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19 August 2018

civil rights - Courts order Trump to reveal internal talks on military's transgender policy

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Travis J. Tritten Washington Examiner Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKW4jQe0kbI please press: www.washingtonexamin...

Ohio - Ohio Transgender Musical Act DreamStates Issues Statement on New "Religious Liberty Task Force"

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Mike Breen CityBeat Akron, OH Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/AkronPanorama.jpg please press: ...

lead story - ‘I Don’t Feel Safe Living Here.’ After Threats From Parents, a Transgender Girl's Family Is Moving. Again.

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Katie Reilly Time Visit lovely Achille, OK! Credit: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipsAEwVVb_IJQj_...

18 August 2018

Panama - The islands with a 'third gender'

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BBC Joy FM Crab Island, Panama Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Isla_Perro_en_la_Comarca_Guna_Ya...

civil rights - Transgender students asked Betsy DeVos for help. Here's what happened.

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Caitlin Emma Politico Pearland, TX please press: www.politico.com

Massachusetts - Boston Children's Hospital Constructs Penis For Transgender Man — A First In Mass.

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Martha Bebinger WBUR Boston Children's Hospital Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Tch-boston.jpg...

lead story - Pakistan Makes Arrests After Killing, Mutilation Of Transgender Person

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Press RFE/RL Wagah, Pakistan Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/International_border_at_Wagah_-_evening...

17 August 2018

Novato, California

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estimated transgender population: 325* (rounded up) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Novato6.jpg ez...

Donald Trump - Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was

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Eric Levitz New York Magazine Wait... isn't that Agent Orange? Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b...

Denmark - No Turning Back? The rich LGBT history that inspires next to zero creative works

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Tess Westbrook CPH Post Copenhagen, Denmark Credit: https://www.1zoom.ru/big2/74/187591-frederika.jpg please press: cphp...

civil rights - LGBT Rights Milestones Fast Facts

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Press KPAX Credit: https://www.presentationgo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Simple-Timeline-PowerPoint-Diagram.png please pre...

Indiana - Indiana Youth Group opens transitional apparel room for transgender youth

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Samantha Myers WTTV Indianapolis, IN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Indianapolis-1872528.jpg ...

lead story - After Families Disown Them, 2 Transgender Vets Share A Bond

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Press NPR Credit: http://1000logos.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/NPR-Logo.png please press: www.npr.org

VIDEO - Maggie Haberman - Covering the Trump White House

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Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rg4IqrIpuQU

16 August 2018

Donald Trump - Trump Can't Even Honor Aretha Franklin Properly

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Vann R. Newkirk II The Atlantic Aretha Franklin (1968) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Aretha_Franklin_...

Lebanon - Horrifying video shows transgender woman attacked in broad daylight as bystanders do nothing

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Josh Jackman PinkNews Beirut, Lebanon Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Beirutcity.jpg please pr...

civil rights - Md. judge blocks effort to shield military transgender ban info

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Press WTOP Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/CourtGavel.JPG please press: wtop.com

Illinois - Patterson to Direct Office of Diversity and Inclusion

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Rachel McCarthy Illinois Wesleyan University Shirk Center, Illinois Wesleyan University Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/w...

lead story - Walking while transgender has risks as well as rewards in Southwest Florida

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Patricia Borns News-Press Fort Myers, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Fort_Myers_FL_Downtown_HD...

15 August 2018

Donald Trump - Manafort trial Day 12: Prosecution hammers Manafort's 'lies,' defense chides 'selective' evidence

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Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn Politico Mr. Manafraud Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/...

Honduras/USA - ICE Releases Some Transgender Women Seeking Asylum

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Marisa DeMarco KUNM University of New Mexico Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Unm_humanities.jpg ...

civil rights - Colorado baker back in court after turning away transgender woman

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Brooke Sopelsa NBC Masterpiece Cakeshop Lakewood, CO Credit: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTrx...

Maine - Equality Maine seeks support for 2nd Annual Dine OUT campaign

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Press Fiddlehead Focus Houlton, ME Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0BdLx9UZdI please press: fiddleheadfocus.com...

lead story - Vermont Nominates 1st US Transgender Candidate for Governor

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Press Snopes Vermont State House Montpelier, VT Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Vermont_State_Ho...

