lead story - Missouri bill would restrict transgender athletes to play on sports teams matching gender assigned at birth

Andrew Havranek
KY3

Lewis County Courthouse

Monticello, MO

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ezs note:  If you live in Missouri, and you are a transgender athlete, ally, friend, or parent,  please call up your state representative AND state senator and tell them to defeat this idiotic bill.  Thanks.

Donald Trump - Trump in India: Anti-Muslim prime minister puts on a big show, bamboozles our president

Heather Digby Parton
Salon

Sardar Patel Stadium

Motera, India

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civil rights - Transgender woman killed in Puerto Rico after using women's bathroom

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

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 ezs note:  As of now, police have been unable to find Neulisa (Alexa) Luciano Ruiz's killer.  If you have any information, please call the Puerto Rican police. Thank you. 

ezs note:  (Español) A partir de ahora, la policía no ha podido encontrar al asesino de Neulisa (Alexa) Luciano Ruiz. Si tiene alguna información, llame a la policía puertorriqueña. Gracias.

lead story - Brazilian transgender dancer shatters Carnival parade taboo

Press
NBC News

São Paulo, Brazil

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Donald Trump - 'Dark Towers', auth. David Enrich

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lead story - Case study explores needs of transgender-identified senior citizens

Desiree Montilla
CBS 19

Charlottesville, VA

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Donald Trump - HR McMaster to publish book that may pose headaches for Trump

Martin Pengelly
The Guardian

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster

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How to vote!

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Zambia - Intersex Activist in Zambia Sheds Light on Misunderstood Group

Prudence Phiri
Global Press Journal

Lukasa, Zimbabwe

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civil rights - 'Cruel, Inexcusable': Bloomberg 2019 Comments on Trans Rights Come Under Fire

Eoin Higgins
Common Dreams

Mike Bloomberg (right)

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Mississippi - Center for LGBT community opens in Tupelo

Danny McArthur
Daily News

Tupelo, MS

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lead story - Bridging Divides: A transgender lawyer brings her message to Sioux Falls

Lauren Soulek
KELO

Sioux Falls, SD

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Donald Trump - Justice Sotomayor warns the Supreme Court is doing special favors for the Trump administration

Ian Millhiser
Vox

Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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Switzerland - Two Swiss cities to introduce transgender toilets in schools

Press
thelocal.ch

Aigle, Switzerland

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civil rights - Trans 101 breaks down transgender stereotypes

Lissa Knudsen
DailyLobo.com

Albuquerque, NM

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New Jersey - LGBTQ education is now mandatory in New Jersey schools. Here's how teachers are preparing

Melanie Burney
Post-Bulletin

Hinchman-Lippincott House

Haddon Heights, NJ

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lead story - Teenage transgender row splits Sweden as dysphoria diagnoses soar by 1,500%

Richard Orange
The Guardian

Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld

J. Walter, 1632

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ezs note:  When the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment (somewhat analogous to the American Medical Association) was asked by the government to offer its thoughts,  it was a sobering moment.   My own thoughts about this debacle are this:  although newspapers offer a compelling voice, it might be best to read scientific journals as well, even if only the summary is read.  Also, go by the consensus,  rather than what any individual doctor might say.  She or he might have a valid viewpoint but might also hold a colored viewpoint.  I'm not saying that this doctor holds a strident agenda, just that the body of doctors tends to offer a more thoughtful view.

Donald Trump - America's Parasite

Maureen Dowd
The New York Times

...Washington is burning.

Maureen Dowd

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How to vote!

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Poland/France - French Saint-Jean De Braye breaks town twinning with Polish Tuchów over homophobia

Aseniya Dimitrova
The Mayor.eu

Tuchów, Poland

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civil rights - Human Rights Campaign says Bloomberg should apologize for comments about transgender people

Rebecca Klar
The Hill

Human Rights Campaign

Washington DC

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Rhode Island - Israeli transgender activist, Michael Alroy to Speak at URI

Dave Lavallee
URI Today

Kingston, RI

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