18 December 2018

Pennsylvania - Post-Gazette editorial says misgendering is free speech, but ignores that it increases suicidal thoughts among transgender people

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Ryan Deto Pittsburgh CityPaper Pittsburgh, PA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d2/Muralof300SixthStreetBuil...

lead story - India's transgender community says new bill violates their rights

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Annie Banerji Reuters New Delhi, India Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/Gare-New-Delhi-Depart-Arriv...
17 December 2018

Donald Trump - Fox News Analyst Hits Trump’s Latest Tweet With A Blistering Fact-Check

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Ed Mazza HuffPost ezs note:  Will the real rat please stand up?  (Hint - it ain't the guy on the left) Credit:  https://i.p...

Mexico - HIV Activists Announce Alternative 2020 Conference in Mexico City

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civil rights - ANDRAYA YEARWOOD KNOWS SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO COMPETE

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Florida - Florida Studio Theatre Explores the Mysterious World of 'Straight White Men'

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Kay Kipling Sarasota Florida Studio Theatre Sarasota, FL Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Florida...

lead story - Death of transgender woman in Malaysia sparks fears of rising hate crime

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VIDEO - TopTenzNet - Top 10 of the Stupidest Things Donald Trump has Said

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16 December 2018

Japan - Shiseido Japan’s same-sex kiss ad wins gold in Epica advertising awards

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Katy Kelly SoraNews 24 Shiseido Japan Tokyo, Japan Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Shiseido_Parl...

civil rights - STATE ORDERED TO PAY FOR SURGERY FOR TRANSGENDER PRISON INMATE FROM POCATELLO AREA

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Alaska - At candlelight vigil, Juneau residents remember transgender lives lost

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lead story - North Dakota fair housing study finds discrimination against transgender community

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Amy Dalrymple The Dickinson Press Stark County Courthouse Dickinson, ND Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo...
15 December 2018

Donald Trump - Trump push to deport Vietnam War refugees scalds California GOP

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Jeremy B. White Politico ezs note:  First they came for... Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Cathedr...

India - Transgender cop in India tries to take own life, citing abuse at work

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Rik Glauert Gay Star News Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Periyarper...

civil rights - 20 years old, Charleston LGBTQ group focuses on people of color, transgender people and the elderly

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Hannah Alani Halani The Post And Courier Rainbow Row Charleston, SC Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons...

Utah - LGBTQ+ Celebrities and Allies ‘Ignite’ Utah Youth

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Charissa Che Salt Lake Magazine Lehi, UT Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9c/Lehi%2C_Utah_RR_Station.j...

lead story - How Founder Gabrielle Claiborne Helps Foster Transgender And Non-Binary Inclusion In The Workplace

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Trump Halts Research Into Cure for HIV

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Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOFWe9gqfnU
13 December 2018

North Carolina - Once I Mentioned North Carolina Wasn’t a Democracy, Individuals Referred to as Me Loopy

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lead story - Church of England issues transgender advice for clergy

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Matthew Weaver The Guardian Holy Trinity Church Wensley, North Yorkshire, UK Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/...
12 December 2018

Donald Trump - “THAT MAY STRENGTHEN THE CASE”: WHAT MICHAEL COHEN’S PRISON SENTENCE MEANS FOR DONALD TRUMP

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Germany - OPINION: This Early-20th Century German Transgender Rights Activist Was Decades Ahead Of His Time

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Elizabeth Heineman The Conversation Darmstadt, Germany Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Views_in_th...

civil rights - Administration makes mistake with gender plans

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Hannah McLeod Smoky Mountain News Waynesville, NC Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Downtown_Waynesv...

Washington (state) - New initiatives highlight WSU’s commitment to gender inclusivity

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Jenna Polito WSU Insider Washington State University Pullman, WA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1c...

lead story - Some Americans are being denied 'life-saving' health care. It's because they are transgender

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11 December 2018

Cuba - Cuba asked for public feedback on a new constitution. Now it’s deciding which suggestions to include

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civil rights - Denying transgender identity has serious impact on mental health

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Bethany Grace Howe The Conversation University of Oregon Eugene, OR Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c...

Michigan - Sterling Heights man, 46, charged in slaying of transgender woman in Detroit

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Mark Hicks Detroit Free Press Sterling Heights, MI Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Sterling_Height...

lead story - San Francisco Creates World’s First Ever Transgender Cultural District

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Emily Wilson Daily Beast San Francisco, CA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Jack%27s_Restaurant_pla...

VIDEO - Matt Baume - Tumblr's Queer Purge

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10 December 2018

Chile - Conservative, Catholic Chile approves landmark transgender law

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civil rights - CMU student finds transphobic graffiti, death threat outside dorm room

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Aleanna Siacon Detroit Free Press Mount Pleasant, Michigan Central Michigan University Credit:  https://cbsdetroit.files.word...

Virginia - Transgender teen Sage Smith still missing after vanishing from Virginia in 2012

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lead story - School Districts Expand Gender Options To Include Transgender And Nonbinary Students

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Meg Anderson WAMU Washington DC The American University Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/American...
09 December 2018

Donald Trump - Schiff: Trump may face 'real prospect of jail time'

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Michael Burke The Hill ezs note:  ♩ I dream of jail time... ♬♬ Credit:  https://tuluwatexaminer.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/tru...

Belgium/USA - Belgium Oscar Submission 'Girl' Is "a Message of Courage, Bravery And Compassion" (Guest Column)

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Nora Monsecour Hollywood Reporter (not from 'Girl') Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/Ballet-...

civil rights - Massachusetts, A Leader in Transgender Human Rights Protections

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Margaret Drew Jurist Lowell, MA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Mill_Building_%28now_museum%29%2C_...

Georgia - 'We are human and we have feelings'...

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lead story - Transgender Boxer Wins First Professional Fight

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08 December 2018

Zambia - Intersex, Transgender People in Zambia Self-Administer Hormones to Avoid Discrimination and Arrest

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civil rights - No Relief: William Barr Is as Bad as Jeff Sessions — if Not Worse

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David Cole ACLU William Barr Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/William_Barr%2C_official_photo_as_Att...

Michigan - Transgender person shot dead in Detroit, Michigan

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lead story - US senators request reports in death of transgender migrant

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Susan Montoya Bryan WIS News (NBC) Sen. Udall (among three) Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Tom_Ud...
07 December 2018

civil rights - "Gender Panic" in Clinical Settings: Protecting Public Accommodations Access for Transgender Individuals

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Kansas - Kelly will reinstate protections for LGBT state workers in Kansas

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lead story - Virginia teacher fired for referring to transgender student as female

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Karma Allen ABC News West Point, VA Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Sunday_storefronts%2C_West_Poi...
06 December 2018

Donald Trump - Trump Has Had an Undocumented Immigrant Making His Bed Since 2013: Report

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Puerto Rico - 'It Will Open Doors': 19-Year-Old Transgender Woman Cheers Victory in Fight to Fix Puerto Rico Birth Certificates

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civil rights - Being Trans Is Not a Mental Disorder

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Mississippi - Day of remembrance honors trans lives lost

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Marissa Haas The Student Printz Hattiesburg, MS University of Southern Mississippi Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wiki...