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23 May 2016

'The show is important right now': Whoopi Goldberg to produce reality series based on transgender modelling agency (UK)

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Justin Enriquez Daily Mail Credit:  http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1500680/images/o-WHOOPI-GOLDBERG-facebook.jpg please press:   http...

Obama Appoints Transgender Activist to Faith-Based Advisory Council

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Samuel Smith Christian Post Credit:  http://www.msnbc.com/sites/msnbc/files/styles/ratio--3-2--830x553/public/2015-10-02t213048z_12...

Immigration officials to start sending transgender women to the middle of Texas

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Jorge Rivas Fusion Credit:  http://us.123rf.com/450wm/saenal78/saenal781509/saenal78150900018/44838798-thank-you-so-much-cute-greetin...
22 May 2016

Pastor Writes To Dispel Embedded Misconceptions About Transgender People

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Rachel Martin NPR Credit:  http://www.topsailunitedchurch.nf.net/images/Church2.jpg please press:   http://www.npr.org

Cops Search For Suspects In Park Slope Transgender Hate Crime Assault

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Ben Yakas Gothamist Credit:  http://static.flickr.com/84/246041544_b13dd9e136_o.jpg please press:   http://gothamist.com

Transgender Teacher Steps Out To Students

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Kathleen Megan Hartford Courant Credit:  http://www.kba-architects.com/portfolio/k12/avonhs/avonhs-1.jpg please press:   http:/...
21 May 2016

Letter: Offer dignity for transgender people

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Kelly Nolen The Columbian Credit:  https://s3.amazonaws.com/lowres.cartoonstock.com/miscellaneous-thank_you-thank-thanked-polite-poli...

Oklahoma lawmakers want Obama impeached over transgender guidance

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Josh Kenworthy The Christian Science Monitor Credit:  https://i0.wp.com/firstfriday.wordpress.com/files/2008/03/stupidity.jpg p...

Saratov, Russia

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20 May 2016

trans:formation: The Biological Roots of Being Transgender

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William Gallo and Tina Trinh VOA Credit:  https://transgenderreality.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/vulva-and-penis.jpg please pre...

Separate Bathrooms by Religion? Oklahoma Opens New Front in Transgender Debate

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Christine Hauser The New York Times Credit:  http://bloximages.newyork1.vip.townnews.com/tulsaworld.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/edit...
19 May 2016

Mayor Barry appoints state's first transgender city board member

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Joey Garrison The Tennessean Credit:  https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/ea/3d/cf/ea3dcff8ed8e8939d98c96b81f747623.jpg ple...

Mercedes Successful Becomes 11th Trans Person Killed in 2016

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Sunnivie Brydum Advocate Mercedes Successful   Credit:  http://www.autostraddle.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/12088027_8536426...

Flatwoods city council to vote on transgender bathroom ordinance

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Brad Myers WSAZ Credit:  https://memecrunch.com/meme/7DGKY/hey-dumbass/image.jpg?w=400&c=1 please press:   http://www.w...
18 May 2016

Speaker predicts 'mass exodus' if Springfield schools embrace transgender bathroom rules

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Claudette Riley News-Leader Credit:  https://i.imgflip.com/kvb9k.jpg please press:   http://www.news-leader.com ezs note:  O...

Editorial: New law protecting transgender people is a step forward

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Gov. Sam Brownback rejects federal guidance on transgender students

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Tim Carpenter cjonline.com Credit:  http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8106/8488548863_b82e98aa5b.jpg please press:   http://cjonlin...

Transgender Woman Loses Support from Her Family After Coming Out and Dropping 120 Lbs.

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Julie Mazziotta People Credit:  https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUL0OVDbLzbfyL5nQwahoYpBXljz8-LLdXELK3PN...

Large-scale HIV vaccine trial to launch in South Africa

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17 May 2016

Read the freakin' document!!

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Credit:  https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/ab/0c/87/ab0c870ffd359072d82d6c86d98e6fcf.jpg An awful lot of press has gone fo...

Georgia Governor Blasts Transgender Student Order

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Kathleen Foody ABC News Credit:  http://www.redstate.com/uploads/2016/02/facepalm-shutterstock.jpg please press:   http://abcne...

