Washington (state) - Kaiser to cover breast augmentation on transgender women, state says

Drew Mikkelson
King5

Olympia, WA

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Honduras/USA - ICE Releases Some Transgender Women Seeking Asylum

Marisa DeMarco
KUNM

University of New Mexico

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civil rights - Middle school principal wrote transgender women ‘are NOT women.’ He says he regrets it.

Lexi Cortes
Belleville News-Democrat

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ezs note:  If this paragraph were written by a janitor or a substitute teacher,  yeah, maybe I'd give him/her a pass. But a principal???  I'm not going to tell you what to do, but I'd think long and hard if I were offered this position. 

lead story - Freemasons accept transgender women who joined as men

Press
BBC

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lead story - Helping transgender women find their voice, literally

Amy Ellis Nutt
Chicago Tribune

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civil rights - Report: State Department retroactively revoking passports from transgender women

Michael Sykes
Axios

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lead story - Study finds health risks for transgender women on hormone therapy

Avichai Scher
NBC News

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ezs note:  A few tips are in order here:  Read the entire article, including hotlinks.  Don't just give it a quick skim.  Next, see an American Medical Association (AMA) accredited physician to discuss the benefits and risks you are taking.  It's your decision - make it an informed one. 

Thailand - Thai transgender women share their truths about social acceptance

Annie Kuo
International Examiner

Angkor, Thailand

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lead story - Idaho agrees to pay transgender women's attorney fees

Betsy Z. Russell
Idado State Journal

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Mexico - Mexico bans 17 'false' transgender women running in local elections

Marta Rodriguez Martinez
euronews

Muxes, Zapotec region

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lead story - 2 transgender women have turned up dead in Dallas in the last week

Matthew Martinez
The Sacramento Bee

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ezs note:  Unfortunately, two transgender women have been found murdered in Dallas, TX in a short period of time. The first, mentioned previously, was Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon.  The second is unidentified.  She was a black transgender woman, 5 feet 3 inches tall, 130 pounds.  If you have information about either one of these murders, please call the Dallas police at 214-283-4856. Thanks.   

lead story - Colombia’s indigenous transgender women find refuge, freedom working on coffee farms

Kenneth Dickerman
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  Wow! Here I am in Connecticut, enjoying my coffee, when I find out about the hard, industrious work of the pickers!  You are to be commended!  I hope that my work makes life a bit better for all of us.  

‘It felt so good’: On Day of Visibility, older transgender women look back

Nancy Fowler
St. Louis Public Radio

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Women’s Day must include transgender women

Brooklynn Miller
Sonoma State Star

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Indonesia - Indonesia is rounding up transgender women and sending them to rehab

Josh Jackman
PinkNews

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Indonesia: Transgender women in Aceh detained by police

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BBC News

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Pakistan - Pakistan's Transgender Women, Long Marginalized, Mobilize For Rights

Diaa Hadid
NPR

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Transgender Women In Pakistan Demand Equal Rights

Diaa Hadid
NPR

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A small-town doctor wanted to perform surgeries for transgender women. He faced an uphill battle.

Chico Harlan
The Washington Post

Moscow, Idaho

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Spelman College: Transgender Women Can Now Attend Historically Black School

Christina Coleman
Essence

Spelman College (Atlanta)

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