14 August 2018

Donald Trump - The Church of Trump

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Alex Wagner The Atlantic Credit: https://i0.wp.com/nakedpastor.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/donald-trump.jpg please press: ...

Russia - Russian filmmaker defies government to shoot rare LGBT feature

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Martin Blaney ScreenDaily Outlaw (film) Credit: http://depesha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/7156a1498138409f6c610e94bc651371...

civil rights - After Facebook posts threaten 12-year-old transgender girl, Oklahoma school district cancels classes

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Press Grand Forks Herald Achille, OK Credit: http://images.housesforsalelists.com/Images/Houses/ok/achille/14074-state-road-78...

Alabama - State ID law causing problems for Alabama transgender woman

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Press KCCI Birmingham, AL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/BirminghamALskyline2.jpg please pres...

lead story - Man accused of shooting transgender woman at Detroit gas station bound over for trial

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Nick Monacelli clickondetroit Detroit, MI Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/James_Scott_Fountain_-_D...

13 August 2018

12 August 2018

Donald Trump - At least 100 newspapers sign up to publish editorials targeting Trump

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Morgan Gstalter The Hill Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/The_Washington_Bee.jpg please press: th...

Guyana - ‘As a transgender person in Guyana, you feel you’re in a jail yard’‘

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Rae Wiltshire Stabroek News Guyana, Rupununi Savannah Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Rupununi_Sav...

civil rights - Violent Parent's Facebook Screenshots Raise Concern

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Caleigh Bourgeois 9 News Achille, OK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Achille.png please press:...

Rhode Island - R.I.’s 2013 validation of same-sex marriage is only the start, advocates say

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Madeline List Providence Journal Providence, RI Credit: https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.providence.edu/dist/9/20/files/2...

lead story - ‘How can you be raped?’ Doctor’s words to transgender in India an example of the ‘transphobia’ that stops many getting health care

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Priti Satian South China Morning Post Kolkata, India Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4e/SC_Mall_%282%...

11 August 2018

Donald Trump - Poll: Trump is as strongly disliked now as Nixon was before he resigned

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Harry Enten CNN Credit: http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/3600000/Cartoon-Nixon-richard-nixon-3682400-374-386.gif please...

India - Kerala offers free sex change operations to transgender community after Tamil Nadu

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Chinki Sinha India Today Credit: https://www.publicspace.nl/wp-content/uploads/map-india1.png please press: www.indiatoday.i...

civil rights - Human Rights Campaign Endorses Pro-Equality Candidate Candidate Mike Levin for U.S. Congress

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Chris Sgro HRC Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khsfhEeD0tg please press: www.hrc.org

Montana - Bathroom Initiative 'Should Have Been A Slam Dunk,' Montana Family Foundation Says

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Corin Cates-Carney Montana Public Radio My heart bleeds... NOT!!! Credit: https://toonclips.com/600/cartoon-dirty-blond-white-b...

lead story - Are you sure it wasn’t your girl name?’ Transgender woman outed by airline crew member

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Patrick Kelleher PinkNews Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/WestJet_737-200_C-GWJE.jpg please press:...

Wallingford, Connecticut

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estimated transgender population: 261* (rounded down) Wallingford, CT Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1...

10 August 2018

Donald Trump - Sad! Don Jr. uses obviously photoshopped image to falsely inflate Trump’s approval rating

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Aaron Rupar ThinkProgress Credit: https://sceneenough.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/495437275v2_480x480_front_color-black_padtosquar...

Hong Kong - Judge ruling a blow to transgender rights in Hong Kong...

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Chris Lau South China Morning Post Credit: http://hkpinoytv.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/HighCourt.png please press: www.s...

civil rights - Transgender and gender non-conforming women sue New York chicken restaurant for discrimination

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John Riley Metroweekly Harlem (New York City), NY please press: www.metroweekly.com

Tennessee - How Bill Lee and Karl Dean plan to win Tennessee's race for governor

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Joey Garrison, Dave Boucher Tennesseean. Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Tennessee_State_Capitol_2009....

lead story - Transgender candidates could make history in upcoming races

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Daniel Trotta Reuters Christine Hallquist Credit: https://vtconversation.files.wordpress.com/2015/09/hallquist.jpg please ...

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