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23 January 2015

Lakewood officer punished after playing 'Dude Looks Like a Lady' during transgender woman's questioning

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Patrick Cooley cleveland.com please press:   http://www.cleveland.com
22 January 2015

Queer studies continues to grow at ISU

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Aric Faulkner Illinois State University please press:   http://stories.illinoisstate.edu

Illegal Hialeah butt doctors plead guilty

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DAVID OVALLE Bradenton Herald please press:   http://www.bradenton.com ezs note:  Please, when you are in southern Florida,  do not ma...
21 January 2015

Somerset teenager launches leaflet to help foster parents support LGBT young people (UK)

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Staff Somerset County Gazette please press:   http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk

NC Democratic Party candidate calls transgender opponent ‘a man’

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Colin Campbell   News-Observer please press:   http://www.newsobserver.com

Metairie man arrested for abducting, robbing transgender person in the French quarter

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media sources Bayou Buzz please press:   http://www.bayoubuzz.com

Transgender cop files lawsuit against Connecticut city, police agency that fired her

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NICOLE HENSLEY Daily News please press:   http://www.nydailynews.com

Why It’s a Big Deal That Obama Said ‘Transgender’

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Katy Steinmetz Time please press:   http://time.com ezs note:  Thank you, President Obama!!!
19 January 2015

‘Buffy’ Star Anthony Head Reached Out To A Trans* Teen In The Sweetest Way Possible

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Crystal Bell MTV News please press:   http://www.mtv.com

The UK is planning to open its first school for gay and lesbian students (UK)

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Andrea Crossan PRI please press:   http://www.pri.org

City Council committee wants gay-straight alliance bill changed (Canada)

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Gordon Kent Edmonton Journal please press:   http://www.edmontonjournal.com

China's transgender sex workers 'marginalized and vulnerable'

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KIERAN GUILBERT reuters please press:   http://www.reuters.com/

Jewish Bookfest presents acclaimed writer on trans issues

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Staff Moultrie News please press:   http://www.ourgazette.com

Martin Luther King Jr. day

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17 January 2015

Activists to open health centre in former Fredericton Morgentaler Clinic - (full-timew) (Canada)

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David Jackman Full-Time Whistle please press:   http://full-timewhistle.com

UN SG commemorates Salvadoran peace accords, urges commitment to human rights

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Julie Deisher-Edwards The Jurist please press:   http://jurist.org

Armistead Maupin Makes Return to the Bay Area

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Dani Burlison KQED please press:   http://ww2.kqed.org

Penn State Hershey physician to serve as Pennsylvania's physician general

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Megan Manlove Penn State News please press:   http://news.psu.edu

Churchgoers erect shelter in East Greenwich to draw attention to the homeless

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PAUL DAVIS providence journal please press:   http://www.providencejournal.com

WATCH: Glee's Coach Beiste Comes Out as a Trans Man

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SUNNIVIE BRYDUM Advocate please press:   http://www.advocate.com

Obregon, Sonora, Mexico

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16 January 2015

Kentucky state senator proposes $2,500 bounty on each trans kid caught in ‘wrong’ bathroom

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SCOTT KAUFMAN Raw Story please press:   http://www.rawstory.com

In Defense of Keeping Queer “Safe Spaces” Queer

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Marissa Higgins Stylelite please press:   http://www.styleite.com

IGLTA Partners With World Travel Market Africa

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Staff Travel Pulse please press:   http://www.travelpulse.com

WATCH: Janet Mock Sounds Off on InTouch's Bruce Jenner Cover

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SUNNIVIE BRYDUM Advocate please press:   http://www.advocate.com

Supreme Court to Decide Whether Gays Nationwide Can Marry

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  ADAM LIPTAK The New York Times   please press:   http://www.nytimes.com ezs note: This could be it, folks!!!
15 January 2015

New group to fight discrimination of Wyoming gays in workplace

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Laura Hancock Casper Star-Tribune please press:   http://trib.com

Devastating Twist in Powerful Anti-Bullying PSA

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Beth Greenfield Yahoo! please press:   https://www.yahoo.com

Former Orthodox educator builds life as woman in Jerusalem

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ISAAC SCHARF kentucky.com please press:   http://www.kentucky.com

Enough lists: 2015 is another good year to read books by women (Australia)

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Natalie Kon-yu The Conversation please press:   http://theconversation.com

Leelah Alcorn suicide: Parents 'stopped best friend from attending transgender teenager's funeral' (UK)

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ANDREW BUNCOMBE  The independent please press:   http://www.independent.co.uk
14 January 2015

Transgender inmate allegedly beaten by guards to get $80,000

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Gary Craig Democrat & Chronicle please press:   http://www.democratandchronicle.com

WATCH: Young transpeople in local TEDx talk (Australia)

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Matt Akersten same same please press:   http://www.samesame.com.au

Protests at Colorado church over handling of gay woman's funeral

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CNN KAJ18 please press:   http://www.kaj18.com

St. Paul schools working on 'gender inclusion' policy

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AP MPRnews please press:   http://www.mprnews.org

Agenda to improve sexual health of people in Pacific (New Zealand)

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Staff Scoop please press:   http://www.scoop.co.nz
13 January 2015

Keaveny is optimistic that the Missouri Nondiscrimination Act will pass

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Pipe Salvator The Missouri Times please press:   http://themissouritimes.com

Gay youth advocate first Kiwi to earn Queen's new honour (New Zealand)

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Staff The Dominion Post please press:   http://www.stuff.co.nz

LGBT remark: Goa leader does U-turn, CM calls him ignorant (India)

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PTI Pune Mirror please press:   http://www.punemirror.in

Family: Lakewood church refuses funeral service because woman was gay

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Jesse Paul The Denver Post please press:   http://www.denverpost.com

Michael Sam, NFL’s First Openly-Gay Player, to be Honored at HRC’s Conference

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Staff Human Rights Campaign please press:   http://www.hrc.org
12 January 2015

LGBT Mormons can apply for ‘Sit With Me Sunday’ Scholarships

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Peggy Fletcher Stack The Salt Lake Tribune please press:   http://www.sltrib.com

Federal Judge Strikes Down South Dakota’s Ban on Marriage Equality

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Staff Human Rights Campaign please press:   http://www.hrc.org

Diversity was the big winner at the Golden Globes

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Sonati Kohli Quartz please press:   http://qz.com
11 January 2015

HUNDREDS RALLY IN D.C. TO DEMAND ACTION IN THE WAKE OF TRANS TEEN LEELAH ALCORN'S SUICIDE: VIDEO

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KYLER GEOFFROY towleroad please press:   http://www.towleroad.com

In Oregon, Medicaid Now Covers Transgender Medical Care

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WCPN ideastream please press:   http://www.ideastream.org

COLUMN: The language of the transgender community may be different, but the feelings are the same

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JAC Stringer WCPO please press:   http://www.wcpo.com

Meeks appointment draws fire

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Rich Miller capitolfax.com please press:   

MHSA to vote on policy for transgender athletes

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AP Great Falls Tribune please press:   http://www.greatfallstribune.com
10 January 2015

Portland Christians protect members of LGBT community from anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church

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Melissa Binder The Oregonian please press:   http://www.oregonlive.com
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