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06 September 2018

Donald Trump - Read the stolen letter from Trump's desk reported in Bob Woodward's book

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Marshall Cohen, Jamie Gangel CNN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/DIN_lang_-_Letter_Window.JPG plea...

Chile/US - Chilean Film in LGBTQ Film Series

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Press The Gabber Santiago, Chile Credit: https://wikitravel.org/upload/shared//5/5e/Santiago_Chile_Santa_Lucia_Park.JPG pl...

civil rights - Gov. Bryant: Transgender People Do Not Deserve Hiring Protections

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Ashton Pittman Jackson Free Press Jackson, MS Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1d/MetroMall.jpg please ...

Maryland - Swastika, anti-LGBTQ comments found in dorms at University of Maryland: Police

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Emily Shapiro ABC News University of Maryland Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/UMD_Morrill_Hall.JPG...

lead story - Charleston police connect with community after arrest in attack of transgender woman

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Kia Morgan-Smith The Grio Charleston, SC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/The_Calhoun_Mansion%2C_Ch...

05 September 2018

Myanmar - Myanmar's LGBT community find freedom at spirit festival

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Grace Brown CNN Taung Byone, Myanmar Credit: https://www.gomyanmartours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Nat-Kadaw.jpg pleas...

civil rights - ACLU sues Missouri Commission on Human Rights over transgender man’s complaint

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Autumn Callan Jurist Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Werner_dollar_general_delivery.jpg please pre...

Alaska - Commissioner of Labor Drygas protests Fairbanks City Hall

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Suzanne Downing Must Read Alaska Fairbanks, AK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Growden_Memorial_Pa...

lead story - Transgender woman’s bank account frozen because she ‘sounded like a man’ on phone

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Georgia Diebellius Metro News Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Alt_Telefon.jpg please press: metr...

04 September 2018

Oklahoma - Frontier Airlines pilot suspended for threatening transgender Oklahoma student: report

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Associated Press FOX News Frontier Airlines Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Frontier_Boeing_737-300...

lead story - Greek chapters should welcome transgender community

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Kade Russom The Daily Evergreen Washington State University Pullman, WA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo...

03 September 2018

Arizona - Arizona Great Hearts Academies Charter School Removes Controversial Transgender Policy

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Will Stone KJZZ Great Hearts Academy Credit: http://blog.eima.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Great-Hearts-Academy-Parex-EIFS-i...

lead story - Suspect in Charleston attack on transgender woman has record of drug, assault arrests

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Andrew Knapp Aknapp The Post And Courier Credit: http://www.berkeleyobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/hanahan-police.jpg ...

02 September 2018

civil rights - LePage joins court brief seeking to allow companies to legally fire gay or transgender employees

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Dennis Hoey Press-Herald Augusta, ME Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/92/Augusta%2C_Maine_2.jpg ple...

Virginia - Navy shifts recruiting efforts online, uses Virginia Beach sailor in first Reddit "AMA"

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Brock Vergakis The Virginian-Pilot Virginia Beach, VA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Sunset-_Wave...

lead story - A transgender Army bride in the ’80s

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Brian Belovitch Salon Credit: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d3/75/06/d37506cbb48ba997443dfc1fd918bece.jpg please press: www...

01 September 2018

Donald Trump - Donald Trump’s Funeral Problem

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Gwenda Blair Politico Credit: https://dekerivers.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/t1.jpg please press: www.politico.com

Brunei - The Pentagon, China, Brunei, LGBTI & Islamic Shariah Law

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Richard S. Ehrlich Scoop Brunei International Airport Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikip...

civil rights - LGBTQ group says Alabama participating in a 'deliberate attack' on transgender people

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Jonece Starr Dunigan AL.com Montgomery, AL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Carolyn_Blount_Theatre....

New York - Two charged in 1997 strangulation of transgender woman in Bronx

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Rocco Parascandola Daily News Bronx, NY Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/Co-op_City_Hutch_River.jpg...

lead story - Transgender Killings Spur Calls For Police Reform

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Lindsey Kilbride NPR Jacksonville, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Ftuhq.jpeg please pres...

31 August 2018

civil rights - Morrisey fights job protections for LGBT workers

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Megan Osborne Huntington Herald-Dispatch Huntington, WV Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/BigSandySu...