Canada Moves to Ban Discrimination Against Transgender People

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Ian Austen The New York Times Credit:  https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzqGM0qWl7MRJMpfBB7KV2JwJp2Y_ajC...
15 May 2016

Jewish Groups Cheer Obama’s Transgender Protections

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A Republican Congresswoman Has Personal Stake in Transgender Debate

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Lizette Alvarez The New York Times Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Ileana_Ros-Lehtinen.jpg please ...
14 May 2016

Denmark to become first country not to define being transgender as a mental illness

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Simon Robb Metro.co.uk Credit:  http://vocational.nsh.nsanpete.k12.ut.us/all_pages/students/pages/Teacher_Pages/pages/web_design/fi...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Can’t Explain What Transgender Means, Has a Total Meltdown: WATCH

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Sean Mandell Towleroad Credit:  http://images.dailykos.com/images/245744/story_image/image.jpeg?1461940118 please press:   http...

Transgender mafia boss found dead in 'execution-style' killing (UK)

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Harriet Sinclair Independent Credit:  http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/41/590x/murder-451752.jpg please press:   htt...
13 May 2016

Donald Trump Says Transgender Bathroom Issue Should Be Left to the States. Will That Be Enough for Social Conservatives?

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Little Rock Nine’ Student: Transgender Bathroom Debate Is Part of Civil Rights Fight

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Arkansas governor recommends schools 'disregard' Obama's transgender directive

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U.S. Directive on Transgender Access Intensifies Debate

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Richard Perez-Pena and Jack Healy The New York Times Credit:  http://www.m-surgery.com/images/bind%20justice.gif please press: ...
10 May 2016

Column: Transgender rights fight is about dignity, not privacy

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Eric Zorn Chicago Tribune please press:   http://www.chicagotribune.com

Texan Republicans weigh in on transgender bathroom debate (Ireland)

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John Holden The Irish Times Credit:  http://images.dailykos.com/images/230821/story_image/NCtranslawPANEL.png?1459251655 please...

How Loretta Lynch Helped the Transgender Movement Come of Age

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Jay Michaelson The Daily Beast Credit:  https://getintoon.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/attorney-general-lynch-1.jpg please press...
08 May 2016

Mother’s Day 2016: Honoring Mothers Who Stand Up for Transgender Equality

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Hayley Miller HRC Credit:  http://blog.kokofitclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/MothersDay.png please press:   http://www.hrc...

Chris Wallace crushes NC gov.: ‘Let it go… there’s no case of transgender people molesting girls’

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07 May 2016

Watch: Dan Savage Annihilates Ann Coulter's Anti-Transgender Bathroom 'Bullsh*t'

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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04 May 2016

One more hurdle for transgender rights effort

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Alabama City Council Recalls Anti-Transgender Bathroom Law

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Students sue suburban school system over transgender locker room access

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Duaa Eldeib /  deldeib@tribpub.com Dawn Rhodes /  cdrhodes@tribpub.com Chicago Tribune Credit:  https://www.offthemark.com/image/d...

This 25-Year-Old Transgender Woman Is Responsible for That Viral Bathroom Selfie

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Lauren Duca Teen Vogue Credit:  https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2013/03/24/SocialIssues-Reli...
03 May 2016

Hawaiʻi Transgender Leaders to Deliver Petition to DOE

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Transgender Woman Killed in Wichita

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Sunnivie Brydum Advocate Tyreece Walker Credit:  http://www.advocate.com/sites/advocate.com/files/2016/05/03/tyreece-walker-3-x...

CPS updates policies for transgender students and employees

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02 May 2016

Officials raise transgender flag at Boston City Hall

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01 May 2016

North Carolina transgender bathroom law prompts boycotts as anger grows (UK)

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David Usborne The Independent Credit:  http://i0.wp.com/fusion.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/NCtranslaw1.png?resize=752%2C762&...
30 April 2016

Backlash, praise for Target's position on transgender issue picks up steam

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Kavita Kumar StarTribune Credit:  http://www.griffinshoney.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Target-logo.jpg please press:   http:...

Why we must learn to live with the elephants

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Credit:  http://lifeasahuman.com/files/2012/02/4_MG_0317-sm-550x365.jpg Because they are among the most humane creatures on earth....
29 April 2016

Group starts petition opposing transgender policy at New London-Spicer schools

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