Czech Republic - Czech Government Backs Marriage Equality Bill

Samantha Manzella
newnownext

Prague, Czech Republic

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civil rights - HRC Opposes Dangerous Changes to Proposed Regulation Protecting Delaware Students

Sarah McBride
HRC

early woodcut of Delaware (Nouv Suede) 

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please press:  www.hrc.org

ezs note:  Delawareans - remember, you have the to have the right to have your say. Just press DOEregulations.comment@doe.k12.de.us.

Wyoming - Local GOP endorses ban on discrimination

Frederica Kowley
Jackson Hole News & Guide

Jackson, WY

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lead story - Starbucks’ Healthcare Plan For Transgender Employees Is Now Fully Comprehensive & It’s A Game Changer

James Loke Hale
Bustle

Starbucks (UK)

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please press:  www.bustle.com 

Donald Trump - Schmidt: Trump's 'only affinity for reading anything were the Adolf Hitler speeches he kept on his nightstand'

Joe Concha
The Hill

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Rwanda - An African strongman meeting with the world’s most famous lesbian TV host isn’t just a photo-op

Lynsey Chatel
Quartz

Kigali, Rwanda

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civil rights - SPLC seeks documents detailing rollback of protections for transgender people in prison

Staff
Southern Poverty Law Center

Southern Poverty Law Center statewide map

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please press:  www.splcenter.org

Oregon - Chief promotes first transgender officer to rank of Portland police captain

Maxine Bernstein
The Oregonian

Portland, OR

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lead story - 3rd Jacksonville Transgender Homicide Sparks Pushback For Answers

Dan Scanlan
wjct

Jacksonville, FL

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please press:  news.wjct.org 

Donald Trump - Special counsel obtains Trump ally Erik Prince's phones, computer

James Gordon Meek
ABC News

Erik Prince (press here)

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Puerto Rico - Make Sure Everyone You Know Is Talking About Puerto Rico

Press
The Nation.

ruins of San Juan, PR

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please press:  www.thenation.com

ezs note:   Give Donald the middle finger!  Give and/or petition to our friends in Puerto Rico!

civil rights - Ohio Republicans Introduce Bill That Would Allow Parents to Deny Transgender Children the Right to Transition

BJ Colangelo
Scene & Heard

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North Dakota - Fargo gender reassignment surgery is believed to be a first in N.D.

Robin Huebner
TwinCities.com Pioneer Press

Fargo, ND

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lead story - As transgender people seek change, hospital doors open

Catharine Richert
MPR

Rochester, Minnesota

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VIDEO - Our Damaged Democracy - Joseph A. Califano Jr.

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Donald Trump - Trump's visit to Britain faces mass protest marches — and a giant baby blimp

Alastair Jamieson
NBC

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Maldives - ‘Serious deterioration’ of human rights in Maldives

Press
Maldives Independent

Malé, Maldives

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please press:  maldivesindependent.com

civil rights - Transgender rights battle returning to North Carolina court

Jonathan L. Drew
Tampa Bay Times

Federal Building, Raleigh, NC

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Alaska - Transgender Juneau woman files suit over Alaska health policy

Becky Bohrer
KTOO

Juneau, AK

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please press:  www.ktoo.org

lead story - Transgender woman says she was harassed, kicked out over bathroom use at D.C. restaurant

Victoria Sanchez
WJLA

Washington DC

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please press:  wjla.com

Raleigh, North Carolina

estimated transgender population:  2696*
(rounded up)

Raleigh, NC

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ezs note:  Let's remember Clarence E. Lightner, the first African-American man to serve as mayor of Raleigh, North Carolina!

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

Donald Trump - Sarah Sanders says she was kicked out of restaurant because she works for Trump

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN

Oh, the horrors.

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Venezuela - Unearthing José Pachini: 1940’s Venezuela’s Lost, Legendary Transgender Man

José González Vargas
Into

Caracas, Venezuela (older)

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please press:  intomore.com 

civil rights - Over 100 Civil Rights Groups Warn of Trump’s New Trans Inmate Policy

Jeff Taylor
newnownext

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Kansas - ‘There’s No Place Like Home’ finds signs of quiet progress for Kansas’ LGBT citizens

Steve Wieberg
The Kansas City Star

Lawrence, KS

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please press:  www.kansascity.com

lead story - Cynthia Nixon Reveals Her Son Is Transgender On Trans Day Of Action

Sara Hendricks
Yahoo!

map of New York

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please press:  www.yahoo.com

Donald Trump - Young Trump staffers are complaining they can't date in DC because everyone hates them

Eliza Relman
Business Insider

Aw, it can't be that bad - can it? 

(hee hee!)

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please press:  www.businessinsider.com