First Openly Transgender Contestant to Compete in Miss Montana Pageant: ‘I Want to Help the LGBTQI Community’

Julie Mazziotta
People

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How to ensure a safe school year for Michigan's transgender kids

Sarah Tchoryk
Detroit Free Press

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please press:  www.freep.com

Transgender Nurse Fights for Equal Rights

Sara E. Teller
Legal Reader

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Vocal therapy helps some transgender people find their voice

Paige Pfleger
The Lily

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please press:  thelily.com

Donald Trump Can’t Hide From His DACA Decision

Frank Rich
New York

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The United States Cannot Be Trusted

Mark Joseph Stern
Slate

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ezs note:  If we combine our efforts - transgender people, DACA folks, Black folks - the more powerful we will be. Just a thought.

Spelman College: Transgender Women Can Now Attend Historically Black School

Christina Coleman
Essence

Spelman College (Atlanta)

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Why is Portland’s Transgender Homeless Population Growing So Fast?

Thatcher Schmid
Willamette Weekly

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please press:  www.wweek.com

School bans skirts to make uniform 'gender neutral' for transgender students and combat complaints about 'decency' (UK)

Camilla Turner
The Telegraph

Lewes, UK

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please press:  www.telegraph.co.uk

Elite US women's colleges accepting transgender students for first time

Collin Binkley
Independent

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please press:  www.independent.co.uk

Beyond Trans: Does Gender Matter? - Heath Fogg Davis

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Put one in the eye of Herr Asshole!

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ezs note:  Yeah, yeah, I know.  It's time for me to bug you again.  But think about this:  You may think of a tiny grain of sand.  Insignificant and puny, you think.  But someone picks up a handful of sand and throws it in Herr Asshole's face.

Now that's satisfaction!

Now here's what I would like you to do. Go to your town or city hall and register and vote.  Some like our state is very progressive - but move over a state or two and they're very regressive.  No matter the state, do it now and feel good about your ability to vote.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 7.

In Defense of the Truth

Charles Blow
The New York Times

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Preston radio station rapped by Ofcom over transgender comment (UK)

Ed Walker
Blog Preston

Preston, UK

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please press:  www.blogpreston.co.uk

‘Why drop transgender persons from Wages Bill?’: Activists question govt stand on labour rights (India)

Geetika Mantri
The News Minute

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please press:  www.thenewsminute.com

An Open Letter to Defense Secretary James Mattis on the Transgender Ban

Jen O'Ryan
The Good Men Project

James Mattis

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The Purge Of Transgender People From American Life Has Begun

Brynn Tannehill
HuffPost

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To all my US friends, happy Labor Day!

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UAE drops jail term for Singaporeans for 'dressing feminine' (Singapore)

Agence France-Presse
The Nation (Singapore)

United Arab Emirates

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please press:  www.nationmultimedia.com

Arts & Craft: Will Cashier's story trump current events?

Dan Craft
Pantagraph

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Government drops plan to protect transgender labour rights (India)

Somesh Jha
The Hindu

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please press:  www.thehindu.com

Decorated JBLM soldier says she has a duty to fight Trump’s military transgender ban

Bob Young
Seattle Times

Joint Base Lewis - McChord

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please press:  www.thenewstribune.com\

Why transgender people are being sterilised in some European countries (UK)

M. H.
The Economist

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Americus, Georgia

average transgender population: 57 

(rounded up)*

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ezs note:  Well, it's time for us to visit Americus, Georgia!  The Windsor Hotel, Habitat for Humanity, The Roslyn Center for Caregiving - all here for you to see!

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Sarah Huckabee Sanders: Donald Trump “Loves People”, Won’t Announce DACA Fate Until Tuesday

Lisa de Morales
Deadline Hollywood

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By tossing a Richard Simmons libel case, a judge strikes a blow against transgender discrimination

Richard Hiltzik
Los Angeles Times

Richard Simmons

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please press:  www.latimes.com

Employment mentorship in the transgender community is more important than ever

Alexandra E. Petri
The Lily

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How a transgender Chechen escaped Russia and found asylum in the United States

Adam Taylor
The Washington Post

Grozny, Chechnya (SAR of Russia)

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please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

I’ve told my mum I’m transgender, but she ignored it. What now? (UK)

Annalisa Barbieri
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

ezs note:  In the UK, another resource can be found in Mermaids UK.  You can reach them at 0344 344 0550.

