North Carolina - LGBTQ rights fight reignited 4 years after N.C.'s 'bathroom bill' controversy

Dan Avery

NBC News

Mr. Dundon - if the North Carolina Legislature decides to punt (once again) on the "issue" of where transgender people should be allowed to pee, Hartford would welcome NHL hockey back with open arms. Go, "Brass Bonanza"!

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lead story - ACLU: Most New Hampshire schools lack policies for transgender students

Eileen O'Grady

Valley News

Plainfield, NH

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Joe Biden - Biden taps Susan Rice for top White House domestic policy job

Tyler Pager

Politico

Susan Rice

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lead story - HRC Mourns Kimberly Fial, White Transgender Woman Killed in California

Madeleine Roberts

HRC

San Jose, CA

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Joe Biden - How Black, Latino And Progressive Democrats Are Forcing Biden To Rethink His Cabinet Picks

Perry Bacon Jr.

FveThirtyEight

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please press:  fivethirtyeight.com

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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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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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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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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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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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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Ohio - Plume helps provide healthcare to trans community

Lynanne Vucovich

Norwalk Reflector

Norwalk, OH

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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

Tyler Pager, Ryan Lizza

Politico

 Jen Psaki

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

Benjamin Ryan

POZ

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

Jordan Williams

The Hill

Stone Mountain, GA

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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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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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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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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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Joe Biden - Pennsylvania and Nevada certify election results for Biden

Kelly Mena

CNN

Kittanning, PA

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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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