civil rights - LGBTQ students face discrimination while Education Department walks back oversight

Logan Casey, Elizabeth Mann Levesque
The Brookings Institution

The Brookings Institution, Washington DC

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South Dakota - Novotny to speak at Dems meeting

Press
The Brookings Register

Brookings, SD

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lead story - Transgender woman says employer, Spectrum Health, insurer, discriminate

John Agar
MLive

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Donald Trump - Transcript: James Comey's interview with ABC News chief anchor George Stephanopoulos

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ABC News

Former Director James Comey

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ezs note:  This is the full, unedited transcript of James Comey's conversation with George Stephanopoulos.  One caveat:  this is damn long, so brew a pot of coffee to have along with it.  Whether you love 'em, hate 'em, or just don't know what to make of the man, I think that you'll come forth with a greater understanding of James Comey.

Australia - Israel Folau’s comments remind us homophobia and transphobia are ever present in Australian sport

Ryan Storr
The Conversation

Minto, Australia

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civil rights - Push anti-LGBTQ legislation and we will come for you on Election Day

Chad Griffin
The Hill

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ezs note:  Having our civil rights move forward may be a wonderful thing, but it's really only meaningful if you register AND vote.

VOTE, DAMMIT!!!

Oklahoma - New Oklahoma City medical practice targets LGBT patients

Meg Wingerter
NewsOK

Oklahoma City, OK

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lead story - Transgender Woman Booked Into Male Section Of Jail During Protest

Angela Musallam
CBS Sacramento

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Canada - Chilliwack school trustee facing human rights complaint for LGBTQ comments

Press
OHS Canada

Chilliwack, BC

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civil rights - Army Chief of Staff Undermines DOD Report Against Transgender Service

Chris Johnson
PrideSource

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Washington state - UW’s Kristina Olson wins NSF Waterman Award for studies of ‘how children see themselves and the world’

Kim Eckert
University of Washington

Suzzallo Reading Room, Univ. of Washington

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lead story - Coast Guard won’t ban transgender members unless compelled

Stephanie Beasley
Politico

USCG Bertholf

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Brazil - Five Sentenced in Killing of Brazilian Transgender Woman

Trudy Ring
Advocate

Maarten van Heemskerk, Justitia

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civil rights - Leaders and Advocates: Duncan and Vitter Are Unfit to Serve as Judges in Louisiana

Shin Inouye
The Leadership Conference

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Florida - National Trans HIV Testing Day is Wednesday, April 18

Denise Royal
South Florida Gay News

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ezs note:  Get tested. That's all I have to say.  It's fast, it's ridiculously easy, and you'll feel a helluva lot better knowing the facts.  I DID!!!  

lead story - Transgender Kids Face High Risk of Mental Health Woes

Serena Gordon
US News and World Report

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please press:  health.usnews.com

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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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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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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