lead story - Colombia’s indigenous transgender women find refuge, freedom working on coffee farms

Kenneth Dickerman
The Washington Post

Coffea canephora

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ezs note:  Wow! Here I am in Connecticut, enjoying my coffee, when I find out about the hard, industrious work of the pickers!  You are to be commended!  I hope that my work makes life a bit better for all of us.  

Donald Trump - Donald Trump Praises His 'Incredible' Mom on Mother's Day — But Doesn't Mention Melania

Maria Pasquini
People

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Brazil - Genderqueer Student Murdered and Burnt in Rio Favela

Press
teleSUR

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civil rights - New Trans Military Ban Filing Would Accelerate Ruling to Permanently Stop the Trump Ban

Press
The Rainbow Times

US Army

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Montana - Free & Fair Coalition launches campaign to oppose proposed discriminatory ballot initiative

Press
Char-Kootsa News

Pablo, MT

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lead story - Transgender children’s mothers work to uphold protection law

Jessica Heslam
Boston Herald

Boston, MA

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Hey Mom - Happy Mother's Day!

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Haubstadt, Indiana

estimated transgender population:  9*
(rounded down)

Haubstadt, IN (1924)

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ezs note:  For such a tiny town, Haubstadt, Indiana certainly has built up quite a name for itself.  The Log Inn was a resting spot for Abraham Lincoln and a place on the Underground Railroad - and it's still open!

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

Donald Trump - Michael Cohen is 'in business'. But just what sort of business is he in?

Richard Wolffe
The Guardian

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Indonesia - ‘Dark forces’ of intolerance spreading in Indonesia, say parliamentarians

Max Walden
Asian Correspondent

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civil rights - Trump’s HHS secretary dodges question on trans health care

Chris Johnson
Washington Blade

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Delaware - Delaware legislators propose equal rights amendment to the state constitution

Press
WMDT/ABC

woodcut of Delaware (previously New Sweden) 

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ezs note:  Opponents of the bill said that it would have granted us transgender people "special rights".  Y'know, like housing, voting, and speaking at meetings.  Oh, we're such a burden. 

lead story - U.S. rolls back protections for transgender prison inmates

Staff
Reuters

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Donald Trump - White House official mocked 'dying' McCain at internal meeting

Jonathan Easley, Jordan Fabian
The Hill

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Kenya - Kenya bans lesbian love story film 'Rafiki' set to open at Cannes

Maggie Fick
Reuters

Lamu door, Kenya

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civil rights - Banning Transgender Soldiers Will Damage National Security

Jenny Hall
The Cipher Brief

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Texas - (transgender) Woman, 26, Murdered In North Dallas Apartment

Payton Potter
Dallas Patch

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ezs note:  Dallas/Fort Worth area - please, if you know anything regarding the murder of Carla Patricia Flores-Pavon, call the police at 214-283-4856. Thanks.

lead story - Beyond glitz and glamour, Lebanese transgender model breaks taboos

Heba Kanso
Thomson Reuters Foundation

Siege of Tripoli, 1289 CE

(artist unknown)

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Donald Trump - Is Michael Cohen’s Essential Consultants L.L.C. a Slush Fund for Donald Trump?

Amy Davidson Sorkin
The New Yorker

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Honduras - Trans Woman Flees Death in Honduras, Asks Asylum at US Border

Press
teleSUR

Maya stela, Honduras

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civil rights - In year of firsts, Virginia’s Roem and transgender advocates see progress

Ryan Persaud
WTOP

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North Carolina - A year after the HB2 repeal, NC transgender students battle discrimination

Danielle Chemtob
The Daily Tar Heel

Sir Walter Raleigh, looking fabulous

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lead story - Pakistan Passes Historic Transgender Rights Bill

Sasha Ingber
NPR

satellite view of Pakistan

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Donald Trump - WILL DONALD TRUMP PUT RUDY OUT OF HIS MISERY?

