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12 August 2011

Mayor starts transgender job training program (washingtonblade)

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Court upholds convictions in transgender slaying (necn)

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We want cake, too (nytimes)

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10 August 2011

Santa Ana transgenders speak out on police treatment (voiceofoc)

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09 August 2011

What you can (and should) do if the worst happens

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This is something that no one wishes to talk about.  But we must face the facts.  We must be brave.  Beatings or sexual assault take place d...
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Cops seeking teen gang that committed Duboce triangle hate crime attack (sfist)

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Lanier: Cops could be let go for disregarding hate crime (dcist)

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ADL concerned about recent spate of hate crimes in the district (prnewswire)

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08 August 2011

Obama bans LGBT human rights violators from entering US (unicornbooty)

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07 August 2011

Transgender beating: Guilty plea in beating of transgender woman is justice for an entire community (baltimoresun)

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06 August 2011

Alburtis, Pennsylvania

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A coolish day... very nice!  Here's the list... Alburtis, Pennsylvania... Elkhart, Indiana...  Bend, Oregon...  Hershey, Pennsylvania......

Court upholds hormone therapy for transgender inmates (jsonline)

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05 August 2011

Missouri education group will no longer provide schools with software that illegally censors LGBT web contents (legalrights)

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Trans TSA worker's suit sparks sensitivity training (blogout)

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04 August 2011

Baltimore crime beat: Deal reached in transgender at McDonalds (baltimoresun)

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The multicultural league: Muslim Thor, transgender Hulk, and gay Spider-man (washingtontimes)

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03 August 2011

(Eeeeeek!) The bathroom scare: 'Public bathrooms just won't be safe anymore' (windycitymediagroup)

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Johns Hopkins law scholar says human rights violations undermine medical professionalism, urges collective outcry (newswise)

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02 August 2011

Facebook targeted in campaign to respect gender identities (gaynews24)

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MPD investigating transgender attacks as potential emerging pattern (wjla)

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Singapore questioned by the UN CEDAW committee on gender equality and human rights (theonlinecitizen)

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Des Moines proposal would offer gender identity protection (desmoinesregister)

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01 August 2011

"Southern Comfort" documentary on transgender friends to be a musical (nytimes)

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31 July 2011

Kids challenge gender identity earlier - and get support (seattletimes)

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IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY, IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY!

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30 July 2011

Charlotte, North Carolina

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Ivory Coast president vows to endorse human rights (VOA)

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29 July 2011

Olivette approves domestic partnership registry (stltoday)

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Pride and gender discrimination (Jerusalem Post [Israel])

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27 July 2011

The agenda: Could a transgender civil rights bill prevent hate violence?

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AG Coakley authors letter in support of transgender equal rights bill

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26 July 2011

NY based Cebuano gets slot in Locarno (sinema)

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HRC names Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami leader in LGBT healthcare equality (miamiherald)

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25 July 2011

Fair care: Nurses ensure oncology services meet needs of LGBT community (news.nurse)

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What happened next: Hospital is now a leader in LGBT healthcare equality (thestarpress)

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Today's letters: gender not always dictated by biology (fullcomment [Canada])

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24 July 2011

Gay news magazine headlines (2015place)

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Transgender issues hidden in same-sex marriage debate (miller-mccune)

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Federal law protects gay, lesbian students (theindependent)

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23 July 2011

Ashburn, Virginia

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Yesterday, it was a record 103 degrees (Fahrenheit)!  Here's what happened... Ashburn, Virginia... Corona, New York... Boston, Massachus...

The rise of the transgender community (bilerico)

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Christian fundamentalist arrested in Norway mass murder (oblogdeeoblogda)

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Queer talk: don't you just hate that... (taylormarsh)

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Blog Megan Wallent (julenefearysblog)

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Sen. Al Franken is my new favorite senator (boxturtlebulletin)

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22 July 2011

Turkey: diverse Istanbul neighborhood faces last days (eurasianet [Europe])

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PFLAG perspective; past, future, and magic moment in between (sdgln)

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