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01 March 2018
Pakistan - Pakistan's first transgender scouts compete to attend haj in Mecca
Heba Kenso
Reuters
Reuters
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Labels:
attend,
compete,
first,
haj,
Heba Kenso,
Mecca,
Pakistan,
Pakistan's,
transgender scouts
Location:
Karachi, Pakistan
TSA takes on issue of improving transgender screening
Bart Jansen
USA Today
USA Today
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please press: www.usatoday.com
Transgender student sues Indiana school district for restroom access
Bailey Vogt
MetroWeekly
MetroWeekly
Hundertwasser toilets
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6a/Hundertwasser_Toilets%2C_Kawakawa_-_interior_2.jpg
please press: www.metroweekly.com
TV Ad Aims to Pressure Trump on Transgender Military Service
Lolita C. Baldor
NBC
NBC
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please press: www.nbcchicago.com
28 February 2018
Cindy McCain Blasts Donald Trump’s Bullying On ‘The View’ After CPAC Attack
Lisa de Moraes
Deadline Hollywood
Deadline Hollywood
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please press: deadline.com
Sweden - Transgender YouTube star Viktoria, 14, wins plaudits at Swedish gala
James Savage
The Local
The Local
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e3/Sweden_Vegetation_Zones.jpg
please press: www.thelocal.se
Transgender civil rights bill gets committee endorsement
Dave Solomon
Union Leader
Union Leader
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South Carolina - South Carolina Student Suspended For Pretending To Be Transgender To Use Girl Showers During Gym Class Is Fake News
Shawn Rice
Business 2 Community
Business 2 Community
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please press: www.business2community.com
Transgender surgeries are on the rise, says first study of its kind
Amy Ellis Nutt
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
sex reassignment scar on hip (FTM)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c4/Sex_reassignment_scar_on_hip.jpg
please press: www.washingtonpost.com
27 February 2018
Why Donald Trump Constantly Makes Promises He Doesn't Intend to Keep
Ryan Teague Beckwith
Time
Time
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please press: time.com/
UK - Munroe Bergdorf: Trans model becomes Labour's LGBT adviser
Press
BBC
BBC
House of Commons, London, UK
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Labels:
becomes,
Dawn Butler,
Helen Grant,
Labour,
LGBT adviser,
Munroe Bergdorf,
transgender model,
UK
Location:
London, UK
text of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Press
EEOC
EEOC
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please press: www.eeoc.gov
ezs note: This is the full text Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. What is particularly important is how the term "sex" is used throughout the document. The US Court of Appeals in Manhattan decided that 'lesbian', 'gay', 'bisexual', and most important to our readers, 'transgender' are an appropriate use for the term "sex". Please read the entire document, if you have the time.
Kansas - Kansas Republicans declare ‘war’ on transgender people
Nick Duffy
PinkNews
PinkNews
Spring River, Kansas
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/Spring_River_2006-07-03_2104.jpg
please press: www.pinknews.co.uk
Transgender rights get a boost in N.J.
Susan K. Livio
nj.com
nj.com
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26 February 2018
Donald Trump wants to do something on guns. He has no idea what.
Chris Cillizza
CNN
CNN
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Labels:
Chris Cillizza,
Donald Trump,
Florida,
gun debate,
guns,
no idea,
Parkland,
school shooting,
something
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Turkey - Turkish LGBT activist goes on hunger strike in support of transgender woman jailed in TekirdaÄŸ
Press
Turkey Purge
Turkey Purge
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please press: turkeypurge.com
Civil Rights Act Protects LGBTQ Workers, Federal Court Rules
Daniel Wiessner
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Kentucky - Fairness Advocates Turn Up The Volume In Frankfort
Josh James
WMKY
WMKY
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First transgender recruit signs up to join US military
Ryan Browne'
CNN
CNN
Drill instructor, USMC
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25 February 2018
Donald Trump Fundraises Off Parkland Shooting Tragedy, Touts His ‘Safer Schools’
Mary Papenfuss
HuffPost
HuffPost
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please press: www.huffingtonpost.com
Cayman Islands - UK endorsing oppression of LGBTIs, says activist
Press
Cayman News Service
Cayman News Service
Cayman Islands National Museum
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Cayman_Islands_National_Museum_-_George_Town%2C_Grand_Cayman.jpg
please press: caymannewsservice.com
Transgender students deserve federal protection
Thomas Ballard
The Signal
The Signal
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please press: www.tcnjsignal.ne
New Mexico - Man indicted in 2009 slaying of Navajo woman
Elise Kaplan
Albuquerque Journal
Albuquerque Journal
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please press: www.abqjournal.com
Dear cretinous vermin: It may take a day, or it may take eight or more years. But you will be hunted down and captured.
Thank you, Albuquerque Police Department, for your diligence.
