LIFE OF AGONY's 'A Place Where There's No Pain' To Arrive In April

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10 ways transgender service members led the fight for equality in 2016

Fiona Dawson
LGBTQ Nation

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India’s first transgender school opens in Kerala (India)

Kiran Gangadharan
The Indian Express

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Professor Olga Cox called Donald Trump's victory an 'act of terrorism', now she fears for her life (Australia)

Peter Holley
The Sydney Morning Herald

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Bristol Palin Lambastes Elton John and Other "Sissies" Who Won't Perform for Trump

Trudy Ring
Advocate

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ezs note:  Bristol, I know I've told you this before, but being conservative has nothing to do with their performing.  However, Trump's knuckle-dragging, petulant, racist, behavior just might  have something  to do with it, doncha' think???

2016 Wasn't Totally Awful—17 Sources of Queer Joy in a Terrible Year

June Thomas and J. Bryan Lowder
Slate

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India’s first transgender Principal resigns (St. Lucia)

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Manabi Bandopadhyay

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Transgender Cub Scout kicked out of pack gets support from all over the world

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Does Racism Explain Donald Trump’s Victory?

Joyce Denn
The New York Times

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The top 10 transgender stories of 2016

Dawn Ennis
LGBTQ Nation

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ezs note:  Of the the ten listed here, please take special note of the nitwit at number 2.  Gawd, this cuckoobird belongs in a rubber room, not a state legislature!

Potty parade: Toilets lined up outside N.C. official’s house create amusing mystery

Ann Doss Helms
Charlotte Observer

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ezs note:  Toilets of the world, unite!  You have nothing to lose but your poop!

Kansas school’s libraries offer students pronoun pins

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"Nashville" returns with transgender actress, new plot lines

Kristin M. Hall
Shoot.

The Trump Foundation must go — but not on Donald Trump’s ridiculous terms

Simon Maloy
Salon

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Transgender boy barred from Boy Scout troop in New Jersey

Timothy Rawles
SDLGN

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National Women’s Hockey League adopts comprehensive transgender policy

Cyd Zeigler
Outsports

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India centre to get transgender school dropouts ready for jobs (India)

Rina Chandran
Firstpost.

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Demand for transgender medical care is exploding

Usha Lee McFarling
Business Insider

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Kathleen Parker: An open letter to President-elect Donald Trump

Kathleen Parker
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

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14 Of Our Favorite Queer Heroes Of 2016

JamesMichael Nichols
The Huffington Post

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HB 1523 opponents growing in numbers

Anna Wolfe
The Clarion-Ledger

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Transgender black man slashed after offering his seat

Tina Moore and Natalie Musumeci
New York Post

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ezs note:  Well, you never know what sort of nefarious deed he has in mind after he offers you his seat.

Riiiiight.

To my UK friends, happy Boxing Day!

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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'

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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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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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