06 August 2019

Connecticut - Gov. Ned Lamont signed three laws Tuesday supporting the state’s LGBTQ community. Here’s what they do.

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lead story - What are the odds of a transgender Rose Queen this year?

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05 August 2019

Donald Trump - He’s Getting Worse

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Bermuda - Pride: we belong in Bermuda

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civil rights - Lara, 17 other state insurance commissioners oppose HHS rescinding trans ACA coverage

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New Mexico - The Horrors of ICE’s ‘Trans Pod’

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lead story - Victoria's Secret hires its first transgender model

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UNSPEAKABLE.

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04 August 2019

Australia - Transgender child spurs Victorian MP to back changes to birth certificate laws

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civil rights - Trans People Led the Fight Against HB2 in North Carolina. And We’re Winning.

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Nevada - Opinion: A Lesson For Sparks Mayor Ron Smith

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lead story - Trump plan would hamper LGBTQ health care access. This is cruel and dangerous.

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03 August 2019

lead story - ‘Real Housewives’ Star Opens Up About Transgender Son After Mario Lopez Debacle

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02 August 2019

Donald Trump - ‘We’re All Tired of Being Called Racists’

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American Samoa - World's first transgender footballer proud to be 'home' for Pacific Games

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civil rights - Southern lawmakers continue attacks on transgender people amid crisis of violence

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Florida - Crime Stoppers seeks information about shooting that left transgender woman dead

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lead story - House Members Demand Better Treatment of Detained Transgender Asylum Seekers

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01 August 2019

lead story - Mario Lopez's comments about transgender kids aren't just dumb. They're dangerous.

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31 July 2019

civil rights - Title VII Reversal: Fifth Circuit Holds No Transgender Protections Under Civil Rights Statute

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Wyoming - First Congregational Church hosts first statewide LGBTQ pride worship service

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lead story - The Dire Consequences of the Trump Administration’s Attack on Transgender People’s Access to Shelters

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30 July 2019

lead story - Alabama sued in transgender driver's license case

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29 July 2019

Illinois - Illinois Passes Gender-Neutral Bathroom Bill

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lead story - Rally Supporting Transgender Health Care Rights Set For Boston City Hall

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FLASH - Two children killed in shooting that left gunman dead at Gilroy Garlic Festival in San Francisco Bay Area

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28 July 2019

lead story - 2 transgender women tortured, killed in Pakistan

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27 July 2019

civil rights - Eureka hospital files motion to quash lawsuit filed by transgender man denied surgery

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Hawaii - Hawaii set to include gender X on state driver’s licenses

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lead story - Transgender woman testifies at human rights tribunal after being refused Brazilian wax

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26 July 2019

Massachusetts - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker will allow transgender people to serve in national guard

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lead story - A Transgender Buddhist Trailblazer 20+ Years Later

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24 July 2019

Donald Trump - Trump Must Face Suit Over Alleged Multilevel Marketing Fraud

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Gibraltar - Video commemorating Stonewall and celebrating Gibraltar's LGBTQ+ community launched by Government

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civil rights - Virginia Schools' Lawyer Says Transgender Student Is Still Female, Despite Birth Certificate

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Delaware - Commentary: Community relations key for Cheswold police

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lead story - A Black Transgender Woman Was Found Fatally Shot In South Carolina

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23 July 2019

China - Helping communities to end AIDS epidemic

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civil rights - Phyllis Frye: The Grandmother of the Transgender Rights Movement

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Florida - Alachua County conversion therapy ban meets resistance from Florida ministry

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lead story - N.C. settlement affirms transgender people’s right to use restrooms matching their gender identity

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22 July 2019

Illinois - Veterans, Lawmakers Push to Overturn Transgender Service Ban

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lead story - How can we end the current impasse over transgender athletes?

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21 July 2019

lead story - Baltimore man charged in D.C.-area killing of transgender woman

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20 July 2019

Belgium - Rapists of transgender woman get five years after attacking her during first night out

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civil rights - In 26 States, You Can Still Get Fired for Being Trans

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Nebraska - Transgender woman sues state over refusal to cover gender reassignment surgery

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lead story - Police: Transgender woman sexually assaulted in Lakeview; felon facing charges

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19 July 2019

Montana - Dating (or usually not) as trans & Two Spirit

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lead story - Transgender man's mastectomy surgery dubbed 'mutilation'

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