Michigan - After Trump victory, LGBTQ+ Michiganders worry about ‘self-preservation’

Lucas Smolcic Larson

mlive

Ida Township, MI (r)

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ezs note:  Michiganders - I know that this seems like a really, really bad dream, but this is NOT the time into which we step into a cocoon.  Organize.  Write a letter to the editor. Do SOMETHING.

UCI hits brakes and will revisit transgender policy after Killips’ victory

Sean Ingle

The Guardian

Silver City, NM (starting point of Gila)

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ezs note 'signalled a shift' = cowered

Vermont - Vermont Conversation: Taylor Small, state’s first trans legislator, on what her victory represents

David Goodman

VTDigger

Winooski, VT

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lead story - Victory for trans advocates as Supreme Court rejects bathroom policy appeal

Brooke Soplesa

NBC News

Supreme Court

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Joe Biden - World leaders congratulate Joe Biden on his victory

Zamira Rahim, Martin Goillandeau

CNN

The Earth, much happier

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Victory!!! (well, except for Trump...)

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ezs note:  To read the full transcript, press here.

Kenya - 'Intersex' is counted in Kenya's census — but is this a victory?

Katie G. Nelson
PRI

Nairobi, Kenya

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Puerto Rico - 'It Will Open Doors': 19-Year-Old Transgender Woman Cheers Victory in Fight to Fix Puerto Rico Birth Certificates

Sofia Cerda Campero
Washington 4 (NBC)

ruins of Ponce de Leon house

San Juan, Puerto Rico

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VIRGINIA IS ON COURSE TO ELECT ITS FIRST OPENLY TRANSGENDER STATE LEGISLATOR

Michael Cuby
Paper

Danica Roem

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A Landmark Victory for Trans Rights—Under the Americans With Disabilities Act

Kevin Barry and Jennifer Levi
Slate

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Professor Olga Cox called Donald Trump's victory an 'act of terrorism', now she fears for her life (Australia)

Peter Holley
The Sydney Morning Herald

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Does Racism Explain Donald Trump’s Victory?

Joyce Denn
The New York Times

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Trump Victory Alarms Gay and Transgender Groups

Liam Stack
The New York Times

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Wisconsin Transgender Student Scores Victory In School Bathroom Case

David Cole
Wisconsin Public Radio

Kenosha, Wisconsin

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THE LESSONS AND LUNACIES OF CHARLOTTE’S VICTORY FOR LGBT EQUALITY

Marcus Patrick Ellsworth
MTV

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First legal victory for transgender inmate in US under the Prison Rape Elimination Act

Jacqueline Jones
Jurist

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What Conchita Did Next (Australia)

Genevieve Dwyer

SBS

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HRC CONGRATULATES PRO-EQUALITY GOVERNOR SHUMLIN ON ELECTION VICTORY

Stephen Peters
vtdigger.org

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Victory in court for Botswana LGBTI rights group

Colin Stewart

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Annulment of Uganda`s Anti-homosexuality Law Hailed by UN

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