Alaska - PRISM PRESS: Live Your Truth

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RJ Johnson AnchoragePress.com Moose and calf outside Anchorage, AK (my friends!) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...

lead story - 'Who Would Do That to a 12-Year-Old?' Transgender Oklahoma Student Speaks Out About Being Bullied by Parents

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Gina Martinez Time Achille, OK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Achille.png please press: time...

30 August 2018

Donald Trump - Trump Is a Snob Who Secretly Despises His Own Supporters

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Jonathan Chait Daily Intelligencer Credit: https://i1.wp.com/www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/stephen-bannon-cartoon-...

Czech Republic - LGBT Prague Pride supporters march as parliament debates same-sex marriage laws

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Press bne intellinews Prague, Czech Republic Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/09/Praga_0003.JPG pl...

civil rights - Why does Kansas want the Supreme Court to OK discrimination against transgender workers?

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Editorial Board The Kansas City Star Kansas City, MO Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/Kansas_City_C...

Maryland - Maryland Man Arrested for Threatening to Cut Genitals Off Trans People

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Brandon Voss newnownext Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Damascus_Bowie.jpg please press: www.new...

lead story - 'I wanted to break stereotypes': the photographer capturing transgender life over 50

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Nadja Sayej The Guardian Chicago, IL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Harold_Washington_Library%2...

29 August 2018

By far, the funniest thing on YouTube!

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Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWTiFcl9OhU ezs note: Yeah, I know - while it is important to stay informed on the news,...

Donald Trump - White House lawyer who may have incriminated Trump in extensive Mueller interviews is leaving the administration

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Alex Lockie Business Insider Don McGahn Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Don_McGahn_official_photo....

Turkey - Turkey boycotts Eurovision Song Contest over LGBT performers

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Bamidele Madamidola Reuters Istanbul, Turkey Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/2013_Taksim_Gezi_Park...

civil rights - #AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 28, 2018

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Staff HRC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Human_Rights_Campaign_Castro_Street.jpg please press: w...

Alabama - UAB to bring awareness to transgender rights

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Staff Alabama Today University of Alabama at Birmingham Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/University...

lead story - Brown University in row with transgender activists over claims gender dysphoria spreading among children

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Olivia Rudgard The Telegraph Brown University Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Brown_University_Say...

28 August 2018

Philippines - Those Long Haired Nights: Filipino film highlights struggle for transgender rights

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Cristyn Lloyd Southeast Asia Globe Monreal, Philippines Credit: https://www.zamboanga.com/z/images/0/07/Sea_Cliffs_at_Monreal%...

civil rights - Leslie Rutledge joins push to allow firing transgender people UPDATE

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Max Brantley Arkansas Times Batesville, AR Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Josephine_street.JPG ...

Virginia - Gavin Grimm Documents his Fight for Transgender Rights in Book Excerpt

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Emily Bloch South Florida Gay News entering Dahlgren Center, Virginia Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4...

lead story - YouTuber Gigi Gorgeous Opens Up About Pregnancy as a Transgender Woman in Emotional Video

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Jen Juneau People Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7b31hL100A&t=429s please press: people.com

VIDEO - Matt Baume - Kate & Allie & the Secret of the Lesbian Landladies

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Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Giaoa7b3NpQ&t=208s

27 August 2018

Donald Trump - Foxconn's Plant in Wisconsin Could Be Scaled Back Despite President Trump's Promises

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Matt Novak Gizmodo Credit: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/04/57/9a/04579a5f56b08bf7e000a92f53d214fa.jpg please press: gizmod...

Russia - Russian LGBT Activists Detained In St. Petersburg

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Press RFE/RL St. Petersburg, Russia Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Dundicha.JPG please press:...

civil rights - Prison system must accommodate transgender inmate, judge emphatically orders

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Dara Kim Bradenton Herald DeFuniak Springs, FL (courthouse) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/DeFu...

Michigan - LGBTQ Ally Vies for Seat on Michigan Supreme Court

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Kate Opalewski Pridesource Michigan Supreme Court Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/712_michigan_hof...

lead story - LGBT activists criticise minister for women over trans comments

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Mattha Busby The Guardian London, UK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/30_St_Mary_Axe_from_Leadenhal...

26 August 2018

Ripley, New York

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estimated transgender population: 13* (rounded down) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Ripley_NY_Corner_...

Donald Trump - Trump turmoil is now Wall Street's wild card

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