Missouri - Harrison Massie: A transgender man's journey

Reuters
ABC News

St. Louis, Missouri (1904)

St. Louis World's Fair

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please press:  abcnews.go.com

lead story - Inside The Poisonous British Fight Over Transgender Acceptance

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

London, England (map of 1593)

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please press:  www.thedailybeast.com

Minnesota - Inside MN's new gender X option on driver's licenses

Lindsey Seavert
KARE

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lead story - Academics are being harassed over their research into transgender issues

Kathleen Stock (and others)
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

ezs note:  Wow... I must say, I'm certainly impressed.  All these PhDs and shit.  Well, let's take a closer look at Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne's body of work:  

...the Global Warming Policy Foundation (a climate skeptic think funded primarily by multiple anonymous donors)  http://www.thegwpf.org/who-we-are/board-of-trustees

And if we look down the list a bit, we find this esteemed gentleman:

Sian Hindle, Senior Lecturer, School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University

(emphasis mine)

It's breathtaking, really.  He goes straight from making pretty earrings to mulling the nature of transgender persons.

Right.

VIDEO - Matt Baume - The Absolute Pleasure of the Rocky Horror Picture Show

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSgK6d8DZEc

SHORT FILM - Overture - Sedona Film School

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6OEKFDNYWo&list=PLWJgOlGWYKx9u6CI2qG_OlgZJjhBh0C2s&index=9

Indonesia - Indonesian police stop an LGBTI pageant from happening in Bali

Shannon Power
Gay Star News

Bali, Indonesia

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please press:  www.gaystarnews.com 

civil rights - Harvard admissions lawsuit is a threat to America's diversity and strength

Ray Mabus
USA Today

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

Nebraska - Longtime Nebraska education board member faces conservative challenger

Margaret Reist
Lincoln Journal Star

Beatrice, NE

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please press:  journalstar.com

lead story - Kansas birth certificate policy violates transgender individuals’ rights, lawsuit says

Allison Kite
The Wichita Eagle

Wichita, KS

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please press:  www.kansas.com

Donald Trump - A very early 2020 poll shows Democrats like Biden to take on Trump

Emily Stewart
Vox

VP Joe Biden

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please press:  /www.vox.com

Guam - Women's group endorses 13 senatorial candidates

Tihu Lujan
The Guam Daily

Tumon, Guam

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please press:  www.postguam.com

civil rights - Civil rights apply to transgender people too

Natalie Sweeney
The Inquirer And Mirror

Orleans, MA

please press:  www.ack.net  

Oregon - FIRST TRANSGENDER MEMBER HELPING RECRUIT FOR UNIVERSITY OF OREGON FRATERNITY

Jillian Smukler
KETI

University Of Oregon

Eugene, OR

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please press: www.kezi.com

lead story - One Night, Hot Springs uses social anxiety to explain what it’s like to be transgender in Japan

Michael Moore
The Verge

King of Na gold seal

Tokyo, Japan

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please press:  www.theverge.com

Donald Trump - Far-Right ‘Proud Boys’ Kick, Punch People in New York Following Speech From Leader

Will Sommer, Pervaiz Shallwani
Daily Beast

Proud Boys (Seattle, WA)

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please press:  www.thedailybeast.com

Georgia - UN Expert Assesses Human Rights of LGBT Persons in Georgia

Ana Dumbadze
Georgia Today

Adjara, Georgia

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please press:  georgiatoday.ge

civil rights - Senate Confirms Trump-Pence Opponents of Equality to Key Positions

Jordan Dashow
HRC

Senate desk

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please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note:  In many states, it's not too late for you to make a voting plan.  But please hurry up!

Vermont - Vermont Community Foundation awards LGBTQ grants and scholarships

Press
VT Digger

Brighton, VT

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please press:  vtdigger.org

lead story - Policemen 'steal' Rs750,000 from transgender person's flat in Rawalpindi

Imran Ashgar
The Express-Tribune

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

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please press: /tribune.com.pk  

VIDEO - Matt Baume - Fighting for Uganda's First LGBTQ Center

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X0Jm99W9_E

Ville Platte, Louisiana

estimated transgender population:  42*

(rounded down)

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ezs note: Ville Platte, Louisiana!   Smoked meat capital of the world!  Swamp pop capital of the world!  Come on down!

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