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07 December 2020

Michigan - Michigan funeral home to pay $250k settlement for transgender discrimination case

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Lee DeVito Detroit Metro Times Aimee Stephens (1960-2020) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Aimee_stephens_scotu...

lead story - Victory for trans advocates as Supreme Court rejects bathroom policy appeal

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Brooke Soplesa NBC News Supreme Court Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States.jpg p...

Joe Biden - Wallace interrupts Azar over Biden's title: 'He's the president-elect'

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Dominick Mastrangelo The Hill Chris Wallace Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/70/Chris_Wallace_2015.jpg please pres...

06 December 2020

Pakistan - Pakistan's First Transgender Lawyer Goes From Begging to Fighting in Court

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Syed Raza Hassan US News & World Report Faisalabad, Pakistan Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Clock_Tower...

Arizona - Parents of transgender kids sue over AZ law requiring surgery to change sex on birth certificate

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Perry Vandell azcentral Holbrook, AZ Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/Historic_Navajo_County_Courthouse_and_Mus...

lead story - Keira Bell lawyer warns on internet coverage of transgender issues

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Jamie Doward The Guardian London UK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/British_Museum_from_NE_2_%28cropped%29.JPG...

Donald Trump - Mike Pence is going to put the seal on Donald Trump's defeat

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Robert Alexander CNN Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Claw-hammer.jpg please press: www.cnn.com

05 December 2020

Nevada - Federal judge rules requiring “proof” of gender identity for a passport is unconstitutional

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Alex Bollinger LGBTQ News Virginia City, NV Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Virginia_City%2C_NV_rephoto_early_...

lead story - Transgender woman files complaint against Springfield (IL) over health coverage

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Steven Spearie The State Journal-Register Old Capitol Building Springfield, IL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc...

Joe Biden - 'To give him space': Biden reveals why he told Obama to wait on Bin Laden raid

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Martin Pengelly The Guardian Oval Office Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/Oval_Office_1981.jpg please press: ...

04 December 2020

Pennsylvania - Pundit goes on crazed rant attacking trans health official he wants “chased out” of the state

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Juwan J. Holmes LGBTQ Nation Rick Wiles Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Fancy_raw_mixed_nuts_macro.jpg please ...

lead story - Transgender teenager’s health insurance violated ACA by denying coverage, lawsuit alleges

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Alexis Krell The News Tribune Tacoma, WA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Fireboat1-ruston-way-tacoma.jpg pleas...

Donald Trump - The MAGA Revolution Devours Its Own

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Michelle Goldberg The New York Times Uh, here's a hint, guy... IT'S OOOOOOOOVER. Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

03 December 2020

Virginia - Danica Roem seeks 3rd term in Virginia State House

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Parker Purifoy Los Angeles Blade Danica Roem Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/2017.07.26_Protest_Trans_Military...

lead story - Getty Images and GLAAD team up for new transgender photo guidelines

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Sydney Bauer NBC News Getty Images London Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Getty_Images%2C_Eastcastle_Street%2C...

Joe Biden - Biden Made Sure ‘Trump Is Not Going to Be President for Four More Years’

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Thomas L. Friedman The New York Times The New York Times Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/New_York_Times_Buildi...

02 December 2020

New Jersey - On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Remember Elizabeth's Marsha P. Johnson

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Press Tap Into Elizabeth Marsha P. Johnson Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/A_photo_of_Marsha_P._Johnson.png please ...

lead story - Gainesville LGBTQ advocacy groups hold Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil

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Chloe Greenberg WUFT Gainesville, FL Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Gainesvillehippodrome.jpg please press...

Joe Biden - The Left’s Stupid Second-Guessing Of Biden

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John F. Harris Politico Cenk Uygur Yes, there are left-wing nuts out there... Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/...

01 December 2020

Ohio - Plume helps provide healthcare to trans community

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Lynanne Vucovich Norwalk Reflector Norwalk, OH Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Courthouselarge.JPG please pres...

lead story - Elliot Page, star of 'Juno' and 'The Umbrella Academy,' comes out as transgender

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Minyvonne Burke NBC News Elliot Page Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/Elliot_Page_2015.jpg please press: www....

Joe Biden - Inside the unlikely return of Jen Psaki

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Tyler Pager, Ryan Lizza Politico Jen Psaki Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/Official_photo_of_Jen_Psaki.jpg pl...

29 November 2020

Oregon - DEA Wants to Surveil Patients. Trans Men Stopped Them Once Before.

