lead story - American Medical Association Responds To 'Epidemic' Of Violence Against Transgender Community

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

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lead story - It's The First Sunday Since The Vatican Rejected Transgender People

Dawn Ennis
Forbes

Vatican City

Lievin Cruyl  (1634 - before 1720)

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Washington (state) - Ferguson files 38th lawsuit against Trump Administration, challenging “conscience rule”

Emily Boerger
Washington State Wire

Seattle, WA

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lead story - Second transgender woman murdered in Washington suburb in three months

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Fairmount Heights, MD

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the murder of Zoe Spears in the Washington DC - Maryland area (Fairmount Heights) please contact Det. Brian Reilly at 1-800-411-TIPS.  Thanks.

lead story - Charlie Martin: Transgender driver chases Le Mans 24 Hour race dream

Sarah Holt
CNN

Le Mans, France

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civil rights - FOR TRUMP, LGBT RIGHTS ARE FOREIGN POLICY, NOT A DOMESTIC CONCERN

Jared Keller
Pacific Standard

His Royal Asininity.

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Maryland - Councilmember Glass kicks off Pride Month

Elle Meyers
Montgomery County Sentinel

Rockville, MD

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lead story - Man arrested in murder of Dallas trans woman, 2 others

AP
USA Today

Kendrell Lavar Lyles

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ezs note:  BUSTED.

civil rights - Tri-State Alliance asks EVSC to not appeal transgender lawsuit ruling

Segann March
Courier & Press

Evansville, IN

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Kansas - ‘It’s time’: Wichita district policy should protect LGBTQ students

Wichita Eagle Editorial Board
Wichita Eagle

above Wichita, KS

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lead story - Survey finds boost in U.S. support for transgender rights

Ellen Wulfhorst
Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Oregon - White Owl Social Club in Portland apologizes for throwing transgender person out of bar

Jayati Ramakrishnan
The Oregonian

Portland, OR

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lead story - Chest Binders and Transgender People

Dashir Moore
The New York Times

Colorado Springs, CO

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Donald Trump - Impeach Trump and don't worry (much) about President Mike Pence. We already have him.

Jason Sattler
USA Today

ezs note:  To sign the petition, go to care2.org.  C'mon, it only takes a sec!

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Honduras/US - Transgender Honduran awaits her asylum case in Twin Cities suburbs

Maya Rao
StarTribune

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

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civil rights - Stonewall 50: Don’t Forget the Black & Brown LGBTQ Struggle

Ernest Owens
Daily Beast

New York City, NY

Stonewall Inn (1969)

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ezs note: Of great import is The Combahee River Collective. Although the text is somewhat older, the thought put into the work is just as vital.

Connecticut - Hartford Police Department LGBTQ Liaison Accused of Insensitivity

Len Bestoff
NBC News 30

Hartford, CT

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lead story - The (transgender) kids are all right

Ben Hohenstatt
Juneau Empire

Juneau, AK

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Vermont - Christine Hallquist plugs into a new source of power

Kevin O'Connor
VTDigger

Brattleboro, VT

Hubbard Park Observation Tower

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lead story - Transgender inmate found dead in Rikers Island cell

Larry Celona, Stephanie Pagones
New York Post

New York City, NY

Rikers Island

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civil rights - Federal judge: EVSC violated transgender student's civil rights

Tori Fater
Courier & Press

Evansville, IN

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West Virginia - Another WV school year without transgender student bathroom rights

Ryan Quinn
Charleston News-Gazette

Charleston, WV

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