Donald Trump - ‘Pure madness’: Dark days inside the White House as Trump shocks and rages

Philip Rucker, Ashley Parker, Josh Dawsey
The Washington Post

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Israel - ISRAEL PLANS TO DEPORT LGBT ASYLUM SEEKERS TO RWANDA AND UGANDA

Staff
The Jerusalem Post

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civil rights - LGBT groups rally at Supreme Court against Trump nominees

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade

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North Dakota - Hair Success Salon and Spa at BLU Water Creek opens in south Fargo

Angie Wieck
West Fargo Pioneer

Fargo, North Dakota (well, kinda)

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Idaho can no longer automatically bar trans people from altering birth certificates

Nicole Blanchard
Idaho Statesman

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What Wilbur Ross gets so, so right about Donald Trump

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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We still portray transgender people as flirty and bitchy in films. Time for a retake

Tran Huong Thuy
VN Express

Vietnam

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civil rights- Will the 2020 Census Count the LGBTQ Community?

John Donovan
howstuffworks

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Arkansas - Country Music Organization Boots Homophobe Mike Huckabee Off Board of Directors

Trudy Ring
Advocate

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Daniela Vega makes Oscars history as first openly transgender presenter

Nick Romano
Entertainment Weekly

Daniela Vega

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Nine Notorious Dictators, Nine Shout-Outs From Donald Trump

Krishnadev Calamur
The Atlantic

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Nepal - Discrimination rife in Nepali society: AI

Press
The Himalayan Times

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DeVos rewrites rules for school civil rights probes

Benjamin Wermund
Politico

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North Carolina - North Carolina Transgender Congressional Candidate Wendy May Officially Files for Federal Office

Erica Hellerstein
Indy Week

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What Does the Bible Teach About Transgender People?

Jay Michaelson
Daily Beast

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Donald Trump's 'chaos' presidency is 'freaking out his own party' now more than ever before

Matt Kwong
CBC

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Barbados - Barbados police criticized for response to attack on trans activist

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade

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Officials say transgender woman should stay at men's prison

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WHTR

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New Jersey - Transgender pastor celebrated at renaming service

Caitlyn Mota

nj.com

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Transgender Man Can’t Challenge Indiana’s Name-Change Policy

Lorraine Bailey
Courthouse News Service

Our 'heroes', the 7th Circuit

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Bluffton, South Carolina

estimated transgender population: 110*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  As we travel down to Bluffton, South Carolina, we come across the Secessionist Oak.  Uh, yeah.  Do us a favor, Bluffton.  Chop the damn thing down.  No one needs to be 'warmly' reminded of that vile piece of American 'history'.

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Tunisia - Meet the Tunisian drag queen defying the odds

Chouaib Elajjaji
Open Democracy

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