Utah - Utah 2018 Legislative Report: Employment Law Developments

Payne & Fears
JDSupra

lead story - 'No questions off-limits' for those attending transgender Q&A at North Charleston brewery

Hannah Alani
The Post and Courier

North Charleston, SC

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Donald Trump - Don’t get angry when Donald Trump comes to Britain – get even

Stella Creasy
The Guardian

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Barbados - Barbados: Former Magistrate welcomes gays

Press
St. Lucia Times

Georgetown, Barbados, Statue of Bussa

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civil rights - ACLU's Pensacola transgender discrimination lawsuit goes before judge

Kevin Robinson
Pensacola News Journal

Pensacola, FL

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Maryland - Maryland lawmakers ban gay conversion therapy for minors

James Besanville
Gay Star News

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lead story - Police: Transgender woman likely knew her attacker

Press
News Connecticut

Bridgeport, Connecticut

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ezs note:  Details on the event are very sketchy right now, but as more details become available, lightbulbs might go off.  If you are one of those, please call 203-576-7671.  Thanks.

Finland - Transgender man gives birth in Finland first

Press
Channel NewsAsia

Whooper swan (cygnus cygnus)

national bird of Finland

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civil rights - Missouri Supreme Court hears Blue Springs transgender student case on bathroom rights

Katy Bergen
The Kansas City Star.

Missouri Supreme Court

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Vermont - Senate advances gender-neutral bathroom bill

Mike Faher
VTDigger

Vermont state Senate (interior)

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lead article - MetroHealth Hosting Annual Free Transgender Job Fair

BJ Colangelo
CleveScene

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump Just Suggested To His Own Veterans Affairs Nominee That He Drop Out

Ryan Teague Beckwith
Time

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Ghana - Accommodate homosexuals – Theresa May to Akufo-Addo, others

Press
GhanaWeb

Accra, Ghana

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civil rights - Senators, Representative and Civil Rights Leaders: Duncan Unfit for Lifetime Appointment as Federal Judge

Shin Inouye
civilrights.org

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Arizona - This Arizona clinic has become a hub for transgender youth

Rafaella Gunz
Gay Star News

Tucson, Arizona

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lead story - Pakistan launches first school for transgender people

Chloe Chaplain
Evening Standard.

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Donald Trump - Ivana Trump doesn't think Donald should run for re-election

Maegan Vazquez
CNN

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ezs note:  Oh, Donald, please listen to your wife. No matter what the reason she ostensibly gives, we'd be better off without you - much, much better. 

Colombia - 'Culture is power': the Colombian sex workers who launched a newspaper

Steven Grattan
The Guardian

scene in Colombia

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civil rights - Trump to Reverse Obama Administration Healthcare Protections for Trans Patients

BJ Colangelo
Cleveland Scene

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Illinois - Briefs filed to support transgender student's lawsuit

Press
Daily Herald

Palatine, IL

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lead story - Transgender candidate for Nevada Assembly eyes history

Ramona Giwargis
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Spring Valley, Nevada

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lead story - How Trump’s Trans Military Ban Backfired. Spectacularly.

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

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Donald Trump - Trump attacks New York Times journalist over Michael Cohen article

Lauren Gambino
The Guardian

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Kenya - President Kenyatta says gay rights 'of no importance' in Kenya

Press
Daily Nation

Maasai people, Kenya

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civil rights - Paul Weiss Sponsors Play About Civil Rights Trailblazer

Meghan Tribe
The American Lawyer

Yale University

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Montana - Coalition Launches Campaign Against Bathroom Use Initiative

Eric Tegethoff
Public News Service

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ezs note: Montanans - Hey, it's great that you'll be voting for your member of Congress in November (um... you will remember that one, won't you?) but don't forget to vote NO on I-183.  Thanks!  

lead story - Film Review: ‘Anything’

Nick Schager
Variety

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Hamburg, Michigan

Hamburg, Michigan

estimated transgender population: 123*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  Hamburg Township, Michigan!  Yeah, I know, I know, I could've made a clever pun out of this one... but I took the high road!  

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

Donald Trump - DONALD TRUMP IS OBSESSED WITH THE PEE TAPE

Tina Nguyen
Vanity Fair

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Nepal - Letter to Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli

Brad Adams
Human Rights Watch

Nepal temple

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civil rights - TRANS WOMAN WHO REPORTED HER RAPE IN MEN'S PRISON WINS HISTORIC $100,000 SETTLEMENT

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek

Fallsburg, NY, Sullivan Correctional Facility

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Ohio - Central Ohio woman featured in new national ad campaign about LGBT discrimination

Ted Hart
NBC Columbus

London, Ohio

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lead story - No reports of transgender troops affecting unit cohesion, Marine Corps and Navy leaders say

Geoff Ziezulewicz
Military Times

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VIDEO - Religion and Faith in the Age of Trump (Union Theological Seminary)

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Donald Trump - Ted Cruz Loses Last Scrap of Dignity, Writes Time Tribute to His Bully, Donald Trump

Jonathan Chait
New York

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Hong Kong - How This Hong Kong Heiress Became An Unexpected LGBTQ Icon

Beh Lih Yi
HuffPost

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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

Press
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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