25 January 2016

South Dakota Anti-LGBT Lawmakers Vote for Deplorable Legislation Attacking Transgender Students

Stephen Peters
HRC


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Legislator explains why she's blocking transgender bathroom opposition bill

Eric Mandel
MYNorthwest.com


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Rio 2016: Olympic body changes transgender guidelines

Press
CNN


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21 January 2016

The word of the year

Skye Hurlin
Lake Oswego Review


Skye Hurlin

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This Is The Best Presidential Candidate For Transgender Rights — But There’s A Catch

Abby Higgs
Bustle


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UK school changes dress code to accommodate transgender students (UK)

Kerry Cardoza
Sun Times


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NORTH-EAST TRANSGENDER WOMAN: ‘SINCE COMING OUT, MY LIFE HAS BEEN SO MUCH BETTER’ (UK)

Peter Davidson
Evening Express


Cruden Bay, Scotland

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$115K settlement in Phoenix transgender worker discrimination case

Kathryn J. Woo
The Arizona Republic


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20 January 2016

Editorial: Mission not accomplished

Press
Times-Union


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Branksome Hall Celebrates Transgender Alumnae In Magazine Cover (Canada)

Arti Patel
The Huffington Post Canada


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Column: Transgender people are also humans

Shelby Niehaus / scniehaus@eiu.edu
DailyEasternNews.com


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Durham asked to support transgender rights

Nicole Anderson / nanderson@seacoastonline.com
fosters.com


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How I Started The Only Clinic For Transgender Kids and Teens in Texas

Hannah Smothers
Cosmopolitan


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19 January 2016

Mayor: Proposed religious freedom bill runs counter to King's dream

Daniel J. Chacon / dchacon@sfnewmexican.com
The New Mexican


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Transgender auto mechanic’s sex bias case reinstated

Judy Greenwald / jgreenwald@BusinessInsurance.com
Business Insurance


Austell, Georgia

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Five Suggestions to Create a Transgender-Inclusive Workplace

Taylor E. Whitten / twhitten@foley.com
The National Law Review


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India must strengthen planned law to protect transgender people, says rights group (Australia)

Press
Daily Life


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Washington State Lawmakers: Transgender People’s Bodies Are ‘Security Concerns’

Zack Ford
Think Progress


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18 January 2016

Downtown: Artist starts with empowerment

Megan Doyle
Concord Monitor


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Speakers at King rally: Much work left to be done

Janet I. Tu
The Seattle Times


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LGB and not the T: Who will be protected in Indiana?

Alexis Moberger
WLFI



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ezs note:  Indiana people - if you are transgender or a friend, and are acquainted with your state senator or representative, meet them personally.  Not to protest or anything - just to let him/her that there is there is a transgender person in their district and not on Mars somewhere.  Granted, there are a few dingbats out there, but the majority are simply unaware.

Literary Community Mourns Trans Writer Bryn Kelly

Cleis Abeni
Advocate


Bryn Kelly

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms. Kelly...

If you are feeling signs of despair, please call one of the numbers below.  It's not too late.  It's never too late.

The Trevor Project  1-866-488-7386  (24 and below)
Trans Lifeline  1-877-565-8860  (trans-specific)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  1-800-273-8255 (general help)  

Transgender people ‘treated appallingly’, says Basingstoke MP (UK)

Christian Wilson / christian@taylornewspapers.co.uk
Basingstoke Observer


MP Maria Miller

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day


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17 January 2016

Shuttered Metropolitan a church for its time

Richard Ecke
Great Falls Tribune


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Designing the Dreams and Photographing the Realities of Cape Town's Transgender Sex Workers

Gabrielle Bruney / gabrielle.bruney@vice.com
vice.com


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Wake County transgender students want school bathroom choice

T. Keung Hui / khui@newsobserver.com
The News & Observer


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The Danish Girl – a poignant, beautiful, genuine look at the life of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe (UK)

Alice Broster
ForgePress


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New Louisiana governor is off to a volatile start

Richard Fausset and Jeremy Alford
The Boston Globe


Gov. John Bel Edwards

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15 January 2016

Kansas gay rights bill sparks debate in legislative committee

Peter Hancock
Shawnee News


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Policy aims to help transgender students at PHS

Jeff McMenemy
Seacoastonline.com


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In First, Lebanese Court Rules Transgender Man May Be Officially Recognized as Male (Israel)

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Haaretz


Beirut, Lebanon

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University of Victoria announces world's first chair of transgender studies (Canada)

Staff
The Chronicle Journal


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Transgender student gains locker room access at Fremd High School today

Eric Peterson
Daily Herald


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14 January 2016

Charlie Craggs: As a transgender female I shouldn't be afraid to be myself (UK)

Charlie Craggs
itv


Charlie Craggs

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EDITORIAL: Opponents Should Take Break Over Transgender Bathroom Debate

Staff
The Capitol News


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PRECIOUS DAVIS WILL BE THE FIRST TRANSGENDER BRIDE ON "SAY YES TO THE DRESS"

Sandra Song
Paper


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11 January 2016

Bowie an enduring role model to young trans people

Azure Gilman
Aljazzera America


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ezs note:  Rest in peace, David Bowie...

'The Danish Girl' Banned In Qatar Over The Supposed ‘Moral Depravity’ Of Its Transgender Themes

Tim Isaac
Big Gay Picture Show


Doha, Qatar

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Ben Carson: 'Abnormal' LGBT People Shouldn't Get 'Extra Rights'

Miranda Blue
Right Wing Watch


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Transgender scholar C. Riley Snorton to speak on ‘Jorgensen’s Shadows’

Joan Brasher
Vanderbilt University


C. Riley Snorton