lead story - HOUSTON ADDS TRANSGENDER HEALTH BENEFITS

Lourdes Zavaleta
OutSmart

Houston, Texas

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What do you have in common with the Vegas Golden Knights?

Vegas Golden Knights, Marc-André Fleury

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ezs note:  Later on tonight, I'll be seeing the impossible of impossibilities start to happen - the Vegas Golden Knights have just one team to conquer to win the Stanley Cup.  (Sorry, Washington Capitals fans - but this is the best example!)  Back in early October, no one would have predicted this.  Hell, I wouldn't have predicted this.  But here they are, your Vegas Golden Knights.  And no one is calling the Washington Capitals a cakewalk.

So, how are you similar?

All of the 'experts' are pooh-poohing the results on Election Day.  An impossibility, they say.  Well, what are you going to do?  Go with the sheep, or with the wolves?  Hell, I know what I'm going to do.  And I won't be on the stands - I'll be out on the ice.

Donald Trump - DONALD TRUMP TURNED THE U.S. INTO AN 'EVIL EMPIRE' IN JUST 500 DAYS, JIM CARREY SAYS

Maria Perez
Newsweek

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New Zealand - 'I'm myself and I'm here' - Kiwi transgender model makes her mark at Dunedin Fashion Week

Press
newsnow

Dunedin, New Zealand

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please press:  www.tvnz.co.nz

civil rights - New Jersey Lawmakers Send Transgender Rights Bills to Phil Murphy

Christian Hetrick
Observer

New Jersey governor's mansion

(Drumthwacket)

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Minnesota - CLE credit revoked

Barbara L. Jones
Minnesota Lawyer

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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please press:  minnlawyer.com

lead story - Indian mob kills transgender woman over fake rumors spread on WhatsApp

Manveena Suri
CNN

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Donald Trump - More than 60 Dem lawmakers demand ethics investigation into Trump's relationship with China

Mary Tyler March
The Hill

ZTE Tower, Shenzhen, China

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please press:  thehill.com

Georgia (country) - LGBT Supporters Rally In Tbilisi, Despite Fears Of Violence

Press
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Tbilisi, Georgia

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please press:  www.rferl.org

civil rights - ACLU praises Connecticut for passing ‘most protective transgender policy and law in the country’

Josh Delk
The Hill

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please press:  thehill.com

ezs note: Yeah, yeah, we've got problems (who doesn't?) but Connecticut has the MOST progressive laws in the country! Yay!  👧

Hawaii - Hawaii Enacts Legislation Protecting LGBTQ Youth from Abusive Conversion Therapy

Press
Windy City Times

Honolulu, Hawaii

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please press:  www.windycitymediagroup.com

lead story - Transgender people withdrawing from society due to lack of gender-neutral toilets

Alexandra Treloar
ABC (Australia)

Sydney, Australia

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please press:  www.abc.net.au

Donald Trump - Trump Claims Aide Who Gave Official White House Briefing Does Not Exist

Chas Danner
New York

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please press:  nymag.com

Bermuda - The campaign for equality

Monica Jones
The Royal Gazette

Hamilton, Bermuda

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please press:  mobile.royalgazette.com

civil rights - Here's how N.J. could soon give a big boost to transgender rights

Susan K. Livio
nj.com

North Bergen, NJ

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please press:  www.nj.com

Ohio - Gender dysphoria: Ohio bill protects parental rights

Kiley Crossland
Baptist Press

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please press:  bpnews.net

ezs note:  Oh, great.  A man sticks his schlong into his wife/girlfriend's vagina, and suddenly they're "experts'.  Listen, there's a world of difference between advice from great aunt Gertrude and someone who's actually studied six to eight years.  There's also a difference between consent and informed consent.  Ohioans, urge your state representative and state senator to vote NO on this stupid bill.

lead story - Transgender people encouraged to become priests in Church of England diversity drive

Olivia Rudgard
The Telegraph

Canterbury Cathedral

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please press:  www.telegraph.co.uk

Winnfield, Louisiana

estimated transgender population:  28*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  Do you know what the Project Plowshare system was?  It was a system designed to turn nuclear warheads into peaceful uses - and one of the places was at Winnfield, Louisiana!  Oh well... it was a nice idea, anyway!

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf 

Donald Trump - TRUMP GOES FULL ALEX JONES AS “SPYGATE” FALLS APART

Abigail Tracy
Vanity Fair

Trump 'n Jones, together at last!

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Nigeria - 5 Nigerian films that advocate for gay rights

Chidumga Izuzu
pulse.ng

Abuja, Nigeria

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please press:  www.pulse.ng

civil rights - The Michigan Civil Rights Commission defends humanity

Jack Lessenberry
Michigan Radio

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please press:  michiganradio.org

West Virginia - How Transphobic Anti-LGBTQ Groups Hijacked a Small Town's Fight for Equality

Whitney Kimball
Jezebel

Parkersburg, WV

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please press:  jezebel.com