Texas - VIDEO: VICE on HBO Documents The Battle Over Transgender Rights In Texas, Watch Trailer Here

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Broadwayworld.com

Austin, TX

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lead story - Tasmanian transgender woman Aleana Robins shares her story

Jessica Willard
The Examiner

Ravenswood, Tasmania

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Sen. John McCain 1936 - 2018

Sen. John McCain

an American hero

unlike (*ahem*) someone in the White House

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civil rights - St. Johns County School Board appeals federal ruling on transgender bathroom case

Amber Krycka
Action News Jax

Jacksonville, FL

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Wisconsin - Surgery coverage for Wisconsin transgender workers restored

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StarTribune

Harold C. Bradley House

Madison, WI

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lead story - DoD’s transgender policy gets knocked back by court, again

Tara Copp
Military Times

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Donald Trump - David Pecker’s DARKEST TRUMP SECRETS: A National Enquirer Insider Tells All!

Maxwell Strachan
HuffPost

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Maldives - Maldives: Opposition, Media Under Attack

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Human Rights Watch

Maldives

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civil rights - Litigation on the Transgender Service Member Ban: An Update

Sarah Grant
LawFare

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ezs note:  Yeah, the article is just a wee bit long, but if you are either a member of the military or simply contemplating joining, it might be worth your while to read the whole thing.

South Carolina - SC Black Pride Keeps Focus on Community, Inclusion

Eva Moore
freetimes

Charleston, SC

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lead story - Gathering will remember Kiwi Herring, black, transgender woman shot and killed by police

Nancy Fowler
KWMU

St. Louis, MO

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Washington (state) - Kaiser to cover breast augmentation on transgender women, state says

Drew Mikkelson
King5

Olympia, WA

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lead story - Portraits depict 'struggles and joys' of older transgender people

Oscar Holland
CNN

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Donald Trump - Voters must eradicate the Trump plague from American politics

Maria Cardona
The Hill

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Australia - UWA cancels talk by transgender sceptic Quentin Van Meter after protests

James Carmody
ABC (Australia)

University of Western Australia (Perth)

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civil rights - #AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 22, 2018

Allison Turner
HRC

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Oregon - Transgender student targeted in Sutherlin bathroom lawsuit speaks out on ACLU blog

Carisa Cegavske
The News-Review

Sutherlin High School

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lead story - Deadly Violence Against Transgender People Is on the Rise. The Government Isn’t Helping.

Chase Strangio
ACLU

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ezs note:  I recently re-joined the ACLU.  They are a good and decent organization.  If you haven't joined yet, maybe it's a good time!

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!

Michael Cohen

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Paul Manafort

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civil rights - Gavel Drop: Anti-Choice Groups Go to Bat for Kavanaugh on the High Court

Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News

Daytona Beach, FL (Volusia County)

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Florida - Homicides highlight police agency policies on describing transgender people

Lucas Waldron, Ken Schwenke
The Florida Times-Union

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lead story - 'Champions' star Josie Totah comes out as transgender

Lisa Respers France
CNN

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