lead story - How can we end the current impasse over transgender athletes?

Sean Ingle
The Guardian

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lead story - Baltimore man charged in D.C.-area killing of transgender woman

Janelle Griffith
NBC News

Elkton, MD (Cecil County)  

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Belgium - Rapists of transgender woman get five years after attacking her during first night out

Press
The Brussels Times

Antwerp, Belgium

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civil rights - In 26 States, You Can Still Get Fired for Being Trans

Diana Tourjèe
Vice

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Nebraska - Transgender woman sues state over refusal to cover gender reassignment surgery

JoAnne Young
Hastings Tribune

Hastings, NE

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lead story - Police: Transgender woman sexually assaulted in Lakeview; felon facing charges

Rosemary Sobol
Chicago Tribune

Lakeview, Illinois (part of Chicago)

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Montana - Dating (or usually not) as trans & Two Spirit

Adrian Jawort
Indian Country Today

Billings, MT (1915)

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lead story - Transgender man's mastectomy surgery dubbed 'mutilation'

Jared Lawthorn
BBC

Cardiff, UK

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lead story - "I'm proud of who I am, but I'm more than one identity": The fight for transgender voices in 2020

Emily Tillett
CBS News

Wilmington, DE

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Austria - Austria champions diversity, inclusivity

Press
BusinessMirror

Vienna, Austria

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civil rights - The LGBTQ civil rights fight is far from over

Katelyn Burns
Vox

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Connecticut - Connecticut governor signs bill banning 'gay panic defense'

AP
ctpost

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Hartford, CT

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lead story - Being Uninsured Poses Unique Health Care Challenges For The Transgender Community

Deepa Bharath
JPR

Jefferson, OR

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Wisconsin - LGBTQ Activists, Gov. Tony Evers Call For State Law Changes

Laurel Evers
NPR

Plymouth, WI

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lead story - Researcher explores links between transgender brain and gender identity

Eric Lindberg
USC

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ezs note:  To go indepth (very indepth) in this field, please go to ENIGMA . 

Donald Trump - Trump weighs ousting Commerce chief Wilbur Ross after census defeat

Hans Nichols, Kayla Tausche, Hallie Jackson
NBC News

ezs note:  Now, let's not forget Wilbur!  

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Tunisia - Gay lawyer and activist running for President of Tunisia, where being gay is illegal

John Riley
Metro Weekly

Tunis, Tunisia

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civil rights - Military spends more on Viagra than on transgender recruits. So why ban trans?

Benjamin Carlton
Miami Herald

Miami, FL

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Colorado - Colorado's Comedy Community Unites in Mourning Ailis Kennedy

Byron Graham
Westword

Fort Collins, CO

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ezs note:  To donate to a worthy cause, or if you need help, go to    Trans Lifeline.  (I know - they helped me through a rough patch)

lead story - 'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories

Jasmine Garsd
NPR

Dell HQ

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Donald Trump - Trump tweets racist attacks at progressive Democratic congresswomen

Devan Cole
CNN

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Spain - Rainbow flag on Madrid City Hall displaced by Spanish standard

Pablo León
El País

Madrid, Spain

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