23 August 2019

Nebraska - Nebraska’s First Openly LGBTQ Lawmaker Wants to Get More Queer People Elected

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lead story - 'Have to be heard': Advocates speak out about violence against black transgender women at Black Pride Festival

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22 August 2019

lead story - Transgender issues: Where the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates stand

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21 August 2019

Donald Trump - Yes, Donald Trump really believes he is 'the chosen one'

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Palestine - Palestine Authority police ban Palestinian LGBT group from holding activities in West Bank

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civil rights - N.H. AG Pursues Civil Rights Case On Behalf of Transgender Woman in Nashua

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Arizona - If he runs, Curt Schilling says he would take on Rep. Tom O'Halleran

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lead story - Trans woman googles every news story containing the word 'transgender' in a year

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19 August 2019

lead story - Overcoming stigma – Vietnamese transgender person transitions with mom’s love and support

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18 August 2019

lead story - For transgender youth, an affirming family is important: Readers sound off

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17 August 2019

Kentucky - Dayton May Be Kentucky's 12th City to Adopt Pro-LGBT Ordinance

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lead story - The Trump Administration Asked The Supreme Court To Legalize Firing Workers Just For Being Transgender

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16 August 2019

Donald Trump - “OH MY GOD, THIS JACKASS”: THE MOOCH EXPLAINS WHY HE THINKS TRUMP IS “CRAZY,” “NARCISSISTIC,” AND A “PAPER TIGER” WHO WILL DROP OUT BY MARCH 2020

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New Zealand - Weightlifter Hubbard becomes lightning rod for criticism of transgender policy

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civil liberties - North Carolina transgender inmate moved to women's prison

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California - California Lawmakers Approve Bill To Update Transgender School Records

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lead story - Coming Out As Transgender When There Was No Language To Describe It

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15 August 2019

civil rights - GENDER ROLES SHAPE PUBLIC ATTITUDES ABOUT TRANSGENDER MILITARY SERVICE, STUDY FINDS

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Idaho - Republican Idaho House leaders defend attacks on Boise State diversity efforts

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lead story - Beyond Androgyny: Nonbinary Teenage Fashion

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14 August 2019

civil rights - Over 132,400 Opposed Trump’s Anti-Trans Health Care Plan

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Alaska - Women’s shelter can't be punished for denying access to men who identify as female, court rules

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lead story - This Teenager Is Speaking Out Against President Trump's Proposed Repeal Of Transgender Protections

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13 August 2019

Kansas - State agency's transgender ideology and foster families

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lead story - IMDb changes names policy after transgender protest

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12 August 2019

Donald Trump - ‘Using the Lord’s name in vain’: Evangelicals chafe at Trump’s blasphemy

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Honduras - Transgender murders in Honduras stoke fears of backlash against LGBT+ rights

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civil rights - Equality AM

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Texas - TEXAS LIBRARY CANCELS EVENT WITH TRANS AUTHOR

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lead story - North Charleston man, 34, turns himself in for murder of transgender woman of color

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11 August 2019

Donald Trump - Scaramucci fires back at Trump: He will turn 'on everyone' and then 'entire country'

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Germany - How safe is Germany for LGBTQ travelers?

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civil rights - Mike Anthony: Connecticut is at the heart of a transgender athlete debate that is difficult to explore, let alone solve

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Idaho - Dems defend Boise State University diversity programs

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lead story - Victorian MPs to debate bill to let transgender people change birth certificate without surgery

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10 August 2019

Donald Trump - Trump retweets Epstein conspiracy theory, claiming Clinton connection

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Cuba - First transgender couple married in Cuba

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civil rights - Betsy DeVos May Force High Schools to Discriminate Against Trans Athletes

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Tennessee - A Nashville songwriter wrote on her transgender life. The city library refused the book. | Opinion

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Coming to a place near YOU!!!

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lead story - Transgender Man Gavin Grimm Wins Court Fight He Started As A Boy

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09 August 2019

lead story - This Transgender Man Was Kicked Out Of His College After Getting Top Surgery

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Hey - I wrote something in the Hartford Courant!!

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07 August 2019

Donald Trump - Trump quietly used regulations to expand gun access

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Burkina Faso - In Burkina Faso, being transgender means living in the shadows

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civil rights - 12 Reasons It Should Be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People

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Alaska - A Trans Woman Is Liberating the State of Alaska

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lead story - Transgender citizens: The other “integral part of India” that may have been shortchanged by its parliament

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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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