VIDEO - Matt Baume - Jussie Smollett and Others Attacked

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Donald Trump - What Do You Learn About Trump in an 85-Minute Interview?

Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman
The New York Times

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Kenya/Uganda - Ugandan Trans Refugees Seek Farming Opportunity in Kenya

Matt Tracy
Gay City News

Nairobi, Kenya

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civil rights - Transgender military ban is about discrimination

Nicole Vanderheiden
Bangor Daily News

Bangor, ME

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Nebraska - Midlands Voices: Physician expresses support for gender legislation

Jean Amoura
Omaha World-Herald

Omaha, NE

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lead story - Prominent transgender advocate harassed by anti-trans feminists, video shows

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

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crazy batshit - Rep. Louie Gohmert is Steve King’s ally in white nationalism

Luke Barnes
ThinkProgress

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Jamaica - J-FLAG seeking funds to rebuild office destroyed by fire

Press
Jamaica Observer

Kingston, Jamaica

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ezs note:  To donate, please press   https://www.gofundme.com/rebuildingjflag

civil rights - What Pakistan gets right and the US gets wrong on trans rights

Shamus Khan, Joss Greene
CNN

Lahore, Pakistan

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New York - What New York Employers Should Know Regarding the Rights of Transgender Employees

David W.D. Mitchell, Maria Benvenuto
Lexology

Albany, NY

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ezs note:  Although this is an excellent piece, it is slightly dated.  To read more, please press here.

lead story - Hong Kong: Court ruling a setback in fight for equality for transgender people

Man-kei Tam
Amnesty International

Hong Kong

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Donald Trump - Michael Bloomberg’s Secret Plans to Take Down Trump

Edward-Isaac Dovere
The Atlantic

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France/Israel - ‘Arab in a Wig’: France Sends Barrier-breaking Provocateur to Israel's Eurovision

Aya Chajut
Haaretz

Paris, France

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civil rights - The next frontier

Allison Geyer
Isthmus

Madison, WI

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Rhode Island - Women of the cloth: R.I. clergywomen serve as role models while serving their flocks

Madeline List
Providence Journal

Providence, RI

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lead story - Parents of Transgender Children Call on Congress to Pass the Equality Act

Sarah McBride
HRC

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VIDEO - The Donald Trump Cell Block Tango - Randy Rainbow

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Donald Trump - Foxconn may not build $10B Wisconsin plant Trump touted

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Taiwan - Taiwan’s transgender cabinet minister Audrey Tang among top 100 Global Thinkers

Huang Tzu-ti
Taiwan News

Taipei, Taiwan

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civil rights - Commentary: Military ‘transgender ban’ disregards science, humanity

Kate Thomas
The Mercury

Manhattan, KS

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Connecticut - Leader seeks to end “gay and transgender panic” defense

Emilie Munson
CT Post

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New Haven, CT

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lead story - High school could have been hell for my transgender son. Don't make it hell for the next kid.

Melissa DeStefano
USA Today

Boyertown, PA

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batshit crazy - Audio: Yep, Ben Cline Is Just As Bat*** Crazy As We Thought He’d Be.

lowkett
Blue Virginia

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Donald Trump - Trump met Putin without staff or note takers present — again

Alex Ward
Vox

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Armenia - Armenia: Human Rights Challenges for New Leadership

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Human Rights Watch

Yerevan, Armenia

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civil rights - Conservative group hosts anti-transgender panel of feminists 'from the left'

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

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

Conor McCormick-Cavanagh
Westword

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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