To my African-American friends, happy Kwanzaa!

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Pakistan transgender leader calls for end to culture of 'gurus'

Jon Boone
The Guardian

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To my Jewish friends, Happy Hanukkah!

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To all my Christian friends, Merry Christmas!

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Lynn Benton, transgender man, locked up in woman's facility

Stephen Mayer
KATU

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DeRidder, Louisiana

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ezs note:  Hey, its time to go south and see DeRidder, Louisiana!  Just click on and check it out!

Trump New York co-chair makes racist 'gorilla' remark about Michelle Obama

Edward Helmore
The Guardian

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Trans man wins fight to change his name without providing ‘medical evidence’

Dawn Ennis
LGBTQ Nation

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Brian Brown: NOMing the globe

D'Anne Witkowski
dallasvoice.com

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TransHaven LA Is Fighting Trans Homelessness This Holiday Season

Claire Warner
Bustle

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LifeSite + ACPeds = Displeasure with National Geographic

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Thinking About Committing Civil Disobedience in the Age of Trump

Harold Pollack
The Nation.

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Transgender survival guide for the holidays: Tips to remember when you reunite with family

Serena Daniari
.mic

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'The OA' went to incredible lengths to find one of its most memorable characters

Kim Renfro
Business Insider

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Deep Divide Stops Effort to Repeal North Carolina's Controversial 'Bathroom Bill'

Press
Billboard

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ezs note:  C'mon, Mr. Karmanos, have a heart - let our team come back and punish North Carolina for its obstinacy!

How to Help the Transgender Community Amid Spike in Suicide Hotline Calls

David Oliver
Yahoo!

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Donald Trump's irate letters to Alex Salmond revealed (UK)

Ausland Cramb
The Telegraph

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Pierce: Assembly decisions hurting state

Scott Witten
The Laurinburg Exchange

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This holiday season, fight fear with facts – Mike Meno

Mike Meno
The News & Observer

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Mississippi murder of trans teen makes history in federal courts

Margaret Baker
SunHerald

JUSTICE.

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Philip Dawkins' 'Charm' heading to New York

Morgan Greene
Chicago Tribune

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Tom Arnold has a tape of Donald Trump 'saying every offensive, racist thing ever' (New Zealand)

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nzherald.co.nz

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ezs note:  No!  Not sweet, loving Donald! It can't be!

Models.com Nominates Hari Nef for Model of the Year

De Elizabeth
Teen Vogue

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Donald Trump Is President Because We Cannot Face the Truth

Charles P. Pierce
Esquire

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Female and Transgender Troops Fear Exclusion in Trump’s Pentagon

Dan De Luce and Paul McLeary
Yahoo!

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Jessica Dimmock On Documentary Film, The Transgender Narrative & That Pesky Gender Divide

Rebecca Farley
Refinery 29

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Many Healthcare Providers Fail Transgender People

Nancy Melville
Medscape

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North Carolina signals reversal on transgender bathroom law

Letitia Stein
Reuters

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Now you can fact-check Trump’s tweets — in the tweets themselves

Philip Bump
The Washington Post

 

Wah!  Waaaaaah!

please press:  https://www.washingtonpost.com

16 Inspirational Voices for LGBTQ Equality in 2016: North Carolina Advocates for Change

Hayley Miller
HRC

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Tony Perkins Calls On Trump To 'Ferret Out' State Department's Pro-LGBT Officials

Carlos Santoscoy
On Top Magazine

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Comic Book Publisher Puts The Call Out For Transgender Artists

Nico Lang
newnownext

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Journos awarded for transgender issue reporting (Bangladesh)

Press
Dhaka News

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Corona, Queens, New York

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ezs note: Hey, take a trip down to Corona, Queens, New York!  It's just a click away!

Donald Trump’s Israel Ambassador Pick Is Hazardous to Peace

Daniel J. Kurzner
The New York Times

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Documents confirm Republicans will try to overturn Obama’s LGBT rights protections (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News

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ezs note:  Especially if your representative is a Republican, please go to house.gov and urge that transgender rights are fully maintained.  If you are uncertain who your representative is, go to the upper right corner and enter your ZIP code.

Why Loretta Lynch Told Transgender Americans “We See You”

Dominic Holden
BuzzFeed News

Loretta Lynch

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National Geographic features transgender girl on cover

Mariah Cooper
Washington Blade

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Striking photos of transgender life in New York's most famous LGBT neighborhood

Tiq Milan
CNN

Tiq Milan

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KING: Here’s why I will never call Donald Trump ‘Mr. President’

Shaun King
Daily News

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ezs note:  Well said, Mr. King.

Transmissions: Doing It for Ourselves

Gwendolyn Ann Smith

PrideSource

Gwendolyn Ann Smith

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Gender Outlaw Kate Bornstein Explains Why LGBT Demands the ‘Q’

Tom Blunt
Signature

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ezs note:  Kate Bornstein, arguably the grande dame of transgender thought and praxis, gives an excellent with Tom Blunt here.  Please read and enjoy!

LifesiteNews polemicist confuses gender identity with sexual orientation

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ezs note:  Thank you, Slowly Boiled Frog, for poking a needle into that gasbag LifeSiteNews!

John Bel Edwards' LGBT protections declared unlawful

Julia O'Donoghue
The Times-Picayune

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Source: Donald Trump’s campaign is threatening “political reprisal” for defecting Republican electors

Matthew Rozsa
Salon

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ezs note:  C'mon, Hamilton electors!  Show some balls to the crybaby!

5 Best and Worst Trans Moments of 2016

Samantha Allen and Nico Lang
Rolling Stone

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Boston: 4 Churches Drop Lawsuit Challenging State’s Transgender Law

Press
WATD

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Inside Singapore's Only Shelter For Trans Sex Workers

Morganna Magee
Broadly.

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Here’s a Huge New Survey of Transgender Americans

Jesse Singal
New York Magazine

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Donald Trump vs. the C.I.A. on Russia

Lewis M. Simons
The New York Times

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