lead story - 'Pose' Renewal Is Proof That Transgender People Can Play Trans Characters and Succeed, Producer Says

Lesley Goldberg
The Hollywood Reporter

Pose (TV show)

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Springfield, Missouri

estimated transgender population:  971*
(rounded up)

Springfield, MO

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ezs note:  Horace Duncan.  Fred Coker.  Will Allen.   Three African-Americans who were taken from their homes and lynched.  Springfield, Missouri did what was right and put up a plaque commemorating this ugly event - but it's only worth it if you take the children to the square and let them know what happened there.

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

Donald Trump - Stephen Colbert Delivers Blistering Takedown Of Ivanka Trump: ‘WHAT DO YOU DO?’ (see video)

Lee Moran
HuffPost

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Spain - Miss Universe's first transgender contestant aims to be a role model for trans kids

Press
USA Today

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civil rights - Transgender passport rules haven't changed, advocates confirm amid concerns

Kit Ramgopal
NBC News

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ezs note:  If you have a friend who is a lawyer and are planning a trip, it might be best to doublecheck. But overall, this is good news (for a change!)

Massachusetts - ACLU Massachusetts helps release 14 transgender immigrants from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody

Kristin LaFratta
MassLive

Here's to you, Trump!

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lead story - Parents of three transgender teens sue Warren County judge to allow name change

Staff
WCPO

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Donald Trump - Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ Bonkers Tweet About ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Goes Awry

Lee Moran
HuffPost

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Belarus - Belarus Refuses Asylum For Uzbek Transgender Woman

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RFE/RL

Minsk, Belarus

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civil rights - Providence charter school responds to ACLU lawsuit over transgender student policy

Linda Borg
Providence Journal

Providence, RI

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Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania transgender bathroom case splits U.S. appeals court

Jonathan Stempel
Reuters

Boyertown, PA

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lead story - Freemasons accept transgender women who joined as men

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Rhoda's Gay Friend on the Mary Tyler Moore Show

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Donald Trump - Unhinged conservative conspiracy theory goes mainstream at Trump’s Tampa rally

Luke Barnes
Think Progress

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Bermuda - Bermuda government files appeal against same-sex marriage ruling

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Jamaica Observer

Hamilton, Bermuda

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civil rights - ACLU sues Providence school for not providing policy on transgender students

Frank Maradiaga
NBC Providence

Providence, RI (City Hall)

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Ohio - Russell Toomey: Proposed law would harm children with gender issues

Russell Toomey
Columbus Dispatch

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lead story - Why Trans Comic Robin Tran Is OK With Transgender Jokes

Julie Seabaugh
The Hollywood Reporter

Fonda Theatre

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Donald Trump - Trump says Koch brothers are a 'total joke'

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN

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Ukraine - Latest from the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM)...

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Reliefweb

Chernivtsi, Ukraine

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ezs note:  The mention of the LGBTI difficulties is very brief, at the end.  However, other papers may exist.  If you have time, look under Reliefweb's other articles.

civil rights - Under DeVos, agency takes a sharp shift in approach to enforcing civil rights in schools

Laura Meckler
Savannah Morning News

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New York - New York Times Theater Critic Apologizes for Offending ‘Transgender and Nonbinary Communities’

Ben Brantley
The Wrap

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