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12 July 2018
lead story - Transgender woman lodges complaint against waxing center that denied service, citing Muslim employee's beliefs
Staff
WTOL
WTOL
Windsor, ON
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11 July 2018
Namibia - Kicking at Namibia's closet doors
Press
News24
News24
Windhoek, Namibia
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Labels:
closet doors,
conflict-avoidant society,
kicking,
masculinity,
mockery,
moffie,
Namibia,
sexuality
Location:
Windhoek, Namibia
civil rights - Read the pro-trans letter from Congress to the TSA here
Cristan Williams
The Transadvocate
The Transadvocate
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Indiana- Beyond Brownsburg: How Indiana schools treat transgender students
Arika Herron
IndyStar
IndyStar
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lead story - Judge Denies Parents’ Attempt To Change Transgender Child’s Name
Press
CBS Sacramento
CBS Sacramento
Warren (OH) County Courthouse
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Labels:
attempt,
change,
denies,
Elliott Whitaker,
judge,
Lebanon,
name,
parents,
transgender child,
Warren County
Location:
Lebanon, OH 45036, USA
10 July 2018
New Zealand - Growing up trans in regional New Zealand
Andre Chumko
stuff.co.nz
stuff.co.nz
Kawerau, New Zealand
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civil rights - HRC Opposes Kavanaugh, Trump’s Pick to Undermine LGBTQ Rights, Reproductive Rights and Health Care
Charlotte Clymer
HRC
HRC
Brett Kavanaugh
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lead story - Study finds health risks for transgender women on hormone therapy
Avichai Scher
NBC News
NBC News
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ezs note: A few tips are in order here: Read the entire article, including hotlinks. Don't just give it a quick skim. Next, see an American Medical Association (AMA) accredited physician to discuss the benefits and risks you are taking. It's your decision - make it an informed one.
09 July 2018
Donald Trump - Will Trump Be Meeting With His Counterpart — Or His Handler?
Jonathan Chait
New York
New York
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ezs note: Holy... freaking... crap. This may very well be Trump's smoking gun. Read it. Read it again.
♩This is the end... my only friend, the end... ♬
Ireland - Hundreds march for better transgender healthcare
Elaine Edwards
The Irish Times
The Irish Times
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Labels:
better,
Elaine Edwards,
hundreds,
Leinster House,
march,
Ollie Bell,
transgender healthcare
Location:
Dublin, Ireland
civil rights - MATTERS OF FAITH: The Jewish case for supporting transgender rights in November
Elias Lieberman
Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod Times
Cape Cod (part of Massachusetts)
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Texas - Texas Transgender Summit to Mark 10 Years at the University of Houston Next Week
Laura Gillespie
OutSmart Magazine
OutSmart Magazine
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lead story - Transgender Protections, Other Ballot Questions Certified
Press
US News & World Report
US News & World Report
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08 July 2018
Donald Trump - NYT: US threatened nations over breastfeeding resolution
Eli Watkins
CNN
CNN
Breastfeeding. Oh, the horror.
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civil rights - These Five Court Cases Could Change the Future of LGBT Rights
Samantha Allen
Daily Beast
Daily Beast
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Kansas - Kansas teen sentenced in death of transgender woman
Press
WKYT
WKYT
Wichita, KS
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lead story - INDIA: NO COUNTRY FOR TRANSGENDER WOMEN
Puja Changoiwala
South China Morning Post
South China Morning Post
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ezs note: USA - Uh, before we get all proud 'n shit, here's a sobering fact for you: according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation, we are the 10th worst and the only first-world country to be shamed by the danger to women (cis and trans). Please, let's go to our town and city halls and speak up.
07 July 2018
Donald Trump - In The World According To Trump, NATO Allies Are Bad And Putin Is Good
S.V. Date
HuffPost
HuffPost
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Guyana - Transgender Guyanese women ask CCJ to strike down colonial law
Press
St. Lucia News Online
St. Lucia News Online
Georgetown, Guyana (Stabroek Market)
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civil rights - Weekend Read: ‘The Rosa Parks of the transgender movement’
Press
Southern Poverty Law Center
Southern Poverty Law Center
Sylvia Rae Rivera
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Oregon - Oregon to allow students to identify as neither male nor female
Bethany Barnes
The Oregonian
The Oregonian
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Labels:
allow students,
Bethany Barnes,
female,
identify,
male,
neither,
non-binary gender option,
Oregon
Location:
Salem, OR, USA
lead story - Teddy Geiger realized she was transgender in therapy
Jessica Sager
Page Six
Page Six
Teddy Geiger
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06 July 2018
Middletown, New Jersey
estimated transgender population: 380*
(rounded up)
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ezs note: The Evil Clown of Middletown! Where is it? Why, in Middletown, New Jersey, of course!
