Bermuda - Advisory group to help police

Renae Stampp
The Royal Gazette

Hamilton, Bermuda

The Royal Gazette (1796)

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civil rights - Gender-neutral bathrooms benefit a lot of people. Our region needs more of them.

D. Taylor Reich
Greater Greater Washington

Washington DC

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Indiana - Elvis impersonator turned state legislator files anti-transgender bill in Indiana

Alex Bollinger
LGBTQ Nation

ezs note:  Uh-huh.  If you live in Indiana's 45th district, (Jasonville area) maybe it's time to send Fake Elvis (Bruce Borders) packing.  Contact your Democratic committee.

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lead story - ‘I hope no one tries to kill me in the middle of the street,’ transgender woman living in New Orleans says

Aubry Killion
WDSU

New Orleans, LA

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Uzbekistan - The Missing Piece in Uzbekistan’s Reform Puzzle

James Reston
The Diplomat

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

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civil rights - Treatment of Transgender People in Custody Must Improve

Deborah Lolai
New York Law Journal

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Georgia - Transgender metro Atlanta teen named homecoming queen

Press
Project Q Atlanta

Atlanta, GA

Object of Wo(man), William Massey

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lead story - Trump ban on transgender troops in US military could be reversed by new congress bill

Felicia Sonmez
Independent

US Capitol

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Donald Trump - Trump Is Walling Off the GOP

Ronald Brownstein
The Atlantic

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Macedonia/EU - Transgender Macedonians Hail ‘Turning Point’ European Court Ruling

Eve-Anne Travers
Balkan Insight

Skopje, Macedonia

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civil rights - Transgender man, former “Queer Eye” guest, sues University of Georgia over health care discrimination

John Riley
Metroweekly

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Ohio - Discrimination complaints to Ohio Civil Rights Commission up

Laura Hancock
cleveland.com

Columbus, OH

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lead story - South Dakota lawmakers defeat bill giving parents right to deny transgender treatment

Lisa Kaczke
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader

Pierre, SD

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ezs note:  South Dakotans - thank you!

civil rights - HRC and LGBTQ Community: Here’s the Real State of the Union

Charlotte Clymer
HRC

House of Representatives

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Illinois - Transgender Illinois inmate feels safer after transfer

Press
Herald-Whig

Lincoln, IL

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lead story - Hartke's book teaches about gifts of transgender Christians

Hilary Howes
National Catholic Reporter

Northfield, MN

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South Sudan - Adut Akech: The South Sudanese refugee making fashion history

Shirine Saad
CNN

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civil rights - Weinberg: Remembering Babs, a transgender activist who blazed a path for LGBTQ rights

Loretta Weinberg
nj.com

ezs note:  Goodbye, Babs...

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Kansas - Meet the transgender activist suing the state of Kansas

Ciara Pate
University News

Topeka, KS

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lead story - State of the Union: Five lawmakers invite transgender service members

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

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AUDIO - This Is Happening with Jerry Quickley - David Cay Johnston

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Donald Trump - Trump’s ‘Great Memory’ Fails As He Repeatedly Forgets Names In New Supercut

Ed Mazza
HuffPost

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Netherlands/US - Prosecutors to decide if Nashville anti-gay charter breaches Dutch law

Gordon Darroch
DutchNews.nl

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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civil rights - New Jersey restaurant server claims she was fired because she’s transgender

John Riley
Metroweekly

Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ

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New York - Gillibrand invites transgender Navy officer to State of the Union address

Mark Weiner
syracuse.com

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

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lead story - We need to be counted. New CDC data help drive transgender visibility.

Miranda Rosenblum
USA Today

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Malta - Being transgender is not a mental disorder - MEP Roberta Metsola

Press
Malta Independent Online

The Beheading of Saint John - Caravaggio

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civil rights - New Jersey to require schools to teach LGBT history

Hannan Adely
USA Today

Woodland, NJ

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Mississippi - Mississippi lawmakers propose ‘license to harass’ for transphobic teachers

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress

ezs note:  If you haven't heard of this yet, HB1176 is an absolutely repulsive bill that allows 'teachers' to harass transgender students with impunity.  If you live in Mississippi, please tell your legislators to vote 'no' on this bill.  If you live outside Mississippi, please tell your legislators that if this bill passes, Mississippi will no longer be on your state's dime.  I have already contacted State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest. (D-CT)

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lead story - Transgender LA LEO is among many living 'their truth' on force

Brenda Gazzar
PoliceOne.com

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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

Sarah McBride

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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

US Capitol (ca. 1800)

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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

Press
NBC News

the house that Trump built

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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

Isaac T. Goodnow (1855)

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