civil rights - Former Fort Bliss soldier found guilty in 2016 murder of transgender woman

Aaron Bracamontes
KTSM.com

El Paso, TX (Fort Bliss)

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South Dakota - South Dakota High School Activities Association Defends Transgender Student Athlete Policy

Brady Mallory
KELO

Sioux Falls, SD

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lead story - Gender Clinic Aims to Improve Transgender Patients' Care

Press
US News and World Report

New Orleans, Louisiana

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump Sparks Anger With ‘Send A Brick’ To Nancy Pelosi And Chuck Schumer Campaign

Lee Moran
HuffPost

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Japan - More in Japan identify as LGBT as social awareness grows, study finds

Press
The Japan Times

Tokyo, Japan

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civil rights - Busy day at Capitol features governor's budget and transgender rights

Karen DeWitt
WRVO

Albany, NY

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Maryland - Maryland GOP delegate's aide charged with making illegal robocall against fellow delegate on transgender issues

Luke Broadwater
The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore, MD

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ezs note:  Marylanders - to get more on this story, visit the podcast. (starts at 15:38)

lead story - Transgender woman accuses Gov. J.B. Pritzker's campaign of discrimination in federal lawsuit

Mike Riopell
Chicago Tribune

Springfield, IL

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Donald Trump - ‘Resign Or Be Impeached’: Dems Erupt Over Bombshell Trump Obstruction Report

Ed Mazza
HuffPost

BOOM.

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Indonesia - Vigilante Raid on Indonesian HIV Group

Kyle Knight
Human Rights Watch

Pekanbaru, Indonesia

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civil rights - Womxn’s March Denver: 7 things to know if you are – or aren’t – planning to attend

Oscar Contreras
Thedenverchannel.com

Denver, CO (Civic Center Park)

approximate location

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ezs note:  In case you were wondering.  the date is tomorrow (Jan. 19).  If you haven't planned yet, do it now!

Colorado - Colorado to hold CDOC accountable for dangers posed to transgender inmates

Heidi Beedle
Colorado Springs Independent

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lead story - Transgender pronouns provide challenge, opportunity in workplace

Tara Duggan
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco, CA

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Donald Trump - Trump tried to illegally withhold disaster relief money from Puerto Rico

Matthew Yglesias
Vox

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Finland - Trans sterilisation law must be struck down, says legal watchdog

Yle
YLE News

Helsinki, Finland

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please press:  yle.fi 

civil rights - Governor to sign law protecting transgender people’s civil rights

Jesse Adcock
Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Saranac Lake, NY

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Ohio - The best is yet to come’ Mike DeWine tells Ohioans as he becomes governor

Darrel Rowland, Randy Ludlow
Akron Beacon Journal

Cedarville Opera House

Cedarville, OH

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lead story - Kansas library asked to move transgender children books

Press
The Kansas City Star

Andover, KS

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Donald Trump - “RUDY HATES THE JOB”: TRUMP’S MULTI-FRONT WAR IS TAKING ITS TOLL

Gabriel Sherman
Vanity Fair

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El Salvador (among others) - In Video, Trans Refugees Explain Their Aspirations

Matt Tracy
Gay City News

San Salvador, El Salvador

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civil rights - D.C. Restaurant Implements Civil Rights Training Following Transgender Bathroom Incident

Gabe Hiatt
Eater

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please press:   dc.eater.com

Louisiana - Report: Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says Louisiana should ‘steer clear' of LGBTQ restrictions

Press
KLFY

Baton Rouge, LA

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lead story - Inaugural transgender march comes to DC in April

AP
WJLA

Washington DC

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ezs note:  If you can come, COME.

Rhode Island (Connecticut also) - Connecticut, Rhode Island reaction to judge's ruling on ACA

Staff
Westerly The Sun

Westerly, RI

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lead story - Young Trans Children Know Who They Are

Ed Yong
The Atlantic

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civil rights - Bill Would Void South Dakota Transgender Athletes Policy

James Nord
US News and World Report

Pierre, SD

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ezs note:  South Dakotans, you can help kill this bill by contacting your state Representative and state Senator and explaining why SB 49 is a bad bill.

