27 February 2020

Mokuyoubi wa Kimi to Nakitai - author - Kudou Makoto

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civil rights - Transgender advocates applaud transfer of detainees, temporary shutdown of criticized ICE facility

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Vermont - 'If I get killed, it's not going to be an accident': Progressive family in VT faces threats, vandalism

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lead story - Young, transgender and fighting a years-long battle against suicidal thoughts

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Donald Trump - The 31 wildest lines from Donald Trump's self-congratulatory coronavirus press conference

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Chris Cillizza CNN White House Briefing Room Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/New_Brady_Briefing_R...
26 February 2020

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

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Idaho - Idaho Lawmakers Hear Tearful Testimony On Transgender Therapy Bill

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lead story - Missouri bill would restrict transgender athletes to play on sports teams matching gender assigned at birth

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Donald Trump - Trump in India: Anti-Muslim prime minister puts on a big show, bamboozles our president

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Heather Digby Parton Salon Sardar Patel Stadium Motera, India Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/47/M...
25 February 2020

civil rights - Transgender woman killed in Puerto Rico after using women's bathroom

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lead story - Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo

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Donald Trump - 'Dark Towers', auth. David Enrich

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24 February 2020

lead story - Case study explores needs of transgender-identified senior citizens

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Desiree Montilla CBS 19 Charlottesville, VA Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Downtownmallcville.jp...

Donald Trump - HR McMaster to publish book that may pose headaches for Trump

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Martin Pengelly The Guardian Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b5/H.R._McMaster...
23 February 2020

How to vote!

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Zambia - Intersex Activist in Zambia Sheds Light on Misunderstood Group

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Prudence Phiri Global Press Journal Lukasa, Zimbabwe Credit:  https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7d/University_of...

civil rights - 'Cruel, Inexcusable': Bloomberg 2019 Comments on Trans Rights Come Under Fire

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Mississippi - Center for LGBT community opens in Tupelo

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lead story - Bridging Divides: A transgender lawyer brings her message to Sioux Falls

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Donald Trump - Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration

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Ian Millhiser Vox Justice Sonia Sotomayor Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Sonia_Sotomayor_in_SCOT...
22 February 2020

Switzerland - Two Swiss cities to introduce transgender toilets in schools

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Press thelocal.ch Aigle, Switzerland Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Aigle_-_Monthey_-_Dents_du_M...

civil rights - Trans 101 breaks down transgender stereotypes

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New Jersey - LGBTQ education is now mandatory in New Jersey schools. Here's how teachers are preparing

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lead story - Teenage transgender row splits Sweden as dysphoria diagnoses soar by 1,500%

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Donald Trump - America's Parasite

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Maureen Dowd The New York Times ...Washington is burning. Maureen Dowd Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo...
21 February 2020

How to vote!

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Poland/France - French Saint-Jean De Braye breaks town twinning with Polish Tuchów over homophobia

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Aseniya Dimitrova The Mayor.eu Tuchów, Poland Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Ratusz_na_tuchowski...

civil rights - Human Rights Campaign says Bloomberg should apologize for comments about transgender people

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Rebecca Klar The Hill Human Rights Campaign Washington DC Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Human...

Rhode Island - Israeli transgender activist, Michael Alroy to Speak at URI

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lead story - Garland man accused of killing transgender woman now faces enhanced capital murder charge

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump's fundamentally un-American 'Parasite' critique

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Chris Cillizza CNN Parasite (revised Romanization: Gisaengchung ) Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/Pa...
20 February 2020

How to vote!

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Pakistan - In a first: Transgender woman represents Pakistan at UN

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civil rights - Letters To The Editor (transgender rights)

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New York - The Walking While Trans Ban Is ‘Stop and Frisk 2.0’

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Karina Piser The Nation. Riverside Church New York City, NY (Manhattan) Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commo...

lead story - Bloomberg referred to transgender people as 'some guy wearing a dress' in 2019 remarks

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Donald Trump - Roger Stone Is Sentenced to Over 3 Years in Prison

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19 February 2020

Nepal - LGBTQ people to be counted in Nepal's census for the first time

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Gopal Sharma, Annie Banerji The Christian Science Monitor Kathmandu, Nepal Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/com...

civil rights - The battle over gender in Flagler Schools

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Alabama - Alabama Democrat calls for mandatory genetic testing of all public school student-athletes

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lead story - LDS Church publishes new handbook with changes to discipline, transgender policy

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Donald Trump - Trump Offered Assange Pardon if He Covered Up Russian Hack, WikiLeaks Founder’s Lawyer Claims

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Nico Hines Daily Beast Julian Assange Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/RUEDA_DE_PRENSA_CONJUNTA_EN...
18 February 2020

Kosovo - ‘Une jam vete grua’ puts trans reality center stage

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civil rights - In Connecticut, Do Transgender Women Have the Right to Play?

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Colorado - Colorado Democrats block effort to ban transgender girls from participating in female sports

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lead story - Parents Sue Madison Schools Over Transgender Policy

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Donald Trump - John Bolton breaks his silence after Trump impeachment: 'I knew what I was getting into'

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Miranda Bryant The Guardian John Bolton Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/John_R._Bolton_official_p...
17 February 2020

lead story - LGBTQ safety concerns trigger plan to change bathroom locks at Santa Paula High School

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Donald Trump - Pelosi warns Democrats 'must be unified' to ensure Trump isn't reelected

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Clare Foran CNN Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) Credit:   https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Official...
16 February 2020

Hungary - Gays in Hungary facing increased government hostility, rights group says

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