Colorado - New Bill Would Simplify Process for Changing Gender on Birth Certificates

Conor McCormick-Cavanagh
Westword

State Rep. Daneya Esgar (D-CO)

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lead story - San Francisco's Storied Transgender Community Now Has An Official Home

Chloe Veltman
NPR

San Francisco, CA

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Donald Trump - Chuck and Nancy Have Only Just Begun Kicking Trump’s Behind

Michael Tomasky
Daily Beast

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Argentina - Transgender Hiring Quota Passes in Argentina, but Discrimination Continues

Lucila Pellettieri
Global Press Journal

Rio de Janeiro, Argentina

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civil rights - CA Civil Rights Community Hopeful Admin. Will Implement Policies To Protect Transgender Prisoners

Press
Rainbow Times

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Ohio - Ohio’s new GOP guv signs order against anti-LGBT discrimination

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade

Cedarville, OH

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lead story - Another View: Ban on transgender troops demeans true patriots

Press
Brattleboro Reformer

Brattleboro, VT

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Letter to the editor!

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ezs note:  I sent this letter to the editor this morning to the Hartford Courant.  I don't know if it will be printed, but I thought I would share it with you.

For over two years now, we have had the misfortune of having Donald Trump as our President.  Early on, Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) put forth a bill of impeachment. Although some thought him rash then, Rep. Green seems sadly prescient today. We have learned about Trump's payment to Stormy Daniels to keep his affairs quiet. We have learned about his lies, both important and maddeningly small.  And, most troubling, we have learned of his cozy (or sycophantic) relationship with Vladimir Putin. Please, Rep. Larson, show some courage (for once) by sending this dangerous dunce packing.  Preferably to prison.

Donald Trump - Roger Stone, ahead of arraignment, won’t categorically rule out cooperation agreement with special counsel

Ali Dukakis
ABC News

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Algeria/Germany - Kader Attia on why we need art to overcome ‘the dark times we live in’

Guy Chazan
Financial Times

ruins of Timgad, Algeria

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civil rights - UA transgender policy hits home; worker presses system on health care as Texas case resumes

Jaime Adame
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Fayetteville, AR

Pritchard House

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Alabama - Transgender Alabama veterans criticize Trump’s military ban

Jonece Starr Dunigan
AL.com

Montgomery, AL

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lead story - Japan's Supreme Court upholds transgender sterilization requirement

AP
NBC News

Supreme Court of Japan

Tokyo, Japan

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civil rights - NYPD arrested transgender woman for 'false personation' over name, lawsuit says

Crystal Bonvillian
Boston 25 News

New York City, NY

Claremont Park

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Oregon - SOUTHERN OREGON PRIDE COMMUNITY OUTRAGED BY MILITARY TRANSGENDER BAN

Leah Thompson
kdrv.com

Medford, OR

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lead story - Transgender community facing dangers in Suncoast community

Jess Doudrick
WWSB

Sarasota, FL

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Donald Trump - Former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort in court hours after his ex-business partner Roger Stone is busted in Mueller case

Dan Mangan
CNBC

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Zimbabwe/Ireland - Zimbabwe born gay migrant in Ireland

Press
Bulawayo 24 News

Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

Bougainvillea trees (Bougainvillea glabra)

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civil rights - Should Medicaid cover gender-reassignment surgery? Transgender case argued before Iowa Supreme Court

Michaela Ramm
The Gazette

Des Moines, Iowa

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Nebraska - Nebraska Supreme Court tosses lawsuit over death penalty referendum, says inmates have other options to challenge sentences

Lori Pilger
Lincoln Journal-Star

Lincoln, NE

Thomas P. Kennard House

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ezs note:  The two may seem unrelated, but John L. Lotter, one of the unsuccessful petitioners in the case, was convicted of killing Brandon Teena, a transgender male. You can see the true story reenactment in Boys Don't Cry. (with Peter Sarsgaard as John Lotter)

lead story - Arizona Provides Me Unequal Healthcare Because I’m Transgender

Russell B. Toomey
ACLU

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona

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DOCUMENT - United States of America v. Roger Jason Stone, Jr., defendant

DOWNLOAD FILE FROM HERE

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Donald Trump - Jeffries says Trump isn't a racist but defends 'grand wizard' comparison

Caitlin Oprysko
Politico

ezs note:  If he looks like a "grand wizard" ...

