lead story - Transgender woman shot in apparent hate crime in Dallas

Erin Donaghue
CBS News

Dallas, TX

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

Jennifer Finney Boylan

The New York Times

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lead story - Transgender woman in Hendry County may have died in targeted attack

Michael Mora
WINK

LaBelle, FL

(Hendry County)

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ezs note:  Sheesh - if anyone deserves what happened to Keisha Whittaker, it's this cretin.  Please, if anyone knows what happened, call Hendry County police (southern Florida) at 863-674-5600.  Thanks. 

lead story - Transgender woman granted long-term residency in Japan

Yoko Wakatsuki, Julie Zaugg
CNN

Tokyo, Japan

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lead story - Mum arrested in front of her kids for calling transgender woman a man is hauled to court for trolling

Ellie Cambridge, Mark Hodge
The Sun

Hitchin, UK

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lead story - Transgender woman beaten in Newport, man charged

Joe English
KOMO News

Newport, OR (1937)

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lead story - N.J. kept a transgender woman in men’s prisons for over a year. She says she was harassed and beaten.

S.P. Sullivan
NJ.com

Clinton, NJ

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lead story - Boyfriend charged in death of 22-year-old transgender woman found in Houston parking lot

Julia Jacobo
ABC News

Houston, TX

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civil rights - N.H. AG Pursues Civil Rights Case On Behalf of Transgender Woman in Nashua

Sara Willa Ernst
NHPR

Nashua, NH

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Burkina Faso - In Burkina Faso, being transgender means living in the shadows

Émilie Laystary
Equal Times

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

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Florida - Crime Stoppers seeks information about shooting that left transgender woman dead

Amanda Batchelor
Local10 .com

Miami, FL (1896)

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ezs note:  If you have any information about the killing of Kiki (Marquis) Fantroy, please call Crime Stoppers at 305-471-TIPS.

lead story - Transgender woman testifies at human rights tribunal after being refused Brazilian wax

Eva Uguen-Csenge
CBC News

Surrey, BC

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lead story - A Black Transgender Woman Was Found Fatally Shot In South Carolina

Lauren Strapagiel
BuzzFeed

Charleston, SC  (1733)

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Denali Berries Stuckey, please call Charleston (SC) police at 843-577-7434. Thanks.   

lead story - Baltimore man charged in D.C.-area killing of transgender woman

Janelle Griffith
NBC News

Elkton, MD (Cecil County)  

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Belgium - Rapists of transgender woman get five years after attacking her during first night out

Press
The Brussels Times

Antwerp, Belgium

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Nebraska - Transgender woman sues state over refusal to cover gender reassignment surgery

JoAnne Young
Hastings Tribune

Hastings, NE

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lead story - Police: Transgender woman sexually assaulted in Lakeview; felon facing charges

Rosemary Sobol
Chicago Tribune

Lakeview, Illinois (part of Chicago)

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Nevada - IN TRANSITION

Jessica Santina
N (originally from Synapse)

Reno, NV

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ezs note:  Don't let the skinny little title fool you.  Jessica Santina has written a thoughtful, comprehensive piece.  Read it if you can.

lead story - Should an Asian transgender woman say she's 'passing?' Food for thought at KUOW's Queeriosity Club

Ginger Chien
KUOW

Seattle, WA

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civil rights - Transgender woman arrested after bathroom dispute escalates in NC Denny's

AP
News Channel 12

Shelby, NC

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