Prison is horrifying. For transgender people, it's hell.

German Lopez / german.lopez@vox.com
Vox

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ezs note:  YOU can do something about this!  Call, write, e-write, or better yet visit in person, and ask her/him if conditions for transgender prisoners are safe, secure, and appropriate.  If not, they should get their act together!

Transgender bathroom use upsets lawmaker

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The Blade

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Corporations threaten to pull out of states over transgender bathroom law (Canada)

David Common
CBC

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Transgender swimmer Schuyler Bailar featured on "60 Minutes"

Jim Buzinski
Outsports

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What’s Really Behind the Angst Over Transgender Bathrooms?

Jane Eisner / eisner@forward.com
Forward

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Transgender teenage ballplayer at Santa Monica prep school spreads message of hope and acceptance

Bill Plaschke / bill.plaschke@latimes.com
LA Times

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Lake George to review transgender policies Tuesday

Michael Goot / mgoot@poststar.com
The Post Star

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John Kasich: I would not have signed transgender restroom bill

Jake Miller
CBS

Gov. John Kasich (R)

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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley Calls Transgender Bill 'Unnecessary'

Carlos Santoscoy
On Top

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Skarholmen, Skarholms Lan, Sweden

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Gay business group rescinds Charlie Baker’s honor

Joshua Miller / joshua.miller@globe.com
Boston Globe

Gov. Charlie Baker

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After student protest transgender student allowed to run for prom king

Annysa Johnson / anjohnson@journalsentinel.com
Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel

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ezs note:  Lemme see... who are the mature ones here...

Pennsylvania Governor Bans Anti-Transgender Discrimination

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Telesur

Gov. Tom Wolf

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ezs note: Thank you, Gov. Wolf and Pennsylvania!

Transgender professor files sex discrimination lawsuit against SVSU

Andy Hoag / ahoag@mlive.com
Mlive

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Springsteen cancels Greensboro show over NC's transgender law

Staff
Winston-Salem Journal

Bruce Springsteen

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ezs note:  Lemme see... 100 bucks (average) times 23,500 seats North Carolina flushed down the toilet...  So, how's it goin', Guv? 

Brief face-to-face talk can shift anti-transgender attitudes

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EurekAlert!

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ezs note: Did y'all catch that?  You don't need a hard sell, or a point-by-point lecture.  You just need to be a friend!  Democrat, Republican, Green, Independent - it doesn't matter.  As your neighborhood grows tighter, the people grow happier.  Isn't that terrific?

Workplace Discrimination: Don't Call a Transgender Employee "It"

Douglas M. Oldham
The National Law Review

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Seven Other States Are Considering Restricting Bathrooms For Transgender People

Leah Libresco
FiveThirtyEight

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ezs note:  If you live in the following states - Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee or Wisconsin - please tell your state representative AND state senator to say NO to this stupid bill.  You can do it!

Bright files bill that would restrict transgender bathroom access

Amanda Coyne
Greenville Online

Lee "Bright"

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ezs note:  South Carolinians - do your part and say NO to this stupid bill to YOUR state representative and state senator.  And if you live in Spartanburg or Greenville county (12th state senatorial district), do what you can to send Lee "Bright" packing!

Maryland's highest court to hear parental rights law challenge

John Riley / jriley@metroweekly.com
Metroweekly

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Authorities and Family Seek Answers in Hit-and-Run on Transgender Teen

Beth Sherouse
HRC

Monterey Park, California

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding this assault, please call the Monterey Park (California) police at 626-573-1311. Thanks.

Eliza Doolittle Will Transition Into Elijah in Transgender Pygmalion

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Playbill

George Bernard Shaw

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