Barbados - Not in Barbados! Government minister says no gay marriages will be allowed

Press
Carribean 360

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please press:  www.caribbean360.com 

civil rights - 'Whoever it was, was angry': Transgender woman found shot dead in car on SC roadway

Teddy Kulmala
The State

Sasha Wall

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please press:  www.thestate.com

ezs note:  If you live in or around Chesterfield County, South Carolina, and you have any information regarding the shooting of Sasha Wall, please call the sheriff's department at (843) 623-2101.  Thanks.

Montana - Coming out in STEM: Factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students

Bryce E. Hughes
Science Advances

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 please press:  advances.sciencemag.org

PROFESSOR CLAIMS WOMEN WHO WEAR JEANS GIVE BIRTH TO TRANSGENDER CHILDREN

Shane Croucher
Newsweek

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please press:  www.newsweek.com

Olive Hill, Kentucky

estimated transgender population:  9*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  Ah, yes... Olive Hill, Kentucky . As the author points out, racism was a dark spot in Olive Hill's past.  Kudos, however, for the author telling the truth.  Maybe Olive Hill's future will be better than its past.

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

Donald Trump - Putin has dirt on Trump, claims Russian treason defence lawyer

Nastasya Tay
SBS News

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Netherlands - Revolutionary housing project brings Dutch youth together with refugees

Josie Le Blond
UNHCR

St. Nicolaaskerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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please press:  www.unhcr.org

civil rights - Ricky Martin Celebrates New Transgender Rights for Puerto Ricans

Abby Jones
Billboard

Taino Village, Puerto Rico

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please press:  www.billboard.com

Delaware - Hospital System in Delaware Earns Leader Status in LGBTQ Healthcare for Seventh Consecutive Year

Press
Newswise

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Top medical group says 'no medically valid reason' to ban transgender troops

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN

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Donald Trump denies knowing of $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels

Ben Jacobs
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

France - French Olympic Gold Medalist Comes Out As Transgender

Dan Avery
newnownext

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please press:  www.newnownext.com

civil rights - US court grants rights to transgender people in Puerto Rico

Press
Washington Post

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please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

Georgia - Georgia Is Currently Fighting Its Own Civil War

Jeff Graham
Advocate

Atlanta, Georgia

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please press:  www.advocate.com

Nobu restaurant accused of telling transgender chef to act like a man

Kate Lamb
The Guardian

Nobu Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Donald Trump - DOW PLUNGES AS TRUMP ANNOUNCES U.S. “CAN’T LOSE” ON TARIFFS BECAUSE WE’VE “ALREADY LOST”

Bess Levin
Vanity Fair

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Saudi Arabia - Saudi Teen Commits Suicide After Coming Out To His Family

Dan Avery
newnownext

Mecca, Saudi Arabia (from Jabal Nur)

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civil rights - Civil Rights Bill for Trans Prisoners Breaks Ground in State Capitol

Ellen McGrody
The Bay City Beacon

Tower Bridge, Sacramento, CA

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please press:  www.thebaycitybeacon.com

Illinois - Before they transition, some transgender youth preserve fertility by banking sperm or eggs

Angie Leventis Lourgos
Chicago Tribune

human sperm

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please press:  www.chicagotribune.com

Anti-transgender discrimination loses in Alaska vote

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress

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please press:  thinkprogress.org

Donald Trump - PAUL MANAFORT’S NEW LEGAL NIGHTMARE IS EVEN WORSE NEWS FOR TRUMP

Abigail Tracy
Vanity Fair

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Costa Rica - Vocal Marriage Opponent Loses Costa Rica Presidential Election

Michael Lavers
Pride Source

Iglesia Immaculata Concepciòn, Costa Rica

please press:  pridesource.com

Transgender Woman Shot Dead in Motel Is 7th Killed in U.S. This Year, Rights Advocates Say

Christine Hauser
The New York Times

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

Iowa - Transgender Iowa teen will be allowed to attend Boys State

Linh Ta
Des Moines Register

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please press:  www.desmoinesregister.com

Prosecutors seek death penalty in killing of transgender teen

Staff
Crimesider

Texas County Administrative Center, Houston, MO

please press:  https://www.cbsnews.com

Not good enough, Ms. Esty

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ezs note:  Consider the following quote from The Virginian-Pilot:

Up until this week, (Tony) Baker was employed by Sandy Hook Promise in an advocacy role for the gun control group, a job he landed with a favorable recommendation from (Elizabeth) Esty.  (italics mine)

Somehow,  Ms. Esty thinks that this ending of her term will assuage people.  Not this time, Liz, not this time.  You need to get your ass out of there.  NOW.

