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10 March 2019

Donald Trump - A mysterious payment to Paul Manafort’s lawyer reveals a hidden chapter of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign

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Christina Wilkie CNBC Credit: https://s3.amazonaws.com/storage.citizensforethics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/20023456/Dark-mone...

Malta - Happy International Women's Day! Here's A List Of Some Spectacular Maltese Women

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Steffie Weenink Lovin Malta San Ġwann, Malta Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Main_open_space_in_Sa...

civil rights - Hawaii Civil Rights Commission rules in favor of discriminated transgender tenant

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Staff KITV Hakalau, HI Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/Aerial_view_of_Hakalau_Bay%2C_2009-07-25.jp...

Nevada - Transgender Henderson police officers work to close LGBT divide

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Blake Apgar Las Vegas Review-Journal Henderson, NV Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/GreenValleyRanc...

lead story - Appeals court: Judge's denial of transgender name change 'unconscionable'

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Cameron Knight Cincinnati.com Cincinnati, OH Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/National_underground_...

09 March 2019

Italy - Italian lesbian reveals years of corrective rape by father

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Lydia Smith PinkNews Perugia, Italy Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Perugia-acquedotto01.jpg p...

civil rights - Advocates for LGBTQ Texans warn sick-leave bill would weaken anti-discrimination laws

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Allie Morr San Antonio Express-News San Antonio, TX Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a8/Woaitvstation.jpg ...

Florida - Florida surgeon loses job after posting graphic photos of transgender patients on Instagram

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Rhuaridh Marr Metroweekly Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/Haunt_of_Fear_EC.jpg please press: www.metr...

lead story - American crowned queen in Thai transgender pageant

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Press Channel NewsAsia Pattaya, Thailand Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Pattaya_sunset-KayEss-1.j...

08 March 2019

Donald Trump - The ‘Otherwise Blameless Life’ of Paul Manafort

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Franklin Foer The Atlantic Manafort's old pal, Jonas Savimbi Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Jo...

DR Congo - Anti-LGBTI mob torch streets in homophobic protest

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Shannon Power Gay Star News Bukavu, DR Congo Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Laurent-D%C3%A9sir%C3...

civil rights - CSL Plasma Sued For Alleged Discrimination Against Transgender Woman

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Esme Murphy WCCO Minneapolis, MN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/American_Swedish_Institute-2007-0...

Iowa - Transgender Iowans can use Medicaid for transition-related care, Iowa Supreme Court rules

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Courtney Crowder, Luke Nozicka Des Moines Register Des Moines, IA Hartford of the West (really!) Credit: https://upload.wiki...

lead story - Pentagon set to implement transgender ban

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Press CBS News The Pentagon Arlington, VA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/The_Pentagon%2C_croppe...

07 March 2019

lead story - Colorado, baker end legal spat over transgender woman’s cake

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James Anderson, Colleen Slevin Religious News Service Lakewood, CO Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2...

06 March 2019

Donald Trump - Trump in trouble in Florida poll

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Marc Caputo Politico Credit: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/56/da/be/56dabe36ffc75892552a57d59933ef8b.jpg please press: www....

Bangladesh - For the first time, transgender candidates will run for seats in Bangladesh's National Parliament

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Samaya Anjum Global Voices Bagerhat, Bangladesh Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Sixty_Dome_Mosque%...

civil rights - Oregon LGBTQ Advocacy Groups Fighting Lawsuit That Would Prohibit Transgender Students From Using Bathrooms That Match Gender Identity

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Elise Herron Willamette Week Salem, OR Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Teen_male_skater_in_Salem_O...

Minnesota - Minnesota powerlifters protest trans ban

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Dawn Ennis SBNation Rockford, MN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/87/Rockford_MN.jpg please press:...

lead story - ‘I am a woman,’ South Florida transgender teen Jazz Jennings tells boyfriend’s skeptical mom

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Johnny Diaz South Florida Sun-Sentinel Ahmir Steward Credit: https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/714/081/6c6.png ...

05 March 2019

Donald Trump - The Making of the Fox News White House

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Jane Mayer The New Yorker Credit: https://jbm479.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/fox-news-cartoon.jpg please press: www.newyorke...

