Donald Trump - New York attorney general sues Trump Foundation

Chris Isidore, Melanie Schuman
CNN

Gee, Donald, I told ya you should have stayed in Singapore!  😁

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Thailand - Thai transgender women share their truths about social acceptance

Annie Kuo
International Examiner

Angkor, Thailand

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civil rights - Guest column: Despite DOJ, court rules transgender discrimination violates federal law

Rob Ratton
Memphis Business Journal

Department of Justice headquarters

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Idaho - Boise Pride Fest chooses the mainstream

Anne Wallace Allen
Idaho Statesman

Owyhee Mountains, Idaho

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lead story - China’s transgender people ‘step forward’ from the shadows

Agence France-Presse
South China Morning Post

Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Bianjing

Abt. 12th century CE

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Donald Trump - Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen likely to cooperate as his attorneys leave case, sources say

George Stephanopoulos
ABC

Michael Cohen (on right - and down)

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Lebanon - Beirut Pride Was Forcibly Canceled. Lebanon’s LGBTQ Community Remains Undeterred.

Trey Strange
HuffPost

Beirut, Lebanon

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civil rights - HRC Statement on American Medical Association Endorsement of Two LGBTQ-Inclusive Policies

Nick Morrow
HRC

HRC building, Washington DC

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Nevada - CCSD to hold public meeting on policy to address needs of transgender students

Philip Moyer
3 News (NBC)

Clark County, NV

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lead story - 120 House Democrats hit ‘flawed’ science in Pentagon’s plan limiting transgender people in military

Joe Davidson
The Washington Post

Rep. Joe Kennedy (D-MA)

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Donald Trump - The Eight Weirdest Moments of a Very Weird Summit

Yasmeen Serhan
The Atlantic

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Maldives - 'Serious deterioration’ of human rights in Maldives

Press
Maldives Independent

Malé, Maldives

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civil rights - Republicans are essential to winning full LGBT freedom

Margaret Hoover, Tyler Deaton
CNN

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Oklahoma/California - California bans state workers from traveling to yet another state

Adam Ashton
Sacramento Bee

Tallgrass Prairie Nature Preserve, Oklahoma

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lead story - As a transgender female I have been bullied and harassed. This ends now

Melissa Griffiths
The Guardian

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Missouri - ‘I don’t support them’: Gov. Parson’s views on ‘the homosexual issue’ are cause for concern

Editorial Board
The Kansas City Star

Kansas City, MO

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ezs note:  Missourians - I am glad that The Kansas City Star has asked your governor to reconsider his position on LGBT issues.  I honestly hope that he does.   However, if he refuses, please think of a few names - Republican, Democratic, or other - who might consider a run for governor.

lead story - Student says Brownsburg teacher's transgender policy was dangerous

Matthew McClellan
ABC - rtv

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Donald Trump - 'FOX & FRIENDS' HOST SLIPS, CALLS TRUMP 'DICTATOR'

Nicole Goodkind
Newsweek

Oh, this is TOO rich!!!

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Jamaica - ‘We Are All Jamaicans!’ - Transgender Woman Pleads For Tolerance

Carlene Davis
The Gleaner

Kingston, Jamaica

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civil rights - NH Transgender Rights, Gay Conversion Ban Bills Approved

Jason Claffey
patch.com

Hollis, NH

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Minnesota - Vikings to become first NFL team to host summit on LGBTQ inclusion

Lindsay H. Jones
USA Today

Minnesota Vikings

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lead story - How Birth Certificates Are Being Weaponized Against Trans People

Garrett Epps
The Atlantic

Walter A. Plecker (1861-1947), racist

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