lead story - Transgender woman accuses plasma donation center of discrimination

Garrett Brnger (*possible typo theirs)
KSAT

San Antonio, TX

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lead story - Springfield transgender woman speaks out about knife attack from man she met on dating app

Gregory J. Holman
Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, MO

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civil rights - Nebraska sides with Michigan funeral home that fired transgender woman

Martha Stoddard
Omaha World-Herald

Lincoln, NE

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ezs note:  Nebraskans - one thing you can do is upend Attorney General Doug Peterson in favor of Evangelos Argyrakis.  It's a stretch, you say.  But it's not an impossibility.  Just look at your sister state, Texas!

lead story - Charleston police connect with community after arrest in attack of transgender woman

Kia Morgan-Smith
The Grio

Charleston, SC

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ezs note:  Happily, Christopher Lamar Price was captured!

lead story - Transgender woman’s bank account frozen because she ‘sounded like a man’ on phone

Georgia Diebellius
Metro News

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lead story - Suspect in Charleston attack on transgender woman has record of drug, assault arrests

Andrew Knapp Aknapp
The Post And Courier

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ezs note:  Fortunately, Christopher Lamar Smith has an excellent mug shot taken of him.  There are two distinct scars, one of which goes from the hairline to the inner left eyebrow, the other just below right eye to just above the right lip - kind of a reverse half-moon pattern.  If you see him, do NOT approach him - find a safe place and call the police - thanks.

New York - Two charged in 1997 strangulation of transgender woman in Bronx

Rocco Parascandola
Daily News

Bronx, NY

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ezs note:  Goodbye and good riddance!  😠

lead story - YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous Opens Up About Pregnancy as a Transgender Woman in Emotional Video

Jen Juneau
People

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lead story - Tasmanian transgender woman Aleana Robins shares her story

Jessica Willard
The Examiner

Ravenswood, Tasmania

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lead story - Gathering will remember Kiwi Herring, black, transgender woman shot and killed by police

Nancy Fowler
KWMU

St. Louis, MO

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Georgia (country) - 'No Consideration': Death Of Transgender Woman In Georgia Prompts Health-Care Outcry From Activists

Ron Synovitz
RFE/RL

Botanic Gardens of Tblisi

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Lebanon - Horrifying video shows transgender woman attacked in broad daylight as bystanders do nothing

Josh Jackman
PinkNews

Beirut, Lebanon

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civil rights - Colorado baker back in court after turning away transgender woman

Brooke Sopelsa
NBC

Masterpiece Cakeshop

Lakewood, CO

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Alabama - State ID law causing problems for Alabama transgender woman

Press
KCCI

Birmingham, AL

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lead story - Man accused of shooting transgender woman at Detroit gas station bound over for trial

Nick Monacelli
clickondetroit

Detroit, MI

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ezs note:  If you are the one who tipped the police, thank you!  

lead story - Are you sure it wasn’t your girl name?’ Transgender woman outed by airline crew member

Patrick Kelleher
PinkNews

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Virginia - Transgender woman claims discrimination at Shockoe Bottom night club

Allison Norlian
NBC12

Shockoe Bottom, VA (part of Richmond)

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lead story - Democrats poised to pick transgender woman for Vermont governor

Ben Schreckinger
Politico

Underhill, Vermont

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Belarus - Belarus Refuses Asylum For Uzbek Transgender Woman

Press
RFE/RL

Minsk, Belarus

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South Carolina - First Transgender Woman Running For State Senator

Angela Rogers
ABC Columbia

Columbia, SC

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