South Carolina - SC cities, towns receive failing scores in annual LGBTQ equality index

Rickey Dennis, Hannah Alani
The Post And Courier

Mount Pleasant, SC

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lead story - Judge orders training on transgender issues for all Illinois prison staff amid inmate lawsuit

Angie Lourgos Leventis
Chicago Tribune

Dixon, IL

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Kenya - Lesbian Film 'Rafiki' May Change Kenya Forever

Neela Ghosal
Human Rights Watch

Nairobi, Kenya

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civil rights - Transgender gubernatorial nominee reflects on campaign

Lisa Rathke
Hawaii News Now

Hyde Park, VT

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Michigan - LGBT+ students at WMU react to potential Trump administration policy

Bianca Buchholtz
Western Herald

Western Michigan University

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lead story - Transgender rights are constitutional rights

Julia Raifman
The Hill

signing of the US Constitution

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Vatican City - Letters from the Synod-2018: October 25

Xavier Rynne II
Catholic Herald

Vatican City

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civil rights - Attorney General Jeff Sessions Resigned. Here's His Record on Children's Civil Rights

Alyson Klein
Education Week

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New Hampshire - Two transgender women elected to N.H. House

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade

Concord, NH

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lead story - Ohio professor sues school, doesn't want to use transgender students' pronouns

Cameron Knight
Cincinnati.com

Cincinnati, OH

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ezs note:  Prof. Meriwether - I know you're all smart n' shit, but please tell me where Jesus used the word "gender" in his writings.  I dunno, maybe I missed it.

lead story - Massachusetts voters uphold transgender rights protections

Faith Karimi, Emanuella Grinberg
CNN

 Massachusetts

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ezs note:  Thank you, Massachusetts!

civil rights - The most important midterm ballot measures on abortion, marijuana, and transgender rights

Natasha Frost
Quartz

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

Allison Kite
The Wichita Eagle

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lead story - Dallas jail guards ordered transgender woman to show her genitals, suit claims

Bradford Betz
FOX News

Dallas, TX

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I voted today... DID YOU???

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Alabama - Voter ID Laws May Disproportionately Affect Transgender Community

Emma Hurt
Alabama Public Radio

Tuscaloosa, AL

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lead story - Transgender Children Exist

Daniel Summers
Slate

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Donald Trump - Limbaugh, Hannity joining Trump on campaign trail

Michael Burke
The Hill

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Guam - Senatorial candidates discuss social issues

Louella Losinio
The Daily Guam Post

Hagåtña, Guam

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civil rights - Rep. Kennedy Says He's Pushing to Protect Transgender Rights

Press
US News & World Report

Rep. Joe Kennedy III

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Louisiana - New Orleans advocates, allies to rally for transgender rights following Trump administration plans to roll back protections

Alex Woodward
Gambit

New Orleans, LA

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lead story - Iowa Transgender Community Sees Progress Despite Setbacks

Teresa Krug
VOA

Shelby, Iowa

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