Tacoma, Washington

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Some LGBT residents critical of Utah anti-discrimination law

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San Antonio Express-News

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'T&T judges must uphold human rights' (Trinidad and Tobago)

Rickie Ramdass
Daily Express

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Phoenix Boutique Offers Free Clothing To Transgender Youth

Annika Cline
KJZZ

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NY AG Takes On Transgender Discrimination In Health Care

DAVE LUCAS 

WAMC

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‘Bold and the Beautiful’ Shocker: Rick Struggles With Maya’s Transgender Revelation (Video)

 Tim Kenneally 

The Wrap

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Bigots aren’t happy with Girl Scouts accepting transgender youth

Rhuaridh Marr

MetroWeekly

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Transgender inmate transported to lower security prison

Paula Rotondo

WMAZ

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Homeless Shelter for LGBT Youth Opens in Washington

Caty Weaver

VOA

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Nevada Assembly Passes LGBT Inclusive Anti-Bullying Protections

Stephen Peters
HRC

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Laramie, Wyo. passes LGBT protections 17 years after Matthew Shepard's death in gay hate crime

NICOLE HENSLEY

Daily News

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Happy Healthy YOU (Canada)

Kelly Spencer
Tillonsburg News

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Man charged with hate crime in transgender assault

Robert Garrison

9news

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Walt Disney World to host seminar on how to make workplaces more LGBT friendly

David Hudson
Gay Star News

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LGBT veterans to get their first federally approved monument

Alan Yuhas 
theguardian

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What Conchita Did Next (Australia)

Genevieve Dwyer

SBS

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‘Love Always’ – A first collection of writings from partners of trans people

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LGBT Weekly

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Geek out with Melbourne's LGBT Comic Book Group (Australia)

Dean Arcuri
same same

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Eureka Springs voting on anti-discrimination ordinance

Elicia Dover
KATV

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International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (Canada)

GERARD VELDHOVEN
The News

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Transgender at the C.I.A.

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The New York Times

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Health Insurers Ordered to Heed Law on Free Contraception Coverage

Robert Pear
The New York Times

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Texas' Latest Anti-Gay Bill, The Depressingly Awful HB 4105, Could Go Head-To-Head With SCOTUS' Decision

Alicia Lu
Bustle

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Capital Pride unveils new 2015 logo, parade date after bankruptcy (Canada)

Andrew Seymour

Ottawa Citizen

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Meeting to bring together all against homophobia and transphobia (Turkey)

Emrah Güler

Hurriyet Daily News

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Hundreds join Harvey Milk Foundation, Pride Center for Diversity Honors awards

Steve Rothaus
Miami Herald

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Scotland tops LGBTI equality index (UK)

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The Extra

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Equality push puts media pair in news (Hong Kong)

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The Standard

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With video, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen congratulates transgender son for award

Steve Rothaus
Sunshine State News

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Transgender detainee's complaints of ill treatment remain in limbo

Jennifer Ngo
South China Morning Post

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LGBTI Rights Secured (Sri Lanka)

Camelia Nathaniel

The Sunday Leader

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Anti-LGBT Texas lawmakers set to vote in an attempt to stop marriage equality in the state

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LGBT Weekly

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Gay rights activists seek to ride marriage momentum

Lydia Wheeler
The Hill

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Olesa De Montserrat, Catalonia, Spain

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God Is Trans: The Extraordinary Spirituality Of Transgender Lives (PODCAST)

Paul Brandeis Raushenbush 

The Huffington Post

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Ross wins at state

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Albany Democrar-Herald

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Thunderdome 2015: LGBTQ people vs. Christian right

John Tomasic 
The Colorado Independent

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TEDxGR 2015: 4 talks challenge perceptions of racism, gender, disability

Garret Ellison
mlive

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Bogus “Bathroom Issue” Needs to be Flushed (a guest post by Juli Grey-Owens)

Byrgen Finkelman
timesunion.com

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Maria Bello developing film on Marsha P. Johnson, who she mentions in her new book (Canada)

Victoria Ahearn

570News

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Bill Requiring Diversity Training for Law Enforcement Advanced by Assembly Panel

Tom Hester Jr.
PolitickerNJ

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US Rep. Kennedy: Time to strengthen transgender protections

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Houston Chronicle

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URI marks official opening of new freestanding Gender and Sexuality Center

Richard Salit

Providence Journal

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Rachel Notley proud of ‘historic’ number of women elected in Alberta (Canada)

Patricia Kozicka
Global News

Billie Jean King's World TeamTennis marking 40th season

Frank Fitzpatrick

The Inquirer

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Texas lawmakers focus efforts on prejudice

Staff
The Brookhaven Courier

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Hawaii bill for birth certificate gender change passes

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Associated Press

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Gay rights activists in Cuba to hold symbolic mass same-sex wedding

Fred Lambert
UPI

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Ladies In The Streets: Before Stonewall, Transgender Uprising Changed Lives

NICOLE PASULKA
wbaa.org

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The New York Times Launched A Series Of Editorials On Transgender Rights

Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed

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