Hawaii - Bill Calls For Hawaii To Protect Students Who Allege Harassment

Suevon Lee
Honolulu Civil Beat

Hawaii State Capitol

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Transgender Kyrgyz seek unlikely refuge in Russia

Katie Arnold
BBC

Kyrgyzstan

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Donald Trump - FBI raids Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's office for details on payment to Stormy Daniels

Tom Winter, Dartunorro Clark
NBC News

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Australia - Being transgender in outback Queensland

Harriet Tatham, Esther Macintyre
ABC (Australia)

Mt. Isa, NW Queensland, Australia

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Oklahoma Residents See Subtle Hiring Discrimination

Grant D. Crawford
US News and World Report

Tahlequah, OK

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Minnesota - The most frequently challenged books of 2017

Press
MPR

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ezs note:  Here's one small way you can make a big difference in your town or city.  Find out when the library board meets in your town or city - then attend.  If for some reason board members seem squeamish about listing certain types of books, ask them why.  Attend early, and often.

The struggle of Egypt's transgender community

Marc Espanol
Al-Monitor

Derr Temple, Egypt

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Ghana - LGBT community in Ghana calls for a referendum on gay rights

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GhanaWeb

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civil rights - Trans Ohioans Are Asking for Basic Human Dignity

James Esseks
ACLU

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Pennsylvania - IUP student disciplined in classroom dispute allowed to return to class

Matt McKinney
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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ezs note:  A few thoughts here -  my own feelings are that Mr. Ingle's opinions are silly at best, repugnant at worst.  But, like it or not, they are his opinions, and they deserve a hearing.  I only hope that at a more conservative university, such as Liberty University, the same freedoms are offered.

Transgender Runners Can Race Boston Marathon Under Identified Gender

Alexis Diao
NPR

Boston Marathon (in Wellesley, MA)

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Donald Trump - US politicians break ranks over Donald Trump’s ‘nuts’ trade moves against China

Zhenhua Lu
South China Morning Post

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Barbados - Not in Barbados! Government minister says no gay marriages will be allowed

Press
Carribean 360

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civil rights - 'Whoever it was, was angry': Transgender woman found shot dead in car on SC roadway

Teddy Kulmala
The State

Sasha Wall

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ezs note:  If you live in or around Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and you have any information regarding the shooting of Sasha Wall, please call the sheriff's department at (843) 623-2101.  Thanks.

Montana - Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students

Bryce E. Hughes
Science Advances

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PROFESSOR CLAIMS WOMEN WHO WEAR JEANS GIVE BIRTH TO TRANSGENDER CHILDREN

Shane Croucher
Newsweek

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Olive Hill, Kentucky

estimated transgender population:  9*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  Ah, yes... Olive Hill, Kentucky . As the author points out, racism was a dark spot in Olive Hill's past.  Kudos, however, for the author telling the truth.  Maybe Olive Hill's future will be better than its past.

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

Donald Trump - Putin has dirt on Trump, claims Russian treason defence lawyer

Nastasya Tay
SBS News

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Netherlands - Revolutionary housing project brings Dutch youth together with refugees

Josie Le Blond
UNHCR

St. Nicolaaskerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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civil rights - Ricky Martin Celebrates New Transgender Rights for Puerto Ricans

Abby Jones
Billboard

Taino Village, Puerto Rico

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Delaware - Hospital System in Delaware Earns Leader Status in LGBTQ Healthcare for Seventh Consecutive Year

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Newswise

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Top medical group says 'no medically valid reason' to ban transgender troops

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN

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Donald Trump denies knowing of $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels

Ben Jacobs
The Guardian

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France - French Olympic Gold Medalist Comes Out As Transgender

Dan Avery
newnownext

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civil rights - US court grants rights to transgender people in Puerto Rico

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Washington Post

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Georgia - Georgia Is Currently Fighting Its Own Civil War

Jeff Graham
Advocate

Atlanta, Georgia

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Nobu restaurant accused of telling transgender chef to act like a man

Kate Lamb
The Guardian

Nobu Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur

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