The Purge Of Transgender People From American Life Has Begun

Brynn Tannehill
HuffPost

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To all my US friends, happy Labor Day!

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UAE drops jail term for Singaporeans for 'dressing feminine' (Singapore)

Agence France-Presse
The Nation (Singapore)

United Arab Emirates

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Arts & Craft: Will Cashier's story trump current events?

Dan Craft
Pantagraph

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Government drops plan to protect transgender labour rights (India)

Somesh Jha
The Hindu

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Decorated JBLM soldier says she has a duty to fight Trump’s military transgender ban

Bob Young
Seattle Times

Joint Base Lewis - McChord

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Why transgender people are being sterilised in some European countries (UK)

M. H.
The Economist

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Americus, Georgia

average transgender population: 57 

(rounded up)*

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ezs note:  Well, it's time for us to visit Americus, Georgia!  The Windsor Hotel, Habitat for Humanity, The Roslyn Center for Caregiving - all here for you to see!

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Donald Trump “Loves People”, Won’t Announce DACA Fate Until Tuesday

Lisa de Morales
Deadline Hollywood

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By tossing a Richard Simmons libel case, a judge strikes a blow against transgender discrimination

Richard Hiltzik
Los Angeles Times

Richard Simmons

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Employment mentorship in the transgender community is more important than ever

Alexandra E. Petri
The Lily

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How a transgender Chechen escaped Russia and found asylum in the United States

Adam Taylor
The Washington Post

Grozny, Chechnya (SAR of Russia)

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I’ve told my mum I’m transgender, but she ignored it. What now? (UK)

Annalisa Barbieri
The Guardian

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ezs note:  In the UK, another resource can be found in Mermaids UK.  You can reach them at 0344 344 0550.

Transgender teen took his own life after all-girls school said he couldn’t change his name (UK)

Richard Hartley-Parkinson
Metro

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High Wycombe, UK

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ezs note:  I know it's hard - but don't despair!  In the US, call the Trevor Project at 866-488-7386.  In the UK, call Mermaids UK at 0344 334 0550. 

Why The Interior Secretary’s Daughter Called Donald Trump A ‘Know-Nothing Piece Of S**t’

Michelangelo Signorile
HuffPost

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ezs note:  Detlefsen's right.  IMPEACH the motherf***er , already!!!  (And if you haven't done so already, call your Congressperson.)

The Trump Project - Marvin Roffman

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India crowns its first transgender beauty queen

Huizhong Wu
CNN

Gurgaon, India

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Jim Mattis didn’t undermine President Trump’s transgender military ban. Trump already had.

Aaron Blake
The Washington Post

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House Dems call on Trump to reconsider transgender military ban

Max Greenwood
The Hill

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ezs note:  I understand that this motive may have the best of intentions, but you're asking Herr F***face to, well, think.  Something's not right here.

Emails Uncover Plans to Build Trump Tower in Moscow During Republican Primary

Eric Tucker, Tom Day
Time

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Iowa Gov. Disagrees With Trump Ban On Transgender Troops

Press
CBS Minnesota

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MTV Invited Six Transgender Troops to the V.M.A.s

Hilary Weaver
Vanity Fair

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