I voted today... DID YOU???

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Alabama - Voter ID Laws May Disproportionately Affect Transgender Community

Emma Hurt
Alabama Public Radio

Tuscaloosa, AL

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lead story - Transgender Children Exist

Daniel Summers
Slate

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Donald Trump - Limbaugh, Hannity joining Trump on campaign trail

Michael Burke
The Hill

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Guam - Senatorial candidates discuss social issues

Louella Losinio
The Daily Guam Post

Hagåtña, Guam

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civil rights - Rep. Kennedy Says He's Pushing to Protect Transgender Rights

Press
US News & World Report

Rep. Joe Kennedy III

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Louisiana - New Orleans advocates, allies to rally for transgender rights following Trump administration plans to roll back protections

Alex Woodward
Gambit

New Orleans, LA

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lead story - Iowa Transgender Community Sees Progress Despite Setbacks

Teresa Krug
VOA

Shelby, Iowa

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VIDEO - Bill Maher - New Rule: Win or Go Home

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France - French LGBT groups denounce ‘culture of hate’ after spate of attacks

Benjamin Dodman
France 24

Paris, France

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civil rights - Not voting has consequences. Transgender people in Trump’s America know this all too well

Erika D. Smith
The Sacramento Bee

Sacramento, CA

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Connecticut - The Trump Administration May Revoke Civil Rights For Transgender People: What Does That Mean In Connecticut?

Daniela Altimari
Hartford Courant

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lead story - WGA West Blasts Trump Administration’s Latest Attack On Transgender Rights

David Robb
Deadline

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Last Chance to Vote in 2018 Election

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lead story - Over 1,600 scientists condemn Trump transgender proposal

Press
BBC

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Thank you for your service!

training at Fort Dix, NJ

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ezs note:  I'd like to take a few moments to discuss the United States Armed Forces.  While over the years there have some questionable activities - especially now - the forces have done their duty without complaint.  One of these people is Michelle Hart.  She is transgender. What, pray tell, is her reward?

First, they try to kick her out of the Armed Forces.

Then, they try to take away her existence.

VOTE.

   

VIDEO - Oprah Winfrey EXPLOSIVE Rally Speech for Stacey Abrams in Marietta, Georgia

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Donald Trump - Trump’s Racist ‘Willie Horton’ Video Is a Normal GOP Ad in 2018

Eric Levitz
Intelligencer

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Colombia - Miss Colombia Says Miss Universe Pageant Should Only Be for “Women Who Were Born Women”

Staff
Remezcla

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civil rights - 56 major companies stand up against attempts to erase transgender civil rights protections

John Riley
MetroWeekly

(not necessarily representative)

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Pennsylvania - Governor Wolf Administration Shows Support for Pennsylvania Transgender Community

Press
KDKA Radio

Pittsburgh, PA

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lead story - Column: A Regressive Attack on Transgender Citizens

Jack Turco
Valley News

West Lebanon, NH

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Donald Trump - GOP civil war: Trump slams Paul Ryan for opposing end to birthright citizenship

Adam Edelman
NBC News

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Cameroon - Lesbians raped and accused of witchcraft in Cameroon

Josh Jackman
PinkNews

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civil rights - Stingl: Transgender author shares her story and joins the effort to preserve her civil rights

Jim Stingl
Journal Sentinel

Wauwatosa, WI

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Rhode Island - In Kingston, URI Honors Colloquium centers on gender identity, activism

Kevin G. Andrade
Providence Journal

North Kingstown, RI

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lead story - Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2018 letters: Synagogue shooting, transgender rights

Various authors
The Denver Post

Denver, CO

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Donald Trump - Gillum responds to Trump attacks: 'Never wrestle with a pig'

Caitlin Oprysko
Politico

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Bhutan - Amid Widespread Stigma and Harassment, Bhutan's LGBT Community Seeks Acceptance

Chencho Dema, Peky Samal
The Wire

Thimbu, Bhutan

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civil rights - 1500 parents of transgender children blast proposal to eliminate civil rights proposals

John Riley
MetroWeekly

March on Washington (1963)

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ezs note:  One... more... time... VOTE.

Colorado - “When does it end?”: Colorado transgender community reeling from Trump administration attempt to redefine “sex” in federal law

Elise Schmelzer
The Denver Post

Denver, CO

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ezs note:  Once again, VOTE.

lead story - ‘Denying our very humanity:’ Trump proposal wounds Bay Area transgender community

Erin Allday
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco, CA

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ezs note:  Wherever you are, VOTE.

civil rights - Transgender rights group unfurls massive flag in front of Lincoln Memorial

Emily Birnbaum
The Hill

Lincoln Memorial (interior)

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New Mexico - First Christian Church, focused on community outreach, marks 85th anniversary

Olivia Harlow
Santa Fe New Mexican

Santa Fe, NM

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ezs note:  Just so you know, First Christian Church is an LGBTQ-friendly church.

lead story - What Transgender Means to Me

Sara Rimer
BU Today

Boston University, Boston, MA

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civil rights - View from Away: Assaulting the civil rights of transgender people isn’t campaign fodder

Press
Central Maine (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles, CA (Griffith Observatory)

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New Jersey - LGBT advocates in New Jersey attack Trump plans to eliminate 'transgender' as option

Hannan Adely
northjersey.com

Trenton, NJ

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lead story - LGBTQ History Month: Transgender and gender-nonconforming pioneers

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Sylvia Rivera

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Queer Advocates Standing up to Trump's Trans Attacks

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My condolences to Squirrel Hill (Pittsburgh)...

Taylor Allderdice High School, Squirrel Hill, PA 

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Egypt/US - Egyptian filmmaker aims to show LGBT+ people are 'not alone'

Heba Kanso
Reuters

fresco of Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim

Cairo, Egypt

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civil rights - Administration opposes transgender civil rights shield

Lyle Denniston
Constitution Center

Oh, isn't it quaint.  Let's chuck it.

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Virginia - Virginia's transgender lawmaker blasts Trump memo on gender definition

Peggy Fox
WUSA

Manassas, VA

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lead story - The Idea of a 'DNA Test' for Transgender People Is Part of a Long, Dark History

Jeffrey Kluger
Time

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lead story - Rolling back transgender protections would endanger patients, experts say

Alex Keuroghlian
Healio

Boston, MA  (1730)

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Donald Trump - Dem leaders slam Trump's response to bomb threats: His 'words ring hollow'

Jordain Carney
The Hill

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Romania - Romanian Same-Sex-Marriage Referendum Fails Amid Low Turnout

Press
RFE/RL

Bucharest, Romania

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civil rights - Read These 3 Books on Trans Rights and Gender Identity

Concepción de León
The New York Times

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Nevada - Attacking LGBTQ People is Bad for Nevada and a Losing Political Strategy

Ianthe Metzger
HRC

Carson City, NV

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ezs note:  Um... how about we make a voting plan?

lead story - Hawes: It's time for all to rally against attacks on transgender community

Christine Hawes
Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City, Iowa

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