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26 March 2016

Lunafest showcases women's stories

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Transgender woman dies after undergoing illegal backstreet bum implant surgery (Ireland)

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Jordan Gray becomes first transgender singer to reach The Voice finals (UK/Scotland)

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25 March 2016

State Farm Latest Company to Stop Donating to N.J. Rep. Garrett

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Transgender to contest against Mamata (India)

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Susan Larson's transgender journey from fear to acceptance

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Rhode Island School District Passes Transgender Bathroom Policy

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Carolina Hurricanes respond to discriminatory transgender bill (Canada)

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24 March 2016

LGBT Employment Discrimination Ban Dead For This Year

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Watch Caitlyn Jenner meet Hillary Clinton for the first time

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Los Angeles: Transgender Woman Murdered (update)

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Immigrant Transgender Women Experience Harsher Treatment than Other People Once Detained: Report

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North Carolina’s Anti-LGBT Law Is Based on a Total Lie

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23 March 2016

Republicans push bill to keep transgender people from changing restrooms

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TRANSGENDER WOMAN SHOT TO DEATH IN SKID ROW DOMESTIC DISPUTE

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NC bill halting transgender ordinances heads to Senate

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Probing The Complexities Of Transgender Mental Health

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22 March 2016

Whitefish approves nondiscrimination ordinance

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N.J. hospital hosts first Transgender Family Support Group

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Santa Clara County raises the Transgender Pride Flag in San Jose

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How Safe Schools helped a principal deal with a transgender child's adjustment

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Transgender bathroom bill dies in Tennessee House committee

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21 March 2016

Transgender birth certificate bill dies in Legislature

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Two Arrested Following Stabbing of Transgender Man in Long Beach

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Conservatives want to block Charlotte transgender rules

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Young transgender women face mental health risks

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20 March 2016

The foolishness of “Religious Freedom” laws

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Shame on you shame on me

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New York-based organization honors Filipina transgender (Philippines)

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Award-winning transgender actress to speak at MSUM

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Johns Hopkins Professor Endangers the Lives of Transgender Youth

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19 March 2016

Westborough resident sworn-in to post on state’s commission on LGBTQ youth

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The brutal reality transgender women face under Myanmar's 'darkness law'

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Remember 'Obamacare Kid?' Yesterday, She Came Out As Transgender

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MN GOP Senators want to block transgender employees from using the bathroom

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Kansas bills hope to fine trans people $2,500 a time for using ‘wrong’ bathroom (UK)

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Northwich, Cheshire, UK

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18 March 2016

Protection for LGBT Workers on the Rise: EEOC Files First Title VII Lawsuits Alleging Sexual Orientation Discrimination

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Norway set to allow gender change without medical intervention

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Transgender History conference being held at U-Vic this weekend (Canada)

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Brown U. Students Protest Black Transgender Speaker Because Jewish Group Invited Her

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The Most Extreme Attempt Yet To Demonize Transgender People And Deny Them Rights

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17 March 2016

Another state is considering an anti-transgender bathroom bill — POLL

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16 March 2016

Kentucky Bill Allowing Businesses to Deny Services to Gays Advances

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2016 Will be a Difficult Year for Trans Rights

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Michigan changes driver's license policy for transgender people

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Groups to honor Transgender Day of Visibility

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