Labels:
Middletown,
New Jersey
Location:
Middletown, NJ, USA
Donald Trump - Trump’s Mar-a-Lago asks to hire 61 additional foreign workers using visa program
Shannon K. Crawford, Soo Rin Kim
ABC
ABC
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Croatia - Transgender people have a right to be issued new diplomas
Vedran Pavlik
Total Croatia News
Total Croatia News
Åœibenik, Croatia
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civil rights - Inside the Fight to Save LGBT Rights at an All-New Supreme Court
Samantha Allen
The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast
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Idaho - At Boise's first Pridefest, people had to hide behind masks. Now thousands celebrate.
Michael Katz
Idaho Statesman
Idaho Statesman
Boise, ID
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Labels:
behind masks,
Boise,
celebrate,
changed drastically,
first,
hide,
Michael Katz,
people,
Pridefest,
thousands
Location:
Boise, ID, USA
lead story - I'm a surgeon who helps transgender people live the way they feel inside
Jonathan Keith
USA Today
USA Today
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05 July 2018
Donald Trump - Michael Cohen tells friends he doesn't think Trump would pardon him
MJ Lee
CNN
CNN
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Ghana - UN Expert Spotlights LGBT Poverty in Ghana
Wendy Issack
AllAfrica
AllAfrica
Independence of Ghana
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Labels:
decriminalize,
Ghana,
LGBT poverty,
spotlights,
stigma,
UN expert,
UN Special Rapporteur,
Wendy Issack
Location:
Accra, Ghana
civil rights - Military retirees support lawsuit against Trump’s military transgender ban
Press
Dayton Daily News
Dayton Daily News
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Oregon - Corvallis woman runs drag performance and transgender advocacy organization
Lillian Schrock
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Corvallis Gazette-Times
Corvallis, OR
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lead story - Barely any transgender recruits have made it into the military since Trump's ban ended
Kathryn Krawczyk
The Week
The Week
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Labels:
ban,
barely,
blockade,
capriciously,
Donald Trump,
ended,
Kathryn Krawczyk,
military,
transgender recruits
Location:
Baltimore, MD, USA
04 July 2018
Donald Trump - Trump Repeatedly Questioned Why the United States Couldn’t Simply Invade Venezuela
Daniel Politi
Slate
Slate
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Labels:
couldn’t,
Daniel Politi,
Donald Trump,
invade,
questioned,
repeatedly,
simply,
United States,
Venezuela
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Poland - Poland’s Supreme Court Stands Up for LGBT Equality
Boris Dittrich
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Supreme Court of Poland
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civil rights - Military Officers, Organizations Urge Ninth Circuit to Maintain Block on Trans Troops Ban
Press
HRC
HRC
legal brief
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Louisiana - Book Remembers Devastating 1973 Fire at Gay New Orleans Bar
Rebecca Santana
US News & World Report
US News & World Report
Up Stairs Lounge, after fire (1973)
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Labels:
bar,
book,
devastating,
fire,
gay,
New Orleans,
Rebecca Santana,
remembers,
Robert W. Fieseler,
Up Stairs Lounge
Location:
New Orleans, LA, USA
lead story - New Jersey Gov. Signs Bills Giving Transgender Residents More Rights
Alanna Vagianos
HuffPost
HuffPost
Gov. Phil Murphy
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03 July 2018
Donald Trump - Hold the champagne on North Korea, President Trump
Editorial Board
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
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Israel - TRANS BY CHOICE, TRANS BY FORCE
Hen Mazzig
The Jerusalem Post
The Jerusalem Post
Jaffa train station, Tel Aviv, Israel
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civil rights - She Says She Lost Her Job For Coming Out as Transgender. But Her Biggest Battle Could Come at the Supreme Court Without Kennedy
Jennifer Calafas
Time
Time
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South Carolina - Family of SC transgender woman killed in Florida: 'We want everyone to be comfortable with who they are'
Tanita Gaither
wistv
wistv
Bishopville, SC
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ezs note: As of this time, the suspect who killed Cathalina Christina James is still at large. If you have any information, please call the Jacksonville, FL police at 904-630-6300. Thanks.
lead story - For this transgender men's team in Brazil, soccer is a path toward self-acceptance
Jill Langlois
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
map of Brazil
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02 July 2018
Donald Trump - Perhaps the least surprising news you'll read all day: Trump's FART Act stinks to high heaven
Jon Healey
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
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Labels:
all day,
Donald Trump,
FART Act,
high heaven,
Jon Healey,
least surprising,
news,
perhaps,
read,
stinks
Location:
Washington, DC, USA
Bermuda - Bermuda Supreme Court reverses law repealing marriage equality
John Riley
MetroWeekly
MetroWeekly
Hamilton, Bermuda
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civil rights - Cuomo directs agencies to expand, affirm transgender health protections
Bethany Bump
timesunion
timesunion
Andrew Cuomo (center, brown jacket)
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