Donald Trump - Inside Trump’s Botched Attempt to Hire Trey Gowdy

Maggie Haberman, Annie Karni
The New York Times

Trey Gowdy (R-SC)

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Connecticut - A gay rights case in D.C., and a conversation in Connecticut

Mark Pazniokas
CT Mirror

site of Hartford Yard Goats

(Hartford, CT)

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lead story - Transphobic flyers highlight fears among transgender community in Des Moines

Andrea May Sahouri
Des Moines Register

Des Moines, IA (1851)

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Donald Trump - James Comey Would Like to Help

Matt Flegenheimer
The New York Times

James Comey

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civil rights - I listened to the Supreme Court argue about my rights as a trans person. I have never felt more frustrated.

Katelyn Burns
Vox

SCOTUS

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New Jersey - U.S. Supreme Court will decide if someone can be fired for being gay or transgender. This is N.J.’s law.

Brent Johnson
NJ.com

Ringwood, NJ

New Jersey Botanical Garden

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lead story - Bradford church sets transgender worship and workshop

Press
Kenosha News

Kenosha, WI (Bradford section)

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Donald Trump - Trump's losses mount in stunning day of setbacks

Kevin Liptak
CNN

ezs note:  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahh!!!!!!

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Mexico - In Juárez, A Migrant Shelter Offers Refuge For LGBTQ Asylum Seekers

Mallory Falk
KERA News

Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

painting, 1850s (artist unknown)

Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de los Manso

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civil rights - ICE says Mexican citizen who confessed to shooting transgender woman in Dallas was deported in 2010

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

Dallas, TX

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Minnesota - UMN grad student recognized for poem exploring transgender confinement

Farrah Mina
Minnesota Daily

University of Minnesota

Northrop Mall

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lead story - Protesters interrupt CNN LGBTQ town hall to highlight plight of black transgender women

Kate Sullivan
CNN

Washington DC

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Donald Trump - The latest on the Trump impeachment inquiry

Bianca Britton, Mike Hayes, Brian Ries, Fernando Alfonso III (and many others)
CNN

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ezs note:  This is a rolling, fast-paced investigation.  If you have the time, you might want to review it more than once.  

Donald Trump - The Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Latest Updates

Press
The New York Times

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ezs note:  Please read the impeachment, the indictment, and the letter.

South Dakota - ACLU, South Dakota attorney general at odds over Supreme Court case

Jill Langland
KSFY ABC

Sioux Falls, SD

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lead story - Transgender surgery linked with better long-term mental health, study shows

Dr. Danielle Weitzer
ABC News

Yale/New Haven Hospital

New Haven, CT

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Donald Trump - Editorial: Trump’s betrayal of the Kurds was the president at his malignant and incompetent worst

Editorial
Los Angeles Times

Army of Glory fighter 

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Utah - Utah's first transgender pride event held in Provo

Braley Dodson
Daily Herald

lead story - Trans activist Samantha Boucher to manage U.S. Senate campaign

Julie Compton
NBC News

Iowa (early seal)

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Donald Trump - Ukraine witness Gordon Sondland barred from testifying at impeachment hearing – live updates

Emily Tillett, Kathryn Watson, Stefan Becket
CBS News

ezs note: (Donald Trump) You may speak now.  Nothing to say?  Okay, see you later.

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Donald Trump - These Republicans May Not Endorse an Impeachment Inquiry. But They Aren’t Saying No.

Sheryl Gay Stolberg
The New York Times

Reno, NV

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ezs note:  If you live in a Republican district, call, e-write, or if they come to your area, visit her/him directly and urge her/him to vote 'YES'  on impeachment.  And gently remind her/him that you CAN vote if she/he goes the other way.

civil rights - Conversion Therapy Tied to Suicide Attempts by Transgender People, Massive New Study Shows

David Badash
The New Civil Rights Movement

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South Carolina - SC Pride Has Made Strides Over 30 Years But More Support Sought for LGBTQ Issues

Jessica Holdman
freetimes

Orangeburg, SC

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lead story - ‘Are you afraid of dying?’ Transgender woman attacked in Dallas tells her story for the first time

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

Dallas, TX

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Donald Trump - 2nd Official Is Weighing Whether to Blow the Whistle on Trump’s Ukraine Dealings

Michael S. Schmidt, Adam Goldman
The New York Times

Whistle (anyone willing to blow?  Please?)

