South Dakota - South Dakota High School Activities Association Defends Transgender Student Athlete Policy

Brady Mallory
KELO

Sioux Falls, SD

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lead story - Community hosts rally in support of transgender high school student

Amelia Henderson
WBOY

Morgantown, WV

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lead story - Transgender barrel racer fears exclusion from rodeo in Rosenberg

Deborah Wrigley
ABC 13 News

Rosenberg, TX

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Mexico/USA - Life After ICE Detention For Transgender Asylum-Seekers

Marisa Demarco
KUNM

Ascención, Mexico

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Minnesota - Outreach Events Engage Queer and Transgender Youth in STEM

Kimberly M. S. Cartier
Eos

Minneapolis, MN

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New Hampshire - Transgender state reps will make history

John Doyle
Seacoastonline.com

Somersworth, NH

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lead story - Transgender birth certificates will be available in New Jersey starting in February

Dan Alexander
New Jersey 101.5

Trenton, NJ

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Massachusetts - Transgender Bathroom Predator Myth Completely Made Up, Massachusetts Group Admits

Steve Hinkle
Instinct

Waltham, MA

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ezs note:  Uh, I think that's what they call 'lying for the Lord'...

Virginia - Virginia Supreme Court: Judge erred in rejection of transgender inmate's name change request

Frank Green
The Daily Progress

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lead story - For Transgender and Nonbinary Protections, California Came First

Lesley McClurg
KQED

San Francisco, CA

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lead story - Dominic West says 'a transgender Bond would be cool'

Hanna Flint
AOL

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lead story - Muddled Morality - An Attempt at Criminalising Transgender Morality

Yogesh S
News Click

New Delhi, India

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lead story - Being transgender in Southwest Michigan

Alexandra Newman
The Herald-Palladium

Benton Harbor, Michigan

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civil rights - Texas judge who struck down ACA to weigh in on transgender health case

Julie Moreau
NBC News

Fort Worth, TX

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lead story - Gov. John Kasich revives anti-discrimination protections for transgender state workers

Jeremy Pelzer
cleveland.com

Columbus, OH

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ezs note:  Uh, nice move, Gov. Kasich.  Of course, it would have been nicer if you hadn't f***ed up in the first place... 

lead story - The Latest: Official suspended in transgender incident

Press
Fox News

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civil rights - STATE ORDERED TO PAY FOR SURGERY FOR TRANSGENDER PRISON INMATE FROM POCATELLO AREA

Tommy Simmons
Idaho State Journal

Pocatello, ID

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lead story - How Founder Gabrielle Claiborne Helps Foster Transgender And Non-Binary Inclusion In The Workplace

Molly Sprayregen
Forbes

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Atlanta, GA

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lead story - Some Americans are being denied 'life-saving' health care. It's because they are transgender

Kristin Lam
USA Today

Agoura Hills, CA

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lead story - San Francisco Creates World’s First Ever Transgender Cultural District

Emily Wilson
Daily Beast

San Francisco, CA

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