And the winner is...

“Fear is an interesting word because I fucking hate Trump so much,” a Republican consigliere said. “I certainly wouldn’t be sorry to see him lose.”

unknown Republican

Vanity Fair

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lead story - Prayers of an Indonesian transgender

Rie Ishii
Nikkei Asian Review

Yogyakarta, Indonesia

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lead story - Transgender inmate gets rare transfer to female prison

Press
WQAD

Logan County Courthouse, IL

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Apple Removes Ex-Gay App - Google Lets it Stay

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Donald Trump - Probe of Trump's charity could crash 'like a Mack Truck' into his real estate empire

Allan Smith
NBC News

ezs note:  Uh... Donald... look out...

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Turkey - Why Turkey's performance artists take to streets

Nazlan Etlan
Al-Monitor

Cihangir (part of Istanbul), Turkey

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civil rights - ABC News Chicago Reveals the Cruelty of Christian Conservatives

Patrick L. Green
Patheos

Chicago, IL

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Virginia - Virginia Supreme Court: Judge erred in rejection of transgender inmate's name change request

Frank Green
The Daily Progress

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lead story - For Transgender and Nonbinary Protections, California Came First

Lesley McClurg
KQED

San Francisco, CA

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Trump's Latest Hire Defended Countries that Criminalize Homosexuality

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New York Times: Daughters of foot doctor say he diagnosed Trump with bone spurs as 'favor' to Fred Trump

Veronica Stracqualursi
CNN

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Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe: Gays and Lesbians Meet Zimbabwe's MPs

Robert Tapfumaneyi
All Africa

Harare, Zimbabwe

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civil rights - Military Transgender Ban Not Ripe for SCOTUS, Justices Told

Jon Steingart
Bloomberg Law

US Supreme Court

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Montana - Proposed anti-discrimination ordinance put on hold in Dillon again

Susan Dunlap
Montana Standard

Dillon, MT

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lead story - Dominic West says 'a transgender Bond would be cool'

Hanna Flint
AOL

'James Bond' (Sean Connery)

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Arizona - AIA alters language of transgender policy for Arizona student-athletes

Shane Dale
ABC News 15 (Arizona)

Phoenix, AZ

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lead story - Muddled Morality - An Attempt at Criminalising Transgender Morality

Yogesh S
News Click

New Delhi, India

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Merry Christmas!

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Slovenia - Around 40% of LGBT Students Suffer Violent Abuse at Slovenian Schools

STA
Total Slovenia News

Ljubljana, Slovenia

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civil rights - The Real Bathroom Predators are Cisgender Bigots

Samantha Riedel
Out Magazine

Osseo, MN (1869)

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Illinois - Appellate court calls part of District 211 transgender graduate's lawsuit moot

Bob Susjnara
Daily Chicago

Palatine, IL

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lead story - Transgender Canadians say death certificates don't reflect their lived identity

Marie-Claude Gregoire
CTV News

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Donald Trump - The Loyal Soldier Reached His Limit

David Ignatius
Real Clear Politics

Sec. Jim Mattis

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Nicaragua - Political Prisoners in Nicaragua Reaches 610 and Rising

Confidential
Havana Times

Managua, Nicaragua

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civil rights - Maryland School District Sued for Years of Abuse Against Transgender Teacher

Kate Sosin
Into

Upper Marlboro, MD

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Oregon - Hearing At Capitol Shows How Difficult Changing Salem's Culture Will Be

Lauren Dake
OPB

Prineville, OR

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ezs note:  Oregonians - okay, this is not gonna work.  You can do your part by speaking or sending a respectful missive explaining why transgender people face an onerous life and what they can do to make it better.

lead story - Being transgender in Southwest Michigan

Alexandra Newman
The Herald-Palladium

Benton Harbor, Michigan

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Wisconsin - Judge: De Pere transgender rights policy violates religious freedom of churches

Haley BeMiller
Green Bay Press Gazette.

De Pere, WI

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ezs note:  I understand that churches have certain rights, and I respect that.  But answer me this:  where, in the writings of Jesus, is it said that we should discriminate against transgender people?

Still looking, huh?  Well, take your time... 😔 

lead story - Jury's award to transgender woman after rejection by football team is a Minnesota first

Mary Lynn Smith
StarTribune

Inver Grove Heights, MN

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lead story - The transgender populist fighting fascists with face glitter

N.B.
The Economist

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Mattis quits, says his views aren't 'aligned' with Trump's

Jeremy Diamond, Barbara Starr, Zachary Cohen
CNN

Just another lovely cruise...

(engraving by Willy Stöwer)

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Curacao - PAHO Urges Testing As The First Step Towards Preventing HIV And Halting The AIDS Epidemic

Staff
Curaçao Chronicle

Willemstad, Curaçao

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civil rights - Texas judge who struck down ACA to weigh in on transgender health case

Julie Moreau
NBC News

Fort Worth, TX

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Tennessee - Empty chairs filled with meaning for Transgender Day of Remembrance

Jessica Fuller
Johnson City Press

Johnson City, TN

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lead story - Gov. John Kasich revives anti-discrimination protections for transgender state workers

Jeremy Pelzer
cleveland.com

Columbus, OH

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ezs note:  Uh, nice move, Gov. Kasich.  Of course, it would have been nicer if you hadn't f***ed up in the first place... 

VIDEO - Obama vs. Trump - you decide!

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Donald Trump - Another court defeat for Trump on immigration

Dara Lind
Vox

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Montserrat - Message from the Director of PANCAP, Mr. Dereck Springer

Dereck Springer
The Monserrat Reporter Online

Brades, Montserrat

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civil rights - Supreme Court decision could limit Ed Dept.'s power to regulate Title IX

Natalie Schwartz
Education Dive

United States Supreme Court

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Kansas - Kansas Sen. Barbara Bollier, at odds with GOP over Trump, LGBT issues, turns Democrat

Jonathan Shorman
The Wichita Eagle

Fairway, KS

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lead story - The Latest: Official suspended in transgender incident

Press
Fox News

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Pennsylvania - Post-Gazette editorial says misgendering is free speech, but ignores that it increases suicidal thoughts among transgender people

Ryan Deto
Pittsburgh CityPaper

Pittsburgh, PA

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lead story - India's transgender community says new bill violates their rights

Annie Banerji
Reuters

New Delhi, India

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Donald Trump - Fox News Analyst Hits Trump’s Latest Tweet With A Blistering Fact-Check

Ed Mazza
HuffPost

ezs note:  Will the real rat please stand up?  (Hint - it ain't the guy on the left)

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Mexico - HIV Activists Announce Alternative 2020 Conference in Mexico City

Press
PR Newswire

Mexico City, Mexico

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civil rights - ANDRAYA YEARWOOD KNOWS SHE HAS THE RIGHT TO COMPETE

Mirin Fadler
Bleacher Report

Cromwell, CT

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Florida - Florida Studio Theatre Explores the Mysterious World of 'Straight White Men'

Kay Kipling
Sarasota

Florida Studio Theatre

Sarasota, FL

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lead story - Death of transgender woman in Malaysia sparks fears of rising hate crime

Reuters
The Straits Times

Klang, Malaysia

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VIDEO - TopTenzNet - Top 10 of the Stupidest Things Donald Trump has Said

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Japan - Shiseido Japan’s same-sex kiss ad wins gold in Epica advertising awards

Katy Kelly
SoraNews 24

Shiseido Japan

Tokyo, Japan

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