State Senate Passes Criminal Justice Reform Bill

Steven Withrow
The Mashpee Enterprise

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ezs note:  It's not at the beginning of the article, but roughly toward the middle, there is a lengthy paragraph regarding LGBTQ+ rights. 

A letter to … my children to tell them I am transgender (UK)

Anonymous
The Guardian

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Bad Axe, Michigan

estimated transgender population:  18*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  Well, what do you do in a town named Bad Axe, Michigan?  Well, you can find out how a man named George Willis Pack came up with the name!

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Wait, I thought Trump had 'one of the greatest memories of all time'?

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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ezs note:  If you happen to be in the New Haven, Connecticut area on November 11, perhaps you would like to check this out.

India - ‘How could you have been raped?’: New study on how India’s transgender people face bias from doctors

Ankur Paliwal
scroll.in

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Senate Dems Urge DOJ to Reinstate Trans Protections Under Title VII

Chris Johnson
PrideSource

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Transgender student seeks anonymity in MSU legal fight

Gail Schontzler
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

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Report Highlights Experiences of Black Transgender People in U.S.

Mashaun D. Simon
NBC News

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This cartoon explains how the Republican tax bill makes Donald Trump richer

Alvin Chang, Javier Zarracina
Vox

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ezs note:  If you happen to be in Allentown, Pennsylvania on November 11, you might want to check out here. 

Jamaica - Gays pepper-sprayed - Cops accused of targeting men

Press
The Star

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Appleton rates high as LGBTQ-friendly, but Green Bay and Oshkosh not so much

Nate Beck, Haley BeMiller
Oshkosh Northwestern

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'Tunnel of Oppression' hoping to raise awareness at Bradley University

Andrew Harvey
ciproud.com

Peoria, IL

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Study: Mental Health of Transgender Individuals Under Stress

Shantell E. Jamison
Ebony

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America's Victim-in-Chief

Conor Friedersdorf
The Atlantic

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ezs note:  If you happen to be in Burlington, Vermont on November 9, perhaps you would like to check things out here.

Egypt - Egypt Doesn’t Speak for Africa on LGBT Issues

Graeme Reid
Human Rights Watch

Cairo, Egypt

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U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney lead congressional Amicus Brief in Masterpiece Cakeshop case

Steve Lee
LGBT Weekly

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Greenville's Proud Mary Theatre dedicated to telling LGBT stories

Donna Isbell Walker
Greenville News

Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg

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World Rugby’s transgender policies are discriminatory, and this student is fighting to change them

Lindsay Gibbs
ThinkProgress

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The business world hates chaos. Enter Donald Trump.

Helaine Olen
The Washington Post

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ezs note:  If you are planning to be in Lebanon, Pennsylvania on November 7, you might want to check out here. (Don't forget to vote first though!) 

Barbados - Row over rainbow colours

Tre Greaves
Nation News

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Out for votes: Battle over rights inspires more U.S. transgender candidates

Letitia Stein
Reuters

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ezs note:  Whether or not you are lucky enough to vote for one of the transgender candidates, you are lucky enough to make your voice heard - if you are registered.  If you live in one of the states where you still can, please do so immediately. Election Day is Tuesday, November 7. 

Church Program Offers Frank Lessons on Sexuality

EmmaJean Holley
Valley News

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