motel Is 7th Killed in U.S. This Year, Rights Advocates Say

Christine Hauser
The New York Times

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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Summit County’s SWAT leader to be first transgender woman sent to prestigious FBI National Academy

Jack Queen
The Denver Post

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