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13 June 2015
12 June 2015
Trans Woman Told 'We Don't Serve Your Kind' Gets Apology But Files Discrimination Complaint
Yezmin Villarreal
The Advocate
The Advocate
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Tel Aviv hosts Asia's largest gay pride parade (India)
Press
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Indiana Gay Community Grows in Confidence and Pride
Mitch Smith
The New York Times
The New York Times
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Boston mayor creates gender-neutral bathrooms at City Hall
Steve Leblanc
ParadisePost.com
ParadisePost.com
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ezs note: Hooray, Bah-ston!
Sexology's war on transgender children
Andrea James
boingboing
boingboing
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11 June 2015
LGBT Voices for #BlackLivesMatter
The Huffington Post
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How politician's sophomoric 'satire' blew up on him
Bob Norman
Local10.com
Local10.com
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Madam gets 10 years after buttocks-enhancement death
Press
TwinTimes.com
TwinTimes.com
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ezs note: So, how's prison life, "Michelangelo"?
10 June 2015
Transgender’s Dark Ugly Past and Present
Deyan Ranko Brashich
Litchfield County Times
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South Dakota activities group seeks more changes to transgender high school athlete policy
James Nord
Daily Journal
Daily Journal
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Orange Is the New Black's Laverne Cox to debut as Madame Tussauds' first transgender wax figure (Australia)
Magdalena Mis
Daily Life
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Exclusive: Watch Experimental Short, 'Trans Lives Matter! Justice for Islan Nettles'
Kiratiana Freelon
Indiewire
Indiewire
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ezs note: It's never too late! If you have any information about the murder of Islan Nettles, please call the NYPD today.
Creep of the Week: Mike Huckabee
D'Anne Witkowski
PrideSource
PrideSource
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09 June 2015
Transgender students should receive more support on campus
Mary Dolan
The Daily Texan
The Daily Texan
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(LEAD) Supporters of sexual minorities hold event in Seoul (South Korea)
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Transgender Athlete Chris Mosier Just Made Major Sports History
Heather Dockray
Good
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Hartford School Principals To Get Training on LGBT Issues
Vanessa de la Torre
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
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Transgender people should use bathroom of gender they identify as, U.S. urges
Lisa Rein
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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08 June 2015
Colombia Allows Transgender Community To Change Sex On IDs Without Physical Exams
Brianna Lee
International Business Times
International Business Times
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No Medical Rationale for Military to Exclude Transgender Individuals
Staff
HealthNewsDigest.com
HealthNewsDigest.com
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Graduation robes reflect changing attitudes toward gender identity
Gretel Kauffman
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
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“We don’t serve your kind,” Transgender woman says she was denied service at bar
K. Querry
Newschannel 4
Newschannel 4
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Court: Transgender teen’s rights violated when she was transferred to a prison
Press
LGBTQNation
LGBTQNation
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ezs note: Fellow Connecticut residents: VICTORY!!!
07 June 2015
Meet Israel's transgender youth: A generation that refuses to apologize (Israel)
Hilo Glazer
Haaretz
Haaretz
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Turkey election 2015: ruling party loses majority as pro-Kurdish HDP gains – rolling report (UK)
Monica Tan
The Guardian
The Guardian
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Transgender woman allegedly bashed at Newtown's Town Hall Hotel (Australia)
Leesha McKenny
Daily Life
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ezs note: Newtown residents of Australia - if you have any information regarding this crime, please call Newtown police. If they sound complacent, firmly remind them that every crime is an important crime!
Unadulterated strength: the women of Indigenous Australia in their own words (UK)
Helen Davidson
The Guardian
The Guardian
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Rand Paul on Transgender Rights: 'Government Shouldn't Ask About Your Personal Life'
David Weigel
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
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06 June 2015
Gay, Christian, Roma election candidates show Turkey’s changing face (Turkey)
Press
The Rakyat Post
The Rakyat Post
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05 June 2015
Transgender kids: ‘Exploding’ number of children, parents seek clinical help
Nicholas Weiler
Santa Cruz Sentinal
Santa Cruz Sentinal
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Lead Letter: Christians should not discriminate against the LGBT community
Anonymous letter
Bayou Buzz
Bayou Buzz
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Billie Jean King: Caitlyn Jenner helps transgender tolerance (Barbados)
Press
Nationnews
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Shhh, archbishop: S.F. doesn’t want your take on gender identity
C. W. Nevins
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Ukip banned from gay pride march after party's inclusion stokes anger (UK)
Amit Sandhu
The Guardian
The Guardian
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04 June 2015
WATCH: Michelle Duggar Stands By Transphobic Robocall
Neal Broverman
The Advocate
The Advocate
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Think gender comes down to X and Y chromosomes? Think again (Canada)
Peter McKnight
The Globe and Mail
The Globe and Mail
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Ontario passes NDP bill to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ children (Canada)
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Trans people in Ireland will soon be able to self-declare to change their birth certificate gender (UK)
Joseph Patrick McCormick
Pink News
Pink News
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03 June 2015
Petition started to strip Caitlyn Jenner of 1976 Olympic gold medal
Sarah Huggins
zap2it
zap2it
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ezs note: Why does it not surprise me that this knuckledragger is from Texas???
Mike Huckabee faces questions on transgender joke
Ashley Killough
CNN
CNN
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ezs note: So, Mike, how's it going?
Hate crimes detectives seeking suspect who pushed transgender woman onto subway tracks
ALISON FOX
AM New York
AM New York
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ezs note: New York City residents - Fortunately, the woman survived the attack relatively unharmed. If you have any information about this, please call 1-800-577-TIPS. Let the Big Apple shine!
Jennifer Hudson Drops "I Still Love You" Music Video, Which Promotes LGBT Equality—Watch the Moving Clip!
Corinne Heller
eonline
eonline
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02 June 2015
Jenner's ties to Newtown High School recalled
Rob Ryser
newstimes.com
newstimes.com
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Trans Woman Says Jail Staff Ridiculed And Mocked Her During Pat Down
JOHN PAUL BRAMMERBlue nation review
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AFFIRMATION ON WHEELS: Penn State grad founded an unusual gay pride march in communist Vietnam
Jim Lewis
Press and Journal
Press and Journal
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Mike Huckabee: I wish I pretended to be transgender to shower with girls
NICK GASS
Politico
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UN Human Rights Office releases report detailing violence and discrimination against LGBT people
Press
LGBT Weekly
LGBT Weekly
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