Andrea Jenkins on Her Remarkable Year Making and Preserving Trans History

Katelyn Burns
Broadly.

Andrea Jenkins

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Transgender Jewish woman wins review of child contact case (UK)

Harriet Sherwood
The Guardian

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Namibia - Equality parade held in Swakopmund

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Namibian

Swakopmund, Namibia

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Who will be LGBTQ Nation’s 2017 Newsmaker of the Year?

Bil Browning
LGBTQ Nation

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Drag Queen Story Hour in Burlington shows children they can 'be anyone they want to be'

Brent Hallenbeck
Burlington Free Press

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Japan urged to end forced sterilization of transgender people

Sierra C. Jackson
NBC

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New report out on harms of legalizing discrimination in child services

Press
Windy City Times

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ezs note:  Of all the things listed, there are two which are very important.  They are two bills, misleading in character, which you should be against.  They are:

First Amendment Defense Act

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act

This is doubly important if your Representative is a Republican who is sitting on the fence.  Call - do not e-mail - your Representative today.  If you are uncertain who your Representative is, or would like the phone number, click the address below:

www.house.gov

After firestorm, CDC director says terms like “science-based” are not banned

Beth Mole
Ars Technica

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ezs note: Uh-----huh.  "Mischaracterization", you say?  With MOTUS in the Oval Office, you'll forgive me if my heart isn't exactly warmed.

Botswana to recognise a transgender woman’s identity for first time after historic High Court ruling (UK)

Darin Graham
Independent

scene in Botswana

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63 Percent Of Americans Believe Donald Trump Tried To Obstruct Russia Probe

Mary Papenfuss
HuffPost

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ezs note:  If you are planning a visit to Sterling, Virginia on January 3, 2018, you might want to visit here.

Kenya - Kenya to conduct trial on new HIV prevention drug

Elizabeth Merab
Daily Nation

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A true step forward for civil rights

Press
Fosters

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Pastor Blasts Supreme Court’s Gay Wedding Cake Case In Unhinged Rant

Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost

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Once a spy who fought WMD proliferation, this transgender woman is running for Congress

Katerina Ang
Moneyish

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Virginia Senate candidate E.W. Jackson "regrets" anti-gay rhetoric

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Chesapeake, VA

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Word ban at CDC includes 'vulnerable,' 'fetus,' 'transgender'

Jessica Ravitz
CNN

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ezs note:  As soon as I read this article, I e-mailed Mayor Shari Cantor of West Hartford and urged her to place the transgender flag below the American flag as a form of protest.  Now, I am urging you to do likewise.  Please, send an e-mail to your Mayor, politely asking this be done.  Thanks.

Canyon, Texas

estimated transgender population:  88*
(rounded up)

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ezs note: Wow... as you can see from the photo above, Canyon, Texas has some of the most beautiful land around.  So, come on down for a visit!

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Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin and leaves a Russian threat unchecked

Greg Miller, Greg Jaffe, Philip Rucker
The Washington Post

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Ukraine - Transgender woman working to ease lives of Ukrainians like herself

Mariya Kapinos
KyivPost

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As A Physician, Here’s Why I Stand In Solidarity With The Transgender Community

Aletha Maybank
HuffPost

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‘Insult to the process.’ Judge who wouldn’t hear gay adoptions skips disciplinary hearing

Greg Kocher
Lexington Herald-Leader

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The Fight for Open Transgender Military Service Is Only Beginning

Chase Strangio
ACLU

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ezs note:  There are two things that you can do: 1) sign the petition that would allow transgender persons to serve, and, 2) if you are not a member of the ACLU, do it now.  I did!