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15 April 2017
How transgender dancer Jin Xing conquered Chinese TV
Alice Yan
South China Morning Post
Beijing, China
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Empathy and Spectacle in the Transgender Killing Fields: On Media Coverage of Anti-Trans Violence
Anastasia Walker
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
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House speaker: Gay marriage ban bill going nowhere
Laura Leslie and Matthew Burns
WRAL.com
WRAL.com
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'Survivor' Castoff Says He Lost His Job for Outing Transgender Contestant
Jackie Strause
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
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Littleton, Colorado
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ezs note: Next on the route - Littleton, Colorado! Come on over (real or virtual)!
Location:
Littleton, CO, USA
14 April 2017
Mike Tyson to Chris Christie: Tell Donald Trump I'm waiting on my pardon
Marissa Payne
Chron
Chron
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ezs note: Gee, Donald, I don't see any reason why you shouldn't still be good friends with Mike. You two have so much... ahem ... in common.
Transgender activist Gapka has 'saved the lives of countless people' (Canada)
Gabriele Roy
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Citizen
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17 history-making moments in pop culture for trans acceptance
AP
Mic
Mic
Renée Richards (1977)
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Are You Ready for Transgender Patients?
Joshua Safer
Medscape
Medscape
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Outing Transgender People Isn’t Just Wrong... It’s Potentially Deadly
Noah Michelson
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
Congratulations, Jeff.
You're the Asswipe of the Year.
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13 April 2017
Opinion: Donald Trump the warmonger could spark WWIII (New Zealand)
Tony Wright
Newshub
Newshub
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ezs note: Why did he drop a 22,000 pound bomb? To show off those itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, microscopic balls. Yee-hah.
ezs note: Why did he drop a 22,000 pound bomb? To show off those itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, microscopic balls. Yee-hah.
Parents group drops lawsuit over Minn. transgender student's locker room use
Karen Zamora
StarTribune
StarTribune
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Court dismisses lawsuit by student ‘distressed’ over schools’ transgender policy
Moriah Balingit
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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Transgender candidate Misty Snow announces House bid in Utah
John Bowden
TheHill.com
TheHill.com
Misty Snow
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Transgender Patients 'Are Like Everyone Else'
Rachel Levine
Medscape
Medscape
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12 April 2017
Ex-MI6 chief accuses Donald Trump of secretly borrowing from Russia... (UK)
Tom Newton Dunn
The Sun
The Sun
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North Carolina Introduces A Bill Banning Same-Sex Marriage Again
Lauren Holter
Refinery 29
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A Day Just for Us: A Conversation With Keiva Lei Cadena
Sarah Hashmall
The Body
The Body
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TRANSGENDER RIGHTS THREATENED IN PUERTO RICO
Raquel Reichard
Latina
Latina
Puerto Rico
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European Court Strikes Down Required Sterilization for Transgender People
Liam Stack
The New York Times
The New York Times
European Court of Human Rights (Strasbourg, France)
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11 April 2017
Censure the President
Kevin D. Williamson
National Review
National Review
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Transgender artists to express defiance, display range of talents
Joel Patenaude
Madison magazine
Madison magazine
Artist: Kaci Sullivan (untitled)
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Charlotte transgender activist tells national magazine HB2 bargain made things worse
Mark Price
Reading Eagle
Reading Eagle
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Beyond the bathroom: Report shows laws' harm for transgender students
Susan Miller
USA Today
USA Today
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10 April 2017
America Needs the World
Tavis Jules
U.S. News and World Report
U.S. News and World Report
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An Open Letter To YouTube About Censoring Its Transgender Creators
Declan Lawson
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
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Arkansas’ 11 ‘bathroom bills’ worry LGBTQ rights groups
Tafi Mukunyadzi
Times Record
Times Record
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US Marine's fervor for killing transgender Filipina upheld (Kuwait)
Press
Kuwait Times
Kuwait Times
Joseph Scott Pemberton
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What Does It Mean to “Pass” in the Transgender Community?
Jae Alexis Lee
Slate
Slate
Jenna Tackalova (model)
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09 April 2017
Trump’s Presidency Damages His Endorsement Power, NBC Poll Shows
Jeremy Fuster
The Wrap
The Wrap
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Washington DC
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Washington, DC, USA
Alabama Law Still Requires Schools To Teach That Homosexuality Is A “Criminal Offense”
Brandon Voss
Logo
Logo
Teacher of the Year - Alabama
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Birmingham, AL, USA
Homicide Survivors Support Group hosts LGBTQIA+ vigil
Beatriz Alvarado
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
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Hawaii LGBT couples seek equal access to fertility treatment
Cathy Bussewitz
Houston Chronicle
Houston Chronicle
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Hawaii,
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Honolulu, HI, USA
Single sex schools ‘failing in their legal duties to accommodate transgender pupils’ (UK)
Miles Dilworth
Independent
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08 April 2017
Do you have EVIDENCE on Trump and/or friends?
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ezs note: Okay - I know it's a long shot - really long - but if you have solid - rock solid - couldn't-cut-it-with-a-diamond solid evidence, then you should look over Strongbox. Do not contact me. This is between you and Strongbox - no one else.
Trump just made it legal to shoot bears while they’re hibernating (UK)
Ashitha Nagesh
Metro
Metro
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bears,
Donald Trump,
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Washington, DC, USA
Michele Bachmann: Trump's Election Is A Divine 'Reprieve' From Transgender Rights
Carlos Santoscoy
On Top
On Top
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Hannah Is a Girl. Doctors Finally Treat Her Like One.
Jack Turban
The New York Times
The New York Times
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New Haven, CT, USA
Judge compares transgender teen Gavin Grimm to civil rights icons
Alanna Durkin Richer
LGBTQ Nation
LGBTQ Nation
Rosa Parks (1955)
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This Law Firm Is Linked to Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bills Across the Country
Mary Emily O'Hara
NBC News
NBC News
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Mary Emily O'Hara,
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Scottsdale
Location:
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Ripon, UK
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ezs note: Next we head on over to the little city of Ripon, UK! Click on over!
Location:
Ripon HG4, UK
07 April 2017
Donald Trump supporters exploit Stockholm attack to claim he was right all along about Sweden (UK)
Adam Lusher
Independent
Independent
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Historian spotlights 19th century transgender relative
Jessica Reynolds
Falls Valley Democrat
Falls Valley Democrat
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Comings & Goings
Peter Rosenstein
Washington Blade
Washington Blade
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At Cromwell High, Transgender Athlete Competes With Girls For First Time
Matthew Conyers
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
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Trump’s Expected Pick To Lead The Army Believes Being Transgender Is A Disease
Amanda Terkel
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
Sen. Mark Green
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ezs note: Please remember to urge your Senators to vote NO on the nomination of Mark Green's position as Secretary of the Army. You can find their phone numbers at www.senate.gov.
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06 April 2017
Psychologist Philip Zimbardo of the Stanford Prison Experiment: Donald Trump is an “unconstrained, unbridled present hedonist”
Chauncey DeVega
Salon
Salon
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Location:
Washington, DC, USA
County reports on the health of Inland Empire transgender community
Press
Idyllwild Town Crier
Idyllwild Town Crier
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