Transgender teen took his own life after all-girls school said he couldn’t change his name (UK)

Richard Hartley-Parkinson
Metro

:

High Wycombe, UK

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please press:  metro.co.uk 

ezs note:  I know it's hard - but don't despair!  In the US, call the Trevor Project at 866-488-7386.  In the UK, call Mermaids UK at 0344 334 0550. 

Why The Interior Secretary’s Daughter Called Donald Trump A ‘Know-Nothing Piece Of S**t’

Michelangelo Signorile
HuffPost

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ezs note:  Detlefsen's right.  IMPEACH the motherf***er , already!!!  (And if you haven't done so already, call your Congressperson.)

The Trump Project - Marvin Roffman

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India crowns its first transgender beauty queen

Huizhong Wu
CNN

Gurgaon, India

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Jim Mattis didn’t undermine President Trump’s transgender military ban. Trump already had.

Aaron Blake
The Washington Post

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House Dems call on Trump to reconsider transgender military ban

Max Greenwood
The Hill

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ezs note:  I understand that this motive may have the best of intentions, but you're asking Herr F***face to, well, think.  Something's not right here.

Emails Uncover Plans to Build Trump Tower in Moscow During Republican Primary

Eric Tucker, Tom Day
Time

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Iowa Gov. Disagrees With Trump Ban On Transgender Troops

Press
CBS Minnesota

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MTV Invited Six Transgender Troops to the V.M.A.s

Hilary Weaver
Vanity Fair

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To Play Transgender, Sandra Caldwell Had to Open Up About Who She Is

Sophie Haigney
The New York Times

Sandra Caldwell

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ACLU FILES LAWSUIT CHALLENGING TRUMP’S TRANSGENDER SERVICE MEMBER BAN

Staff
ACLU

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please press:  www.aclu.org

ezs note:  The ACLU is busy fighting for YOUR rights today.  If you haven't joined yet - well, perhaps you should.  I did, and I'm happy.

Come chat with us!

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ezs note:  Okay, you've had your fill. Time to relax.  But where do you find the proper room in which to chat?

Might I suggest www.chatzy.com? This room is for both the long-term transgender and for curious seekers.  Who knows - you might find me in there!  

Trump Cabinet member's daughter rips transgender ban

John Bowden
The Hill

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please press:  thehill.com

MTV confirms that several transgender military personnel will attend the VMAs

Sam Barsanti
AV Visual

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please press:  www.avclub.com

Dozens March in NYC to Protest Deadly Police Shooting of Transgender Woman

Staff
NBC New York

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Police investigate online abuse against charity for transgender children (UK)

Sarah Marsh
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

ezs note:  Here in the states, you can find credible information through the American Medical Association, American Psychological Association and American Psychiatric Association.  In the UK, the Royal Society of Medicine,  and Mermaids UK (0344 334 0550). Above all, don't let the idiots win!  Get informed! 

Epsom, New Hampshire

estimated transgender population: 15
(rounded down)*

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ezs note:  Oh, I love horses! They're second only to dogs! In any case, come on up to Epsom, New Hampshire and see the people and the horses!

*Credit - UCLA

Small Towns Take Big Stand for Transgender Youth

Peter Tchoryk, Sarah Tchoryk
HRC

Dexter, MI

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please press: www.hrc.org

Senator Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War Vet, Slams Trump's Transgender Ban

Maggie Mallon
Glamour

Sen. Tammy Duckworth

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Trump Administration Is Reportedly About to Issue Its Transgender Ban to the Pentagon

Elliot Hannon
Slate

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Transgender students can use Grass Lake school bathroom of gender they identify as

Press
WILX

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