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08 February 2020

Uganda - Jailed Stella Nyanzi wins 2020 Oxfam Novib/PEN International award

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Press The East African Embassy of Uganda (US) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/5911-16th-st-uganda...

civil rights - Lowell teen paving the way for transgender rights

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Nicole DeFeudis The Sun Lowell, MA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Merrimack_and_Concord.jpg ...

Oklahoma - 'It's really been a landmark year': After momentous 2019, Oklahoma City's LGBTQ community looks to future

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Siali Siaosi The Oklahoman Oklahoma City, OK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Heartofokc.jpg p...

lead story - Transgender Colorado teen pleads guilty to murder in school shooting

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Kelli Dugan KIRO Castle Rock, CO Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/Castle_Rock%2C_CO.jpg please...

Donald Trump - Trump is losing the support of the United States' closest ally after the president slammed down the phone on them during an 'apoplectic' call

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Adam Blenkov Business Insider Boris Johnson ezs note: Even his friends are jumping ship!! please press: www.businessinsid...

07 February 2020

Tanzania - Tanzania: Obstructions to LGBT Health, Rights

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Press Human Rights Watch Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Msakai%2C_Dar_es...

civil rights - Bloomberg sparks backlash for 2016 trans rights comments

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Alexandra Kelley The Hill Mike Bloomberg Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Mike_Bloomberg_Headshot....

Maine - US Senate candidate from Saco introduces 'GuilloTee' campaign merchandise

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Press WGME Saco, ME Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Amos_Chase_house%2C_144_Ferry_Road%2C_Saco%2C...

lead story - Local transgender women targeted, discriminated against

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Erin Miller WTKR Norfolk, VA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Cannonball_lodged_in_church_wall.jpg...

Donald Trump - Trump to New York travelers: Drop dead

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Erin Durkin Politico Credit: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bf/30/aa/bf30aa1b87b25676cc3d65cdcbcb0587.png please press: www.p...

06 February 2020

Netherlands - Danish one of the best nationalities, according to index

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Valmira Gjoni CPN Post Online Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/Amsterdam_-_Rijksmuseum_-_panoramio_-_Nik...

civil rights - Divisive comments on transgender issues lead School Board to rethink public comment policy

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Jonathan Simmons PalmCoastObserver.com Palm Coast, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Princessplace.jp...

Idaho - Opinion: Idaho should ride Utah’s momentum to ban LGBTQIA+ “conversion therapy”

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Blake Hunter The Arbiter Boise State Boise, ID Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Stueckle_Sky_Cen...

lead story - Gene variants provide insight into brain, body incongruence in transgender

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J. Graham Thiesen, et. al. Science Daily Gregor Mendel (1822-1894) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d...

Donald Trump - The Law Is for Suckers

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Dahlia Lithwick Slate Suckers! Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Dum_Dums_Lollipops.jpg please ...

05 February 2020

civil rights - The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity

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David Ebershoff The New York Times Style Magazine Los Angeles, CA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6...

Virginia - Transgender delegate blasts ‘discriminatory politicians’ who opposed LGBTQ bill

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Graham Moomaw Virginia Mercury West Point, VA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Sunday_storefronts%...

lead story - Harvard transgender swimmer shares ‘incredible’ story

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Press Edge Radio Stratham, NH Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/StrathamNH_HistoricalSociety.jpg ...

Donald Trump - Romney to vote to convict Trump on charge of abuse of power, becoming the first Republican to break ranks

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Dan Balz The Washington Post Mitt Romney (R-UT) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Mitt_Romney_offic...

04 February 2020

Vermont - Hallquist calls for Agri-publicans to condemn candidate’s ‘transphobic’ comments

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Grace Elletson VTDigger Christine Hallquist Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Christine_Hallquist_%...

lead story - ‘Children will lose their lives.’ Jazz Jennings’ mom joins fight against proposed Florida transgender medical ban

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Skyler Swisher South Florida Sun-Sentinel Howey-in-the-Hills, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/...

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Donald Trump - As others stand at attention for anthem, Trump fidgets, points, pretend-conducts the band

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Sarah Blaskey Miami Herald Miami Herald Miami, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d9/Miami_Herald_07_Au...

03 February 2020

lead story - LGBTQ activists rally in Pensacola against Florida 'anti-transgender youth' bills

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Rebekah Castor WEAR Pensacola, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Pensacola_Saenger_Thtr01.jpg ...

Donald Trump - How the US became the center of global kleptocracy

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Casey Michel Vox Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/USA-states.PNG please press: www.vox.com

02 February 2020

01 February 2020

Minnesota - State study: 5,000 Minnesota students believed to have been sexually exploited

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Dana Ferguson Post-Bulletin St. Paul, MN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Saint_paul_mn.jpg pl...

lead story - Man arrested for alleged attack on transgender woman in a New York subway station

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Anna Sturla CNN Harlem, NY Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2c/SinaiMed_crop.jpg please press:...

Donald Trump - A Dishonorable Senate

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Editorial Board The New York Times ezs note: Off with their heads! Togatus Barberini, artist unknown, Centrale Montemartini, 1...

31 January 2020

Israel - Chasing show business from California to Israel, via Tel Aviv’s LGBT film fest

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Max Hauser The Jewish News of Northern California Tel Aviv, Israel Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/...

civil rights - Why Bernie Sanders Is the Strongest Candidate for Transgender People

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Jamie Gardner, Maddy Grace Webbon Jacobin Sen. Bernie Sanders Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/Ber...

South Carolina - South Carolina’s transgender youths deserve support and compassion — not mean-spirited legislation

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David Bell The State Charleston, SC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/The_Calhoun_Mansion%2C_Charle...

lead story - A man beat a transgender woman for using the correct bathroom -- the women's. Now he's guilty of a hate crime

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Amanda Watts, Scottie Andrew CNN Agate Beach State Park Agate Beach, OR Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo...

Donald Trump - Jeffrey Toobin: The President is guilty

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Jeffrey Toobin CNN Jeffrey Toobin Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/Jeffrey_toobin_2012.jpg ple...

30 January 2020

Illinois - Report: Illinois schools could do better for transgender students

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Staff Chicago Parent Chicago, IL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/20070909_Chicago_Half_Marathon.J...

lead story - Iowa bill to end transgender civil rights protections is dead

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Press NBC News Denison, IA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Dension_iowa.jpg please press: ...

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 10

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video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=faEvBeDapac

29 January 2020

Indiana - Indiana Republicans have introduced two bills targeting transgender & non-binary people

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Daniel Villareal LGBTQ Nation Middlebury, IN Credit: https://rainydaysguttering.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/middlebury-ind...

lead story - Transgender woman of color to lead Office of LGBT Affairs for first time

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Cherri Gregg KYW Philadelphia, PA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/OneLiberyPlacePhiladelphia_cropp...

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 8

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video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uxq9U6HJ8Y

28 January 2020

civil rights - A GOP lawmaker, the son of an Auschwitz survivor, compared doctors treating transgender children to Nazis. He regrets it.

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Katie Shepard The Washington Post Codington County, SD Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/CODINGTON_C...

Arkansas - Artist builds awareness for Arkansas' diverse LGBTQ community

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Mary Jordan Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Fayetteville, AR Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/ba/...

lead story - A Man Was Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murdering His Transgender Activist Wife

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David Mack BuzzFeed News North Adams, MA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Public_Library_North_Ada...

Donald Trump - impeachment trial, day 7

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