17 February 2017

Congressman, county leaders address ICE detention of transgender woman

Evan Folan
KVIA


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Pressure Mounts on Sri Lanka to Remove Anti-LGBTQ Laws as Part of E.U. Trade Deal

Saurav Jung Thapa
HRC


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Repealing Obamacare would be devastating for transgender Americans

Imara Jones
Mic


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Here’s what Steve Bannon really thinks about gays. It’s not good.

Derek de Koff
Queerty


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16 February 2017

Does Donald Trump Hate His New Job?

David A. Graham
The Atlantic


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Will Montana pass an inclusive nondiscrimination law this year?

Bobby Caina Calvan
LGBTQ Nation


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Keene school board unanimously passes policy to protect transgender students

Press
NH1


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Letter-Writing Campaign in Texas Takes Aim at SB 6

Carolyn Simon
HRC


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14 TV Shows That Broke Ground With Gay and Transgender Characters

Kathryn Shattuck
The New York Times


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15 February 2017

DONALD TRUMP ANSWERS QUESTION ABOUT ANTI-SEMITISM BY BRAGGING ABOUT HIS ELECTORAL WIN

Emily Jane Fox
Vanity Fair


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ACLU Profiles Transgender Ohioans in New Video Series

Eric Sandy
Scene


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The Transgender Bathroom Bill Is Under Fire From Tons of Celebs

Chelsea Stone
Self


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Authorities: Man arrested for threatening to kill, brand transgender student

Laura Terrell
KCCI


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Nearly 800 Parents of Transgender Kids Pen Letter to Trump

Mary Emily O'Hara
NBC News


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14 February 2017

13 Hilariously Savage Donald Trump Valentine’s Day Memes

Sage Lazarro
Observer


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Transgender Lawyer Teaches Diversity, Inclusion to Local Gov't Employees

Kirsten Swanson
KSTP


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Children at faith school 'ordered by teachers to ignore classmate because her parent is transgender' (UK)

Siobhan Henton and Dina Rickman
The Independent


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ezs note:  These - ahem - "teachers", if these allegations prove true, deserve to fired immediately.  They don't deserve to head up a dog training school, never mind a school with young children.  If you live in the UK, please write or e-write the Minister of State for School Standards in the Department of Education to let them know of your extreme displeasure regarding this situation.  Thanks.

Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier reverses support for transgender rights bill (Canada)

Brendan Burke
CBC News


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Emmanuelle Alt Publishes a Groundbreaking Cover of Transgender Model Valentina Sampaio on French Vogue’s March 2017 Issue

Mark Holgate
Vogue


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13 February 2017

HOW TO PROCESS THE TIDE OF TRUMP NEWS

Monika Bauerlein
Mother Jones


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Texas’ First Transgender Mayor IS an Avid Cyclist

Molly Hurford
Bicycling


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Commentary: Rejecting fear as a transgender woman

Alexandra Chandler
Chicago Tribune


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Weinstein Co. Finally Puts Transgender Teen Drama 'Three Generations' Back on Schedule (Exclusive)

Tatiana Siegel
The Hollywood Reporter


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Right-wingers blame ‘transgender bathrooms’ for flood emergency in California (UK)

Nick Duffy
Pink News


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10 February 2017

Doll based on transgender teen Jazz Jennings to debut at New York Toy Fair

Matt Ott
Chicago Tribune


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Even more anti-Trump signs!


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Is it wrong to laugh at Donald Trump?

Steven Johnson
The Guardian


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ezs note:  Be sure to hotlink the hand-lettered signs. They're wicked. And very, very beautiful.

09 February 2017

Transgender girl, 11, is shot in the shoulder with a BB gun at school after experiencing five months of bullying (UK)

Liz Hull
Daily Mail


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‘I Felt Like I Belonged There’: Transgender Cub Scout Breaks Barrier

Christine Hauser
The New York Times


Joe Maldonado

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08 February 2017

Column: Donald Trump's war on his own credibility

Steve Chapman
Chicago Tribune


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University of Arkansas Drops Healthcare Coverage for Transgender Surgeries

Kyle Foley
Heatstreet


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Man bound for trial in shooting of transgender woman

Oralander Brand-Williams
The Detroit News


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The late Coretta Scott King regarding Jeff Sessions

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06 February 2017

Why We're Calling for Congress to Impeach Donald Trump

James C. Nelson, John Bonifaz
Time


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Mike Huckabee’s Transphobic ‘Joke’ Slammed By Stars, Allies

Curtis M. Wong
The Huffington Post

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NORTH CAROLINA COULD LOSE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES OVER BATHROOM LAW

Press
Newsweek


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Love Trumps Hate: Transgender women find romance in an insane world

Kristen Palpini
Valley Advocate.com


Jacksonville, Vermont

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Despite Shocking Inequality, Policy Attacks on Transgender People Increase

Naomi Goldberg
The Huffington Post


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