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02 May 2018

Indiana - COLUMN: "A Fantastic Woman" is anything but

Chris Forrester
IDS

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lead story - New documents suggest Trump administration rigged military panel on transgender ban

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress

US House of Representatives

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01 May 2018

Donald Trump - President Trump lied more than 3,000 times in 466 days

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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Turkey - Turkish fashion industry begins to flourish, opens up to transgender community

Staff
Al-Arabiya

Istanbul, Turkey

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please press: english.alarabiya.net

civil rights - Trump’s War on Trans Americans Is About to Face a Counterattack

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

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Rhode Island - Transgender advocates protest ‘transphobic lecture’ at St Pius V Church in Providence

Steve Ahlquist
UpriseRI

Providence, RI

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lead story - Transgender patients sue Wisconsin for not covering their surgeries

Avery Anapol
The Hill

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30 April 2018

Donald Trump - The 57 most outlandish, outrageous and offensive lines from Trump's Michigan rally

Chris Cillizza
CNN

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Brazil - Out and Equal attends LGBT tourism, diversity conference in Brazil

Felipe Alface
Washington Blade

São Paulo, Brazil

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civil rights - Police have a 'very strong' lead in killing of transgender SC woman

Teddy Kulmala
The State

Your friendly police officers

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please press: www.thestate.com

ezs note: According to the latest reports, leads are very close, but especially if you live in Chesterfield County SC, you can help. Call the police department at 843-623-2101 with any tips. Thanks.

Iowa - Christian Group Attacks 4-H For Making LGBT Youth Feel Welcome

Lamar Dawson
newnownext

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lead story - Top enlisted sailor says he’s ‘honored’ and ‘blessed’ to serve with transgender troops

Marcus Fichtl
Stars & Stripes

Chinhae Naval Base

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29 April 2018

Chile - Nomi Ruiz and Daniela Vega Perform The Resistance Together in Chile

Loreto Diaz
Into

Daniela Vega

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civil rights - Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump

Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
WGBH

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL)

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West Virginia - WEST VIRGINIA TEENS STAGE STATE’S 1ST LGBTQ PROM

Molly Born
Out Smart

Kanawha River (near Institute?)

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lead story - How well do our schools support transgender pupils?

Kate Lally
Echo

Liverpool, UK (Chinatown district)

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28 April 2018

Belgium - Belgium Provides Five Chechen Gays With Humanitarian Visas

Press
RadioFreeEurope

Atomium sculpture, Belgium

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civil rights - Three Ways Betsy DeVos Has Undermined Protections for Students

Helen Parshall
HRC

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North Dakota - This 12-Year-Old Transgender Boy Died By Suicide. Use The Right Pronouns When Talking About HIS Death

Maria Guido
Scary Mommy

Bismarck, ND

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lead story - Donald Trump’s transgender ban is as bad as Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, say 49 Senators

Josh Jackman
Pink News

Capitol Rotunda

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doins' in Connecticut...

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ezs note: Tonight, I was about to watch Stephen Colbert when, on an impulse, I switched to another channel. It was the Connecticut House of Representatives - and they were debating a very important bill. It would change the system from the House of Delegates to a popular 'one person, one vote' method.

I, for one, think that a popular vote is far better than the creaky House of Delegates. I hope that you do too. However, just wishing for it will not make it happen. Call your state Representative and state Senator.

Is it easy? Nope. Never said it was. But you have to be a part of things, pal