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Delaware - Support group for parents and families of transgender children forming in Delaware

Sarah Mueller
Delaware Public Radio

Lewes, DE

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lead story - MaineCare to Provide Coverage for Transgender Medical Care

Press
US News & World Report

Portland, ME

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Donald Trump - READ: Text messages between US diplomats and Ukrainians released by House Democrats

Transcript
CNN

ezs note:  See also Politico.com's text here. (referred to on page 8 of text)

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Bill Taylor:  "As I said on the phone, I think it's crazy to withhold security assistance for help with a political campaign."  (page 9)     

Malta - Church school teaching practice an ‘amazing’ experience, says transgender woman

Rebekah Cilia
Malta Independent Online

Valletta, Malta

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civil rights - For LGBT people, the courage to live openly changes hearts and minds | Opinion

Jason Boeckman
News-Press

Bartow, FL (Polk County)

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Virginia - Danica Roem speaks on intersectionality, transgender involvement in politics

Jack Vaughan
Tennessee Journalist

Del. Danica Roem (D - VA)

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lead story - This transgender man created resources for trans men of color in the DMV #ForTheCulture

Michael Quander
WUSA

Prince George's County, MD

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Donald Trump - Judge Andrew Napolitano: Trump’s call with Ukraine president manifests criminal and impeachable behavior

Andrew P. Napolitano
FOX News\

ezs note:  Yup.  Even Napolitano can't stand him anymore.

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lead story - UGA employee says settlement is step forward for transgender rights

Eric Stirgus
AJC

Athens, GA

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Donald Trump - House Plans to Subpoena White House for Ukraine Records

Nicholas Fandos
The New York Times

Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

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ezs note:  See also Rep. Cummings' note. 

Kenya - 'Intersex' is counted in Kenya's census — but is this a victory?

Katie G. Nelson
PRI

Nairobi, Kenya

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civil rights - Texas leads the nation in transgender murders. After the latest attack, the Dallas trans community asks why

Lauren McGaughey
The Dallas Morning News

Dallas, TX

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Georgia - Georgia university system agrees to cover transgender healthcare

Andy Pierotti
Alive

Athens, GA

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lead story - Virginia teacher sues school after being fired for not using transgender student's pronouns

Minyvonne Burke
NBC News

West Point, VA

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Donald Trump - This 2016 map tweeted by Donald Trump is hugely misleading

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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ezs note:  Donald Trump's mapmakers, hard at work

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South Dakota - The Oglala Sioux Tribe Passes Hate Crime Law Protecting its LGBTQ Citizens

Mary Annette Pember
Daily Yonder

Pine Ridge, SD

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lead story - Man charged in 'horrendous' attack on victim activists say is transgender

Brooke Sopelsa
NBC News

Jacksonville, FL

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Donald Trump - GOP CONGRESSMAN SLAMS TRUMP FOR QUOTING PASTOR'S WARNING OF 'CIVIL WAR LIKE FRACTURE': 'BEYOND REPUGNANT'

Christina Zhao
Newsweek

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civil rights - Activists Call For Protections, Policy Changes At First National Trans Visibility March In D.C.

Dominique Maria Bonessi
WAMU

Washington DC  (1963) 

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Oregon - Transgender Discrimination

Camilla Mortensen
Eugene Weekly

Eugene, OR

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lead story - Transgender woman from Pakistan finds peace in Germany

Esther Felden
Deutsche Welle

Cologne, Germany

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Donald Trump - Trump-Supporting Lawyers diGenova and Toensing Teamed Up With Giuliani to Dig Up Ukraine Dirt on Biden: Report

Justin Baragona, Scott Bixby
Daily Beast

ezs note: dirt, as found in the White House

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Iceland/US - Iceland's president wears rainbow bracelet during Pence visit, apparently to show support for LGBT

Bailey Vogt
The Washington Times

ezs note:  Yes... apparently so!

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civil rights - Person of Interest Is Named in Killing of Transgender Woman in Florida

Mihir Zaveri
The New York Times

Clewiston, FL

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Louisiana - Opinion: Gay Panic Defenses must be banned in Louisiana

Brendan Heffernan
The Maroon

New Orleans, LA

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