28 December 2018

lead story - Transgender inmate gets rare transfer to female prison

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Apple Removes Ex-Gay App - Google Lets it Stay

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27 December 2018

Donald Trump - Probe of Trump's charity could crash 'like a Mack Truck' into his real estate empire

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Turkey - Why Turkey's performance artists take to streets

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civil rights - ABC News Chicago Reveals the Cruelty of Christian Conservatives

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Virginia - Virginia Supreme Court: Judge erred in rejection of transgender inmate's name change request

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lead story - For Transgender and Nonbinary Protections, California Came First

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Trump's Latest Hire Defended Countries that Criminalize Homosexuality

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26 December 2018

New York Times: Daughters of foot doctor say he diagnosed Trump with bone spurs as 'favor' to Fred Trump

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Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe: Gays and Lesbians Meet Zimbabwe's MPs

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civil rights - Military Transgender Ban Not Ripe for SCOTUS, Justices Told

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Montana - Proposed anti-discrimination ordinance put on hold in Dillon again

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lead story - Dominic West says 'a transgender Bond would be cool'

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25 December 2018

Arizona - AIA alters language of transgender policy for Arizona student-athletes

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lead story - Muddled Morality - An Attempt at Criminalising Transgender Morality

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Merry Christmas!

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24 December 2018

Slovenia - Around 40% of LGBT Students Suffer Violent Abuse at Slovenian Schools

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civil rights - The Real Bathroom Predators are Cisgender Bigots

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Illinois - Appellate court calls part of District 211 transgender graduate's lawsuit moot

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lead story - Transgender Canadians say death certificates don't reflect their lived identity

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23 December 2018

Donald Trump - The Loyal Soldier Reached His Limit

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Nicaragua - Political Prisoners in Nicaragua Reaches 610 and Rising

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civil rights - Maryland School District Sued for Years of Abuse Against Transgender Teacher

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Oregon - Hearing At Capitol Shows How Difficult Changing Salem's Culture Will Be

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lead story - Being transgender in Southwest Michigan

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22 December 2018

Wisconsin - Judge: De Pere transgender rights policy violates religious freedom of churches

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lead story - Jury's award to transgender woman after rejection by football team is a Minnesota first

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21 December 2018

lead story - The transgender populist fighting fascists with face glitter

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20 December 2018

Mattis quits, says his views aren't 'aligned' with Trump's

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Curacao - PAHO Urges Testing As The First Step Towards Preventing HIV And Halting The AIDS Epidemic

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civil rights - Texas judge who struck down ACA to weigh in on transgender health case

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Tennessee - Empty chairs filled with meaning for Transgender Day of Remembrance

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lead story - Gov. John Kasich revives anti-discrimination protections for transgender state workers

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VIDEO - Obama vs. Trump - you decide!

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19 December 2018

Donald Trump - Another court defeat for Trump on immigration

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Montserrat - Message from the Director of PANCAP, Mr. Dereck Springer

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civil rights - Supreme Court decision could limit Ed Dept.'s power to regulate Title IX

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Kansas - Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier, at odds with GOP over Trump, LGBT issues, turns Democrat

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lead story - The Latest: Official suspended in transgender incident

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

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17 December 2018

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

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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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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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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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