VIDEO - Michael Cohen's testimony in its entirety, Rep. Elijah Cummings chairman

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opening testimony of Michael Cohen with exhibits

please press:  oversight.house.gov

please press:  oversight.house.gov (exhibits)

Donald Trump - Michael Cohen testifies before Congress

Meg Wagner, Veronica Rocha, Amanda Wills
CNN

Michael Cohen

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Malaysia - New Malaysia looks a lot like old Malaysia when it comes to transgender rights

Editorial
ASEAN Today

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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civil rights - Transgender Coachella fest attendees say they were denied bathroom access. Now, ACLU demands policy change

Sam Metz
Desert Sun

Coachella festival

Coachella, CA

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South Dakota - What impact does transgender bills in South Dakota legislature have on youth?

Michaela Feldmann
KSFY

Sioux Falls, SD

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lead story - Decorated transgender troops to testify before Congress

Press
NBC News

Washington DC

US Capitol

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Donald Trump - How Vietnam Became Donald Trump’s Forever War

Michael Kruse
Politico

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Ireland - Ireland's Got Talent rapper reveals how death scare encouraged him to come out as transgender

Sharon McGowan
Irish Mirror

Dublin, Ireland

Father Mathew Bridge

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civil rights - Holy Dictum: Federal Judge Rejects Protection Against Transgender Discrimination in “Elegant Aside”

Joanna L. Grossman, Grant Hayden
Verdict

Dallas, TX

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Georgia - Georgia House committee passes hate crimes bill

Patrick Saunders
Project Q

Dacula, GA

Elisha Winn house

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lead story - Bill targeting transgender athlete policy fails in South Dakota

Press
NBC News

Pierre, SD

state capitol

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Czech Republic - Czech TV’s Genre-Busting Comedy Is a Hit

Press
TOL

Prague, Czech Republic

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civil rights - ACLU Of Minnesota Files Lawsuit Against Anoka-Hennepin School District

Press
WCCO

Anoka, MN

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please press:  minnesota.cbslocal.com

Arizona - UA professor sues state over denial of health-care coverage to transgender employees

Lurissa Carbajal
Cronkite News

Tucson, AZ

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lead story - Family Fun Weekend puts focus on transgender people

Kimberly Drelich (The Day)
San Francisco Chronicle

Groton, CT

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Donald Trump - McCabe responds to Trump's 'poor man's J. Edgar Hoover' slam: 'I don't even know what that means'

Allan Smith

NBC News

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Central African Republic (among others) - Gendered Security and the Right to Life: Analysis of UN Human Rights Committee’s General Comment

Fionnuala Ní Aoláin
Just Security

Bangui, Central African Republic

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civil rights - ‘We refuse to hide’: Sarah DePalma, transgender ‘firebrand,’ dead at 67

Lisa Gray
Houston Chronicle

her scrapbook

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ezs note:  I remember the very last words in her scrapbook - '...and we vote'.  Remember that in November. 

Missouri - Gay Methodist woman makes 600-mile prayer journey before denomination vote on LGBTQ issues

Amy McRary
knox news.

St. Louis, MO

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lead story - Connecticut runners part of debate over transgender athletes

Pat Eaton-Robb
StarTribune

Cromwell, CT

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Donald Trump - 'His criminal actions were bold': Prosecutors urge harsh sentence for Paul Manafort in court memo

Bart Jansen
USA Today

Paul Manafort, 'mugging' for the camera

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ezs note:  At the bottom of the article, there is also a 25 page (redacted in part)  document of the prosecutor's version of the court memo.

Cambodia - Village where 'love the same' is embraced

Tabitha Payne
Khmer Times

Koh Province, Cambodia

(not necessarily Angkrong)

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civil rights - Trans woman killed in El Salvador after U.S. deportation, rights group says

Gwen Aviles
NBC News

Santa Ana, El Salvador

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Rhode Island - US Senator leading effort to overturn transgender military ban

Morgan Wright
wdtn.com

Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)

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lead story - India's Kumbh Mela festival features 1st ever transgender congregation

Press
CBC News

Prayagraj, India

(formerly Allahabad)

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North Dakota - Grand Forks council shows support for antidiscrimination efforts

Emily Allen
Grand Forks Herald

Grand Forks, ND

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lead story - Transgender Deputy: Sex Surgery Not Covered by Health Plan

Press
US News & World Report

Warner Robins, GA

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VIDEO - The Rachel Maddow Show (special report)

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Donald Trump - Mueller's Russia investigation: Trump's legal team braces for report, hasn't talked with special counsel in 'weeks'

Kevin Johnson
USA Today

ezs note:  Well, what have you been up to, Donald?

