Rapid City, South Dakota

estimated transgender population:  429*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  Rapid City, South Dakota is the site of a landmark lawsuit, United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians.  Come and see this important place in American history.

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President

Michael Wolff
New York

Dimwit-in-Chief

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please press:  nymag.com

Philippines’ Duterte says he supports gay marriage

Press
New York Post

Rodrigo Duterte

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please press:  nypost.com

The frontline of resistance: ACLU ready for further fights with Trump

Ed Pilkington
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com 

ezs note:  In my own small way, I'm doing what I can to fight the cretin-in-chief - and you can too.  All ya gotta do is join the ACLU.

‘World’s most hated photographer’ apologizes to Cris Cyborg for transgender insult

Adam Guillen Jr.
SB Nation

Cris Cyborg vs. Holly Holm

(Credit - Esther Lin)

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please press:  www.mmamania.com

Transgender cabbie plans dream wedding after `fairytale´ £4m scratchcard jackpot

Press

Daily Mail

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please press:  www.dailymail.co.uk

ezs note:  Hey, Melissa, could you toss a little luck this way? 👩👩👩

Pakistan Calls Donald Trump's Tweet 'Completely Incomprehensible'

Kathy Gannon
TIME

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please press:  time.com

Paraguay - Fears rise over LGBT discrimination in conservative Paraguay

Pedro Servin
FOX News

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please press:  www.foxnews.com

ezs note:  If you are planning a vacation, please, do NOT go to Paraguay - and tell them why.

The new Jim Crow targets LGBT Americans too

Irene Monroe
Out In Jersey

It’s an election year in Texas and LGBTQ candidates are flooding the zone

E.A. Crunden
ThinkProgress

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please press:  thinkprogress.org

ezs note: Texans -  I know it's early, but particularly if you live in one of the districts that are LGBTQ, you might want to consider making a donation.  Of course, you'll want to consider other areas, but if you're amenable to this person, even five or ten bucks will make a difference.

Judge refuses to order Palatine school district to suspend transgender policy

AP
Chicago Tribune

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please press:  www.chicagotribune.com

Transgender Women In Pakistan Demand Equal Rights

Diaa Hadid
NPR

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please press:  www.npr.org

South Korea - Korean superstar Kim Jong-Hyun 'trolled by far-right conservatives' for supporting LGBT fans before apparent suicide

Emmeline Saunders

Mirror

Kim Jong-Hyun

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please press:  www.mirror.co.uk

Ashlee Marie Preston hopes to represent south Los Angeles in the California Assembly

Neal Broverman
Advocate

area of Crenshaw (Los Angeles)

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please press:  www.advocate.com

Illinois law bars 'gay panic' defense

Staff
Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Illinois State Capitol (Springfield, IL)

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please press:  www.nwaonline.com

Trump drops challenge to transgender troops in military, opening door to Jan. 1 recruits

Jayne O'Donnell
USA Today

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please press:  www.usatoday.com

Clovis, California

estimated transgender population:  618*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  If you're visiting in the summertime, come and see "Old Town Clovis".  Anyhow, anytime's a good time!

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

Former Army Secretary Fanning Slams Trump's Proposed Transgender Ban

Richard Sisk
military.com

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please press:  www.military.com

Cambodia - Push for LGBT rights

Pech Sotheary
Khmer Times

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please press:  www.khmertimeskh.com

Sam's Club discriminated against transgender worker, lawsuit claims

Brooke Sopelsa
NBC News

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Mourning Ben Barres, The Transgender Scientist Who Changed Neuroscience

Matthew Herper
Forbes

Ben Barres (1954-2017)

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please press:  www.forbes.com

Alabama Certifies Jones Win, Brushing Aside Challenge From Roy Moore

Alan Blinder
The New York Times

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please press:  www.nytimes.com 

Trump administration has abandoned transgender Americans. This is dangerous and wrong.