‘We’re Already Here’: A Renewed Transgender Ban Would Kill This Seasoned Army Grunt’s Long Career
Jeff Schogol
Task & Purpose
Task & Purpose
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24 February 2018
15 Claims From Donald Trump’s Speech to Conservatives, Fact Checked
Linda Qiu
The New York Times
The New York Times
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South Africa - South Africa: Intersextion - an Exhibition Steeped in Transgender Sex Work
Thabo Twala
allAfrica / the Journalist
allAfrica / the Journalist
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please press: allafrica.com
Labels:
decriminalise,
exhibition,
Intersextion,
Johannes Stegmann gallery,
Robert A. Hamblin,
South Africa,
steeped,
Thabo Twala,
transgender sex work
Location:
Bloemfontein, South Africa
McMaster could leave WH after months of tension with Trump
Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen, Elise Labott, Kaitlan Collins, Jamie Gangel
CNN
CNN
H.R. McMaster
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Labels:
Barbara Starr,
could leave,
Donald Trump,
Elise Labott,
H.R. McMaster,
Jamie Gangel,
Kaitlan Collins,
months,
tension,
White House,
Zachary Cohen
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Georgia - Georgia Department of Corrections has first openly transgender employee
Elizabeth Friedly
Georgia Voice
Georgia Voice
Rogers State Prison, Reidsville, GA
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please press: thegavoice.com
A Brief Conversation With a Transgender Conservative at CPAC
Osita Nwanevu
Slate
Slate
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Indio, California
estimated transgender population: 513*
(rounded down)
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Sniff%27s_Date_Shop%2C_National_Date_Festival_postcard_%281950s%29.jpg
ezs note: Well, this place is too hot for me... (way too hot) ... but for sun lovers, Indio, California may be the place for you to be!
23 February 2018
Donald Trump stokes a totally false idea on the 2nd Amendment in CPAC speech
Chris Cillizza
CNN
CNN
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Bermuda - Bermuda’s Same-Sex Marriage Reversal Sparks Fears Others Will Follow
Emma Farge
HuffPost
HuffPost
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Labels:
Bermuda,
church leaders,
Emma Farge,
follow,
gay equality,
marriage,
others,
reversal,
same-sex,
sparks fears
Location:
Hamilton, Bermuda
Urgent action needed to end anti-LGBTQ violence | Opinion
Chad Griffin, Kristin Clarke
The Inquirer
The Inquirer
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please press: www.philly.com
Michigan - Lansing poet Eric Crosley brings a collaborative experience to the Robin Theatre
Skyler Ashley
Citypulse
Citypulse
Lansing, MI (state capitol)
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Let Transgender Americans Continue to Serve in the Military
The Editors
The New York Times
The New York Times
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22 February 2018
New Zealand - Pacific dance show pushes cultural boundaries
Sela Jane Hopgood
RNZ
RNZ
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please press: www.radionz.co.nz
Rally supports trans woman allegedly called ‘freak’ by city worker
Julia Cheever, Keith Burbank
SF News
SF News
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/9e/Que_logo.png
please press: sfbay.ca
North Carolina - HRC Triangle Partners with North Carolina NAACP for Moral March
Press
HRC
HRC
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What happened in my small town when my transgender daughter transitioned
Luchina Fisher
ABC
ABC
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please press: abcnews.go.com
21 February 2018
Did Donald Trump Encourage Violence at His Rallies?
Dan MacGuill
Snopes
Snopes
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ezs note: Um... ya think???
Israel - An Israeli City Just Hosted Mideast's First-ever Queer History Festival (And It's Not Tel Aviv)
Judy Maltz
Haaretz
Haaretz
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Labels:
City,
festival,
gay mecca,
Haifa,
headlines,
hosted,
Israel,
Israeli,
mideast,
plaudits,
queer history,
Tel Aviv
Location:
Haifa, Israel
Tenderloin Play Depicts 1960s Fight For Transgender Rights
Carrie Sisto
hoodline
hoodline
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/Plaque_commemorating_Compton%27s_Cafeteria_riot.jpg
please press: hoodline.com
Joint Chief's Chairman's emails: transgender military ban "was unexpected'
John Riley
MetroWeekly
MetroWeekly
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20 February 2018
Inside Donald Trump's Twitter-Fueled Weekend Meltdown
Philip Elliott
Time
Time
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Tunisia - Tunisian Police Shut Down Dissent
Neela Ghosal
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Tunisian police
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ACLU Of Oregon Seeks Dismissal Of Transgender Locker Room Lawsuit
Ericka Cruz Guevarra
OPB
OPB
Credit: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fb/Gender_neutral_toilet_sign_gu.jpg
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Oklahoma - Tulsa Opera Announces 71st Season, Era of Inclusion Sets Stage
Press
BroadwayWorld.com
BroadwayWorld.com
Don Giovanni (opera)
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Labels:
71st season,
announces,
era,
inclusion,
Lucia Lucas,
Oklahoma,
operatic talent,
sets stage,
Tulsa,
Tulsa Opera
Location:
Tulsa, OK, USA
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