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04 June 2016
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Location:
Ottawa, ON, Canada
03 June 2016
Transgender bathroom policy approved by Kern High School District
Jeanne Pastore
Kern Golden Empire.com
Kern Golden Empire.com
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Kinky Boots music video weighs in on transgender bathroom rights
Marc Snetiker
Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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please press: http://www.ew.com
Four arrested in the Vermont beating death of transgender man
Suzannah Gonzales
Reuters
Reuters
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ezs note: GOOD. Thank you, San Diego police department!
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Amos Beede,
arrested,
beating,
California,
death,
Erik Averill,
Jordan Paul,
Myia Barber,
Reuters,
San Diego,
Suzannah Gonzales,
transgender man,
Vermont
Location:
San Diego, CA, USA
Military Benefits Could Cover Sex Reassignment for Transgender Veterans
Michael Lambert
Out
Out
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please press: http://www.out.com
02 June 2016
ACLU's Georgia director resigns over transgender bathroom debate
Colleen Jenkins
Reuters
Reuters
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ACLU,
Atlanta,
Colleen Jenkins,
debate,
Georgia,
Georgia director,
resigns,
Reuters,
transgender bathroom
Location:
Atlanta, GA, USA
Mom Opens Up About 7-Year-Old Transgender Daughter: 'She Always Was Elizabeth'
Nicole Pelletiere
ABC
ABC
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ABC,
always,
Elizabeth,
mom,
Nicole Pelletiere,
Ohio,
opens up,
Springfield,
transgender daughter
Location:
Springfield, OH, USA
01 June 2016
Transgender people, the world's misunderstood (South Africa)
afp
IOL
IOL
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afp,
circumstances,
Gauteng,
IOL,
misunderstood,
South Africa,
transgender people,
varying,
world
Location:
Gauteng, South Africa
Kansas Senate condemns directive on transgender students, school bathrooms
Press
KMBC
KMBC
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ezs note: If you just skimmed over the pic, take a closer look, please. It's such a gem!
Location:
Topeka, KS, USA
31 May 2016
Mass. Governor Says He'll Sign Transgender Protections Bill
Alison Bauter
patch.com
patch.com
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ezs note: Thank you, Gov. Baker!
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Alison Bauter,
bill,
governor,
Massachusetts,
patch.com,
protection,
sign,
Swampscott,
transgender
Location:
Swampscott, MA, USA
30 May 2016
Tuscarawas County superintendents take wait-and-see attitude toward transgender directive
Jon Baker
Times-Reporter
Times-Reporter
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attitude,
directive,
Jon Baker,
New Philadelphia,
Ohio,
superintendents,
Times-Reporter,
transgender,
Tuscarawas County,
wait-and-see
Location:
New Philadelphia, OH 44663, USA
Being transgender: facts, myths and rights (Pakistan)
Press
Pakistan Today
Pakistan Today
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circumstances,
facts,
Lahore,
myths,
Pakistan,
Pakistan Today,
repression,
rights,
transgender,
varying,
violent
Location:
Lahore, Pakistan
Lebanon schools: No transgender changes planned
David Patton
Lebanon Express
Lebanon Express
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29 May 2016
ABSOLUT VODKA RELEASES GROUNDBREAKING NEW TRANSGENDER AD
David Villarreal
Unicorn Booty
Unicorn Booty
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Burlington Police: Transgender man dies from injuries
Staff
WCAX
WCAX
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If you have any information regarding this murder, please call the Burlington (Vermont) police department at 802-658-2704. Thank you very much.
Rest in peace, Mr. Beede.
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Amos Beede,
Burlington,
dies,
injuries,
police,
transgender man,
Vermont,
WCAX
Location:
Burlington, VT, USA
28 May 2016
An Arab-Israeli Catholic Ballerina Just Won Israel's First Transgender Beauty Pageant
Mathew Rodriguez
Mic
Mic
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Arab-Israeli,
ballerina,
beauty pageant,
Catholic,
first,
Israel,
Israel's,
Mathew Rodriguez,
Mic,
Nazareth,
transgender,
won
Location:
Nazareth, Israel
Police arrest alleged murderer of transgender activist (Pakistan)
Staff
Daily Times
Daily Times
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A look at 'Ma Vie en Rose'
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With all this bathroom hoohah going about, I remembered in particular a Belgian film, 'Ma vie en rose'. (one of the best, IMHO) It involves the troubles that a transgender girl is having. There is one scene when Ludovic (Georges du Fresne) takes Jerome (Julien Riviere) to the bathroom to prove that she is, indeed, a girl. It only lasts a second or two, but a girl passes by them in the bathroom. Um, a unisex bathroom.
The movie is almost twenty years old.
When, oh when, will the United States learn? Just askin'...