Tina Nguyen
Vanity Fair

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Nigeria - Watch trailer for new Nigerian gay-themed movie

Chidumga Izuzu
pulse.ng

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civil rights - Diana Tourjee is the GLAAD Award-Winning Trans Journalist America Needs

Chris Thomas
Out

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California - California voter guide contains vile anti-trans screed

Trudy Ring
Advocate

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ezs note: Californians - Look, I don't give a flying fart if you vote for Mickey Mouse - just DON'T vote for Trump lovin' Don J. Grundmann.  He's a lunatic.  He's a fraud.  Just like someone else we know...

lead story - Britain’s Appalling Transgender ‘Debate’

Jennifer Finney Boylan
The New York Times

London (Westminster), UK

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Donald Trump - McCain doesn't want Trump at funeral, friends tell White House

Rebecca Shabad
NBC News

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Australia - Deloitte LGBTI Leaders List highlights the work still to be done

David Simmons
Business News Australia

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civil rights - Civil rights groups wary of Trump's latest faith-based initiative

Julie Moreau
NBC

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Louisiana - Louisiana House rejects effort to study issues of incarcerated women

Mark Ballard
The Advocate

The Cowardly Lion

(currently 'serving' in the Louisiana House)

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lead story - Another Transgender Woman Killed in Pakistan

Saroop Ijaj
Human Rights Watch

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Donald Trump - Oliver North and the Creation of Donald Trump

Jonathan Chait
New York

Oliver North

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UK - Labour: Row over inclusion of trans women in all-women shortlists

Press
BBC

old Labour Party symbol (UK)

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civil rights - Healthcare Difficulties Persist for Transgender Americans, Despite Increased Insurance Access

Brad Kutner
WVTF

Christine McGinn, MD

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Virginia - Danica Roem to Speak at Democrats' LGBTQ Gala

Trudy Ring
Advocate

Del. Danica Roem

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lead story - Kim Petras Wants You To Concentrate On Her Music, Not Her Transgender Identity

Noah Michaelson
HuffPost

Bubblegum pop (music genre) 

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Donald Trump - Rudy Giuliani: Cohen might have paid other women for Trump 'if necessary'

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN

a bevy of Trump's beauties

('winner' gets a blindfold so she doesn't have to look at him)

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Switzerland - As countries tighten transgender protections, will Switzerland follow?

Jessica Davis Plüss
swissinfo.ch

Gotthard Rail Tunnel, Switzerland (1882)

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civil rights - Letter of Concern on the Nomination of Sharon Gustafson to Serve as General Counsel of the EEOC

Ma'ayan Anafi
The Leadership Conference

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Maryland - UMD’s Health Center is fighting back against Trump’s anti-LGBT agenda

Nate Rogers
The Diamondback

University of Maryland

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main story - Transgender mayor ousted in small Collin County town election

Lauren McGaughy
The Dallas Morning News

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China - Chinese Social Media Site Reverses Gay Content Ban After Uproar

Javier C. Hernández, Zoe Mou
The New York Times

Terracotta Army, China (abt. 210 BCE)

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civil rights - El Cajon Gym Sued Over Alleged Discrimination Against Transgender Woman

Toni McAllister
Times of San Diego

El Cajon, CA

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Missouri - West Middle School hosts its first TEDx talks

Roger McKinney
Columbia Daily Tribune

Totality of solar eclipse as seen from Columbia, MO

(August 22, 2017)

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lead story - Laverne Cox: ‘Planned Parenthood Is A Welcoming Place For Transgender People’

Alanna Vagianos
HuffPost

Laverne Cox

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Tulare, California

estimated transgender population:  364*
(rounded down)

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ezs note:  Among its many honors, Tulare, California has the distinct honor of Honorable Mention in the California Sustainability Index.  Congratulations, Tulare!  Next time, I'm sure you'll get the big prize!

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

Donald Trump - Why is Trump surrounded by cocky, unqualified and kooky men?

Richard Wolffe
The Guardian

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Lebanon - Gay rights come to the fore as Lebanon prepares to vote

Tamara Qiblawi
CNN

Kadisha (Qadisha) Valley, Lebanon

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