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Showing posts with label transgender. Show all posts
Showing posts with label transgender. Show all posts
07 April 2019
lead story - Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military
31 March 2019
lead story - Transgender visibility has become my paradox. I want to be seen as any other woman, and as trans.
Meredith Talusan
NBC News
NBC News
New York City, NY (1952)
Dag Hammarskjöld, foreground
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please press: www.nbcnews.com
Labels:
any other woman,
become,
Meredith Talusan,
New York City,
paradox,
seen,
trans,
transgender,
visibility
Location:
New York, NY, USA
29 March 2019
lead story - Transgender Singing Voice Conference Expands Vocal Perspectives
Tana Weingartner
Cincinnati Public Radio
Cincinnati Public Radio
Richmond, IN
Earlham College
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please press: www.wvxu.org
28 March 2019
UK - UK To Open Separate Jail For Transgenders After Several Cases Of Attack By Inmates
Kriti Gupta
Indiatimes.com
Indiatimes.com
Banstead, UK
(future home of HMP Downview)
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Labels:
attack,
Banstead,
cases,
HMP Downview,
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Kriti Gupta,
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separate jail,
several,
transgender,
UK
Location:
Banstead, UK
26 March 2019
civil rights - Human Rights Department Joins Transgender Discrimination Lawsuit Against Anoka-Hennepin School District
Press
CBS Minnesota
CBS Minnesota
Anoka, MN
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lead story - Transgender, gay migrants allegedly suffer 'rampant' abuse at New Mexico ICE facility
Tim Stelloh
NBC News
NBC News
Chaparral, NM
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Labels:
abuse,
allegedly,
Chaparral,
gay,
ICE facility,
migrants,
New Mexico,
rampant,
suffer,
Tim Stelloh,
transgender
Location:
Chaparral, NM 88081, USA
23 March 2019
Ohio - Boyfriend-killer is granted divorce from her transgender jailhouse wife
Jimmy McCloskey
Metro
Metro
Campbell, OH
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please press: metro.co.uk
21 March 2019
lead story - Justices chose fact over ignorance in transgender health ruling
Labels:
chose,
fact,
health,
ignorance,
Jeorgia Robinson,
justices,
Marion,
over,
ruling,
transgender
Location:
Marion, IA, USA
20 March 2019
civil rights - Butte woman claims she was fired for being transgender
Press
KPAX
KPAX
Butte, MT
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Labels:
Butte,
claims,
fired,
restaurant industry,
Skyler Jordan,
Sparky’s,
transgender,
woman
Location:
Butte, MT, USA
15 March 2019
civil rights - Tennessee lawmakers advance transgender 'bathroom bill'
Associated Press
NBC News
NBC News
Nashville, TN
Tennessee State Capitol
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lead story - Transgender tech sergeant worries new policy deters new recruits
Jessie Degollado
KSAT
KSAT
San Antonio, TX
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12 March 2019
lead story - What does it mean to be transgender in South Dakota?
Trevor Mitchell
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader
Yankton, SD
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10 March 2019
Nevada - Transgender Henderson police officers work to close LGBT divide
Blake Apgar
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Henderson, NV
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08 March 2019
Iowa - Transgender Iowans can use Medicaid for transition-related care, Iowa Supreme Court rules
Courtney Crowder, Luke Nozicka
Des Moines Register
Des Moines Register
Des Moines, IA
Hartford of the West (really!)
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04 March 2019
Alabama - 'A much more normal thing': The changing realities of being transgender on campus
Stephen Lanzi
The Auburn Plainsman
The Auburn Plainsman
Auburn, AL
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Labels:
Auburn,
being,
campus,
changing,
gender identity,
outsiders,
realities,
Skybar Cafe,
Stephen Lanzi,
transgender
Location:
Auburn, AL, USA
27 February 2019
civil rights - Transgender Coachella fest attendees say they were denied bathroom access. Now, ACLU demands policy change
Sam Metz
Desert Sun
Desert Sun
Coachella festival
Coachella, CA
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please press: www.desertsun.com
26 February 2019
Ireland - Ireland's Got Talent rapper reveals how death scare encouraged him to come out as transgender
Sharon McGowan
Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Dublin, Ireland
Father Mathew Bridge
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please press: www.irishmirror.ie
24 February 2019
civil rights - ‘We refuse to hide’: Sarah DePalma, transgender ‘firebrand,’ dead at 67
Lisa Gray
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
her scrapbook
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please press: www.houstonchronicle.com
ezs note: I remember the very last words in her scrapbook - '...and we vote'. Remember that in November.
ezs note: I remember the very last words in her scrapbook - '...and we vote'. Remember that in November.
23 February 2019
lead story - India's Kumbh Mela festival features 1st ever transgender congregation
Press
CBC News
CBC News
Prayagraj, India
(formerly Allahabad)
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dw1_SYylUbE
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