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29 March 2011

What health care means for LGBT Americans (enewspf)

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Randa: A transsexual is above all a human being (Afrik-news)

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Transgender Protections Foes Claim Bill Would Leave Women, Children Vulnerable (On Top Magazine)

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28 March 2011

Nevada bill would ban transgender discrimination (Bay Windows)

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Gender identity and expression bill moves forward in Connecticut (HRC Backstory)

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Can transgender people bear children? (Huffington Post)

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Maryland House approves family planning bill (Hometown Annapolis)

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27 March 2011

An open letter to Governor Mario Cuomo (Chelsea Now)

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Still, a text-discriminatory* (Le Quotidien)

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26 March 2011

Malaysia: Lady Gaga calls for protest* (Newspoint)

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Month of LGBT comics - Brood

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Maryland House of Delegates in Session and Scheduled to Vote on Gender Identity Bill Today (Poliglot)

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25 March 2011

Phoenix, Arizona

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Once more, I urge you to help our friends in Japan.  Here's the list this week... Phoenix, Arizona... Hamburg, Germany... Madison, New ...
23 March 2011

Ryoko Ikeda's "Claudine...!"

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Dan Savage: For Gay Teens, Life 'Gets Better' (NPR)

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Transgendered father gets prison time for beating kids because they won't call him 'mom' (New York Daily News)

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Joint Statement on the Rights of LGBT Persons at the Human Rights Council (ISRIA)

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GLAAD mourns the the loss of Dame Elizabeth Taylor (Broadwayworld)

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Transgender New Yorkers sue over birth certificates (globalnews)

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22 March 2011

Japan (courtesy raincoaster)

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Gay dollars for global causes: LGBT community responds to Japan earthquake, tsunami (Marketwire)

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Andrej Pejic on Lea T: ‘She Only Does Women’s Wear and I Think I Cover More Fields’ (NYMag)

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Lawsuit: NYC Makes It Difficult for Transgender People To Change Birth Certificate (Gothamist)

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Article on murdered woman lacked sensitivity (TCUDailySkiff)

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Anti-suicide Trevor project to honor Radcliffe (Vcstar)

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20 March 2011

SF community forced to merge, close (sfgate)

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Transgenders want political space in Tamil Nadu (bernama [India])

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Trans Media Watch and Chanel 4 (24dash.com [England])

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Authorities deny Arab transsexuals access to Egypt (Almasryalyoum [Egypt])

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19 March 2011

Transgender woman robbed in possible Atlana bias crime (The GA voice)

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Minneapolis, Minnesota

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AAs on Raising Awareness About the “T” in LGBT (Pacific Citizen)

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Fashion in transition (McGill Daily [Canada])

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A debate over diagnosis (Montreal Gazette [Canada])

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An education on trans youth (Montreal Gazette [Canada])

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18 March 2011

No new leads in trans woman's murder (Dallas Voice)

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California: Clinic Reduces Amount of Money It's Seeking (The Body)

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US Justice Department Report Finds Pattern of Discrimination by New Orleans Police Department (Huffington Post)

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Transforming Support- resources connect the trans and genderqueer population (Justout)

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16 March 2011

From our friends in Japan...

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New guidelines for trans prisoners (Star Observer [Australia])

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National Roundup (Windy City)

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Chaz Bono to speak at Howard Brown event (Windy City)

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Channel 4 to improve portrayal of transgender characters (The Stage [UK])

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Lords drop transgender pension protection (IFAOnline [UK])

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Thailand's talented transgender: 'Dude Looks Like A Lady' ....next week, Amirite? (Hypervocal)

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Activists laud City Council’s passage of pro-trans resolution (Bay Windows)

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15 March 2011

Maryland Transgender Activist Exonerated of All Ethics Charges, Seeks Apology from Montgomery County (Poliglot)

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