07 November 2018

lead story - Massachusetts voters uphold transgender rights protections

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Faith Karimi, Emanuella Grinberg CNN  Massachusetts Credit:  http://missourieducationwatchdog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/MA...
06 November 2018

civil rights - The most important midterm ballot measures on abortion, marijuana, and transgender rights

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Natasha Frost Quartz Credit:  https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/images/2017/04/Ballot-Box.jpg please press:   qz.com

Kansas - Kansas birth certificate policy violates transgender individuals’ rights, lawsuit says

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Allison Kite The Wichita Eagle Credit:  https://www.eturbonews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/birth-certificate.jpg please pres...

lead story - Dallas jail guards ordered transgender woman to show her genitals, suit claims

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Bradford Betz FOX News Dallas, TX Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/Dallas_-_First_Baptist_Church_02...

I voted today... DID YOU???

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05 November 2018

Alabama - Voter ID Laws May Disproportionately Affect Transgender Community

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Emma Hurt Alabama Public Radio Tuscaloosa, AL Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/TPL-front.jpg pl...

lead story - Transgender Children Exist

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Daniel Summers Slate Credit:  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/c7/8e/41/c78e41d5e218d5a3bb84d309db48809e.jpg please press:   slat...
04 November 2018

Donald Trump - Limbaugh, Hannity joining Trump on campaign trail

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Michael Burke The Hill Credit:  https://llwproductions.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/rush-limbaugh-cartoon-what-does-that-make-me.jpg ...

Guam - Senatorial candidates discuss social issues

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Louella Losinio The Daily Guam Post Hagåtña, Guam Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Dulce_Nombre_de_...

civil rights - Rep. Kennedy Says He's Pushing to Protect Transgender Rights

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Press US News & World Report Rep. Joe Kennedy III Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Joe_Kennedy_...

Louisiana - New Orleans advocates, allies to rally for transgender rights following Trump administration plans to roll back protections

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Alex Woodward Gambit New Orleans, LA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Orleans.bourbon.arp.750pix.jp...

lead story - Iowa Transgender Community Sees Progress Despite Setbacks

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Teresa Krug VOA Shelby, Iowa Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6f/Downtown_Shelby%2C_Iowa.jpg pleas...

VIDEO - Bill Maher - New Rule: Win or Go Home

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Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIuuHK3sL7o
03 November 2018

France - French LGBT groups denounce ‘culture of hate’ after spate of attacks

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Benjamin Dodman France 24 Paris, France Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Place_de_la_R%C3%A9publiqu...

civil rights - Not voting has consequences. Transgender people in Trump’s America know this all too well

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Erika D. Smith The Sacramento Bee Sacramento, CA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Sacramento_DSC_00...

Connecticut - The Trump Administration May Revoke Civil Rights For Transgender People: What Does That Mean In Connecticut?

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Daniela Altimari Hartford Courant Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/The_Hartford_Courant_building_in_down...

lead story - WGA West Blasts Trump Administration’s Latest Attack On Transgender Rights

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Last Chance to Vote in 2018 Election

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Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfNviMm8JcQ
02 November 2018

lead story - Over 1,600 scientists condemn Trump transgender proposal

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Thank you for your service!

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VIDEO - Oprah Winfrey EXPLOSIVE Rally Speech for Stacey Abrams in Marietta, Georgia

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Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnD9dUbEE6k
01 November 2018

Donald Trump - Trump’s Racist ‘Willie Horton’ Video Is a Normal GOP Ad in 2018

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Colombia - Miss Colombia Says Miss Universe Pageant Should Only Be for “Women Who Were Born Women”

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civil rights - 56 major companies stand up against attempts to erase transgender civil rights protections

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Pennsylvania - Governor Wolf Administration Shows Support for Pennsylvania Transgender Community

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lead story - Column: A Regressive Attack on Transgender Citizens

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31 October 2018

Donald Trump - GOP civil war: Trump slams Paul Ryan for opposing end to birthright citizenship

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Cameroon - Lesbians raped and accused of witchcraft in Cameroon

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civil rights - Stingl: Transgender author shares her story and joins the effort to preserve her civil rights

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Jim Stingl Journal Sentinel Wauwatosa, WI Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Wauwatosa_at_Menomonee_R...

Rhode Island - In Kingston, URI Honors Colloquium centers on gender identity, activism

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Kevin G. Andrade Providence Journal North Kingstown, RI Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Washington...

lead story - Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 letters: Synagogue shooting, transgender rights

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Various authors The Denver Post Denver, CO Credit:  https://cdn.jetclosing.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Denver-Skyline-2000x8...
30 October 2018

Donald Trump - Gillum responds to Trump attacks: 'Never wrestle with a pig'

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Caitlin Oprysko Politico Credit:  https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/358/211/4b6.jpeg please press:   www.politic...

Bhutan - Amid Widespread Stigma and Harassment, Bhutan's LGBT Community Seeks Acceptance

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Chencho Dema, Peky Samal The Wire Thimbu, Bhutan Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Tashichoedzong-Bh...

civil rights - 1500 parents of transgender children blast proposal to eliminate civil rights proposals

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Colorado - “When does it end?”: Colorado transgender community reeling from Trump administration attempt to redefine “sex” in federal law

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lead story - ‘Denying our very humanity:’ Trump proposal wounds Bay Area transgender community

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Erin Allday San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco, CA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/San_Francisc...
29 October 2018

civil rights - Transgender rights group unfurls massive flag in front of Lincoln Memorial

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Emily Birnbaum The Hill Lincoln Memorial (interior) Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Lincoln_Memori...

New Mexico - First Christian Church, focused on community outreach, marks 85th anniversary

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Olivia Harlow Santa Fe New Mexican Santa Fe, NM Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/NEW_MEXICO_San_J...

lead story - What Transgender Means to Me

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Sara Rimer BU Today Boston University, Boston, MA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Boston_Universit...
28 October 2018

civil rights - View from Away: Assaulting the civil rights of transgender people isn’t campaign fodder

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Press Central Maine (Los Angeles Times) Los Angeles, CA (Griffith Observatory) Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/...

New Jersey - LGBT advocates in New Jersey attack Trump plans to eliminate 'transgender' as option

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Hannan Adely northjersey.com Trenton, NJ Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/2009-08-17_View_of_downto...

lead story - LGBTQ History Month: Transgender and gender-nonconforming pioneers

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Queer Advocates Standing up to Trump's Trans Attacks

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Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2hwygwYHEQ

My condolences to Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh)...

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Taylor Allderdice High School, Squirrel Hill, PA  Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Allderdice.jpg
26 October 2018

Egypt/US - Egyptian filmmaker aims to show LGBT+ people are 'not alone'

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Heba Kanso Reuters fresco of Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim Cairo, Egypt Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3...

civil rights - Administration opposes transgender civil rights shield

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Lyle Denniston Constitution Center Oh, isn't it quaint.  Let's chuck it. Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...

Virginia - Virginia's transgender lawmaker blasts Trump memo on gender definition

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lead story - The Idea of a 'DNA Test' for Transgender People Is Part of a Long, Dark History

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Jeffrey Kluger Time Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/DNA_Structure%2BKey%2BLabelled.pn_NoBB.png pleas...
25 October 2018

lead story - Rolling back transgender protections would endanger patients, experts say

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Alex Keuroghlian Healio Boston, MA  (1730) Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/A_south_east_view_of_th...
24 October 2018

Donald Trump - Dem leaders slam Trump's response to bomb threats: His 'words ring hollow'

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Jordain Carney The Hill Credit:  http://themoderatevoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cjones04102017-e1491617112593.jpg pleas...