Florida - Florida prison system fights ruling to provide accommodations for transgender inmate

Jim Saunders
Orlando Weekly

Orlando, FL

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lead story - How to Spark Panic and Confusion in Three Tweets

Matt Thompson
The Atlantic

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Taiwan - ‘Living itself is political’ — artist Shu Lea Cheang on resisting stereotypes

Antonia Cundy
Financial Times

Taipei, Taiwan

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civil rights - Is banning trans troops a legal tactic to reverse civil rights?

Ivette Feliciano
PBS Newshour Weekend

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New Mexico - Deming Pride to share in Envision Fund for LGBTQ organizations

Staff
Deming Headlight

Deming, NM

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lead story - Community hosts rally in support of transgender high school student

Amelia Henderson
WBOY

Morgantown, WV

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please press:  www.wboy.com

Donald Trump - Prosecute Donald Trump To The Full Extent Of The Law

Jeff Hauser
HuffPost

ezs note:  Ah, these bracelets look lovely on Donald, don't they?

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Tanzania/US - US warns on Tanzania travel due to 'crime and terror'

Kevin J. Kelley
Daily Nation

Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (abt. 1930)

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civil rights - Editorial: Extend civil rights to all New Yorkers

Editorial Board
The Daily Gazette

Watertown, NY

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California - New survey data finds LGBTQ students ‘not safe’ in CA schools

Aidan Freeman
Lake County Record-Bee

Lakeport, CA

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lead story - A Transgender Person is the New Leader of a Jewish Sorority in Ohio

Sarabeth Caplin
The Friendly Atheist

Cincinnati,  OH

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Donald Trump - FLASH - FBI investigated how Trump's actions seemed to benefit Russia (VIDEO)

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ezs note:  (ahem) THIS IS THE END...

Saudi Arabia - What we don’t talk about regarding Saudi Arabia

Elayne Clift
SentinelSource.com

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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civil rights - For Gay Conservatives, the Trump Era is the Best and Worst of Times

Benoit Denizet-Lewis
The New York Times

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South Dakota - ACLU provides political awareness by hosting Activist Academy

Ricardo Lewis
KSFY (ABC) News

Sioux Falls, SD

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lead story - Transgender barrel racer fears exclusion from rodeo in Rosenberg

Deborah Wrigley
ABC 13 News

Rosenberg, TX

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please press:  abc13.com 

civil rights - Idaho appeals ruling mandating that they provide sex reassignment surgery to transgender inmate

Josh Kelety
Inlander

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ezs note:  Ah, I see.  We can take Donald Trump's moronic, idiotic wall for 18.46 dollars, or we can take a proven therapy for 2 cents. (rounded to nearest cent)

But we can't have that.  That would make sense. (sources - Wikipedia)

Alabama - Alabama woman becomes first trans person reported killed in 2019

Abbey Crain
ALcom

Hope Hull, AL

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ezs note:  If you have any information regarding the killing of Dana Martin, please contact the Montgomery police department at 334-625-2532.  Thanks.

lead story - Jennifer Pritzker: I'm a transgender Republican, but my party is marginalizing me out of existence

Jennifer Pritzker
Chicago Tribune

Jennifer Pritzker

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Mexico/USA - Life After ICE Detention For Transgender Asylum-Seekers

Marisa Demarco
KUNM

Ascención, Mexico

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civil rights - Advocacy Group Appoints Lobbyists in Fight for Trans Rights

Jon Gingerich
O'Dwyer's

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New Hampshire - Gender identity in the workplace: a guide

Megan Coneeny
NH Business Review\

Manchester, NH

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lead story - Transgender woman sexually assaulted in North Carolina bathroom

Press
USA Today

Raleigh, NC

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lead story - Transgender person gives perspective on living LGBTQ

Jessica Farrish
The Register-Herald

Beckley, WV

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