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18 May 2011

Burnaby parents intensify efforts against school policy (The Vancouver Sun [Canada])

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17 May 2011

ADL welcomes hate crime charges in transgender attack (PRnewswire)

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O'Malley calls for actions to protect transgender people (Washington Post)

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16 May 2011

More than a bully pulpit (Center for American Progress)

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Buzek urges EU to unite against gay and lesbian prejudice ahead of International Day of Action (istockanalyst)

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Transgender employment protections pass Nevada senate (blogout)

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Hate crime in Maryland McDonalds beating (AP)

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Leftist lawmaker urges colleagues to pass upholding gay rights (allvoices [Philippines]))

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15 May 2011

How transgender United Church minister Ruth Wood came out to her parishioners (The Star [Canada])

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(Leslie Scrivener)  Sunday morning at Calvary United...(more above)
13 May 2011

Seattle mayor: City should cover surgeries for trans employees (justout)

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(Erin Rook) The Seattle LGBT Commission thinks... (more above)

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Please help - save a troubled tree!  It will make YOU feel better!  Here's the list:  Centerville, Massachusetts... London, Ontario, Can...
10 May 2011

Harvard (!) law man denied rights to serve his country : reason is a sham (Daily News Pulse)

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Progress is slow for Korea's transgenders (JoongAng Daily {South Korea})

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09 May 2011

Church to host transgender cabaret show (mysuburbanlife)

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(Staff) Renowned transgender entertainer Honey West... (more above)

Transgender people get their day in the sun in Albany (nymag)

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(Chris Rozvar) During the Equality and Justice day...  (more above)
08 May 2011

Protecting transgender people (LVRJ)

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(Dane S. Claussen)Las Vegas is renowned for...  (more above)
07 May 2011

Hawaii governor signs transgender workplace protections bill into law (lgbtqnation)

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(?)Hawaii's Gov. Neil Abercrombie on... (more above)

Becoming Katie (Tulsa World)

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(Cary Aspinwall) Luke Hill is now just... (more above)

The difference between gender identity and gender expression (Gayapolis)

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(Autumn Sandeen)Within trans community, there is... (more above)
06 May 2011

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Happy May Day!  Here's the list... Coffeyville, Kansas...  Harwich, Massachusetts... Mosjoen, Nordland, Sweden... El Paso, Texas... Coro...
05 May 2011

Joy and pain as transgender Indians wed Hindu god (Globe and Mail [South Africa])

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(Ammu Kannampilly)  Jyoti, a 62-year-old transgender Indian... (more above)

Of Golf and Gays: LPGA settles transgender lawsuit; Trump compares gay marriage to ugly putters (Metroweekly)

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(duy) Statement from the Ladies'... (more above)

State Baptist convention gathers in Stamford (Stamford Advocate)

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04 May 2011

Give it a rest (pridesource)

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(Gwendolyn Ann Smith) Chrissy Lee Polis, a 22-year-old...(more above)

OK trans prof denied tenure despite faculty backing (outqnews)

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(Kurt Gwartney) A transgender professor at a... (more above)

Knight at the movies: Becoming Chaz (Windy City Media Group)

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03 May 2011

Salinas police investigate transgender stabbing (Mercury News)

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'Treat hijras like normal human beings' (The Times of India)

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South Africa: no arrests in lesbian murder case (vadvert)

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02 May 2011

My screed...

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This topic goes astray a little, but I feel it is one which is of vital importance.  My friend (and she does remain my friend, despite her m...

Continuum launches a conversation on gender identity (acorn-online)

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Bootleg Theatre presents 'The Interlopers', opens June 17 (BroadwayWorld)

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01 May 2011

Transgender Nepalis perform traditional wedding blessing for royal couple at British embassy (UKgaynews)

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30 April 2011

Public accomdations = civil rights (Qnotes)

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Teen charged in violent McDonald’s beating has prior arrest record (National Libertarian)

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29 April 2011

Do you feel more like a male or a female? New Ridgefield art exhibit explores gender identities (News-Times.com)

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28 April 2011

Rochester city council calls for gender identity rights (pollhudson)

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27 April 2011

Jennifer Carr tells kids to 'Be Who You Are' (Windy City Media Group)

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Anti-equality legislation moving in the states (HRCbackstory)

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Bill To End Nashville's Gay Protections Law Clears Tennessee House (ontopmag)

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26 April 2011

Votes for supporters of transgender rights urged in federal election (Straight [Canada])

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Transgenders should be considered ‘she-males’ (hand me my barf bag, please) (Gulf Times [Qatar])

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How many gay people are there? (South Florida Gay News)

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25 April 2011

Driver's license division causes brouhaha, TEA directors resign (QSaltLake)

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' I'm not a hero' second victim of assault at McDonald's says (Patch)

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Senate OKs two of three transgender rights bill (lvrj)

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Texas may strip away transgender marriage rights (News-Tribune)

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23 April 2011

McDonald's employee fired after taping of beating on video (Baltimore Sun)

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22 April 2011

Andy Warhol's superstars: where are they now? (Flavorwire)

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