UNC system takes a stance on controversial bathroom law
Press
CBS
CBS
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ezs note: Good for you, UNC!
Burlington, Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
Location:
Burlington, MA, USA
27 May 2016
Beshear: Bevin playing games on transgender issue
Tom Loftus
courier-journal
courier-journal
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ezs note: Oh, I'm sure that transgender people can rest assured that southern governors would only have their best interests at heart. Just like a generation ago, African-Americans could rest assured that southern governors would only have their best interests at heart...
(cough...cough...)
26 May 2016
Lawmaker introduced first bathroom bill in 2013
Howard Fischer
Arizona Daily Sun
Arizona Daily Sun
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Trump Gets Laughed At For Vague Answers to Jimmy Kimmel About Transgender Rights: WATCH
Andy Towle
Towlehead
Towlehead
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ezs note: How true... (shudder)
Israeli transgender women ready for contest finals (Israel)
Oded Balilty
The Times of Israel
The Times of Israel
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'You are an ignorant bigot': California Democrat clashes with San Diego law professor on transgender issues
Sarah D.Wire
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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California,
clashes,
Democrat,
ignorant,
issues,
law professor,
Los Angeles Times,
San Diego,
San Mateo,
Sarah D.Wire,
transgender,
Zoe Lofgren
Location:
San Mateo, CA, USA
Mississippi governor to join suit against Obama transgender policy
Staff
Reuters
Reuters
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Barack Obama,
governor,
Jackson,
join,
Mississippi,
Phil Bryant,
policy,
Reuters,
suit,
transgender
Location:
Jackson, MS, USA
24 May 2016
Ku Klux Klan distributes anti-transgender fliers in at least 1 Alabama neighborhood
Erin Edgemon / eedgemon@al.com
al.com
al.com
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ezs note: So remember, folks, which side the Ku Klux Klan is on - uh, yeah, those fine folks...
ezs note: So remember, folks, which side the Ku Klux Klan is on - uh, yeah, those fine folks...
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Alabama,
anti-transgender,
distributes,
Dothan,
Erin Edgemon,
fliers,
Ku Klux Klan,
neighborhood
Location:
Dothan, AL, USA
Poll: Voters Back Transgender Bathroom Choice, Oppose Laws About It
Carrie Dann
NBC
NBC
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bathroom,
Carrie Dann,
choice,
laws,
NBC,
New York,
New York City,
oppose,
poll,
transgender,
voters
Location:
New York, NY, USA
Yay Jaclyn Smith!
I was on a computer when I saw Jaclyn Smith, spoofing a nut who was making a TOTAL arse out himself by praising the "virtues" of Donald Trump for president. Enjoy it yourself, or pass it along to a Trump-lover. He/she will be ashamed, I'm sure. (I hope....) Anyhow, enjoy!
23 May 2016
'The show is important right now': Whoopi Goldberg to produce reality series based on transgender modelling agency (UK)
Justin Enriquez
Daily Mail
Daily Mail
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California,
Daily Mail,
important,
Justin Enriquez,
Los Angeles,
modeling,
modelling,
produce,
reality series,
right now,
show,
transgender,
Whoopi Goldberg
Location:
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Obama Appoints Transgender Activist to Faith-Based Advisory Council
Samuel Smith
Christian Post
Christian Post
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Immigration officials to start sending transgender women to the middle of Texas
Jorge Rivas
Fusion
Fusion
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ezs note: Yes, I do understand what would happen in a perfectly ideal situation. But I also understand this reality: It. ain't. gonna. happen. Conversely, this President has made some good, realistic goals. Thank you, President Obama!
22 May 2016
Pastor Writes To Dispel Embedded Misconceptions About Transgender People
Rachel Martin
NPR
NPR
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dispel,
embedded,
Mark Wingfield,
misconceptions,
NPR,
pastor,
Rachel Martin,
Texas,
transgender people,
writes
Location:
Dallas, TX, USA
Cops Search For Suspects In Park Slope Transgender Hate Crime Assault
Ben Yakas
Gothamist
Gothamist
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Transgender Teacher Steps Out To Students
Kathleen Megan
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
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Connecticut,
Dusty Rader,
Hartford Courant,
Kathleen Megan,
steps out,
students,
teacher,
transgender
Location:
Avon, CT, USA
21 May 2016
Letter: Offer dignity for transgender people
Kelly Nolen
The Columbian
The Columbian
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Oklahoma lawmakers want Obama impeached over transgender guidance
Josh Kenworthy
The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor
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Saratov, Russia
Location:
Saratov, Saratov Oblast, Russia
20 May 2016
trans:formation: The Biological Roots of Being Transgender
William Gallo and Tina Trinh
VOA
VOA
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Separate Bathrooms by Religion? Oklahoma Opens New Front in Transgender Debate
Christine Hauser
The New York Times
The New York Times
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