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31 January 2015

Egyptian Court Sentences Trans Woman To Six Years In Prison On Prostitution Charges

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Maged Atef and J. Lester Feder BuzzFeed please press: http://www.buzzfeed.com

Heart of It All: Coeur D'Alene wedding chapel opens its doors to all kinds of couples

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DEVIN HEILMAN The Republic please press: http://www.therepublic.com

West Bridgewater, Massachusetts

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30 January 2015

Transgender Kids Are Not Confused Or Pretending, Study Finds

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Dominic Holden BuzzFeed please press: http://www.buzzfeed.com

29 January 2015

Study Lists Many Hardships Still Faced By LGBT People Across The U.S.

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Sasha Razumikhin EDGE Media Network please press: http://www.edgeboston.com

10 Common Ideas About Sex That May Be Totally Wrong

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Liz Langley Alternet please press: http://www.alternet.org

LGBT sexual violence numbers are disturbing, but present opportunity

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Justin Peligri The GW Hatchet please press: http://blogs.gwhatchet.com

Republican congressman: ‘Homosexual rights are not human rights’ (UK)

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Scott Roberts Pink News please press: http://www.pinknews.co.uk

Transgender Activist Profiled By Police And Convicted Of “Walking While Trans” Gets New Trial

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Matthew Tharrett LOGOTV please press: http://www.newnownext.com

27 January 2015

Legislators invited to attend closed-door 'religious freedom' meeting with NC Values Coalition

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COLIN CAMPBELL newsobserver.com please press: http://www.newsobserver.com

Mormon Church backs some legal protections for gays; exemptions ruffle feathers

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KURTIS LEE Los Angeles Times please press: http://www.latimes.com

26 January 2015

Queer Life through the Cinema Lens: Top 10 Movies Any Queer Person Should Know

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Connor Norton Mace & Crown please press: http://www.maceandcrown.com

Obama: The Lame Duck is Soaring Like an Eagle

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Wayne Besen Falls Church News-Press please press: http://fcnp.com

25 January 2015

‘Born a woman, but always been a man’ (Malaysia)

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FERNANDO FONG The Rakyat Post please press: http://www.therakyatpost.com

Army general says he is planning to come out: 'I'm gay, and plan to fight military homophobia' (UK)

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CAHAL MILMO The independent please press: http://www.independent.co.uk

Battling infection: AIDS patients urged to register for treatment (Pakistan)

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Tariq Ismaeel The Express Tribune please press: http://tribune.com.pk ezs note: If you haven't been tested yet -- get tested now...

UKIP General Secretary: If you love shemales, come to the UK (UK)

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Nick Duffy The Pink News please press: http://www.pinknews.co.uk ezs note: Oh, joy. If you live in the UK, the next time voting co...

Transgender man has private audience with Pope Francis

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Michael K. Lavers The Blade please press: http://www.washingtonblade.com

24 January 2015

Transgender teen’s death stirs action in US and beyond

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Dan Sewell The Boston Globe please press: http://www.bostonglobe.com ezs note: Despite what you may think at times, you do have a...

Vanta, Finland

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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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