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10 May 2015

09 May 2015

Transgender detainee's complaints of ill treatment remain in limbo

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Jennifer Ngo South China Morning Post Credit: http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/wXXy2s54NnI/0.jpg please press: http://www.scmp.com

LGBTI Rights Secured (Sri Lanka)

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Anti-LGBT Texas lawmakers set to vote in an attempt to stop marriage equality in the state

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Gay rights activists seek to ride marriage momentum

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Olesa De Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain

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08 May 2015

God Is Trans: The Extraordinary Spirituality Of Transgender Lives (PODCAST)

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Ross wins at state

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Thunderdome 2015: LGBTQ people vs. Christian right

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07 May 2015

TEDxGR 2015: 4 talks challenge perceptions of racism, gender, disability

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Bogus “Bathroom Issue” Needs to be Flushed (a guest post by Juli Grey-Owens)

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Maria Bello developing film on Marsha P. Johnson, who she mentions in her new book (Canada)

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Bill Requiring Diversity Training for Law Enforcement Advanced by Assembly Panel

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US Rep. Kennedy: Time to strengthen transgender protections

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06 May 2015

URI marks official opening of new freestanding Gender and Sexuality Center

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Rachel Notley proud of ‘historic’ number of women elected in Alberta (Canada)

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Patricia Kozicka Global News

05 May 2015

Billie Jean King's World TeamTennis marking 40th season

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Texas lawmakers focus efforts on prejudice

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Hawaii bill for birth certificate gender change passes

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Gay rights activists in Cuba to hold symbolic mass same-sex wedding

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Ladies In The Streets: Before Stonewall, Transgender Uprising Changed Lives

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04 May 2015

The New York Times Launched A Series Of Editorials On Transgender Rights

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Supreme Court rejects appeal of gay conversion therapy ban

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03 May 2015

Gender neutral ‘Mx’ ‘to be added’ to Oxford English Dictionary (UK)

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Biden: Court ruling for gay marriage as big as Brown v. Board

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If “evil divides,” how do we respond? (Canada)

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The importance of avoiding fits of intolerance (Taiwan)

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REMARKS BY DR. JILL BIDEN AT THE 28TH ANNUAL HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN ATLANTA GALA DINNER

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02 May 2015

Transgender Texans expecting longer, tougher fight for acceptance

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Smith College Now Admits Trans Women

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LGBT Disparities Reduction Act passes first committee

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Rick Santorum’s Shocking Comments About Bruce Jenner: We Should “Love And Accept” Him

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Selden, New York

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01 May 2015

Transgender Jews: Beyond the Rainbow

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ME HIJRA, ME LAXMI... (India)

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HRC Boots on the Ground in Texas

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Iowa college to offer LGBT student housing

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NWA Transgender Community Hopeful After Bruce Jenner's Announcement

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30 April 2015

Facebook’s new suicide prevention feature can help you save lives

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Local mother accuses Edmonton Catholic School Board of discrimination (Canada)

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STEM Jobs are More Trans Friendly than They Once Were, But There’s Still Work to Be Done

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The Way This Transgender Man Thanked His Mom for Accepting Him Is Everything

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EEOC settles first transgender discrimination suit

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29 April 2015

How to aid LGBTI people in earthquake-devastated Nepal

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University of Delhi welcomes Third Gender (India)

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Cyndi Lauper Pushes Congress to Protect Homeless Teens, Especially L.G.B.T Youth

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Meeting to bring together all against homophobia and transphobia (Turkey)

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