lead story - Biden lifts Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in military

Luis Martinez

ABC News

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Joe Biden - Biden attends first Sunday Mass as President

Arlette Saenz, Allie Malloy, Jasmine Wright, Chandelis Duster

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India - Standing on a precipice: A peep into the plight of Northeast India's transgender community

Pritisha Borthakur

EastMojo.com

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Maine - OUT Maine releases free guidebook ‘Best practices for LGBTQ+ inclusive youth programming’

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lead story - Biden Moves to Reverse DeVos on Transgender Students’ Treatment

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Bloomberg Government

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Joe Biden - Here are the executive actions Biden will take this week

Brett Samuels

The Hill

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India - Transgenders To Collect Parking Fees In Bhubaneshwar

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New York - New York Democrats finally ready to repeal ‘walking while trans’ loitering law

Denis Slattery

New York Daily News

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lead story - Pennsylvania state representative mocks Dr. Rachel Levine on Facebook, apologizes

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Joe Biden - Psaki announces new White House effort to combat domestic extremism in wake of Capitol riot

Brittany Shepherd

Yahoo! News

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Australia - Margaret Court's Order of Australia award sparks anger

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Colorado - Transgender pastor from Colorado takes part in the Inaugural Prayer Ceremony

Deborah Takahara

FOX 31

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lead story - Biden order may mean trouble for Idaho transgender sports law

Sally Krutig

Post Register

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Joe Biden - Biden wants to remove this controversial word from US laws

Catherine E. Shoichet

CNN 

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New Hampshire - BOSC Policy Committee recommends new transgender policy

Andrew Sylvia

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lead story - Biden issues executive order expanding LGBTQ nondiscrimination protections

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NBC News

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Joe Biden - 'Welcome Back America': Newspapers around the world react to Biden's inauguration

Rob Picheta

CNN Business

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Maryland - Maryland bill would ease requirements for trans people to legally change their name

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lead story - Biden to reverse transgender military ban imminently, White House says

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NBC News

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Joe Biden - Joe Biden is now president, but Trump has changed the US for a generation

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The Guardian

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DING DONG, THE WITCH IS DEAD! (live coverage of Pres. Joe Biden inaugural speech)

 

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A Reporter’s Footage from Inside the Capitol Siege | The New Yorker (video)

 

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