New York - Transgender Day of Remembrance

Kelly Metzgar
Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Saranac Lake, NY

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lead story - Transgender Americans still face workplace discrimination despite some progress and support of companies like Apple

George B. Cunningham
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco, CA

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Even More Good News from the Election

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lead story - Recommendations to reduce recidivism in transgender women

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Medical Xpress

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Donald Trump - Trump, stung by midterms and nervous about Mueller, retreats from traditional presidential duties

Eli Stokols
Los Angeles Times

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Egypt/US - "The Wedding" Director Sam Abbas on What It’s Like to Screen an LGBTQ Film in the Middle East

Noor Bhara
Vogue

The Wedding (movie)

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civil rights - 176 Companies Sign on to Statement Opposing Trump's Efforts to Limit Transgender Rights

Emily Gillespie
Fortune

San Jose, CA

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Alaska - No Quick Resolution Expected in Transgender Shelter Case

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US News & World Report

Anchorage, AK

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lead story - A Perilous Moment for Transgender People in the United States

Sebastian Kohn
Open Society Foundations

In Time Of Peril, Edmund Blair Leighton (1897)

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VIDEO - Chris Hedges - American Anomie

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Donald Trump - Trump makes baseless claim that the stock market is plunging because of the prospect of Democrats investigating him

Bob Bryan
Aol.

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Vietnam - Activists call for movement on transgender rights law in Vietnam

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VN Express

Hanoi, Vietnam

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civil rights - The Transgender Bathroom Debate And A New Vision For Inclusive Public Spaces

Diane Orson
WNPR

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Washington (state) - We are fellow humans: Respect transgender rights

Chris Davis
The Seattle Times

Renton, WA

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lead story - 12 simple ways to make your workplace more inclusive of transgender people

Meera Jagannathan
MarketWatch

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Pakistan - Transgender people’s rights

Meher Nigar Ashraf
The Express-Tribune

Meeran Dam

Turbat, Pakistan

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civil rights - Fordham Allies Demand Improved Rights for Transgender Students

Courtney Brogle
The Observer

Cunniffe House, Fordham University

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Texas - Dallas voters just doubled the number of LGBT lawmakers in Texas

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

Dallas, TX

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lead story - The Freedom—and Fear—of Traveling While Transgender

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Oviedo, Spain

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Donald Trump - Feds Now Have Evidence Trump Broke the Law to Become President. Will Whitaker Bury It?

Mimi Rocah, Elie Honig
Daily Beast

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Malta - New clinic for transgender individuals to open on Monday

Denise Grech
Times of Malta

Mtarfa, Malta

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civil rights - AG Becerra Denounces Trump Administration Plan to Roll Back Civil Rights Protections for LGBTQ Individuals

Xavier Becerra
YubaNet.com

Nevada City, CA

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