lead story - Helping transgender women find their voice, literally

Amy Ellis Nutt
Chicago Tribune

Vocal Folds (human)

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Donald Trump - Bob Woodward's new book puts readers 'face to face with Trump'

Jamie Gangel, Dan Merica
CNN

Bob Woodward

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Saudi Arabia - Seven things that will get you arrested in Saudi Arabia

Press
The Week

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civil rights - Rep. Maxine Waters Rebukes Betsy DeVos in New Bill on Civil Rights Probes

Andrew Ujifusa
Education Week

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA)

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Tennessee - Where Tennessee's candidates for governor stand on LGBTQ rights

Natalie Allison
Tennesseean

Nashville, TN (Broadway district)

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lead story - What it means to be transgender in Hollywood today

Luchina Fisher
ABC

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Donald Trump - Times publisher warned Trump about labeling journalists as enemies

Hadas Gold
CNN

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Norway - ‘Norway still needs Pride and parades’

Nina Berglund
News in English.no

Steinkjer, Norway rock carvings

(circa 1700-500 BCE [Bronze Age])

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civil rights - Report: State Department retroactively revoking passports from transgender women

Michael Sykes
Axios

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South Carolina - First Transgender Woman Running For State Senator

Angela Rogers
ABC Columbia

Columbia, SC

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lead story - Lawsuit revived over transgender woman at gym

Press
Detroit Free Press

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Donald Trump - The Trump White House Failed To Spell ‘United States’ Correctly

Lee Moran

HuffPost

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Syria/Germany - Transgender Syrian Katia finds refuge in Berlin

Daniel Hadjmehdi
Yahoo!

wounded in Aleppo, Syria

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civil rights - Christian Law Firm Asks Supreme Court to Allow Workplace Discrimination Against Transgender People

Imani Gandy
Rewire.News

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The U.S. State of Delaware Becomes the 15th State to Ban LGBTQ+ Conversion Therapy

Duane Paul Murphy
College Media Network

Dover, DE (Delaware State Capitol)

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ezs note:  Delaware residents - Actually, the headline is a bit of a misnomer.  Read the whole article - it prevents minors from using 'reparative therapy', but once the person turns eighteen, hey, have at it.  This crackpot 'therapy' is no better than Dr. Hobgoblin's Magic Elixir. 

lead story - Three transgender Puerto Ricans win suit to change gender markers

Avery Anapol
The Hill

San Juan, PR

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DuBois, Pennsylvania

estimated transgender population:  44*

(rounded up)

DuBois, PA

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ezs note:  If you have a taste for the arts, DuBois, Pennsylvania may be the place for you!  It's very close to State Colege, DuBois having a satellite campus there.   

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Donald Trump - Michael Avenatti Says He’ll Represent Three More Women Allegedly Paid Off by Trump

Press
Daily Beast

Lessee... 3, 4, 5... but who's counting?

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Australia - How to ensure reproductive rights of transgender Australians

Damien Riggs
In Daily

Adelaide, Australia

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civil rights - Patrick J. Cahillane: Supports Question 3 on transgender rights

Patrick J. Cahillane
Daily Hampshire Gazette

  

drawing of Northampton, MA

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Illinois - Not ‘Just A Phase’: Growing Up With Gender Dysphoria

Cass Herrington
Illinois Newsroom

Washington, IL

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lead story - Former Navy secretary: Trump's transgender ban 'dumbest government policy'

Ellen Mitchell
The Hill

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