Editorial
Bangor Daily News

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please press:  bangordailynews.com 

Joplin's only gay bar to shut down after New Year's Eve party

Gregory J. Holman
Springfield News-Leader

Joplin, MO

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please press:  www.news-leader.com

Milfordian first transgender woman to skate across USA

Christopher Gavin
The MetroWest Daily News

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please press:  www.metrowestdailynews.com

Iran - Transgender In Tehran: Arsham's Story

Masih Alinejad
RadioLiberty

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please press:  www.rferl.org

Poll: Arizonans would support LGBT non-discrimination law

Dustin Gardiner
azcentral

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please press:  www.azcentral.com

Where things start to get better: New Pride Group gives LGBTQ teens place to belong

Stephanie Dickrell
SC Times

St. Cloud, Minnesota

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please press:  www.sctimes.com

America’s First Transgender Suicide Hotline Is Now Live

Jesse Mechanic
HuffPost

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Cleveland, Ohio

estimated transgender population:  2238*
(rounded up)

ezs note:  Cleveland rocks!  Cleveland rocks!  Cleveland rocks! Let's all go to Cleveland, Ohio!

*Credit:  http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/How-Many-Adults-Identify-as-Transgender-in-the-United-States.pdf

Bojangles’ to pay $15k to transgender ex-worker

Michael Futch
The Fayetteville Observer

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please press:  www.fayobserver.com

New York City Jails Still Can’t Keep Trans Prisoners Safe

Aviva Stahl
The Villiage Voice

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please press:  www.villagevoice.com

Appeals court declines to stop order requiring military to enlist transgender men and women

Ann E. Marimow
The Washington Post

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please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

Cambodia - ‘Rainbow couples’ fight for approval

Kong Meta, Leonie Kijewski
The Phnom Penh Post

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please press:  www.phnompenhpost.com

The Year The Religious Right Moved Into The White House

Miranda Blue
Right Wing Watch

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please press:  www.rightwingwatch.org

Andrea Jenkins on Her Remarkable Year Making and Preserving Trans History

Katelyn Burns
Broadly.

Andrea Jenkins

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please press:  broadly.vice.com

Transgender Jewish woman wins review of child contact case (UK)

Harriet Sherwood
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Namibia - Equality parade held in Swakopmund

Press
Namibian

Swakopmund, Namibia

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please press:  www.namibian.com.na

Who will be LGBTQ Nation’s 2017 Newsmaker of the Year?

Bil Browning
LGBTQ Nation

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please press:  www.lgbtqnation.com

Drag Queen Story Hour in Burlington shows children they can 'be anyone they want to be'

Brent Hallenbeck
Burlington Free Press

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please press:  www.burlingtonfreepress.com

Japan urged to end forced sterilization of transgender people

Sierra C. Jackson
NBC

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

New report out on harms of legalizing discrimination in child services

Press
Windy City Times

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please press:  www.windycitymediagroup.com

ezs note:  Of all the things listed, there are two which are very important.  They are two bills, misleading in character, which you should be against.  They are:

First Amendment Defense Act

Child Welfare Provider Inclusion Act

This is doubly important if your Representative is a Republican who is sitting on the fence.  Call - do not e-mail - your Representative today.  If you are uncertain who your Representative is, or would like the phone number, click the address below:

www.house.gov

After firestorm, CDC director says terms like “science-based” are not banned

Beth Mole
Ars Technica

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please press:  arstechnica.com

ezs note: Uh-----huh.  "Mischaracterization", you say?  With MOTUS in the Oval Office, you'll forgive me if my heart isn't exactly warmed.

Botswana to recognise a transgender woman’s identity for first time after historic High Court ruling (UK)

Darin Graham
Independent

scene in Botswana

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please press:  www.independent.co.uk

63 Percent Of Americans Believe Donald Trump Tried To Obstruct Russia Probe

Mary Papenfuss
HuffPost

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please press:  www.huffingtonpost.com

ezs note:  If you are planning a visit to Sterling, Virginia on January 3, 2018, you might want to visit here.

Kenya - Kenya to conduct trial on new HIV prevention drug

Elizabeth Merab
Daily Nation

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please press:  www.nation.co.ke

A true step forward for civil rights

Press
Fosters

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please press:  www.fosters.com

Pastor Blasts Supreme Court’s Gay Wedding Cake Case In Unhinged Rant

Curtis M. Wong
HuffPost

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please press:  www.huffingtonpost.com

Once a spy who fought WMD proliferation, this transgender woman is running for Congress

Katerina Ang
Moneyish

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please press:  moneyish.com

Virginia Senate candidate E.W. Jackson "regrets" anti-gay rhetoric

John Riley
MetroWeekly

Chesapeake, VA

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