Durham asked to support transgender rights

Nicole Anderson / nanderson@seacoastonline.com
fosters.com

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How I Started The Only Clinic For Transgender Kids and Teens in Texas

Hannah Smothers

Cosmopolitan

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Mayor: Proposed religious freedom bill runs counter to King's dream

Daniel J. Chacon / dchacon@sfnewmexican.com
The New Mexican

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Transgender auto mechanic’s sex bias case reinstated

Judy Greenwald / jgreenwald@BusinessInsurance.com
Business Insurance

Austell, Georgia

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Five Suggestions to Create a Transgender-Inclusive Workplace

Taylor E. Whitten / twhitten@foley.com
The National Law Review

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India must strengthen planned law to protect transgender people, says rights group (Australia)

Press
Daily Life

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Washington State Lawmakers: Transgender People’s Bodies Are ‘Security Concerns’

Zack Ford
Think Progress

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Downtown: Artist starts with empowerment

Megan Doyle
Concord Monitor

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Speakers at King rally: Much work left to be done

Janet I. Tu
The Seattle Times

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LGB and not the T: Who will be protected in Indiana?

Alexis Moberger
WLFI

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ezs note:  Indiana people - if you are transgender or a friend, and are acquainted with your state senator or representative, meet them personally.  Not to protest or anything - just to let him/her that there is there is a transgender person in their district and not on Mars somewhere.  Granted, there are a few dingbats out there, but the majority are simply unaware.

Literary Community Mourns Trans Writer Bryn Kelly

Cleis Abeni
Advocate

Bryn Kelly

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms. Kelly...

If you are feeling signs of despair, please call one of the numbers below.  It's not too late.  It's never too late.

The Trevor Project  1-866-488-7386  (24 and below)

Trans Lifeline  1-877-565-8860  (trans-specific)

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  1-800-273-8255 (general help)