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08 October 2016

So, ahem, how's your ol' pal Donald doing these days?

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Decatur, Illinois

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07 October 2016

NWHL player Harrison Browne comes out as a transgender man

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Michele Steele ESPN Credit: http://storage.torontosun.com/v1/dynamic_resize/sws_path/suns-prod-images/1297885303651_ORIGINAL.jpg?q...

Why The New York Times means so much to me

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Credit: http://theimpersonals.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/NYTimes.jpg This day, I would like to address the conservative trans...

06 October 2016

Tony Perkins: Better To Disband The Military Than Include Transgender Service Members

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Brian Tashman Right Wing Watch Credit: http://brucegarrett.com/political_cartoons/a_tragic_day.png please press: http://www....

Abrupt Death of Young Transgender Orthodox Jew Grieves Chicago Community

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Aimee Levitt The Forward Jonah Berele Credit: https://assets.dnainfo.com/photo/2016/9/1474934691-274750/extralarge.jpg ple...

Transgender Students Sue Pennsylvania District Restroom Rule

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Press NBC 10 Credit: https://thesocietypages.org/edsociety/files/2015/09/transgender-students.jpg please press: http://www.n...

05 October 2016

Study finds potential for decrease in tobacco use by transgender women who receive hormone therapy (UK)

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New York Moves to Allow Medicaid to Cover Hormone Therapy for Transgender Youth

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Jesse McKinley The New York Times Credit: http://beyondthebasicshealthacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Hormone-therapy...

04 October 2016

Pope Francis urges pastoral care for transgender people, draws line between ministry and ‘indoctrination’

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Nicole Winfield The Washington Post Credit: http://blogs.denverpost.com/opinion/wp-content/blogs.dir/85/files/2013/09/pope-cartoon-...

03 October 2016

Oklahoma City man arrested for kidnapping, sexual battery of transgender woman

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New suicide prevention strategies for gay, transgender youth

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Defense Department Issues Transgender Handbook

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Atlanta trans pioneer Cheryl Courtney-Evans dies

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02 October 2016

A different Drum's beat

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Gambia fails to heed UN warnings on deteriorating human rights (Gambia)

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Faith and equality community dialogue to be held in Concord

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Governor hopefuls distancing themselves from Clinton, Trump

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Hope, Relief for Transgender Military Families in New Policy

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01 October 2016

Gay Catholics test Poland's conservative church

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Trinity PRIDE: On being an ally

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Abigail Wharton The Trinitonian Credit: https://www.wealthengine.com/sites/default/files/styles/case_study/public/image/trinityu-l...

US top judge ousted over gay marriage stand (Ghana)

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Transgender's 'uncomfortable' transit at Abu Dhabi airport (United Arab Emirates)

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Thai expert picked for first-ever LGBTI role (Thailand)

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Cranston, Rhode Island

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30 September 2016

Poor, Transgender and Dressed for Arrest

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29 September 2016

New Report Finds Voter ID Laws Disenfranchise Transgender Community

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North Delta's Crossroads United Church officially recognized as an ‘affirming’ ministry (Canada)

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28 September 2016

How I'll vote

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Credit: http://www.elections.saccounty.net/PublishingImages/MainSlider/vote-banner.jpg President/Vice President: Hillary Clinto...

27 September 2016

‘Strut’ Star Isis King Is Exposing Mainstream America To Transgender Models

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Transgender boy, 12, delivers powerful speech to school board... (UK)

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"Modern Family" First Show to Feature Transgender Child Actor

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26 September 2016

ICYMI: Donald Trump Adds Rick Santorum as Adviser

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How Mumbai’s red light district and transgender community ‘haunted and inspired’ Anosh Irani (Canada)

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Pridelines intergenerational conference shines light on HIV prevention

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How a supercomputer helped give a Nepali trans activist a voice of her own (UK)

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25 September 2016

2016 Banned Books Week is Here!

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Tom Crawford: At least we're not North Carolina

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"Growing Up Coy" (UK)

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Police stop Uganda’s gay pride parade a month after a bar raid

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U.S. Supreme Court has reasons to duck transgender rights fight

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24 September 2016

Social Justice Lecture Series at Michigan Tech

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This transgender teen was allegedly fired from McDonald's after getting media attention

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Transgender women refused entry at Hong Kong International Airport (UK)

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Wethersfield, Connecticut

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23 September 2016

Please, don't vote!

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So, *ahem*, how's your ol' pal Donald doing these days?