civil rights - Polling Transgender Politics: Civil Rights on Mass. Ballot this November, We Deserve Better

Nicole Lashomb
Rainbow Times

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Colorado - State Senate renews Colorado Civil Rights Commission

Peter Roper
The Pueblo Chieftain

Colorado Senate Chamber

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lead story - How Dallas became the headquarters for the black transgender community

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

Dallas County Courthouse

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Donald Trump - Trump Adds Clinton Impeachment Lawyer, Bracing for a Fight on Multiple Fronts

Matt Apuzzo, Michael S. Schmidt
The New York Times

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ezs note:  Here's a priceless gem from the article by Apuzzo and Schmidt in The New York Times:  

Mr. Flood is arriving from the Washington law firm Williams & Connolly, which specializes in trial work, particularly in high-profile cases. Among its clients are Hillary Clinton, who relied on the firm during the F.B.I. investigation into her use of a private email server.  (italics mine)

To my conservative friends:  Uh, when he was campaigning, didn't Trump say he would never sully his fingers the same way 'Crooked Hillary' did?  Oh, well, so it goes.  And so Trump lies, lies, lies.  

Malawi - Malawi police arrest man suspected of being gay in Mzuzu, charged with 'gross indecency'

Judith Moyo
Nyasa Times

Malawi team

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civil rights - New Hampshire’s legislature just passed a bipartisan bill protecting transgender people

German Lopez
Vox

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Texas - Alleged 'gay panic defense' in Texas murder trial stuns advocates

Julie Compton
NBC News

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lead story - Transgender woman 'raped at men's prison' hours after judge blocked move

Tom Barnes
Independent

Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility

Cañon City, CO

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Donald Trump - Yes, Donald Trump Is Making White People More Hateful

Joshua Holland
The Nation.

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Indonesia - Indonesian man and transgender woman could be caned 100 times for ‘having gay sex’

Josh Jackman
Pink News

Aceh province, Indonesia

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civil rights - “I Structured My Entire Life Around Serving My Country”

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

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Indiana - COLUMN: "A Fantastic Woman" is anything but

Chris Forrester
IDS

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lead story - New documents suggest Trump administration rigged military panel on transgender ban

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress

US House of Representatives

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Donald Trump - President Trump lied more than 3,000 times in 466 days

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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Turkey - Turkish fashion industry begins to flourish, opens up to transgender community

Staff
Al-Arabiya

Istanbul, Turkey

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civil rights - Trump’s War on Trans Americans Is About to Face a Counterattack

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

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Rhode Island - Transgender advocates protest ‘transphobic lecture’ at St Pius V Church in Providence

Steve Ahlquist
UpriseRI

Providence, RI

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lead story - Transgender patients sue Wisconsin for not covering their surgeries

Avery Anapol
The Hill

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Donald Trump - The 57 most outlandish, outrageous and offensive lines from Trump's Michigan rally

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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Brazil - Out and Equal attends LGBT tourism, diversity conference in Brazil

Felipe Alface
Washington Blade

São Paulo, Brazil

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civil rights - Police have a 'very strong' lead in killing of transgender SC woman

Teddy Kulmala
The State

Your friendly police officers

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ezs note:  According to the latest reports, leads are very close, but especially if you live in Chesterfield County SC, you can help.  Call the police department at 843-623-2101 with any tips.  Thanks.

Iowa - Christian Group Attacks 4-H For Making LGBT Youth Feel Welcome

Lamar Dawson
newnownext

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