lead story - Portraits depict 'struggles and joys' of older transgender people

Oscar Holland
CNN

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Donald Trump - Voters must eradicate the Trump plague from American politics

Maria Cardona
The Hill

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please press:  thehill.com

Australia - UWA cancels talk by transgender sceptic Quentin Van Meter after protests

James Carmody
ABC (Australia)

University of Western Australia (Perth)

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please press:  www.abc.net.au

civil rights - #AM_Equality Tipsheet: August 22, 2018

Allison Turner
HRC

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please press:  www.hrc.org

Oregon - Transgender student targeted in Sutherlin bathroom lawsuit speaks out on ACLU blog

Carisa Cegavske
The News-Review

Sutherlin High School

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please press:  www.nrtoday.com

lead story - Deadly Violence Against Transgender People Is on the Rise. The Government Isn’t Helping.

Chase Strangio
ACLU

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please press:  www.aclu.org

ezs note:  I recently re-joined the ACLU.  They are a good and decent organization.  If you haven't joined yet, maybe it's a good time!

GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!

Michael Cohen

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Paul Manafort

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civil rights - Gavel Drop: Anti-Choice Groups Go to Bat for Kavanaugh on the High Court

Imani Gandy, Jessica Mason Pielko
Rewire News

Daytona Beach, FL (Volusia County)

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please press:  rewire.news

Florida - Homicides highlight police agency policies on describing transgender people

Lucas Waldron, Ken Schwenke
The Florida Times-Union

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please press:  www.jacksonville.com

lead story - 'Champions' star Josie Totah comes out as transgender

Lisa Respers France
CNN

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia’s death penalty

Luke Ryan
Newsrep

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please press:  thenewsrep.com

ezs note:  Please also see the short video.

civil rights - Education Dept. dismissing complaints from transgender students about bathroom access: report

Avery Anapol
The Hill

US Department of Education

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please press:  thehill.com

Delaware - Rule to protect Delaware's transgender students will not move forward

Jessica Bies
delaware online

Delaware State Capitol

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please press:  www.delawareonline.com

lead story - Football’s first ever transgender referee takes to the pitch – and says some will be shocked when she runs on

Corey Charlton
The Sun

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please press:  www.thesun.co.uk

Donald Trump - This mafia style of government makes Trump a role model for all autocrats

Jonathan Freedland
The Guardian

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Georgia (country) - 'No Consideration': Death Of Transgender Woman In Georgia Prompts Health-Care Outcry From Activists

Ron Synovitz
RFE/RL

Botanic Gardens of Tblisi

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please press:  www.rferl.org

civil rights - Courts order Trump to reveal internal talks on military's transgender policy

Travis J. Tritten
Washington Examiner

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please press:  www.washingtonexaminer.com

ezs note:  Yeah, the Washington Examiner tends to be a wee bit conservative.  (cue the violins)  But I did feel that this was important.  Go Judge Copperthite!

Ohio - Ohio Transgender Musical Act DreamStates Issues Statement on New "Religious Liberty Task Force"

Mike Breen
CityBeat

Akron, OH

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please press:  www.citybeat.com

lead story - ‘I Don’t Feel Safe Living Here.’ After Threats From Parents, a Transgender Girl's Family Is Moving. Again.

Katie Reilly
Time

Visit lovely Achille, OK!

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please press:  time.com

Panama - The islands with a 'third gender'

BBC

Joy FM

Crab Island, Panama

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please press:  www.myjoyonline.com

civil rights - Transgender students asked Betsy DeVos for help. Here's what happened.

Caitlin Emma
Politico

Pearland, TX

please press:  www.politico.com

Massachusetts - Boston Children's Hospital Constructs Penis For Transgender Man — A First In Mass.

Martha Bebinger
WBUR

Boston Children's Hospital

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please press: www.wbur.org  

lead story - Pakistan Makes Arrests After Killing, Mutilation Of Transgender Person

Press
RFE/RL

Wagah, Pakistan

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please press:  www.rferl.org

Novato, California

estimated transgender population:  325*
(rounded up)

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ezs note:  I don't know how much you enjoy Cubism and graffiti as works of art, but if you enjoy them as much as I do, perhaps it's time to visit  Novato, California and look up the Marin Museum of Contemporary Art!

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

Donald Trump - Trump Picked Fight With Vietnam Vets Over Who Better Understood What Agent Orange Was

Eric Levitz
New York Magazine

Wait... isn't that Agent Orange?