Donald Trump isn’t Winston Churchill. He’s Neville Chamberlain.

Christian Caryl
The Washington Post

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please press:  www.washingtonpost.com

Iraq - 'The world is changing': Iraqi LGBT group takes campaign to streets

Alex MacDonald
Middle East Eye

Sulemaniyah, Iraq

http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/rasan-1330280220

please press:  www.middleeasteye.net

civil rights - Transgender people one step closer to equal protection

Linds Jakows
Fosters.com

Concord, NH

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Arizona - A year after snub at Pride Parade, Trans Queer Pueblo launches week of action

Maria Poletta
azcentral.

Pueblo, Arizona

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please press:  www.azcentral.com

Jennifer Williams Is Transgender, Republican, and Not Giving Up

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

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Donald Trump - An ‘angry and disgusted’ Charles Barkley unloads on Trump and his supporters

Cindy Boren
The Washington Post

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Switzerland - Swiss transgender group launches campaign against workplace discrimination

Press
swissinfo.ch

Swiss Alps, Switzerland

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please press:  www.swissinfo.ch

civil rights - Fayetteville residents gather for Transgender Day of Visibility

Ashton Eley
ArkansasOnline

Fayetteville, AR

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please press:  www.arkansasonline.com

New Jersey - Transgender people may soon get new birth, death certificates | Feedback

Joan Quigley
nj.com

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please press:  www.nj.com  

TRANSGENDER WOMAN DEBUNKS TRANSPHOBIC MYTHS IN VIDEO ON TWITTER

Sabrina Barr
Independent

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please press:  www.independent.co.uk

Donald Trump - Trump lashes out after California Gov. Jerry Brown pardons 5 immigrants under threat of deportation

Jennifer Hansler
CNN

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Malawi - Chief declares Nkhatabay free LGBTI zone

Luke Bisani
Malawi 24

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please press:  malawi24.com

ezs note:  When it comes to choosing Donald Trump or Senior Chief Mkumbira, I'll take the chief, anywhere, anytime. Got a room in the White House for you.  Rent's free. (but the blubber must be removed)

civil rights- Top Justice Dept lawyer leaving for LGBT rights group

Jacqueline Thomsen
The Hill

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Michigan - Author discusses intersection between race and transgender identities

Rachel Cunningham
The Michigan Daily

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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please press:  www.michigandaily.com

Summit County’s SWAT leader to be first transgender woman sent to prestigious FBI National Academy

Jack Queen
The Denver Post

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please press:  www.denverpost.com

Miami, Florida

estimated transgender population:  2631*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  Miami, Florida! Home of the Dolphins!  Home of the Marlins! Where, considering where they came from, the Panthers are just too damn hot!  Anyways, if you like the warmer weather, Miami may be the place for you!  

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

Resign, Ms. Esty

Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-CT)

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ezs note:  Crap, this is no fun.  Personally, I like you, Elizabeth.  However, there are bigger fish to fry here.  Donald Trump sits today in a perilous state, which is good.  Elizabeth, you may have little or nothing to do with Tony Baker's delayed firing -  but, boy, does it smell in here.  And nothing would make Donald Trump happier.

Really, would that make you happier?

Resign, Ms. Esty.  Immediately.

(for more information, press ctmirror.org...)

Donald Trump jumps on anti-tech bandwagon, gets everything wrong

Kieren McCarthy
The Register

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please press:  www.theregister.co.uk

Colombia - Transgender, Queer Candidates Backed in Runs for Colombia's Senate

Ariel Sobel
Advocate

flag of Colombia 

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please press:  www.advocate.com

civil rights - Transgender Ohioans Sue for Right to Change Birth Certificates

Matt Reynolds
Courthouse News Service

Ohio

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please press:  www.courthousenews.com

Georgia - Trans People See No Equality in Rural Georgia

Victor Sledge
The Signal

Edge Hill, Georgia

please press:  georgiastatesignal.com

The Latest: Pulse gunman widow sobs with joy after acquittal

Press
ABC

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please press:  abcnews.go.com

South Africa - How to report hate crime anonymously in SA

Petru Saal
Times Live

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please press:  www.timeslive.co.za

civil rights - Wiener bill expands civil rights for trans prisoners

Alex Madison
The Bay Area Reporter

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please press:  www.ebar.com