Donald Trump - De Niro floats Beto O'Rourke as Trump challenger

Judy Kurtz
The Hill

Beto O'Rourke

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ezs note:  Hmm... it is possible...

Taiwan - Taiwan Referendum Threatens Same-Sex Marriage

Graeme Reid
HRW

Dwight D. Eisenhower visits Taipei, Taiwan (1960)

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civil rights - Jury awards $780,500 in Wisconsin transgender rights lawsuit

Autumn Callan
Jurist

Madison, WI (abt. 1930)

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Missouri - ACLU hosts rally to support Springfield's transgender community

Alissa Zhu
Springfield News-Leader

Springfield, MO

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lead story - Columbus Welcomes First Transgender Health Center In Ohio

Staff
WXVU

Brewery District, Columbus, OH

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How to donate to the Red Cross for Michael relief

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ezs note:  Today, I don't care if residents of Mexico Beach, Florida (and others) voted for Clinton, Trump, write-in, or simply forgot to vote - today they are desperate and suddenly destitute.  You can help:

www.redcross.org

Thank you.

Donald Trump - The 45 strangest lines from Donald Trump's wild, 46-minute 'Fox and Friends' interview

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan: Parents recount struggles to gain acceptance for LGBT children

Duma Safarova
eurasianet

Frontispiece

Baku, Azerbaijan

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civil rights - Indiana Senate race: Braun, Donnelly differ on line between religious freedom, LGBT rights

Chris Sikich
IndyStar

Granger, IN

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Idaho - Boise and Pocatello Rank High, Other Idaho Cities Not So Much, in 'Municipal Equality Index'

George Prentice
Boise Weekly

Boise, ID

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lead story - Transgender at 11: ‘I. Am. A. Boy. That’s it.’

Petula Dvorak
The Washington Post

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Join us for a Week of Games Starting October 28!

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lead story - Young Activist to Make TV Debut as Transgender Superhero

Press
7 San Diego

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Donald Trump - Fox News’ Andrew Napolitano Slams Trump For Calling Kavanaugh Accusations ‘A Hoax’

Hayley Miller
HuffPost

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Bolivia - TRAILER: A Woman Fights Her Family’s Curse of Never Reaching Orgasm in ‘Las Malcogidas’

Carlos Aguilar
Remezcle

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civil rights - SJ eyes ordinance to protect LGBT rights

John Matuszak
The Herald-Palladium

St. Joseph, MI

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Kansas - LaPolice says Marshall fails to live up to Republican values

Jason Beets
Salina Journal

Clyde, KS

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ezs note:  It's down a bit, but see the bottom for transgender issues.  

lead story - Transgender woman shocked by higher car insurance rates for women in Michigan

Kim Russell
WXYZ

Detroit, MI

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Matt Baume - State Department is Going After Queer Diplomats

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzQk1t-5qZc

VIDEO - Chris Hedges in Eugene

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Donald Trump - Trump’s successful neutering of the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation has scary implications

Matthew Yglesias
Vox

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Albania - Sheltering Albania’s Gay Youth from Virulent Homophobia

Boris Dittrich
Human Rights Watch

Butrint, Albania

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