Indiana - Indiana school must allow transgender to use male bathroom

Press
The Seattle Times

Evansville, IN

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civil rights - Transgender passport rules haven't changed, advocates confirm amid concerns

Kit Ramgopal
NBC News

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ezs note:  If you have a friend who is a lawyer and are planning a trip, it might be best to doublecheck. But overall, this is good news (for a change!)

Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania transgender bathroom case splits U.S. appeals court

Jonathan Stempel
Reuters

Boyertown, PA

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New York - New York Times Theater Critic Apologizes for Offending ‘Transgender and Nonbinary Communities’

Ben Brantley
The Wrap

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lead story - What it means to be transgender in Hollywood today

Luchina Fisher
ABC

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Syria/Germany - Transgender Syrian Katia finds refuge in Berlin

Daniel Hadjmehdi
Yahoo!

wounded in Aleppo, Syria

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lead story - Three transgender Puerto Ricans win suit to change gender markers

Avery Anapol
The Hill

San Juan, PR

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lead story - Was she denied Communion because she’d been chewing gum — or because she’s transgender?

Tim Funk
The Herald

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civil rights - St. Paul police draft policy on treatment of transgender, gender-nonconforming people

Chao Xiong
StarTribune

St. Paul, MN

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Colorado - Coming out as transgender at 38: 'Now is my time'

Stephanie Earls
The Gazette

Colorado Springs, CO

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lead story - Voters must defend transgender non-discrimination law

Bill McKenna
Lowell Sun

First Parish Church

Shirley, MA

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El Salvador/US - Being transgender may qualify El Salvadoran for asylum in the U.S.

Allan Wernick
Daily News

San Salvador, El Salvador

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New Zealand - Growing up trans in regional New Zealand

Andre Chumko
stuff.co.nz

Kawerau, New Zealand

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Texas - Texas Transgender Summit to Mark 10 Years at the University of Houston Next Week

Laura Gillespie
OutSmart Magazine

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lead story - INDIA: NO COUNTRY FOR TRANSGENDER WOMEN

Puja Changoiwala
South China Morning Post

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ezs note:  USA - Uh, before we get all proud 'n shit, here's a sobering fact for you:  according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, we are the 10th worst and the only first-world country to be shamed by the danger to women (cis and trans).  Please, let's go to our town and city halls and speak up.

Guyana - Transgender Guyanese women ask CCJ to strike down colonial law

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St. Lucia News Online

Georgetown, Guyana (Stabroek Market)

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lead story - Teddy Geiger realized she was transgender in therapy

Jessica Sager
Page Six

Teddy Geiger

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Israel - TRANS BY CHOICE, TRANS BY FORCE

Hen Mazzig
The Jerusalem Post

Jaffa train station, Tel Aviv, Israel

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civil rights - She Says She Lost Her Job For Coming Out as Transgender. But Her Biggest Battle Could Come at the Supreme Court Without Kennedy

Jennifer Calafas
Time

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lead story - BBC left STUNNED after secret survey reveals 417 of its staff are TRANSGENDER

Paul Withers
Sunday Express

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ezs note:  Oh, I'm shocked, shocked.