Tokyo cops conclude dogs mauled transgender man’s face after suicide (Japan)

Staff
The Tokyo Reporter

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Tokyo, Japan

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ezs note:  Suicide among transgender people isn't just common in the US - it's worldwide!  In Japan, you can find help through Befrienders International at the following locations:  Aichi, Kumano, Miyazaki, Iwate, Osaka, or Tokyo.  (all times are Japan Standard Time)  Thanks.

Hard-liners inspect transgender Islamic school in Indonesia (Singapore)

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asiaone

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Black Market Hormones a Hurdle for Thai Transgender People (Cambodia)

Delphine Thouvenot and Ju Apilaporn
Khmer Times

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Pastor Redefines 'Church' For Transgender Youth

Stina Sieg
NPR

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Church Leader Suggests Catholics Spurn Girl Scouts, Find Alternatives

Dawn Ennis
Advocate

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My transgender daughter should not have to use the men's restroom (New Zealand)

Tucker Fitzgerald
stuff.co.nz

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Wisconsin mother becomes LGBT activist after transgender son’s suicide

Max Gorden
khon

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'Contorted' route to get transgender help in Wales (UK/Wales)

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BBC

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India’s first transgender modelling agency might expand to Uttarakhand (India)

Shivani Saxema

The Times of India

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Kristiansand, Norway

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Discriminatory “Religious Liberty Accommodations Act” Passes Mississippi House

Ianthe Metzger
HRC

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