13 January 2018

Ankeny, Iowa

estimated transgender population: 340*
(rounded down)

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ezs note: While my hometown has remained fairly stable, Ankeny, Iowa has grown by leaps and bounds! Come see what all the buzz is about!

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

11 January 2018

Donald Trump - Trump says some immigrants from 'shithole countries' as he rejects bipartisan deal

Tal Kopan, Lauren Fox
CNN

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please press: www.cnn.com

India - Gay Indian prince throws open palace doors to vulnerable LGBT people

Rina Chandran
Reuters

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil

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please press: www.reuters.com

Williamston school board members who voted for transgender policy face recall effort

RJ Wolcott
Lansing State Journal

Williamston recall voter

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please press: www.lansingstatejournal.com

Camp Rehoboth offers free counseling for community members

Justina Coronel
ABC 47

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please press: www.wmdt.com

CWHL's first transgender woman finds comfort, confidence in professional hockey

Katie Barnes
ESPN

Toronto Furies

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ezs note: From a lifelong hockey nut, go Toronto!

10 January 2018

Donald Trump Has Sold Out Family Farmers

Zoë Carpenter
The Nation.

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please press: www.thenation.com

Ghana - Human Rights Watch steps up campaign to legalise homosexuality in Ghana

Press
GhanaWeb

Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum

Accra, Ghana

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please press: www.ghanaweb.com

Unified settles transgender lawsuit

Terry Flores
Kenosha News

Kenosha, WI

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please press: www.kenoshanews.com

Delaware ranks high in survey of state LGBTQ laws

Christi Milligan
Delaware Business Times

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please press: www.delawarebusinesstimes.com

Utah Supreme Court considers plight of two transgender people who want their IDs to reflect their ‘actual reality’

Jennifer Dobner
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Supreme Court (interior)

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please press: www.sltrib.com

09 January 2018

Cream City Foundation awards grant to fund trans cultural competency training

Press
Wisconsin Gazette

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please press: www.wisconsingazette.com

Husband charged with grisly killing of transgender pageant founder

John Paul Brammer
NBC News

Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien

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please press: www.nbcnews.com

08 January 2018

How Oprah Could Beat Donald Trump at His Own Game in 2020

Ryan Teague Beckwith
Time

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ezs note: Oprah '20? Hmmmmm... 👩

El Salvador - Trump Administration Issues Sadistic Order Targeting 200,000 Salvadorans

Gabe Ortiz
Alternet

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please press: www.alternet.org

ezs note: Ah, yes, Donald Dumbass is at it again. Now he wants to deport 200,000 Salvadorans, which, incidentally, (or not...) has the highest has the highest number of transgender people fleeing this repressive regime. Please, call www.house.gov and urge him to do what your Representative can do to halt President Dumbass in his tracks. Thanks.

Editorial: It’s time to prohibit gender identity discrimination

Press
fosters.com

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please press: www.fosters.com

Dana Beyer for Maryland Senate

Brian Gaither
Washington Blade

Maryland Senate

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please press: www.washingtonblade.com

Zima urged to resign, transgender protections proposed, county sues over opioids | Agenda

Jonathan Anderson
Green Bay Press-Gazette

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please press: http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com

06 January 2018

Donald Trump - Our Opinion: Shameful ballot question threatens transgendered

Editorial Staff
The Berkshire Eagle

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please press: www.berkshireeagle.com

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

04 January 2018

Donald Trump Didn’t Want to Be President

Michael Wolff
New York

Dimwit-in-Chief

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please press: nymag.com

03 January 2018

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? 👩👩👩

02 January 2018

Pakistan Calls Donald Trump's Tweet 'Completely Incomprehensible'

Kathy Gannon
TIME

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Paraguay - Fears rise over LGBT discrimination in conservative Paraguay

Pedro Servin
FOX News

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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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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

01 January 2018

Transgender Women In Pakistan Demand Equal Rights

Diaa Hadid
NPR

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please press: www.npr.org

31 December 2017

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

30 December 2017

Clovis, California

estimated transgender population: 618*
(rounded down)

Credit: http://www.ci.clovis.ca.us/Portals/0/WebSitesCreative_Banner/3933/2d5e8449-cdb8-4e20-ad07-9c26a490d47f_resized.jpg

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

29 December 2017

Former Army Secretary Fanning Slams Trump's Proposed Transgender Ban

Richard Sisk
military.com

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please press: www.military.com

28 December 2017

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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