Donald Trump - Secret Service director out less than 24 hours after DHS secretary resigns

Katherine Faulders, Alexander Mallin
ABC News

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Bosnia and Herzegovina - 'Door, please!': Sarajevo to host Bosnia’s first-ever LGBTQ pride parade

Michael-Ross Fiorentino
euronews

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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civil rights - How Tasmania is going from worst to best on transgender human rights

Martine Delaney
The Guardian

Hobart, Tasmania

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Vermont - John Killacky: Out in the Legislature

John Killacky
VT Digger

South Burlington, VT

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lead story - Although transgender workers face steep barriers, corporate America wants to hire them

Melissa Gomez
Los Angeles Times

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Donald Trump - Whatever Trump Is Playing, It Isn’t Golf

Rick Reilly
The Atlantic

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Saint Lucia - Saint Lucia’s ‘Dangerous & Discriminatory Laws Against Marginalised Populations’ Under Fire

Press
St. Lucia Times

Soufriére, St. Lucia

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civil rights - Giant Food Stores earns top marks in Corporate Equality Index

Press
The Daily Item

Carlisle, PA

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Arizona - Arizona filmmakers spark discrimination discussion at ACLU event

Molly Stellino
Cronkite News

Phoenix, AZ

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lead story - Charlotte Clymer: Being transgender shouldn't matter in the military

Charlotte Clymer
CBS News

The Pentagon

Arlington, VA

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Donald Trump - ‘No Celebrities’: Embarrassing Turnout at Trump’s Beverly Hills Fundraiser

Tarpley Hitt
Daily Beast

ezs note:  Where can I find Trump Victory?

(uh... you're here...)

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Kenya - Worlds apart between conservatives and LGBT community in Kenya

Sheila Nyambura
Capital News

Nairobi, Kenya

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ezs note: After a while of trying 'transgender (country)' on my computer, I finally gave in and used the 'LGBT (country)' instead.  Hey, it ain't perfect, but it is better.

civil rights - U.S. attorney general orders probe into mistreatment of gay employees

Sarah N. Lynch
Reuters

AG William Barr

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ezs note: It's too early to tell, but if it turns out to be a genuine article, it might be a promising sign.

But Trump's still in charge.  Don't hold your breath.

Illinois - Pritzker to change state's Medicaid policy to cover sex reassignment surgery

Greg Bishop
Illinois News Network

Springfield, IL

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lead story - As a homeless transgender woman, she had turned to sex work to survive. Then she was killed.

Samantha Schmidt
The Washington Post

Fairmount Heights, MD

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Donald Trump - How Trump Conspired with the Freedom Caucus to Shut Down the Government

Jake Sherman, Anna Palmer
Politico

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France - Transphobic Paris attack sheds light on LGBT+ attitudes in France

Zoe Tidman
The Independent

Paris, France 

Parisii gold coin

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civil rights - Montana Human Rights Bureau finds Yellowstone County discriminated against trans employee

John Riley
Metro Weekly

Billings, MT

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Florida - City of Orlando poised to embrace LGBT-certified businesses

Kate Santich
Orlando Sentinel

Orlando, FL

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lead story - The Crisis of Violence Against Transgender People Is Not a ‘Myth’

Gillian Branstetter
Rewire News

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civil rights - The Advocate: Mara Keisling on Trump, the Equality Act, and fighting for trans rights

John Riley
Metro Weekly

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Ohio - Catholic School, Right-Wing Hate Group Join Forces to Fight South Euclid Equality Measure

Bob Vitale
Prizm

ezs note:  Quick, bring out the violins!

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