civil rights - LGBT, transgender flags vandalized at Wicker Park church

Tom Negovan
WGN

Chicago (Wicker Park), IL

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New Mexico - Transgender group in NM defends work with ICE

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade

Milan, NM

  

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lead story - Philly police unveil updated policy for interacting with transgender, nonbinary people

Chris Palmer
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia, PA

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Vermont - Vermont: Insurers can't deny care for transgender youth

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NCPR

Montpelier, VT (1884)

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lead story - Through therapy, transgender women find their voice

Jon Collins
MPRNews

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California - California man gets maximum sentence for fatally stabbing transgender woman

Brianna Calix
Fresno Bee

Fresno, CA

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lead story - Historic day for the transgender community in KC

Leslie Aguilar, Maggie Holmes
KCTV

Kansas City, MO

Community Christian Church

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Donald Trump - Why Trump can't fill the gaping holes in his government

Zachary B. Wolf

CNN

ezs note:  Aw, just a little stitch, is all...

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Malawi - Changing the lives of transgender people in Malawi

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UNAIDS

Lilongwe, Malawi

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civil rights - Allies need to focus specifically on transgender issues in wake of violence: Activists

Karma Allen
ABC

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Alabama - Alabama mayor defends comments on ‘killing out’ gay and transgender people, ‘baby killers’

Leada Gore
AL.com

Carbon Hill, AL

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ezs note:  I don't know if you're a resident of Carbon Hill, but if you are, please, FIRE HIS  SORRY ASS. 

lead story - Man arrested in slaying of Dallas transgender woman found in lake

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CBS

Dallas, TX

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New Hampshire - O’Rouke Releases Plan To Achieve Equality For All LBGTQ+ Americans

Press
NH Labor News

Laconia, NH

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lead story - In U.S., 71% Support Transgender People Serving in Military

Justin McCarthy
Reuters

Scatter plots used in statistics

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Donald Trump - What Have Trump’s Rallies Accomplished?

Jonathan Bernstein
Bloomberg

The Big Black Hole, or the Trump presidency

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Côte d'Ivoire - Finding jobs for LGBT people across Côte d'Ivoire

Frank Hersey
RFI

Boundiali, Côte d'Ivoire

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civil rights - Transgender Rights Get Important Win in Ninth Circuit

Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News

San Francisco, CA

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Maine - Maine Voices: LGBTQ people have come a long way, but we still have a long way to go

Marpheen Chann
Portland Press-Herald

Portland, ME

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lead story - 3 Connecticut female athletes file federal discrimination complaint over transgender competition

AP
CBS

William R. Cotter Federal Building

Hartford, CT

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Massachusetts - ‘I was living two different lives’: Springfield middle school principal Declan O’Connor comes out as transgender

Shira Schoenberg
MASSLive

Springfield, MA

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lead story - MasterCard will let transgender, non-binary people use their chosen name on cards

AJ Willingham
CNN

MasterCard (center)

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Kentucky - What Father's Day Means To A Transgender Parent

Cheri Lawson
WEKU News

Wilder, KY

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