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09 May 2020

civil rights - Nat’l Center for Transgender Equality Action Fund endorses Biden

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Chris Johnson Washington Blade National Center for Transgender Equality Washington DC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/...

Connecticut - Democratic View: A Kinder Connecticut

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Alisa Trachtenberg The Ridgefield Press Ridgefield, CT Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Schoolhous...

lead story - Reproductive concerns among transgender adolescents may manifest as ‘disinterest’ in future parenthood

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Morrison A. Healio Yale University New Haven, CT Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Pierson_Colleg...

Donald Trump - Trump fumes as White House staffers test positive and death toll nears 80,000 – as it happened

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Bryan Armen Graham, Tom Lutz, Martin Pengelly, Edward Helmore The Guardian video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeNyVN-rVL...

08 May 2020

civil rights - Aimee Stephens brought the first major trans rights case to the Supreme Court. She may not live to see the decision.

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Katelyn Burns Vox Shelby Twp., MI Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/38/Welcome_to_Shelby.jpg please...

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07 May 2020

civil rights - HRC Mourns Nina Pop, Black Trans Woman Killed in Missouri

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Elliott Kozuch HRC Sikeston, MO Harold E. Comstock (born in Sikeston) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f...

Virginia - ‘Virginia Is For Lovers.’ Now That Slogan Includes The LGBTQ

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Dawn Ennis Forbes Richmond, VA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/City_of_Richmond_Business_District...

lead story - Clinicians and autistic transgender youth partner to create first community-built care model

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Press Medical Xpress Children's National Hospital Washington DC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/...

Donald Trump - George Conway: Trump went ballistic at me on Twitter. Here’s why he reacts with such rage.

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George T. Conway III Washington Post George T. Conway III video credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYxnSdQ6R2w pleas...

05 May 2020

civil rights - Transgender woman's death in SE Missouri under investigation

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Press St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sikeston, MO Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6c/Sikeston_Memorial_Muni...

Indiana - Highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in Indiana doesn't let transphobia hold her back

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Declan McLaughlin IDS Pittsboro, IN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Main_Street_%28looking_west%2...

lead story - Transgender People Face Discrimination, Violence Amid Latin American Quarantines

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Julia Symmes Cobb US News & World Report Bogotá, Colombia Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Cen...

Donald Trump - A leaderless nation adrift in a crisis

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Scot Lehigh Boston Globe Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Empty_Podium_%281562506441%29.jpg please...

04 May 2020

civil rights - Top Egyptian actor goes public about trans son

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Ban Barkawi Reuters Cairo, Egypt Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Cairotower.jpg please press:...

Ohio - Ohio lawmaker who blamed mass shootings on gay marriage and drag queens loses GOP primary

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John Riley MetroWeekly Middletown, OH Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Main_and_Central%2C_central...

lead story - Belfast senior will graduate as Maine’s first transgender valedictorian

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Abigail Curtis Bangor Daily News Belfast, ME Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Belfast%2C_Maine.jpg...

Donald Trump - Trump’s latest coronavirus spin unmasks his extreme narcissism

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Greg Sargent Washington Post Credit: https://nelsnewday.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/trump-what-have-you-got-to-lose.jpg pleas...

03 May 2020

civil rights - Transgender rights are not under lockdown!

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Cristian Galicia Washington Blade Bogotá, Colombia Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a9/Andino%2C_entr...

North Carolina - Loving and adapting amid coronavirus, NC LGBTQ church gives back to community

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Hannah McClellan The News & Observer Raleigh, NC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Dorton_Arena...

lead story - Transgender man loses appeal court battle to be registered as father

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Robert Booth The Guardian London, UK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ad/Natural_History_Museum_Main_...

Donald Trump - Trump rips George W. Bush after he calls for unity amid coronavirus outbreak

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Justin Wise The Hill George W. Bush ezs note: Damn... I never thought I'd say it, but in this one area, he' s a REAL h...

02 May 2020

civil rights - New Lawsuit Demands Release of All Transgender ICE Detainees

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Shani Saxon Colorlines Brandeis University Waltham, MA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Brandeis...

Minnesota - Counterpoint: Founders believed all people are created equal

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Loren Schumacher Star News Elk River, MN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Elk_River_Tower.jpg ...

lead story - Trans woman sets herself on fire to protest government’s poor COVID-19 response

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Alex Bollinger LGBTQ Nation Tbilisi, Georgia (country) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/2015_UEFA_S...

