trans:formation: The Biological Roots of Being Transgender

William Gallo and Tina Trinh
VOA

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Separate Bathrooms by Religion? Oklahoma Opens New Front in Transgender Debate

Christine Hauser
The New York Times

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Mayor Barry appoints state's first transgender city board member

Joey Garrison
The Tennessean

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Mercedes Successful Becomes 11th Trans Person Killed in 2016

Sunnivie Brydum
Advocate

Mercedes Successful  

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding this murder, please call the Haines City police department at 863-421-3636 or at Crimestoppers at 800-226-TIPS.  Rest in peace, Mercedes...  

Flatwoods city council to vote on transgender bathroom ordinance

Brad Myers
WSAZ

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Speaker predicts 'mass exodus' if Springfield schools embrace transgender bathroom rules

Claudette Riley
News-Leader

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ezs note:  Oh, please leave.... we want our IQ to go up by 50 points...

Editorial: New law protecting transgender people is a step forward

Editorial Board
Montreal Gazette

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Gov. Sam Brownback rejects federal guidance on transgender students

Tim Carpenter
cjonline.com

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ezs note:  Once again, read the freakin' document...

Transgender Woman Loses Support from Her Family After Coming Out and Dropping 120 Lbs.

Julie Mazziotta
People

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please press:  http://www.people.com

Large-scale HIV vaccine trial to launch in South Africa

Press
National Institutes of Health

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ezs note:  We have to be careful - after all, it won't be until 2020 that we receive the results - but it could be that this vaccine is promising.  In the meantime, please use medicines that are useful NOW.

Read the freakin' document!!

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An awful lot of press has gone forth - governors mostly - spewing forth what 'terrible'' things portend their innocent students - but have you actually read the document?  You can do so here.

Georgia Governor Blasts Transgender Student Order

Kathleen Foody
ABC News

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Canada Moves to Ban Discrimination Against Transgender People

Ian Austen
The New York Times

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please press:  http://www.nytimes.com

ezs note:  Congratulations, Canada!  Now , if only we were able to get your neighbor to the south to behave likewise... AHEM...

Jewish Groups Cheer Obama’s Transgender Protections

Ron Kampeas
Forward

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A Republican Congresswoman Has Personal Stake in Transgender Debate

Lizette Alvarez
The New York Times

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ezs note:  It goes to show you that what is needed in Congress is not a label, such as Democrat, Republican, Green, Independent, what have you - what is needed are thoughtful, compassionate, intelligent people.  Thanks, Ms Ros-Lehtinen!

Denmark to become first country not to define being transgender as a mental illness

Simon Robb
Metro.co.uk

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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Can’t Explain What Transgender Means, Has a Total Meltdown: WATCH

Sean Mandell
Towleroad

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Transgender mafia boss found dead in 'execution-style' killing (UK)

Harriet Sinclair
Independent

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Donald Trump Says Transgender Bathroom Issue Should Be Left to the States. Will That Be Enough for Social Conservatives?

Eric Levitz
Daily Intelligencer

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Little Rock Nine’ Student: Transgender Bathroom Debate Is Part of Civil Rights Fight

Katie Reilly
Time

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Arkansas governor recommends schools 'disregard' Obama's transgender directive

Sarah Chaffin
KATV

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U.S. Directive on Transgender Access Intensifies Debate

Richard Perez-Pena and Jack Healy
The New York Times

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Column: Transgender rights fight is about dignity, not privacy

Eric Zorn
Chicago Tribune

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Texan Republicans weigh in on transgender bathroom debate (Ireland)

John Holden
The Irish Times

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please press:  http://www.irishtimes.com

How Loretta Lynch Helped the Transgender Movement Come of Age

Jay Michaelson
The Daily Beast

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Mother’s Day 2016: Honoring Mothers Who Stand Up for Transgender Equality

Hayley Miller
HRC

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please press:  http://www.hrc.org

Chris Wallace crushes NC gov.: ‘Let it go… there’s no case of transgender people molesting girls’

David Edwards
Raw Story

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Watch: Dan Savage Annihilates Ann Coulter's Anti-Transgender Bathroom 'Bullsh*t'

David Badash
The New Civil Rights Movement

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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One more hurdle for transgender rights effort

Frank Phillips / phillips@globe.com
Boston Globe

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Alabama City Council Recalls Anti-Transgender Bathroom Law

Dominic Holden / dominic.holden@buzzfeed.com
BuzzFeed

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Students sue suburban school system over transgender locker room access

Duaa Eldeib / deldeib@tribpub.com
Dawn Rhodes / cdrhodes@tribpub.com
Chicago Tribune

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This 25-Year-Old Transgender Woman Is Responsible for That Viral Bathroom Selfie

Lauren Duca
Teen Vogue

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Hawaiʻi Transgender Leaders to Deliver Petition to DOE

Press
Maui Now

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Transgender Woman Killed in Wichita

Sunnivie Brydum
Advocate

Tyreece Walker

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Tyreece...

CPS updates policies for transgender students and employees

Juan Perez Jr. / jjperez@chicagotribune.com
Chicago Tribune

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Officials raise transgender flag at Boston City Hall

AP
Boston Globe

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North Carolina transgender bathroom law prompts boycotts as anger grows (UK)

David Usborne
The Independent

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ezs note:  Oh, I couldn't help but noticing what Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said in a speech the other day:  "If a corporation wanting to do business in North Carolina does not see the worth of our children in the same light, then I wish them well as they do business somewhere else."  See?  He would welcome your leaving.  

That means you, Hurricanes... Hartford would welcome you!

Backlash, praise for Target's position on transgender issue picks up steam

Kavita Kumar
StarTribune

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ezs note:  To those who wish to petition in FAVOR of Target, please go to moveon.org. Also, if you wish, buy a few items from Target.  Thanks!

Why we must learn to live with the elephants

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Because they are among the most humane creatures on earth.

Because they only eat grassland.

Because, as they roam the savanna, you are awestruck by their beauty.

In order to keep your humanity alive, you must do your part.

That is why.

Group starts petition opposing transgender policy at New London-Spicer schools

Carolyn Lange
The Bemidji Pioneer

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Feds list schools that sought exemption from discrimination statute

Tim Devaney
The Hill

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Ted Cruz, Attacking Donald Trump, Uses Transgender Bathroom Access as Cudgel

Trip Gabriel
The New York Times

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Who Is Curt Schilling Talking To? Himself

Robert Silverman
vocativ

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The Pearl of Africa: An Interview with Africa's First Openly Transgender Star Cleopatra Kambugu

Les Fabian Brathwaite
Out

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B.C. court intervenes in parental dispute over transgender child (Canada)

Press
thestar.com

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ACLU Considers Legal Challenge To Anti-Transgender Restroom Law In Alabama

Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed

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Transgender girls at B.C. legislature to back human rights code bill (Canada)

Press
Winnipeg Free Press

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How other stores are handling transgender bathroom policies

Hadley Malcolm
USA Today

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An HIV Prevention Pill for Transgender Persons

Scott LaFee and Lisa Loeb Stanga
UC San Diego Health

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please press:  http://health.ucsd.edu

ezs note:  As always, before you take Truvada, talk with an experienced physician about the benefits and contraindications.  Also, refrain from sex before beginning treatment.  Thanks!