To my Massachusetts friends, happy Patriots' Day!

Lexington, MA

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Do you have information about Donald Trump and/or his Cabinet?

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ezs note:  It's a conundrum you face, of course.  You want to expose all the lies Donald Trump keeps blathering about, yet you want to keep your job.  It's kinda like Spy vs. Spy - only they're both after you!  What to do?  One possible solution might be found at McClatchy, found here.  They've got a good system going here.  Do they offer an ironclad guarantee?  No - no one does.  What they do is take this business damn seriously.

Donald Trump - Syrian refugees don't 'want to go to US', envoy says in defense of Trump ban

Jon Swaine
The Guardian

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Senegal - Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of Senegal (see esp. 'Education')

Press
Human Rights Watch

Pointe des Almadies, Senegal

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civil rights - Gay rights advocates want Illinois schools to be required to teach LGBT history

Bill Lukitsch
Chicago Tribune

Springfield, IL (State Capitol)

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Minnesota - OutFront Minnesota announces LGBTQ winners

Press
Insight News

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lead story - In 'protest suicide,' lawyer famed for gay rights cases burns himself to death in New York

Michael Livingston, Steve Padilla
Los Angeles Times

Thích Quang Ðuc, earlier

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please press:  www.latimes.com 

Donald Trump - President Trump denounces James Comey as 'untruthful slime ball' in response to book

David Jackson, Gregory Korte
USA Today

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Singapore - Singapore couple's marriage annulled after sex change

Press
SBS News

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civil rights - Iowa 4-H is reaching out to LGBTQ kids, and it's causing an uproar among conservatives

Courtney Crowder
Des Moines Register

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Idaho - Idaho Begins Allowing Transgender People To Change Their Birth Certificate

James Dawson
Boise State Public Radio

Boise, Idaho

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lead story - Federal judge keeps hold on Trump transgender troop ban

Jacqueline Thomsen
The Hill

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Hartford, Connecticut

estimated transgender population:  715*
(rounded up)

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ezs note - What the... it's my favorite city on planet earth, Hartford, Connecticut!  (I didn't plan this...honest! ) Yeah, yeah, Hartford has its grumblers.  I don't freakin' care... I love this city!

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

Donald Trump - I’m a Peeliever and You Should Be, Too

Jonathan Chait
New York

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Spain - Book documents challenges of undefined gender in 1700s Spain

George Diepenbrock
The University of Kansas

Jusepe de Ribera, La Mujer Barbuda

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civil rights - These parents are pushing against a rollback of transgender rights

Bella English
The Boston Globe

Bridgewater (MA) Town Hall

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Tennessee - Opinion | I am a transgender Tennessean, and I am concerned that I am unwelcome at home

Henry Seaton
Tennessean

Tennesseans

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lead story - Defense chief says he is 'prepared to defend' new transgender military policy

Claudia Grisales
Stars and Stripes

Sec. Jim Mattis

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Donald Trump - The National Enquirer, a Trump Rumor, and Another Secret Payment to Buy Silence

Ronan Farrow
The New Yorker

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please press:  www.newyorker.com

Trinidad and Tobago - Human rights groups to meet outside Parliament against 'buggery laws'

Press
looptt

Trinidad and Tobago

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civil rights - Judith Light Talks LGBTQ Activism and Civil Rights at Jeffrey Fashion Cares Charity Soiree

Nia Groce
Footwear News

Judith Light

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Indiana - Mike Pence's hometown to host its first gay pride festival, with high school senior at helm

Maureen Groppe
IndyStar

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main headline - Website Designed To Help Transgender People In Florida Change Name And Gender Marker

William Daffron
WUFT

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ezs note:  If you are presently living in the state of Florida (you must have lived there at least six [6] months) this guide may be of help.  It's good to be of use, anyway.  Please let me know how good this guide actually is. You will find the guide at this hotlink.

Donald Trump - Will Michael Cohen Snitch on Trump?

Eric Levitz
New York

Michael Cohen, singing

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Argentina - This Book Shines a Light on Argentina's Transgender Community

Michael Love Michael
Paper

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civil rights - Town Losing Time to Appeal Trans Rights Ruling Against Funeral Home

Jason A. Michael
Pridesource

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Arizona - Why parents are losing custody of trans and gender non-conforming kids

Maria Poletta
azcentral.

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lead story - To live openly as a transgender woman, she had to flee (...)

Khushbu Shah, Emanuella Grinberg
CNN

Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

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Donald Trump - F.B.I. Raids Office of Trump’s Longtime Lawyer Michael Cohen; Trump Calls It ‘Disgraceful’

Matt Apuzzo
The New York Times

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Japan - Fukuoka begins official recognition of LGBT partnerships

Press
The Japan Times

Fukuoka, Japan

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civil rights - LGBT workers are protected from workplace discrimination, Texas judge says in 'earth-shattering' new ruling

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

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Hawaii - Bill Calls For Hawaii To Protect Students Who Allege Harassment

Suevon Lee
Honolulu Civil Beat

Hawaii State Capitol

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Transgender Kyrgyz seek unlikely refuge in Russia

Katie Arnold
BBC

Kyrgyzstan

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Donald Trump - FBI raids Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's office for details on payment to Stormy Daniels

Tom Winter, Dartunorro Clark
NBC News

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Australia - Being transgender in outback Queensland

Harriet Tatham, Esther Macintyre
ABC (Australia)

Mt. Isa, NW Queensland, Australia

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Oklahoma Residents See Subtle Hiring Discrimination

Grant D. Crawford
US News and World Report

Tahlequah, OK

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Minnesota - The most frequently challenged books of 2017

Press
MPR

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ezs note:  Here's one small way you can make a big difference in your town or city.  Find out when the library board meets in your town or city - then attend.  If for some reason board members seem squeamish about listing certain types of books, ask them why.  Attend early, and often.

The struggle of Egypt's transgender community

Marc Espanol
Al-Monitor

Derr Temple, Egypt

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Ghana - LGBT community in Ghana calls for a referendum on gay rights

Press
GhanaWeb

Aburi Botanical Garden, Ghana

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civil rights - Trans Ohioans Are Asking for Basic Human Dignity

James Esseks
ACLU

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Pennsylvania - IUP student disciplined in classroom dispute allowed to return to class

Matt McKinney
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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ezs note:  A few thoughts here -  my own feelings are that Mr. Ingle's opinions are silly at best, repugnant at worst.  But, like it or not, they are his opinions, and they deserve a hearing.  I only hope that at a more conservative university, such as Liberty University, the same freedoms are offered.

Transgender Runners Can Race Boston Marathon Under Identified Gender

Alexis Diao
NPR

Boston Marathon (in Wellesley, MA)

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Donald Trump - US politicians break ranks over Donald Trump’s ‘nuts’ trade moves against China

Zhenhua Lu
South China Morning Post

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

Press
Carribean 360

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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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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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PROFESSOR CLAIMS WOMEN WHO WEAR JEANS GIVE BIRTH TO TRANSGENDER CHILDREN

Shane Croucher
Newsweek

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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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