Wisconsin - Unified OKs transgender student policy, awaits Madison lawsuit ruling before making other changes

Terry Flores

Kenosha News

Kenosha, WI

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Joe Biden - Doug Jones leading contender to be nominated Biden's attorney general

Mike Memoli, Carol E. Lee, Kristen Welker, Sahil Kapur

NBC News

Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL)

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Michigan - Michigan funeral home to pay $250k settlement for transgender discrimination case

Lee DeVito

Detroit Metro Times

Aimee Stephens (1960-2020)

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lead story - Victory for trans advocates as Supreme Court rejects bathroom policy appeal

Brooke Soplesa

NBC News

Supreme Court

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Joe Biden - Wallace interrupts Azar over Biden's title: 'He's the president-elect'

Dominick Mastrangelo

The Hill

Chris Wallace

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Pakistan - Pakistan's First Transgender Lawyer Goes From Begging to Fighting in Court

 Syed Raza Hassan

US News & World Report

Faisalabad, Pakistan

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please press:  www.usnews.com

Arizona - Parents of transgender kids sue over AZ law requiring surgery to change sex on birth certificate

Perry Vandell

azcentral

Holbrook, AZ

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lead story - Keira Bell lawyer warns on internet coverage of transgender issues

Jamie Doward

The Guardian

London UK

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

ezs note:  While I cannot speak for all the blogs out there, I do pride myself in going for the thoughtful ones and printing them in Emily's Virtual  Rocket.  If you are seriously considering changing your gender (either cosmetically or surgically)  please find a good psychologist.  The ones to avoid, however, are "reparative therapy specialists"  These are quacks.

Donald Trump - Mike Pence is going to put the seal on Donald Trump's defeat

Robert Alexander

CNN

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Nevada - Federal judge rules requiring “proof” of gender identity for a passport is unconstitutional

Alex Bollinger

LGBTQ News

Virginia City, NV

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please press:   www.lgbtqnation.com

lead story - Transgender woman files complaint against Springfield (IL) over health coverage

Steven Spearie

The State Journal-Register

Old Capitol Building

Springfield, IL

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please press:  www.mdjonline.com

Joe Biden - 'To give him space': Biden reveals why he told Obama to wait on Bin Laden raid

Martin Pengelly

The Guardian

Oval Office

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please press:  www.theguardian.com

Pennsylvania - Pundit goes on crazed rant attacking trans health official he wants “chased out” of the state

Juwan J. Holmes

LGBTQ Nation

Rick Wiles

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please press:  www.lgbtqnation.com

lead story - Transgender teenager’s health insurance violated ACA by denying coverage, lawsuit alleges

Alexis Krell

The News Tribune

Tacoma, WA

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please press:  www.thenewstribune.com

Donald Trump - The MAGA Revolution Devours Its Own

Michelle Goldberg

The New York Times

Uh, here's a hint, guy... IT'S OOOOOOOOVER.

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

Virginia - Danica Roem seeks 3rd term in Virginia State House

Parker Purifoy

Los Angeles Blade

Danica Roem

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please press:  www.losangelesblade.com

lead story - Getty Images and GLAAD team up for new transgender photo guidelines

Sydney Bauer

NBC News

Getty Images London

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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Joe Biden - Biden Made Sure ‘Trump Is Not Going to Be President for Four More Years’

Thomas L. Friedman

The New York Times

The New York Times

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please press:  www.nytimes.com

New Jersey - On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Remember Elizabeth's Marsha P. Johnson

Press

Tap Into Elizabeth

Marsha P. Johnson

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please press:  www.tapinto.net

lead story - Gainesville LGBTQ advocacy groups hold Transgender Day of Remembrance vigil

Chloe Greenberg 

WUFT

 

Gainesville, FL

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please press:  www.wuft.org

Joe Biden - The Left’s Stupid Second-Guessing Of Biden

John F. Harris

Politico

Cenk Uygur

Yes, there are left-wing nuts out there...

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please press:  www.politico.com

Ohio - Plume helps provide healthcare to trans community

Lynanne Vucovich

Norwalk Reflector

Norwalk, OH

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please press:  norwalkreflector.com

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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please press:  www.nbcnews.com

Joe Biden - Inside the unlikely return of Jen Psaki

Tyler Pager, Ryan Lizza

Politico

 Jen Psaki

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please press:  www.politico.com

Oregon - DEA Wants to Surveil Patients. Trans Men Stopped Them Once Before.