Donald Trump - Op-Ed: Biden should play up his expertise, since it’s something Trump lacks

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Jim Newton Los Angeles Times Our Leader. Credit: https://collegian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Idiot-Donald-Trump-American...

01 May 2020

My choice is Panera

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Chicago, IL ezs note: I don't have to say it...but I will. In January 2020, things were pretty good. Sure, there were some r...

civil rights - Zara reaches settlement with transgender shopper over alleged discrimination

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Nico Lang NBC News Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Guilderland_Town_Hall.JPG please press: www....

New Mexico - Lt. Gov. Morales says FDA should drop blood donor waiting period on gay, bisexual, queer and transgender men

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Matthew Reichbach NMPoliticalReport Lt. Gov. Ernie Morales Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/Howie_...

lead story - 2 men detained for allegedly burning 2 transgender women to death in Puerto Rico

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Christopher Brito CBS News Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c6/Busted_-_a_present_for_everyone.jpg please ...

Donald Trump - Why the Trump Ploy Stopped Working

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David Brooks The New York Times Credit: https://www.gishgallop.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Good-Night-Moron-Donald-Trump.jpg ...

30 April 2020

civil rights - Equality California hosts mega virtual fundraiser

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Press Los Angeles Blade San Francisco, CA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Castro_Rainbow_Flag.jpg...

Florida - Florida Transgender Icon Henrietta Robinson Dead at 79

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Donald Padgett Advocate South Beach, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/South_beach_miami_at_nig...

lead story - Transgender beauty influencer outs gay men in Morocco, sparking widespread fear

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Liam Woods NBC News Rabat, Morocco Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/Marokko_011.jpg please pre...

Donald Trump - Trump erupts at campaign manager as reelection stress overflows

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Jeremy Diamond CNN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Landslide_in_Sweden_%28Surte%29_1950%2C_2.jpg ...

29 April 2020

civil rights - Rachel Levine, the ‘Anthony Fauci of Pennsylvania,’ takes on COVID-19

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Chris Johnson Washington Blade Hershey, PA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Hershey%2C_Pennsylvania...

Illinois - Barriers to health care for transgender individuals

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Rachel Hatch Illinois State University Illinois State University Normal, IL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c...

lead story - Transgender fire chief files discrimination suit over firing

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Russ Bynum ABC News Byron, GA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Peach_Shops_Outlet_Byron_ga.JPG ...

Donald Trump - Trump Decides Now Would Be a Great Time to Cut Coronavirus Research Funding

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Bess Levin Vanity Fair Coronavirus (Covid-19) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/3D_medical_animation...

civil rights - Take heart, progressives: When the party moves left, Biden has always followed

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Charlotte Clymer The Washington Post Joe Biden Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f4/Joe_Biden_official_...

28 April 2020

New York - TRANSGENDER SEX WORKERS IN NEW YORK CITY STRUGGLE TO SURVIVE THE PANDEMIC

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Rebecca Chowdhury The Appeal New York City, NY Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Riverside_Church2....

lead story - Another transgender woman killed in Puerto Rico — the third in 8 days

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Muri Assunção Daily News Bayamón, PR Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Bayamon_Puerto_Rico_aerial_v...

Donald Trump - Howard Stern sparks outrage by saying Trump and his supporters should 'take disinfectant and all drop dead' after president suggested it as a coronavirus treatment

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Andrew Court Daily Mail ezs note: Oh, pleeease , Donald... drink a big bottle... Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...

27 April 2020

civil rights - Guest Column: In two cases, stakes are huge for LGBTQ employee protection

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Philip Rotner Arizona Daily Sun Tucson, AZ Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Shop_in_SummerhavenAZ.J...

Delaware - Sex Reassignment Surgery Market to hit USD 1.5 Bn by 2026: Global Market Insights, Inc.

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Press Global Market Insights Selbyville, DE Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/SignInLibrary.jpg ...

lead story - Court action over Oxfordshire County Council's transgender policy

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Press BBC News Oxfordshire County, England Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/Oxford_back_street_-_g...

Donald Trump - ‘Hambergers’ and ‘Noble prizes’: Trump attacks press in furious Twitter rant riddled with spelling errors

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Alex Woodward The Independent Hambergers! (according to Trump) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/NY...

26 April 2020

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