18 November 2015

17 November 2015

Several to be honoured during Transgender Day of Remembrance (Canada)

Terri Egger
Westman Journal


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Training seminar teaches police how to deal with transgender community

Staff
WLOX


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Haredi Family of Transgender Woman Tries to Stop Her Cremation After Suicide (Israel)

Ilan Lior
Haaretz


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Congressional caucus forms Transgender Equality Task Force

Press
Wisconsin Gazette

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16 November 2015

Harvard Law Professor Stands Up for Transgender Equality

Staff
HRC


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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2015: When it takes place, how to observe it in central Pa.

Kari Larsen
Penn Live


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RVA’s Transgender Day of Remembrance happens this Friday with a new venue and uplifting message

amydavid
gayrva.com


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15 November 2015

Jesus Christ as a transgender woman in a play is sparking heated controversy (Northern Ireland)

Lisa Carley
Inquisitr


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Argentina: Transgender women suffer spate of murders as country introduces laws recognising LGBT rights (UK)

David Usborne
The Independent

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Protecting the third gender: did South India just get transgender-friendly?

Anna Verghese
catch news


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ezs note:  to see the full Kerala report, press here.

14 November 2015

The Truth About Transgender Suicide

Brynn Tannehill
The Huffington Post


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Transgender tolerance: It's a matter of basic human fairness

Dee Halzack
The Lowell Sun


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Caller appeals to Governor Baker on transgender bill

Colin A. Young
The Berkshire Eagle


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Transgender official seeks damages over use of toilet at work (Japan)

Staff
Japan Today


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To our friends in Paris...


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Oslo, Norway


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13 November 2015

Breakthrough for transgender rights included in Justice mandate (Canada)

Claire Wahlen
ipolitics


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Survey: 42 Percent of Transgender Residents Have Experienced Workplace Harassment, Many Others Unemployed

Andrew Giambrone
Washington City Paper

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12 November 2015

Beyond bathrooms: Christians need to get a clue on transgender issues (COMMENTARY)

Jonathan Merritt
Christianity Today


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Eddie Redmayne 'Met Transgender Communities In LA' For Role In New Movie 'The Danish Girl'

Peter Black
Design & Trend


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First VA clinic for transgender vets in US opens in Ohio

Marisa Taylor
Aljazeera America


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Stevens Point should pass transgender equality bill

Molly Rogers
stevenspointjournal.com


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Transgender teen from East Bay on Forward 50 list

Staff
JWeekly.com


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Transgender, and Facing Prison or Deportation

Caroline Dessert, Dori Lewis, Kimberly Forte
The New York Times



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11 November 2015

How the U.K. became a vanguard in transgender equality (Canada)

Leah McLaren
Maclean's

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COMMENTARY: Transgender experience can be lonely

Leo Caldwell
Courier-Post


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Dallas City Councilor Micky Garus threatens transgender students

Laura Gunderson
The Oregonian


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Transgender woman jailed for eight days files lawsuit against Iowa hotel (UK)

Andrew Buncombe
The Independent


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Thursday at 11pm: Transgender Girl

Anne Marie Tiernon
WTHR


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08 November 2015

Opera Colorado "Aida" review; new season to include transgender theme

Ray Mark Rinaldi
Denver Post


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Support from 60 Tech Companies including Apple on Prop 1 Failed to Sway Houstonians this Week

Staff
Patently Apple


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WATCH: Mormon Elder Explains Why Children with Gay Parents Aren't Welcome

Jase Peeples
Advocate


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ezs note:  Uh... I retract my previous remark... they're dumbasses after all...

California Teen Is the First Transgender Student on Her High School's Cheerleading Squad

Gabrielle Olya
People


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07 November 2015

Hating Queerness Without Hating the Queer

Emma Green
The Atlantic


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Hong Kong LGBT protesters say city lags behind in gay rights (Philippines)

Press
Inquirer.com


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Casual Transphobia in My Media?

Delia Melody
The Huffington Post


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WATCH: After RFRA, More Indiana Residents Support LGBT Protections

Dawn Ennis
Advocate


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This Transgender US Veteran Is Using a T-Shirt to Make a Bold Statement

Mathew Rodriguez
mic.com


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Phoenix, Arizona


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06 November 2015

Rhode Island Medicaid Now Offering Coverage For Transgender Medical Needs

John Bender
NPR


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Ontario eases process for sex change surgery (Canada)

Keith Leslie
thestar.com


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Paranoia-Rama: Imprisonment Of Christians, The Destruction Of Financial Markets, And The Transgender Agenda

Isabel Carter-Kahn
Right Wing Watch


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Pinay transgender crowned Miss International Queen 2015 (Philippines)

Staff
www.abs-cbnnews.com


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Transgender murders in US have nearly doubled since last year, activists say

Staff
The Guardian


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