Sessi Kuwabara Blanchard

Filter

Portland, OR

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please press:  filtermag.org

lead story - Father of slain Richmond transgender woman: 'We're never going to stop looking'

Brendan King

CBS News Richmond

Richmond, VA

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please press:  www.wtvr.com

ezs note: Richmond, VA area - If you any information regarding the murder of Chae’Meshia Simms, please call Richmond police at 804-646-5533 or Crimestoppers at 804-780-1000. Thanks.

Joe Biden - Jill Biden, Joe's chief protector, to step up as first lady

Laurie Kellman

Yahoo! news

Jill Biden

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please press:  news.yahoo.com

Minnesota - Gender-Diverse Teens More Likely to Have Risky Sex Than Cisgender Peers

Benjamin Ryan

POZ

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please press:  www.poz.com

lead story - Lack of health insurance drives nearly 1 in 10 U.S. transgender people to use nonprescription hormones: study

Theresa Braine

Daily News

Ann Arbor, MI

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please press:  www.nydailynews.com

ezs note: Please, don't make the same mistake I did (I had a stroke) ...see a physician! 

Joe Biden - Biden picks up small number of votes in Milwaukee County after Trump-requested recount

Samira Said

CNN

We can do it again, if you like...

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Georgia (state) - Georgia, Tennessee elect first known LGBTQ members to state legislatures

Jordan Williams

The Hill

Stone Mountain, GA

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please press:  thehill.com

lead story - Indonesian police move transgender celebrity to private cell

Edna Tarigan

ABC News

Jakarta, Indonesia

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please press:  abcnews.go.com

Joe Biden - Trump says for first time he'll leave office if Electoral College votes for Biden

Paul LeBlanc

CNN

White House

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please press:  www.cnn.com

South Carolina - North Charleston vigil honors transgender lives lost and those who still ‘need your love’

Stephen Hobbs

The Post And Courier

North Charleston, SC

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lead story - Transgender Pakistanis find solace in a church of their own

Zarar Khan

Spectrum News

Karachi, Pakistan

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please press:  www.baynews9.com

Joe Biden - Biden eyes New Mexico governor, Obama surgeon general for health secretary

Adam Cancryn, Alice Miranda Ollstein

Politico

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Vivek Murthy

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 https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Vice_Admiral_Vivek_H._Murthy%2C_USPHS.jpg

please press:  www.politico.com

Alaska - ‘We can’t turn this down’: New Xbox game brings Tlingit voices to the forefront

Erin McKinstry

alaskapublic.org

Hoonah, AK

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please press:  www.alaskapublic.org

lead story - A transgender woman sues the Georgia Department of Corrections over allegations of sexual assault by inmates and staff

Madeline Holcombe

CNN

State Offices South

Forsyth, GA

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Joe Biden - Pennsylvania and Nevada certify election results for Biden

Kelly Mena

CNN

Kittanning, PA

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please press:  www.cnn.com

Nevada - Nevada makes history as the first US state to protect gay marriage in the constitution

Samara Louise

Happy

Goldfield, NV (1903)

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please press:  happymag.tv

lead story - Transgender woman identified as homicide victim in SW Houston

Roxie Bustamente

ABC News Houston

Houston, TX

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please press:  abc13.com

ezs note:  Houstonians - if you have any information on the murder of Asia Jones, please contact the Houston police department at 713-884-3131. Thanks.

Joe Biden - Trump friend and adviser Steve Schwarzman recognizes Biden as President-elect

Jeremy Diamond

CNN

Steve Schwarzman

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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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please press:  www.nydailynews.com

Joe Biden - Biden adviser: 'He does not have any concern' about Trump lawsuits

Zack Budryk

The Hill

Laughed out loud!

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please press:  thehill.com

lead story - Funeral home could be ordered to pay in Michigan transgender bias case

Mark Hicks

The Detroit News

 Garden City, MI

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please press:  www.detroitnews.com

Joe Biden - Biden's margin of victory widens as Trump's subversion efforts grow more frantic

Zachary B. Wolf

CNN

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'President' Donald John Trump

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Delaware - Biden marks Transgender Day of Remembrance

Julia Manchester

The Hill

Wilmington, DE (Joe Biden's home)

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please press:  thehill.com

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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please press:  www.cbsnews.com