Burkina Faso - They don’t judge, so why should I?

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UNAIDS reliefweb Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/Gare_de_Bobo-Dioulas...

civil rights - Civil rights group threatens lawsuit if transgender inmate isn’t moved to a women’s prison

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Josh Schaffer The News & Observer Lillington, NC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c0/Lillington%2C...

Indiana - Indiana hate crimes bill advances despite conservative foes

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Tom Davies wane.com Clermont, IN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/Clermont%2C_Indiana_water_tower.p...

lead story - Transgender men, eager to have biological kids, are freezing their eggs

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Julie Compton NBC News sperm and ovum, human Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Sperm-egg.jpg ple...

04 March 2019

Donald Trump - With Sweeping Document Request, Democrats Launch Broad Trump Corruption Inquiry

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Nicholas Fandos The New York Times Credit: https://thehimalayantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Corruption.jpg please pres...

UK - Inside the Poisonous British Fight Over Transgender Acceptance

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Samantha Allen The Daily Beast London, UK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Prime_Minister_meets_the...

civil rights - Tech Cos., Verizon Tell Court to Preserve Transgender Protections

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John Eggerton B+C Credit: https://47bdva4fb10120xu0p4e0jbb-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com//wp-content/uploads/2014/04/PowerCloud-WiFi-as-...

Alabama - 'A much more normal thing': The changing realities of being transgender on campus

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Stephen Lanzi The Auburn Plainsman Auburn, AL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/AuburnUniversity-Sam...

lead story - First UK transgender prison unit to open

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Press BBC Great Sutton, UK https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/St._John_the_Evangelist_Parish_Church%2C_Great_S...

Of ALL the people...

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Credit: https://www.eurweb.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/oklahoma-hoodie-ban--e1420410021980.jpg ezs note: This one flabbergast...

03 March 2019

VIDEO - Andrew McCabe - "The Threat"

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Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV7yLetC13M

Donald Trump - Warner: 'Enormous evidence' of contacts between Trump campaign and Russia

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Ben Kamisar NBC Credit: https://themoderatevoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/MP-2016-09-09-e1473747201141.gif please press:...

St. Lucia -Regional rights group urge gov’ts to denounce violence on the basis of sexual orientation

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Press St. Lucia News Online Castries, St. Lucia Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Port_of_Castries.j...

civil rights - With praise and chants, Archie Archuleta remembered as Utah civil rights leader at a public memorial service

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Nate Carlisle The Salt Lake Tribune Archie Archuleta (1931-2019) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/C...

Maine - Policy for transgender students not needed, panel says

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Dick Broom Mount Desert Islander Bar Harbor, ME Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Bar_harbor_seal.png ...

lead story - Big gaps in transgender research: A team at UCSF is working to change that

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Helen Santoro The Mercury News Credit: https://prri.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/PRRI-Transgender-Graphic-e1321285676763.png ...

02 March 2019

01 March 2019

Home of the Whopper!

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Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Burger_king_whopper.jpg "Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-l...

Donald Trump - The 29 most consequential lines from Michael Cohen's congressional testimony

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Chris Cillizza CNN Credit: https://nlctb.org/wp-content/uploads/longlist1.jpg please press: www.cnn.com ezs note: Okaaay....

Poland - Poland moves step closer to banning gay conversion therapy

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Lydia Smith Pink News Slupsk, Poland Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/23/Slupsk_mlyn_zamkowy.jpg ...

civil rights - Shattering Glass Ceilings This Women’s History Month

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Rokia Hassanein HRC Credit: https://annaselundberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/shattered-glass-ceiling.jpg please press: ...

North Dakota - North Dakota lawmakers reopen debate on sexual orientation anti-discrimination

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John Hageman Grand Forks Herald Bismarck, ND Fort Abraham Lincoln Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8...

lead story - Man pleads guilty to 2017 murder of OKC transgender woman

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Nuria Martinez-Keel newsok Norman, OK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Cloud-to-ground_lightning2_-...

28 February 2019

Donald Trump - Michael Cohen's shocking picture of Trump's mob-like world

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Stephen Collinson CNN Credit: http://www.covertbookreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Trump.jpg please press: www.cnn.com...

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