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12 February 2020

Arkansas - Run for office when you’re ready; don’t wait on the world to be ready for you

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Andrea Zekis Arkansas Times Fayetteville, AR please press:   arktimes.com ezs note:  If you're looking for a rote ...

lead story - Dwyane Wade's Son Zaire Celebrates Transgender Sister Zaya In Heartwarming Tribute

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Jamie Blynn E! News Chicago, IL Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Greetings_From_Chicago_Mural.jpg ...
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Donald Trump - Utah legislature won't consider bills to censure or recall Romney

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Zack Budryk The Hill Utah State Legislature Salt Lake City, UT Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/...
11 February 2020

Colorado - GOP minority doubling down on anti-LGBTQ efforts in Colorado legislature

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Saja Hindi The Denver Post Colorado Springs, CO Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Ackerman_Overlook...

lead news - Sussex-Wantage BOE adopts transgender policy

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Eric Obernauer New Jersey Herald Sussex, NJ Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/69/Sussex%2C_NJ.JPG ...

Donald Trump - Shooting of Man in the Face by ICE Turns Into a Trump-New York Fight

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Annie Correal, Ed Shanahan The New York Times Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/M1911A1.png pleas...
10 February 2020

lead story - Ban on treatments for transgender kids fails in South Dakota

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Stephen Groves The News & Observer Pierre, SD Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/SD_Capitol.jpg ...

Donald Trump - Lindsey Graham Implicates William Barr in Massive Scandal, on Live Television

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Jonathan Chait New York Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Lindsey_Graham...
09 February 2020

Now let me see...

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Credit:   http://plat.cgyouxi.com/pic/bestman/dhTpiP3JMX.JPG!n600 Well, I finally got it right.  After fumbling and farting, I fin...

Vietnam - Vietnam’s transgender citizens suffer in a grey area

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Le Nga VN Express Hanoi, Vietnam Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/Ao_dai_APEC.jpg please press...

civil rights - Starbucks Launches #WhatsYourName in New U.K. Ad; Bringing Patrons Into a ‘Day In the Life’ of LGBTQ+

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Lexi Jones Grit Daily London, UK Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Neasden_Temple_-_Shree_Swaminara...

Virginia - AN OPEN LETTER FROM SIDE BY SIDE IN SUPPORT OF VIRGINIA’S TRANSGENDER STUDENTS

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Staff GAYRVA (and others) Richmond, VA Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/St._John%27s_Church_in_Ric...

lead story - Mark Schleeter: Transgender people going nowhere

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Mark Schleeter Herald & Review Decatur, IL Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Decatur_transfer_h...

Donald Trump - Trump gets an unwelcome surprise

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Richard Galant CNN ezs note:  Surprise!  Surprise!  Surprise! video credit:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TnkJ8_BmSI p...
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

Kenya - Controversial Kenyan Movie Star Lands Hollywood Gig

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Samuel Mbataru Kenyans.co.ke Lamu, Kenya Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Lamu_door.jpg please...

civil rights - The First Drag Queen Was a Former Slave

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Channing Gerard Joseph The Nation. Washington DC, ca. 1880 Credit:   http://aabp.org/auction/2017/AMSTUTZ%202018.jpg please...

Indiana - Women, minorities, LGBTQ+ underrepresented in Legislature

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Whitney Downard The Herald-Bulletin East Chicago, IN Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Indianapolis...

lead story - At Seattle Public Library, 2 arrested at event called anti-trans

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Scott Greenstone, Heidi Groover The Seattle Times Seattle Public Library Seattle, WA Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/w...

Donald Trump - The Only Way to Remove Trump

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Ross Douthat The New York Times Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/AI_End-Scenario_One-Way-Street_taming...
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...
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