Transgender Oscar Smith High student wants Chesapeake schools to change policies

Mike Connors
The Virginian-Pilot

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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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Transgender bathroom policy approved by Kern High School District

Jeanne Pastore
Kern Golden Empire.com

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Kinky Boots music video weighs in on transgender bathroom rights

Marc Snetiker
Entertainment Weekly

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Four arrested in the Vermont beating death of transgender man

Suzannah Gonzales
Reuters

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ezs note:  GOOD.  Thank you, San Diego police department!

Military Benefits Could Cover Sex Reassignment for Transgender Veterans

Michael Lambert
Out

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ACLU's Georgia director resigns over transgender bathroom debate

Colleen Jenkins
Reuters

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Mom Opens Up About 7-Year-Old Transgender Daughter: 'She Always Was Elizabeth'

Nicole Pelletiere
ABC

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Transgender people, the world's misunderstood (South Africa)

afp
IOL

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Kansas Senate condemns directive on transgender students, school bathrooms

Press
KMBC

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ezs note:  If you just skimmed over the pic, take a closer look, please.  It's such a gem!

Mass. Governor Says He'll Sign Transgender Protections Bill

Alison Bauter
patch.com

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ezs note:  Thank you, Gov. Baker!

Tuscarawas County superintendents take wait-and-see attitude toward transgender directive

Jon Baker
Times-Reporter

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Being transgender: facts, myths and rights (Pakistan)

Press
Pakistan Today

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Lebanon schools: No transgender changes planned

David Patton
Lebanon Express

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To all my US friends, happy Memorial Day!

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ABSOLUT VODKA RELEASES GROUNDBREAKING NEW TRANSGENDER AD

David Villarreal
Unicorn Booty

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Burlington Police: Transgender man dies from injuries

Staff
WCAX

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If you have any information regarding this murder, please call the Burlington (Vermont) police department at 802-658-2704.  Thank you very much.

Rest in peace, Mr. Beede.

An Arab-Israeli Catholic Ballerina Just Won Israel's First Transgender Beauty Pageant

Mathew Rodriguez
Mic

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Police arrest alleged murderer of transgender activist (Pakistan)

Staff
Daily Times

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A look at 'Ma Vie en Rose'

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With all this bathroom hoohah going about, I remembered in particular a Belgian film, 'Ma vie en rose'.  (one of the best, IMHO) It involves the troubles that a transgender girl is having.  There is one scene when Ludovic (Georges du Fresne) takes Jerome (Julien Riviere) to the bathroom to prove that she is, indeed, a girl.  It only lasts a second or two, but a girl passes by them in the bathroom.  Um, a unisex bathroom.

The movie is almost twenty years old.

When, oh when, will the United States learn?  Just askin'...

UNC system takes a stance on controversial bathroom law

Press
CBS

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ezs note:  Good for you, UNC!

Burlington, Massachusetts

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Beshear: Bevin playing games on transgender issue

Tom Loftus
courier-journal

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ezs note:  Oh, I'm sure that transgender people can rest assured that southern governors would only have their best interests at heart. Just like a generation ago, African-Americans could rest assured that southern governors would only have their best interests at heart...

(cough...cough...)

Lawmaker introduced first bathroom bill in 2013

Howard Fischer
Arizona Daily Sun

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Trump Gets Laughed At For Vague Answers to Jimmy Kimmel About Transgender Rights: WATCH

Andy Towle
Towlehead

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ezs note:  How true... (shudder)

Israeli transgender women ready for contest finals (Israel)

Oded Balilty
The Times of Israel

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'You are an ignorant bigot': California Democrat clashes with San Diego law professor on transgender issues

Sarah D.Wire
Los Angeles Times

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Mississippi governor to join suit against Obama transgender policy

Staff
Reuters

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Ku Klux Klan distributes anti-transgender fliers in at least 1 Alabama neighborhood

Erin Edgemon / eedgemon@al.com
al.com

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ezs note:  So remember, folks, which side the Ku Klux Klan is on - uh, yeah, those fine folks...

Poll: Voters Back Transgender Bathroom Choice, Oppose Laws About It

Carrie Dann
NBC

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Yay Jaclyn Smith!

I was on a computer when I saw Jaclyn Smith, spoofing a nut who was making  a TOTAL arse out himself by praising the "virtues" of Donald Trump for president.  Enjoy it yourself, or pass it along to a Trump-lover.  He/she will be ashamed, I'm sure.  (I hope....) Anyhow, enjoy!

'The show is important right now': Whoopi Goldberg to produce reality series based on transgender modelling agency (UK)

Justin Enriquez
Daily Mail

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Obama Appoints Transgender Activist to Faith-Based Advisory Council

Samuel Smith
Christian Post

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Immigration officials to start sending transgender women to the middle of Texas

Jorge Rivas
Fusion

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ezs note:  Yes, I do understand what would happen in a perfectly ideal situation.  But I also understand this reality:  It. ain't. gonna. happen.   Conversely, this President has made some good, realistic goals.  Thank you, President Obama!

Pastor Writes To Dispel Embedded Misconceptions About Transgender People

Rachel Martin
NPR

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Cops Search For Suspects In Park Slope Transgender Hate Crime Assault

Ben Yakas
Gothamist

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Transgender Teacher Steps Out To Students

Kathleen Megan
Hartford Courant

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Letter: Offer dignity for transgender people

Kelly Nolen
The Columbian

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Oklahoma lawmakers want Obama impeached over transgender guidance

Josh Kenworthy
The Christian Science Monitor

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Saratov, Russia

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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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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.