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please press:  nymag.com

Denmark - No Turning Back? The rich LGBT history that inspires next to zero creative works

Tess Westbrook
CPH Post

Copenhagen, Denmark

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please press:  cphpost.dk

civil rights - LGBT Rights Milestones Fast Facts

Press
KPAX

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please press:  www.kpax.com

Indiana - Indiana Youth Group opens transitional apparel room for transgender youth

Samantha Myers
WTTV

Indianapolis, IN

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please press:  cbs4indy.com

lead story - After Families Disown Them, 2 Transgender Vets Share A Bond

Press
NPR

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please press:  www.npr.org

VIDEO - Maggie Haberman - Covering the Trump White House

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Donald Trump - Trump Can't Even Honor Aretha Franklin Properly

Vann R. Newkirk II
The Atlantic

Aretha Franklin (1968)

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

Lebanon - Horrifying video shows transgender woman attacked in broad daylight as bystanders do nothing

Josh Jackman
PinkNews

Beirut, Lebanon

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please press:  www.pinknews.co.uk

civil rights - Md. judge blocks effort to shield military transgender ban info

Press
WTOP

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please press:  wtop.com

Illinois - Patterson to Direct Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Rachel McCarthy
Illinois Wesleyan University

Shirk Center, Illinois Wesleyan University

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please press:  www.iwu.edu

lead story - Walking while transgender has risks as well as rewards in Southwest Florida

Patricia Borns
News-Press

Fort Myers, FL

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please press:  www.news-press.com

ezs note:  Floridians, (especially southwest area) at the bottom of this article are some resources which will get you started, both mentally and physically.  However, do not go to those frauds which advertise "reparative therapy".  They'll take your money (perhaps tens of thousands) and make you all the more miserable. 

Donald Trump - Manafort trial Day 12: Prosecution hammers Manafort's 'lies,' defense chides 'selective' evidence

Kyle Cheney, Josh Gerstein, Darren Samuelsohn
Politico

Mr. Manafraud

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please press:  www.politico.com

Honduras/USA - ICE Releases Some Transgender Women Seeking Asylum

Marisa DeMarco
KUNM

University of New Mexico

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please press:  www.kunm.org

civil rights - Colorado baker back in court after turning away transgender woman

Brooke Sopelsa
NBC

Masterpiece Cakeshop

Lakewood, CO

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com 

Maine - Equality Maine seeks support for 2nd Annual Dine OUT campaign

Press
Fiddlehead Focus

Houlton, ME

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please press:  fiddleheadfocus.com

lead story - Vermont Nominates 1st US Transgender Candidate for Governor

Press
Snopes

Vermont State House

Montpelier, VT

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please press:  www.snopes.com

Donald Trump - The Church of Trump

Alex Wagner
The Atlantic

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please press:  www.theatlantic.com

ezs note:  In some places around this country, Trump is some sort of demigod.  But there's something you can do - register to vote!!! (and get your like-minded friends to register as well)

Russia - Russian filmmaker defies government to shoot rare LGBT feature

Martin Blaney
ScreenDaily

Outlaw (film)

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please press:  www.screendaily.com

civil rights - After Facebook posts threaten 12-year-old transgender girl, Oklahoma school district cancels classes

Press
Grand Forks Herald

Achille, OK

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please press:  grandforksherald.com

ezs note:  Although this was entered two days ago, the Washington Post article (picked up by the Grand Forks Herald) is much more complete.

Alabama - State ID law causing problems for Alabama transgender woman

Press
KCCI

Birmingham, AL

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please press:  www.kcci.com

lead story - Man accused of shooting transgender woman at Detroit gas station bound over for trial

Nick Monacelli
clickondetroit

Detroit, MI

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please press:  www.clickondetroit.com

ezs note:  If you are the one who tipped the police, thank you!  

Donald Trump - GIULIANI ISN’T EVEN PRETENDING TO CARE ABOUT THE LAW ANYMORE

Abigail Tracy
Vanity Fair

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please press:  www.vanityfair.com

Kenya - Life as a girl

Love Child
mediamax

Nairobi University

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please press:  www.mediamaxnetwork.co.ke

civil rights - A Transition in Care

Elizabeth Segal
US News and World Report

Tijuana, Mexico

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please press:  www.usnews.com

New York - Without an Internet Barrier, Transgender Sex Workers Feel Less Safe

Press
WNYC

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please press:  www.wnyc.org

lead story - Transgender advocates adopt lobster emoji

Penelope Overton
Portland Press-Herald

Eyestalk of a lobster

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please press:  www.pressherald.com