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Ukraine - Volunteer-driven website aims to revolutionize sex ed in Ukraine

Matthew Kupfer
Kyiv Post

Zelenodolsk, Ukraine

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please press:  www.kyivpost.com

civil rights - How to Fight the Latest Attempts to Erase ‘Transgender’

Alex Myers
The Good Men Project

(alternate)

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please press:  goodmenproject.com

New Hampshire - Pappas Knocks Court Decision on Transgender Restrictions for U.S. Service Members

Press
NHPR

Chris Pappas (D-NH)

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lead story - Virginia district split over ending transgender bathroom ban

Ben Finley
fredericksburg.com

Abingdon, VA

(part of Gloucester County)

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please press:  www.fredericksburg.com

Donald Trump - AP source: FBI had backup plan to save Russia probe evidence

Eric Tucker/AP
The Free Press

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lead story - LGBT group drops Martina Navratilova over transgender comments

Press
The Guardian

Martina Navratilova

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interview with NYT Maggie Haberman

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNn0dprcS5Y

Donald Trump - Intimidation, Pressure and Humiliation: Inside Trump’s Two-Year War on the Investigations Encircling Him

Mark Mazzetti, Maggie Haberman, Nicholas Fandos, Michael S. Schmidt
The New York Times

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Peru - The impact and cost-effectiveness of combined HIV prevention scenarios among transgender women sex-workers in Lima, Peru: a mathematical modelling study

Annick Bórquez et. al.
The Lancet

Lima, Peru

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please press:  www.thelancet.com

ezs note:  Yeah... this is a really long article.  It also is difficult to read, even when you are fairly erudite.  However, it is also one of the most seminal articles you will ever read.  It is published by The Lancet, which, besides The New England Journal of Medicine, is without peer.  Please download the article and send it to your doctor, her/his nurses, and legislators. 

civil rights - All school districts would need policy to protect transgender students under bill debated in Washington Senate

Ryan Blake
The Spokesman-Review

Olympia, WA

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Maine - New congressman, a Marine, opposes transgender military ban

Press
News Center Maine (NBC)

Augusta, ME

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lead story - Inside Monica Roberts’ Mission to Identify Transgender Murder Victims

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Louisville, KY

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AUDIO - Lying - Sam Harris

Credit:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UHjjGcCNUg

Donald Trump - Trump lashes out at 'treasonous' officials after McCabe interview

Press
BBC

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Nigeria - Police Warn Homosexuals To Leave Nigeria

Jesuwale Stephen
Concise

Abuja, Nigeria

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please press:  www.concisenews.global 

ezs note:  If you are incensed about Nigeria's actions as I am, please e-write to Ambassador Sylvanus Adiewere Nsofor at ambassadornsofor@nigeriaembassyusa.org and politely air your grievances concisely.  (In USA; if you live elsewhere, check out who your Ambassador is.)

PS:  I did!

civil rights - Fact-Checking Common Myths on Transition-Related Care for Trans People

Ria Tabacco
ACLU

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West Virginia - West Virginia delegate draws ire for anti-LGBTQ comments

Steven Allen Adams
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Princeton, WV

(Mercer County)

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lead story - Transgender recruit tries to join military before ban takes effect

Danae King
The Columbus Dispatch

Worthington, OH

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please press:  www.dispatch.com

Donald Trump - Trump rages against ‘SNL’ after latest Alec Baldwin skit

Mark Moore
New York Post

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please press:  nypost.com

Malta - Trailblazing LGBTIQ+ icon and model Katia passes away

Kurt Sansone
Malta Today

Qrendi, Malta

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