Sweden - Sweden to pay compensation to trans victims of forced sterilisation

Matt Moore
Gay Times

Malmö, Sweden

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civil rights - Trump's transgender military ban 'worse than don't ask, don't tell,' advocates say

Julie Moreau
NBC

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Iowa - Republican senator opposes Trump’s ban on transgender people serving in the military

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)

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Transgender Air Force Officer On Trump's Ban And His Supportive Fellow Troops

Ari Shapiro, Noah Caldwell
NPR

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Donald Trump - Stormy Daniels's Oh-So-Familiar Story

Sophie Gilbert
The Atlantic

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UK - Miss Transgender UK hoping to inspire and support LGBT people in the community

Simon Leonard
Scunthorpe Telegraph

Scunthorpe, UK

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civil rights -- Lambda Legal, OutServe-SLDN Urge District Court to Block Transgender Military Ban

Press
Windy City Times

US Federal District Court, Seattle

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Georgia - Legal experts: Hate crimes bill under consideration will cover transgender people

Patrick Saunders
Georgia Voice

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'The Mermaid Hour' explores ups and downs of parenting a transgender child

Ben Waterhouse
The Oregonian

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Donald Trump - Stormy Daniels to tell her story of Trump 'affair' on CBS

Press
BBC

♬ Ev'ryone knows it's Stormy... ♪

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Kenya - Kenyan court rules forced anal exams unlawful

Tom Odula
The Philadelphia Tribune

Statue of Dedan Kimathi (Nairobi, Kenya)

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civil rights - DeVos Finally Agrees Federal Dollars Shouldn’t Fund LGBTQ Discrimination In Schools

Rebecca Klein
HuffPost

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New Jersey - PFLAG in NJ celebrates 45 years uniting LGBTQ, families and allies

Cheryl Makin
myCentralJersey.com

Shrewsbury, New Jersey

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IS TRUMP’S NEW TRANSGENDER TROOP BAN ALREADY DEAD ON ARRIVAL?

Emma Stefansky
Vanity Fair

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Donald Trump - Stormy Daniels Is Beating Donald Trump at His Own Game

Cristian Farias
New York

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New Zealand - New Zealand’s only gender surgeon not performing sex-change surgeries

Sarah Harris
South China Morning Post

Emerald Lakes, New Zealand

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civil rights - Latest Version of Trump Transgender Service Ban Still Unconscionable and Unconstitutional

Vanita Gupta
The Leadership Conference

Kristin Beck

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Texas - SAN ANTONIO MAN WHO PUSHED TRANS WOMAN INTO RIVER WON'T BE TRIED FOR HER DEATH

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek

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In a first, transgender person becomes news anchor in Pakistan

Press
The Express Tribune

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan

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Boonville, North Carolina

estimated transgender population:  7*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  When I was tiny, I thought that the old town hall was small - until I saw the one from Boonville, North Carolina!  This elfin building is the home to the town hall and the police station!

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Peru - ‘Blasphemous’ art installation celebrates the LGBT community

Frances Jenner
Peru Reports

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civil rights - Oklahoma transgender employee seeks reinstatement

Charlie Plumb
EmployerLINC

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New Hampshire - Applying Classroom Lessons to Fight Discrimination

Press
Keene State College

Keene State College

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BETSY DEVOS IS A DANGER TO TRANSGENDER CHILDREN

Vanessa Ford
Newsweek

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Donald Trump - “NOW I’M F---ING DOING IT MY WAY”: JUBILANT AND SELF-LIBERATED, THE PRESIDENT PREPARES FOR WAR WITH MUELLER

Gabriel Sherman
Vanity Fair

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Japan - LGBT pioneer calls for strategy to spread message

Ayako Hirayama
Japan Times

neighborhood in Tokyo

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Carson: Some 'not comfortable' with transgender people in homeless shelters

Rebecca Savaransky
The Hill

Obviously, 'a danger to society'...

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Tennessee - Transgender Bathroom Bill Is Back

Toby Sells
Memphis Flyer

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Iowa transgender teen barred from 'Boys State' program

Press
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Donald Trump Has Never Been More Dangerous Than He Is Now

Eric Levitz
New York

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Canada - Softball Canada policy changing for transgender players after Edmonton coach cries foul

Chris Purdy
Global News

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civil rights - Student Non-Discrimination Act Reintroduced in Congress

Jennifer Pike Bailey
HRC

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Mississippi - Starkville approves Pride Parade, reversing earlier vote

Larrison Campbell
Mississippi Today

 Starkville, Mississippi

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'We exist': Public art project gives India's transgender community a voice

Priti Salian
NBC

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What Is Donald Trump Hiding?

Conor Friedersdorf
The Atlantic

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Australia - Meet Australia's first transgender priest

Julia Baird
ABC News (Australia)

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civil rights - Trump's administration has a secret war on transgender health care

Paige Schilt
The Hill

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Louisiana - Legislation aimed at combating LGBT workplace discrimination advances in Senate

Elizabeth Crisp
The Advocate

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What It's Like Being Transgender in the Emergency Room

Susmita Baral
National Geographic

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Donald Trump - TRUMP IS ENTERING A DANGEROUS NEW PHASE OF HIS WAR WITH MUELLER

Abigail Tracy
Vanity Fair

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Morocco - Morocco’s Transsexual Community Creates a Collective Body

Press
Morocco World News

Marrakech, Morocco

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civil rights - Unanimous Vote in Favor of Michigan Transgender Woman is Groundbreaking

Jay Kaplan
PrideSource

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Vermont - Vermont governor hopeful: Being transgender offers perspective

Wilson Ring
Boston.com

Christine Hallquist

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Transgender surgery can improve life for most, study confirms

Ana Sandoiu
Medical News Today

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Donald Trump and the Craven Firing of Andrew McCabe

Jeffrey Toobin
The New Yorker

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South Africa - These Queer Artists and Activists Are Redefining South African Style

Rachel Hahn
Vogue

Lion's Head, South Africa

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civil rights - After transgender inmate was raped, beaten, Texas agrees to clarify LGBT prisoner policies

Lauren McGaughy
Dallas News

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Idaho - Idaho told to allow gender changes on birth certificates

Press
Minnesota Lawyer

Idaho Federal Court

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Transgender Teachers: In Their Own Voices

La Johnson
NPR

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Report: Andrew McCabe kept memos on Donald Trump

Emily Stewart
Vox

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