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05 December 2020
Nevada - Federal judge rules requiring “proof” of gender identity for a passport is unconstitutional
lead story - Transgender woman files complaint against Springfield (IL) over health coverage
Steven Spearie
The State Journal-Register
Joe Biden - 'To give him space': Biden reveals why he told Obama to wait on Bin Laden raid
04 December 2020
Pennsylvania - Pundit goes on crazed rant attacking trans health official he wants “chased out” of the state
lead story - Transgender teenager’s health insurance violated ACA by denying coverage, lawsuit alleges
Donald Trump - The MAGA Revolution Devours Its Own
Michelle Goldberg
The New York Times
03 December 2020
Virginia - Danica Roem seeks 3rd term in Virginia State House
lead story - Getty Images and GLAAD team up for new transgender photo guidelines
Sydney Bauer
NBC News
Joe Biden - Biden Made Sure ‘Trump Is Not Going to Be President for Four More Years’
02 December 2020
New Jersey - On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Remember Elizabeth's Marsha P. Johnson
lead story - Gainesville LGBTQ advocacy groups hold Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil
Joe Biden - The Left’s Stupid Second-Guessing Of Biden
John F. Harris
Politico
01 December 2020
Ohio - Plume helps provide healthcare to trans community
lead story - Elliot Page, star of 'Juno' and 'The Umbrella Academy,' comes out as transgender
Minyvonne Burke
NBC News
Elliot Page
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Joe Biden - Inside the unlikely return of Jen Psaki
29 November 2020
Oregon - DEA Wants to Surveil Patients. Trans Men Stopped Them Once Before.
lead story - Father of slain Richmond transgender woman: 'We're never going to stop looking'
Brendan King
CBS News Richmond
Joe Biden - Jill Biden, Joe's chief protector, to step up as first lady
28 November 2020
Minnesota - Gender-Diverse Teens More Likely to Have Risky Sex Than Cisgender Peers
lead story - Lack of health insurance drives nearly 1 in 10 U.S. transgender people to use nonprescription hormones: study
Theresa Braine
Daily News
Joe Biden - Biden picks up small number of votes in Milwaukee County after Trump-requested recount
Samira Said
CNN
27 November 2020
Georgia (state) - Georgia, Tennessee elect first known LGBTQ members to state legislatures
Jordan Williams
The Hill
lead story - Indonesian police move transgender celebrity to private cell
Joe Biden - Trump says for first time he'll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden
25 November 2020
South Carolina - North Charleston vigil honors transgender lives lost and those who still ‘need your love’
lead story - Transgender Pakistanis find solace in a church of their own
Joe Biden - Biden eyes New Mexico governor, Obama surgeon general for health secretary
Adam Cancryn, Alice Miranda Ollstein
Politico
24 November 2020
Alaska - ‘We can’t turn this down’: New Xbox game brings Tlingit voices to the forefront
lead story - A transgender woman sues the Georgia Department of Corrections over allegations of sexual assault by inmates and staff
Joe Biden - Pennsylvania and Nevada certify election results for Biden
23 November 2020
Nevada - Nevada makes history as the first US state to protect gay marriage in the constitution
Samara Louise
Happy
lead story - Transgender woman identified as homicide victim in SW Houston
Roxie Bustamente
ABC News Houston
Joe Biden - Trump friend and adviser Steve Schwarzman recognizes Biden as President-elect
Jeremy Diamond
CNN
Steve Schwarzman
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22 November 2020
Iowa - Local groups honor Transgender Day of Remembrance
Press
weareiowa.com
Des Moines, IA
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lead story - Open your eyes to how transgender people are policed
Katherine Bright, Lauren Wilson, Valerio Baćek
Daily News
New York City, NY (Queens County)
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Joe Biden - Biden adviser: 'He does not have any concern' about Trump lawsuits
Zack Budryk
The Hill
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21 November 2020
lead story - Funeral home could be ordered to pay in Michigan transgender bias case
Joe Biden - Biden's margin of victory widens as Trump's subversion efforts grow more frantic
20 November 2020
Delaware - Biden marks Transgender Day of Remembrance
Julia Manchester
The Hill
Wilmington, DE (Joe Biden's home)
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lead story - Deadly year for trans community as Transgender Day of Remembrance marked
Erin Donaghue
CBS News
Butler County, OH (Hamilton)
(Riah Milton's murder site)
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Donald Trump - Donald Trump is still busy trying to bulldoze democracy
19 November 2020
Wyoming - Meet the gay Republican who helped defeat every anti-LGBTQ bill in Wyoming
Julie Compton
NBC News
Laramie, WY
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lead story - Man confesses to fatally stabbing wife, a well-known Miami transgender woman
Muri Assuncão
Daily News
Miami, FL
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Joe Biden - Biden tells governors he’ll help states overcome coronavirus
18 November 2020
Massachusetts - Community to remember transgender lives lost to violence
lead story - Anti-transgender hate crimes soared 20 percent in 2019
Joe Biden - Michigan's largest county certifies election results after Republicans earlier blocked certification
17 November 2020
Minnesota - These Exhibit Portraits Honor the Visibility of Transgender Adults
Kevyn Burger
nextavenue
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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