Chile - Chilean House of Deputies approves transgender rights bill

Michael K. Lavers
Washington Blade

Chilean House of Deputies

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Congressional Transgender Equality Task Force demands meeting with Trump civil rights officials

John Riley
Metroweekly

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Pride Fort Lauderdale celebrates second year on city's beach

Aric Chokey
SunSentinel

Fort Lauderdale, FL

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Transgender woman is first to be able to breastfeed her baby

Jessica Hamzelou
New Scientist

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17 WTF Items From Donald Trump's Budget

Tim Dickinson
Rolling Stone

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Ecuador - Gay Men In Ecuador Are Being Beaten And Raped To ‘Cure’ Them, Activists Say

Anastasia Moloney
HuffPost

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How the Transgender Murder Rate Reveals the Ugly Lie of ‘Acceptance'

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

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Nevada - Being Transgender - And Religious

Kristy Totten
Nevada Public Radio

Gold Butte National Monument, Nevada

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Parents want custody to stop transgender teen having hormone treatment

Jen Christensen
CNN

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Donald Trump’s Extract-Everything Energy Policy Dooms Us All

Michael T. Klare
The Nation.

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Pakistan - Transgender woman kidnapped and gang-raped by nine people in Pakistan

Toni Halford
Pink News

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Department of Education Admits to Rejecting Civil Rights Complaints From Trans Students

Aaron Rodriguez
HRC

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New Mexico - Activists Post Bond for SanTana Immigrant Trans Woman Seeking Asylum

Press
OC Weekly

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ezs note:  If you read the article, please read my letter to the editor.

Missouri must provide hormone therapy for transgender inmate, federal judge orders

Matt Campbell
The Kansas City Star.

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Donald Trump - (video) 'On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons From The 20th Century' - Timothy Snyder

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Donald Trump - The RNC Asked Tweeters To Take A Donald Trump Approval Poll. They Did So With Glee.

Lee Moran
HuffPost

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South Africa - No laws to protect SA's vulnerable groups

Vuyo Mkize
news 24

Johannesburg, South Africa

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Dollars, data support record number of transgender U.S. election candidates

Daniel Trotta
Reuters

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Kansas - “No Place Like Home” | Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas

Press
University News

Dodge City, KS

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Mom says Riverview church tried to pray the 'demon' from her transgender son

Aleanna Siacon
Detroit Free Press

Satan!

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Donald Trump - FORMER WIVES OF TOP WHITE HOUSE AIDE ROB PORTER BOTH TOLD FBI HE ABUSED THEM

Ryan Grim, Alleen Brown
The Intercept

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El Salvador - Sent home to a deadly nightmare by Trump’s America

Josefina Salomon
The Washington Post

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Parents of transgender students give education secretary an 'F' in defending civil rights

Caitlyn Jones
Denton Record-Chronicle

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Vermont - VT Electric chief considers run for governor

Andrew Martin
News & Citizen

Topsham, VT

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Tonya Harvey Is 3rd Transgender Woman Killed in US in 2018

Monique Judge
The Root

Tonya Harvey (1983-2018)

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ezs note: Buffalo, NY area residents - please, if you have any information regarding the murder of Tonya Harvey, contact the Buffalo police at 716-851-4466.  Thanks. 

Waterbury, Connecticut

estimated transgender population:  628*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  Welcome to Waterbury, Connecticut!  Home of Frankie's Hot Dogs!  Home of John G. Rowland, former governor of Connecticut! (now, sadly, in the pokey...)  Well, ya gotta have something to view!

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Walgreens to make bathrooms at all 8100 stores transgender-inclusive

Chelsea Ritschel
The Independent

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