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Mongolia - Meet transgender Mongolian beauty queen breaking barriers

Agence-France Presse
The Standard

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

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civil rights - Becerra, Civil Rights Group Vow To Continue Challenging Military Transgender Ban

Press
SFGate

Xavier Becerra

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Alaska - Transgender woman at center of Downtown Soup Kitchen lawsuit speaks out

Jill Burke
KTUU

Anchorage, AK

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lead story - A transgender Army sergeant says ban won't stop Americans from serving their country

Nicole Chavez
CNN

near Tacoma, WA

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Illinois - Chicago Teen Charged in Shooting Death of Transgender Woman

AP
US News & World Report

Chicago, IL

Fountain of Time (detail), Lorado Taft

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lead story - Transgender Navy SEAL calls 'bulls---' on Trump admin saying transgender troops aren't as lethal or effective

Alex Lockie
Business Insider

Baltimore, MD

Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Quantum Leap Tackles Gays in the Military

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civil rights - Former Fort Bliss soldier found guilty in 2016 murder of transgender woman

Aaron Bracamontes
KTSM.com

El Paso, TX (Fort Bliss)

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South Dakota - South Dakota High School Activities Association Defends Transgender Student Athlete Policy

Brady Mallory
KELO

Sioux Falls, SD

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lead story - Gender Clinic Aims to Improve Transgender Patients' Care

Press
US News and World Report

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump Sparks Anger With ‘Send A Brick’ To Nancy Pelosi And Chuck Schumer Campaign

Lee Moran
HuffPost

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Japan - More in Japan identify as LGBT as social awareness grows, study finds

Press
The Japan Times

Tokyo, Japan

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civil rights - Busy day at Capitol features governor's budget and transgender rights

Karen DeWitt
WRVO

Albany, NY

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Maryland - Maryland GOP delegate's aide charged with making illegal robocall against fellow delegate on transgender issues

Luke Broadwater
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, MD

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ezs note:  Marylanders - to get more on this story, visit the podcast. (starts at 15:38)

lead story - Transgender woman accuses Gov. J.B. Pritzker's campaign of discrimination in federal lawsuit

Mike Riopell
Chicago Tribune

Springfield, IL

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Donald Trump - ‘Resign Or Be Impeached’: Dems Erupt Over Bombshell Trump Obstruction Report

Ed Mazza
HuffPost

BOOM.

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Indonesia - Vigilante Raid on Indonesian HIV Group

Kyle Knight
Human Rights Watch

Pekanbaru, Indonesia

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civil rights - Womxn’s March Denver: 7 things to know if you are – or aren’t – planning to attend

Oscar Contreras
Thedenverchannel.com

Denver, CO (Civic Center Park)

approximate location

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ezs note:  In case you were wondering.  the date is tomorrow (Jan. 19).  If you haven't planned yet, do it now!

Colorado - Colorado to hold CDOC accountable for dangers posed to transgender inmates

Heidi Beedle
Colorado Springs Independent

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lead story - Transgender pronouns provide challenge, opportunity in workplace

Tara Duggan
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco, CA

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Donald Trump - Trump tried to illegally withhold disaster relief money from Puerto Rico

Matthew Yglesias
Vox

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Finland - Trans sterilisation law must be struck down, says legal watchdog

Yle
YLE News

Helsinki, Finland

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civil rights - Governor to sign law protecting transgender people’s civil rights

Jesse Adcock
Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Saranac Lake, NY

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Ohio - The best is yet to come’ Mike DeWine tells Ohioans as he becomes governor

Darrel Rowland, Randy Ludlow
Akron Beacon Journal

Cedarville Opera House

Cedarville, OH

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lead story - Kansas library asked to move transgender children books

Press
The Kansas City Star

Andover, KS

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Donald Trump - “RUDY HATES THE JOB”: TRUMP’S MULTI-FRONT WAR IS TAKING ITS TOLL

Gabriel Sherman
Vanity Fair

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El Salvador (among others) - In Video, Trans Refugees Explain Their Aspirations

Matt Tracy
Gay City News

San Salvador, El Salvador

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