Gay rights activist Judy Shepard tells Akron audience that ‘acceptance isn’t quite there yet’

Rick Armon 
ohio.com

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Costs to New York State for transgender discrimination (a guest post by Kelly Metzgar)

Byrgen Finkelman
timesunion,com

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Orthodox rabbis join the conversation on LGBTQ inclusion

Gabe Friedman
JTA

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5 things to know about transgender Americans

Press
Atlanta Daily World

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Nearly 200 Texas Companies Join for LGBT Equality

Tony Kerns
NewsTalk 1290

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House approves transgender student bathroom restrictions

Press
ctpost.com

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West Des Moines Catholic school students' request for gay-straight alliance approved

Staff
The Republic

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Bruce Jenner Comes Out As Transgender

Cavan Sieczkowski

The Huffington Post

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Moscow, Russia

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Crookston man jailed, threatened to kill transgender woman

Press
WDAZ

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ezs note:  I know you're a bit afraid, but please, help put this vermin where he belongs - IN JAIL!!  You can do it!!

Former athletes speak to challenges, triumphs of LGBTQ inclusion (Canada)

Lauren Larose
TSN

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Here’s what most people get wrong about the transgender community

CORINNE SEGAL  AND ERIC KRUPKE  
PBs

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'Striking' increase in Americans who know trans people

Press
Windy City Times

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Transgender inmate's attorneys oppose delay in surgery

Press
Watertown Public Opinion

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Congressman Mike Honda Speaks Out on Transgender 8-Year-Old Granddaughter (Video)

Matt Donnelly
The Wrap

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Mikki Nicholson: Transgender Scrabble champion killed herself by stepping in front of train after succumbing to vile taunts (UK)

Jeremy Armstrong
Mirror

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ezs note:  I don't care if you are a multizillionare or just scraping two pennies together - if you are transgender and feeling desperate, there's help out there!

Will Italian Court Decision Pave Way for Marriage Equality?

THOM SENZEE

The Huffington post

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Making Sense

Staff
The Source Weekly

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Transgender Teen Settles With State Over License Photo

MEG KINNARD

ABC

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Transgender candidate ready to run for Midvale City Council

Glen Mills

good4utah.com

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ezs note:  Perhaps you've wondered why someone else shouldn't run for town or city council.  Well... why not YOU??

Finding LGBT-competent doctors may be difficult

ANDREW M. SEAMAN
Reuters

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What Care Do Prisons Owe Transgender Inmates?

BETH SCHWARTZAPFEL
The Marshall Project

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Dr. Jill Biden to Keynote 28th Annual HRC Atlanta Gala Dinner

Staff
HRC

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Universalist Fellowship hosts speaker with transgender experience

Staff
Sequim Gazette

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Anti-LGBT Petition In Houston Found To Have Fake, Forged Names

Joe Ehrman-Dupre

newnownext

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Anti-gay protest backfires at Howard University

Rachel Kersey

New Pittsburgh Courier

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Transgender Georgia inmate testifies: ‘It’s something I was born into’

Patrick Saunders
Georgia Voice

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Talking transgender rights, experience

Chad Maxwell
The University News

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Being trans is about more than just genitals (Canada)

Rosemary Westwood
metronews.ca

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Laude camp to present 4 US Marines as witnesses today (Philippines)

Bebot Sison Jr.
The Philippine Star

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Brazil Trans Woman Disfigured in Brutal Police Beating. Warning: Disturbing Images

Laura Beck
Cosmopolitan

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Stripped naked and spat on in public for being transgender (UK)

Staff
The Herald

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ezs note:  If you have been beaten, don't let him get away - turn the a**hole in!!

TOWLEROAD'S TOP 10 MUST WATCH LGBT VIDEOS OF THE WEEK

Kyler Geoffroy
Towleroad

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Judge upholds Houston rejection of petition to refer equal-rights ordinance to voters

Press
Daily Reporter

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Opposition to Gay Conversion Therapy Grows

Bobby Blanchard
The Gilmer Mirror

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US troops banned from bars, clubs in Philippines (Taiwan)

Press
The China Post

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Guam should extend marriage equality today

James Perez Servino
Guampdn.com

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Will legalism be the death of the Christian church?

Meggan Sommerville
Chicago Now

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Honeoye Falls, New York

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Liberty City endorses Kenney and slate of council candidates

Julia Terruso

The Inquirer

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ezs note:  If you live in Philly, VOTE!

Malawi Law Targets LGBTI People

Denis LeBlanc
Erasing 76 Crimes

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Revisiting Indiana’s Religious Freedom Law

Alex Salvi

Valpolawblog

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Sex work and violence (India)

Sohaila Abdulali
Live Mint

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GLSEN Marks 2015's 'Day Of Silence' In Aid Of LGBT Youth On April 17

Staff
Bulletin Standart

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JNF Honors Anti-Gay Baptist Preacher, Calls for Respect of Homophobic Statements

Robbie Medwed
Jewschool

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Gillian Anderson is co-writing a self-help guide for women

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

A.V. Club

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Poll: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence's Approval Rating Plunges After 'Religious Freedom' Law

KARYN BRUGGEMAN
National Journal

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Hillary Clinton Evolves on Gay Rights, While Others Lag Behind

ANDREW ROSENTHAL

The new york times

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House of Commons expected to break own world record for most openly gay MPs (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News

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Man held after hate mail stirs anger (UK)

Andy Morris

Rugby & Lutterworth Observer

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