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Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard Filter Portland, OR Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/BroadwayBridge.jpg please press:...

lead story - Father of slain Richmond transgender woman: 'We're never going to stop looking'

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Brendan King CBS News Richmond Richmond, VA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/WattsHallUnionPresbyterianSeminary...

Joe Biden - Jill Biden, Joe's chief protector, to step up as first lady

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Laurie Kellman Yahoo! news Jill Biden Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/Jill_Biden_official_portrait_2.jpg pleas...

28 November 2020

Minnesota - Gender-Diverse Teens More Likely to Have Risky Sex Than Cisgender Peers

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Benjamin Ryan POZ Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/LGBTQ_Symbols.png please press: www.poz.com

lead story - Lack of health insurance drives nearly 1 in 10 U.S. transgender people to use nonprescription hormones: study

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Theresa Braine Daily News Ann Arbor, MI Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/University_of_Michigan_Medical_Center....

Joe Biden - Biden picks up small number of votes in Milwaukee County after Trump-requested recount

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Samira Said CNN We can do it again, if you like... Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Joe_Biden%2C_official_photo...

27 November 2020

Georgia (state) - Georgia, Tennessee elect first known LGBTQ members to state legislatures

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Jordan Williams The Hill Stone Mountain, GA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fd/Freedom_Bell%2C_Stone_Mountain%2C_...

lead story - Indonesian police move transgender celebrity to private cell

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Edna Tarigan ABC News Jakarta, Indonesia Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Replica_of_the_Luso-Sundanese_Padr%C3...

Joe Biden - Trump says for first time he'll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden

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25 November 2020

South Carolina - North Charleston vigil honors transgender lives lost and those who still ‘need your love’

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Stephen Hobbs The Post And Courier North Charleston, SC Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/Montague_Avenue%2C_Nor...

lead story - Transgender Pakistanis find solace in a church of their own

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Zarar Khan Spectrum News Karachi, Pakistan Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/HawkesBay.jpg please press: www.b...

Joe Biden - Biden eyes New Mexico governor, Obama surgeon general for health secretary

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Adam Cancryn, Alice Miranda Ollstein Politico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Vivek Murthy Credits: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/co...

24 November 2020

Alaska - ‘We can’t turn this down’: New Xbox game brings Tlingit voices to the forefront

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Erin McKinstry alaskapublic.org Hoonah, AK Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Aerial_photo_of_Hoonah%2C_Alaska.jp...

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lead story - A transgender woman sues the Georgia Department of Corrections over allegations of sexual assault by inmates and staff

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Madeline Holcombe CNN State Offices South Forsyth, GA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Tift_College_Forsyth_3.J...

Joe Biden - Pennsylvania and Nevada certify election results for Biden

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Kelly Mena CNN Kittanning, PA Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Kittanning_Citizen%27s_Bridge.JPG please press: ...

23 November 2020

Nevada - Nevada makes history as the first US state to protect gay marriage in the constitution

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Samara Louise Happy Goldfield, NV (1903) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Main_Street%2C_Goldfield%2C_Nevada%2C...

lead story - Transgender woman identified as homicide victim in SW Houston

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Roxie Bustamente ABC News Houston Houston, TX Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f6/MidtownHoustonscene001.jpg pleas...

Joe Biden - Trump friend and adviser Steve Schwarzman recognizes Biden as President-elect

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Jeremy Diamond CNN Steve Schwarzman Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e4/StephenSchwarzman.jpg please press: www....

22 November 2020

21 November 2020

lead story - Funeral home could be ordered to pay in Michigan transgender bias case

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Mark Hicks The Detroit News Garden City, MI Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Garden_City_Michigan_City_Hall.JP...

Joe Biden - Biden's margin of victory widens as Trump's subversion efforts grow more frantic

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Zachary B. Wolf CNN \ 'President' Donald John Trump Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Scream_and_shout.j...

20 November 2020

Delaware - Biden marks Transgender Day of Remembrance

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Julia Manchester The Hill Wilmington, DE (Joe Biden's home) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/42/Old_Town_Hall_...

lead story - Deadly year for trans community as Transgender Day of Remembrance marked

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Erin Donaghue CBS News Butler County, OH (Hamilton) (Riah Milton's murder site) Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons...

Donald Trump - Donald Trump is still busy trying to bulldoze democracy

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Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut The Guardian Donald the bulldozer Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/First_Tractor_...

19 November 2020

Wyoming - Meet the gay Republican who helped defeat every anti-LGBTQ bill in Wyoming

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Julie Compton NBC News Laramie, WY Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Laramie_City_Hall.jpg please press: www.n...

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