national/world - Trump is working to restrict trans rights. That’s not what Americans want.

Jasmine Mithani

The 19th*

Washington Monument, nearing completion

(ca. 1884)

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Most beer drinkers support brands working with transgender spokespeople: poll

Jared Gans

www.wfla.com

Budweiser

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ezs note:  I'm not a beer drinker myself, but among those who are, cheers!

Joe Biden - Biden Is the Anti-Trump, and It’s Working

Ezra Klein

The New York Times

Damn, it's working...

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lead story - Transgender Woman Finds Acceptance Working As A Forest Ranger

Emily Russell

NPR

Keene, NY

Mount Marcy

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lead story - Concord School District working on policy for transgender students

Eileen O'Grady

Concord (NH) Monitor

Concord, NH

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Nevada - Working for a better Nevada for all, including veterans and marginalized people | Scaffidi

Sherie Paulie Scaffidi
Reno Gazette-Journal

Reno, NV

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Donald Trump - Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working

David Brooks
The New York Times

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Nevada - Retiring legislator showed courage, conviction in working to make life better for vulnerable Nevadans

John Sadler
Las Vegas Sun

Las Vegas, Nevada

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ezs note:  Thank you, Sen. Parks!

lead story - Big gaps in transgender research: A team at UCSF is working to change that

Helen Santoro
The Mercury News

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lead story - Colombia’s indigenous transgender women find refuge, freedom working on coffee farms

Kenneth Dickerman
The Washington Post

Coffea canephora

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ezs note:  Wow! Here I am in Connecticut, enjoying my coffee, when I find out about the hard, industrious work of the pickers!  You are to be commended!  I hope that my work makes life a bit better for all of us.  

Ukraine - Transgender woman working to ease lives of Ukrainians like herself

Mariya Kapinos
KyivPost

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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Releases Report: "Working for Inclusion..."

Brian Walch
Cision

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A Trump judicial pick said transgender children are proof that ‘Satan’s plan is working’

Kristine Philipps
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  I know I've brought Jeff Mateen's name before you again, but the more people who put pressure on Senators to say "NO" the better.  Remember, you have two Senators from your state.  You can contact them at www.senate.gov. Thanks. 

Teachers need more training in working with transgender students, Flinders University researchers find (Australia)

Tim Williams
The Advertiser

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Eight transgender employees quit working for Kochi Metro within a week of its launch (India)

Staff
Scroll.in

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The Attempt to Keep Transgender People Out of Bathrooms Is Working

Samantha Michaels
Mother Jones

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Working...

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Time to show you the top 25 word labels! Here goes:

1. transgender (duh...)
2. gay
3. lesbian
4. bisexual
5. LGBT
6. transgender woman
7. discrimination
8. rights
9. transgender people
10. woman
11. community
12. people
13. bill
14. California
15. gender
16. trans
17. new
18. gender identity
19. law
20. first
21. equality
22. police
23. support
24. marriage
25. US

Close but no cee-gar: policy

Have a happy New Year!

St. Paul schools working on 'gender inclusion' policy

AP
MPRnews

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Transcending genders: Working as a clerk at the commissioner’s office, Eraj Aftab wants true gender equality (Pakistan)

http://tribune.com.pk

to read more, go to:  http://tribune.com.pk/story/752784/transcending-genders-working-as-a-clerk-at-the-commissioners-office-eraj-aftab-wants-true-gender-equality/

Are there any organizations working with LGBT people in Uganda?

Brandon Ambrosino
http://www.vox.com


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