lead story - What does it mean to be transgender in South Dakota?

Trevor Mitchell
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader

Yankton, SD

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Nevada - Transgender Henderson police officers work to close LGBT divide

Blake Apgar
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Henderson, NV

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Iowa - Transgender Iowans can use Medicaid for transition-related care, Iowa Supreme Court rules

Courtney Crowder, Luke Nozicka
Des Moines Register

Des Moines, IA

Hartford of the West (really!)

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Alabama - 'A much more normal thing': The changing realities of being transgender on campus

Stephen Lanzi
The Auburn Plainsman

Auburn, AL

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civil rights - Transgender Coachella fest attendees say they were denied bathroom access. Now, ACLU demands policy change

Sam Metz
Desert Sun

Coachella festival

Coachella, CA

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Ireland - Ireland's Got Talent rapper reveals how death scare encouraged him to come out as transgender

Sharon McGowan
Irish Mirror

Dublin, Ireland

Father Mathew Bridge

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civil rights - ‘We refuse to hide’: Sarah DePalma, transgender ‘firebrand,’ dead at 67

Lisa Gray
Houston Chronicle

her scrapbook

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ezs note:  I remember the very last words in her scrapbook - '...and we vote'.  Remember that in November. 

lead story - India's Kumbh Mela festival features 1st ever transgender congregation

Press
CBC News

Prayagraj, India

(formerly Allahabad)

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lead story - Transgender Deputy: Sex Surgery Not Covered by Health Plan

Press
US News & World Report

Warner Robins, GA

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civil rights - How to Fight the Latest Attempts to Erase ‘Transgender’

Alex Myers
The Good Men Project

(alternate)

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New Hampshire - Pappas Knocks Court Decision on Transgender Restrictions for U.S. Service Members

Press
NHPR

Chris Pappas (D-NH)

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lead story - Virginia district split over ending transgender bathroom ban

Ben Finley
fredericksburg.com

Abingdon, VA

(part of Gloucester County)

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lead story - Inside Monica Roberts’ Mission to Identify Transgender Murder Victims

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Louisville, KY

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lead story - Transgender bathroom ban may end, but transcript irks teen

Ben Finley
WTOL

Gloucester Courthouse, VA

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lead story - Transgender YouTube star 'Furry Potato' shot while filming outside synagogue

Chiara Giordano
Independent

Los Angeles, CA

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Germany - German insurer must pay for transgender beard removal

Alistair Walsh
Deutsche Welle

Hanover, Germany 

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lead story - Andover Public Library will keep transgender children’s books in the kids section

Jason Tidd
The Wichita Eagle

Andover, KS

(lower left on map)

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ezs note:  Oh. Eeek. (yawn)

Georgia - Transgender metro Atlanta teen named homecoming queen

Press
Project Q Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Object of Wo(man), William Massey

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Macedonia/EU - Transgender Macedonians Hail ‘Turning Point’ European Court Ruling

Eve-Anne Travers
Balkan Insight

Skopje, Macedonia

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Illinois - Transgender Illinois inmate feels safer after transfer

Press
Herald-Whig

Lincoln, IL

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