22 November 2018

To my US friends, happy Turkey/Tofurkey Day!

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21 November 2018

Maryland - Hagerstown community honors Transgender Day of Remembrance

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Brendan Reynolds Local DVM.com Hagerstown, MD Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dd/Hager_House.JPG ...

lead story - Transgender: NI schools to receive detailed guidelines

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Robbie Meredith BBC News Dunluce Castle, Northern Ireland please press:   www.bbc.com  

VIDEO - Bill Press - THE CASE AGAINST TRUMP

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Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2usi6n6CdE
20 November 2018

Donald Trump - Trump Fans Sink Savings Into ‘Iraqi Dinar’ Scam

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New Zealand - Should New Zealand drop gender for birth certificates, licences?

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Zane Small Newshub (NZ) Wellington, New Zealand Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Parliament_House_a...

civil rights - AG Healey Demands Civil Rights Protections for Transgender People

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Staff Cape Cod Times AG Maura Healey Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Maura_Healey_official_photo.j...

Wyoming/DC - What Matthew Shepard’s interment taught us about religion

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lead story - Transgender pride flag flies over Yellowknife city hall for first time

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19 November 2018

Donald Trump - Ex-White House Aide Details Trump’s ‘Team Of Vipers’ In Tell-All Book: ‘We Were Ruthless’

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Hayley Miller HuffPost Bamboo pit viper (sadly, not the book) Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Bamb...

Kenya/UK - Gay rugby player Kenneth Macharia in deportation persecution fear

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Press BBC News Bristol Rovers Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Bristol_Rovers_v_Tranmere_Rovers%2C_...

civil rights - Boyertown (PA) students ask U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal of transgender bathroom challenge

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Peter Hall The Morning Call Boyertown, PA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Boyertown_-_Cannonhill.J...

California - ‘This or suicide.’ Lacking options in the Valley, trans people travel hours for surgery

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lead story - ‘We Have Targets on Our Backs’: How Jacksonville Became America’s Transgender Murder Capital

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Samantha Allen Daily Beast Jacksonville, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/Jacksonville_San_Marco_...
18 November 2018

Donald Trump - Trump blasts 'little Adam Schitt' on Twitter

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Guam - Historic Wave of Women Candidates Sweep to Power on Guam

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Jon Letman Truthout Hagåtña, Guam Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/RenovatedGuamCongressBuilding.jp...

civil rights - EXCLUSIVE: How Trump administration pressure to dump 4-H's LGBT policy led to Iowa leader's firing

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Courtney Crowder, Jason Clayworth Des Moines Register 4-H girl and her bunny Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

Rhode Island - Hundreds rally at State House against Trump’s efforts to “erase” transgender people

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Linda Borg Providence Journal Rhode Island State House Providence, RI Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons...

lead story - How the Catholic 'alt-right' aims to purge LGBTQ members from the church

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17 November 2018

Donald Trump - Trump denies questioning VP's allegiance, says Pence is '100% loyal'

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Sarah Westwood, Veronica Stracqualursi, Kevin Liptak CNN Credit:  https://i.pinimg.com/originals/d8/46/bd/d846bd467993cc6963d5caf6b...

Ghana - Ghana’s Laws Protect All Including LGBTs

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civil rights - Betsy DeVos Wants to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections For Students Filing Complaints of Sexual Harassment or Assault

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Emma J Roth ACLU Credit:  http://www.mosyabloko.ru/sites/default/files/2018-03/Sexual-Harassment.jpg please press:   www.aclu.o...

Iowa - Tealight vigil helps students mourn loss of transgender individuals

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Logan Metzger Iowa State Daily Catt Hall, Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

lead story - Four Reminders This Transgender Awareness Week

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16 November 2018

Donald Trump - Trump speaks on Jim Acosta, and also says he has answered written questions from special counsel

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Czech Republic - CZECH WOMEN’S LOBBY: SOCIETAL VIEW ON RAPE UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF “ISTANBUL CONVENTION”

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civil rights - Community feature: Transgender Day of Remembrance returns amid fight for civil rights

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New York - Transgender Day of Remembrance

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lead story - Transgender Americans still face workplace discrimination despite some progress and support of companies like Apple

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Even More Good News from the Election

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14 November 2018

lead story - Recommendations to reduce recidivism in transgender women

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Press Medical Xpress Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ae/Clinton_correctional_facility%2C_Dannemora%2C_NY%...
13 November 2018

Donald Trump - Trump, stung by midterms and nervous about Mueller, retreats from traditional presidential duties

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Egypt/US - "The Wedding" Director Sam Abbas on What It’s Like to Screen an LGBTQ Film in the Middle East

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civil rights - 176 Companies Sign on to Statement Opposing Trump's Efforts to Limit Transgender Rights

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Alaska - No Quick Resolution Expected in Transgender Shelter Case

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lead story - A Perilous Moment for Transgender People in the United States

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12 November 2018

VIDEO - Chris Hedges - American Anomie

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Donald Trump - Trump makes baseless claim that the stock market is plunging because of the prospect of Democrats investigating him

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Vietnam - Activists call for movement on transgender rights law in Vietnam

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civil rights - The Transgender Bathroom Debate And A New Vision For Inclusive Public Spaces

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Washington (state) - We are fellow humans: Respect transgender rights

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lead story - 12 simple ways to make your workplace more inclusive of transgender people

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11 November 2018

Pakistan - Transgender people’s rights

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Meher Nigar Ashraf The Express-Tribune Meeran Dam Turbat, Pakistan Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/...

civil rights - Fordham Allies Demand Improved Rights for Transgender Students

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Courtney Brogle The Observer Cunniffe House, Fordham University Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Cu...

Texas - Dallas voters just doubled the number of LGBT lawmakers in Texas

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Lauren McGaughy The Dallas Morning News Dallas, TX Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Dallasgalleria....

lead story - The Freedom—and Fear—of Traveling While Transgender

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Samantha Allen Daily Beast Oviedo, Spain Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/El_viaxeru_d%27Urculo.JPG...
10 November 2018

Donald Trump - Feds Now Have Evidence Trump Broke the Law to Become President. Will Whitaker Bury It?

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Malta - New clinic for transgender individuals to open on Monday

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civil rights - AG Becerra Denounces Trump Administration Plan to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections for LGBTQ Individuals

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South Carolina - SC cities, towns receive failing scores in annual LGBTQ equality index

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