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09 June 2015

Transgender students should receive more support on campus

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(LEAD) Supporters of sexual minorities hold event in Seoul (South Korea)

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Transgender Athlete Chris Mosier Just Made Major Sports History

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Hartford School Principals To Get Training on LGBT Issues

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Transgender people should use bathroom of gender they identify as, U.S. urges

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08 June 2015

Colombia Allows Transgender Community To Change Sex On IDs Without Physical Exams

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No Medical Rationale for Military to Exclude Transgender Individuals

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Graduation robes reflect changing attitudes toward gender identity

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“We don’t serve your kind,” Transgender woman says she was denied service at bar

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Court: Transgender teen’s rights violated when she was transferred to a prison

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07 June 2015

Meet Israel's transgender youth: A generation that refuses to apologize (Israel)

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Turkey election 2015: ruling party loses majority as pro-Kurdish HDP gains – rolling report (UK)

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Monica Tan The Guardian Credit: http://www.glaad.org/sites/default/files/styles/750px/public/images/2014-07/Michelle_Demishevich.jpg?...

Transgender woman allegedly bashed at Newtown's Town Hall Hotel (Australia)

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Unadulterated strength: the women of Indigenous Australia in their own words (UK)

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Rand Paul on Transgender Rights: 'Government Shouldn't Ask About Your Personal Life'

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06 June 2015

Gay, Christian, Roma election candidates show Turkey’s changing face (Turkey)

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Bournemouth, England

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05 June 2015

Transgender kids: ‘Exploding’ number of children, parents seek clinical help

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Lead Letter: Christians should not discriminate against the LGBT community

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Billie Jean King: Caitlyn Jenner helps transgender tolerance (Barbados)

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Shhh, archbishop: S.F. doesn’t want your take on gender identity

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Ukip banned from gay pride march after party's inclusion stokes anger (UK)

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04 June 2015

WATCH: Michelle Duggar Stands By Transphobic Robocall

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Think gender comes down to X and Y chromosomes? Think again (Canada)

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Ontario passes NDP bill to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ children (Canada)

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Trans people in Ireland will soon be able to self-declare to change their birth certificate gender (UK)

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03 June 2015

Petition started to strip Caitlyn Jenner of 1976 Olympic gold medal

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Mike Huckabee faces questions on transgender joke

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Hate crimes detectives seeking suspect who pushed transgender woman onto subway tracks

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Jennifer Hudson Drops "I Still Love You" Music Video, Which Promotes LGBT Equality—Watch the Moving Clip!

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02 June 2015

Jenner's ties to Newtown High School recalled

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Trans Woman Says Jail Staff Ridiculed And Mocked Her During Pat Down

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AFFIRMATION ON WHEELS: Penn State grad founded an unusual gay pride march in communist Vietnam

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Mike Huckabee: I wish I pretended to be transgender to shower with girls

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UN Human Rights Office releases report detailing violence and discrimination against LGBT people

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01 June 2015

Connecticut lawmakers vote to make it easier to change gender on birth certificates

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CALM Fest Shillong (India)

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Want to be a hero for sex workers? Try listening (Australia)

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Elorza unveils gender-inclusive health plan for Providence employees

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How to talk about Caitlyn Jenner: a guide to speaking and writing about transgender people

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30 May 2015

Teasley: ‘Religious freedom’ bill will return next year

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Transgender prisoners in Rio given choice between male or female prison (Australia)

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Policies on transgender admissions at women's colleges

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President Obama Proclaims June as LGBT Pride Month

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Kochi, Kerala, India

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29 May 2015

Ready for his close-up? Bruce Jenner to 'grace the cover of Vanity Fair as a woman' ...and will be shot by Annie Leibovitz (UK)

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Conway Pride Parade enters 12th year

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CII edict makes Almas Bobby happy (Pakistan)

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Illinois Senate Approves Bill Protecting LGBT Youth From Conversion Therapy

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