Pennsylvania Governor Bans Anti-Transgender Discrimination

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Gov. Tom Wolf

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ezs note: Thank you, Gov. Wolf and Pennsylvania!

Transgender professor files sex discrimination lawsuit against SVSU

Andy Hoag / ahoag@mlive.com
Mlive

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Springsteen cancels Greensboro show over NC's transgender law

Staff
Winston-Salem Journal

Bruce Springsteen

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ezs note:  Lemme see... 100 bucks (average) times 23,500 seats North Carolina flushed down the toilet...  So, how's it goin', Guv? 

Brief face-to-face talk can shift anti-transgender attitudes

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ezs note: Did y'all catch that?  You don't need a hard sell, or a point-by-point lecture.  You just need to be a friend!  Democrat, Republican, Green, Independent - it doesn't matter.  As your neighborhood grows tighter, the people grow happier.  Isn't that terrific?

Workplace Discrimination: Don't Call a Transgender Employee "It"

Douglas M. Oldham
The National Law Review

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Seven Other States Are Considering Restricting Bathrooms For Transgender People

Leah Libresco
FiveThirtyEight

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ezs note:  If you live in the following states - Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee or Wisconsin - please tell your state representative AND state senator to say NO to this stupid bill.  You can do it!

Bright files bill that would restrict transgender bathroom access

Amanda Coyne
Greenville Online

Lee "Bright"

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ezs note:  South Carolinians - do your part and say NO to this stupid bill to YOUR state representative and state senator.  And if you live in Spartanburg or Greenville county (12th state senatorial district), do what you can to send Lee "Bright" packing!

Maryland's highest court to hear parental rights law challenge

John Riley / jriley@metroweekly.com
Metroweekly

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Authorities and Family Seek Answers in Hit-and-Run on Transgender Teen

Beth Sherouse
HRC

Monterey Park, California

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding this assault, please call the Monterey Park (California) police at 626-573-1311. Thanks.

Eliza Doolittle Will Transition Into Elijah in Transgender Pygmalion

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Playbill

George Bernard Shaw

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Man Who Killed Transgender Woman in a 'Blind Fury' for 'Fooling' Him Gets 12 Years in Prison

Hillary Crosley Coker
Jezebel

Islan Nettles

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PayPal Cancels Plan for Facility in North Carolina, Citing Transgender Law

Jon Kamp / jon.kamp@wsj.com
The Wall Street Journal

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ezs note:  Lemme see... 50, 000 dollars (est.) times 400 people equals 20,000,000 dollars lost to North Carolina residents... but hey, at least you have your "principles"!  Uh, good luck!

Hey, Iowa lawmakers, leave those kids alone

Todd Dorman
The Gazette

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Kim Davis' Lawyers Threaten To Sue NJ High School Over Proposed Transgender Policy

David Badash
The New Civil Rights Movement

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Activists try to calm fears over transgender bathroom access

David Crary
WSFA

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Proposed Illinois bill aims to keep transgender students out of their preferred gender bathrooms

Shelley Mesch
The DePaulia

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Lilly Wachowski makes first public appearance at GLAAD Awards since coming out as transgender

Tre'vell Anderson / trevell.anderson@latimes.com
LA Times

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Stockport, UK

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Over 200 participants gather for 19th annual Southern Illinois AIDS Walk

Nefeteria Brewster
The Southern Illinoisan

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Transgender activist Laxmi Narayan Tripathi turns showstopper at LFW (India)

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DNA India

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Young Transgender childs & Mental Health – Fort Lauderdale Tech Time (sic)

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Albany Daily Star

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New Miss Transgender UK crowned after the original winner was disqualified

Heledo Pritchard
Wales Online

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Ian McEwan criticised by campaigners over transgender remarks

Chris Johnston
the guardian

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Malloy Joins Business, Political Leaders Calling For North Carolina Boycott

Russell Blair
Hartford Courant

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How ID Laws Disenfranchise Transgender Voters

Brentin Mock
Citylab

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Protesters ask Sen. Flanagan to address transgender, immigrant issues

Joseph D. Sullivan
Newsday

State Senator John Flanagan

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ezs note:  US residents - hey, pal, this is how you do it - locally!  So get off your rump and into their office!

Transgender Men And Women Are Sharing Photos Of Their Transitions On Social Media, Celebrating Gender Identity

Ali Venosa
Medical Daily

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