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11 February 2021
Massachusetts - Senate President Karen Spilka Unveils HERstory: Volume II
lead story - 'Mandalorian' star Pedro Pascal celebrates sister after she comes out transgender
Republican party - Former Republican officials float possibility of forming 'center-right' party
DAY 2 - SECOND IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sym8zo9MM9E
10 February 2021
lead story - Stony Brook Medicine Transgender Health Conference, Feb. 19
Donald Trump - Trump hid his calls with Putin. Now, Biden has access to them.
Natasha Bertrand, Daniel Lippman
Politico
09 February 2021
LIVE - SECOND IMPEACHMENT TRIAL
08 February 2021
Hawaii - Exclusive: Animated short ‘Kapaemahu’ could be the first-ever Hawaiian film to be nominated for Oscars
lead story - 'Incredible courage': 3 who fought the military transgender ban took stands that opened eyes, shaped lives
Kamala Harris - Biden Wants Harris to Have a Major Role. What It Is Hasn’t Been Defined.
Katie Rogers, Michael D. Shear
The New York Times
VP Kamala Harris
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06 February 2021
UK - LGBT+ history month: forgotten figures who challenged gender expression and identity centuries ago
Catherine Armstrong
The Conversation
North Carolina - The history of LGBT protection efforts in North Carolina
lead story - Former WWE superstar Gabbi Tuft comes out as transgender
Joe Biden - Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings due to his 'erratic behavior'
05 February 2021
Spain - SEAT joins the REDI Board of Directors and reaffirms its commitment to inclusion and diversity
Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania should model Philly’s inclusive health care
lead story - What Mitt Romney thinks about transgender girls competing in girls sports
Dennis Romboy
Deseret News
Joe Biden - Live Updates: Biden Sees New Urgency for $1.9 Trillion Stimulus
Jim Tankersly
The New York Times
04 February 2021
Northern Ireland - Transgender Healthcare Is at Breaking Point In This Corner of Europe
Texas - The strong case for transgender inclusion in athletics
lead story - Kansas measure would criminalize care for transgender youth
John Hanna
ABC News
Smartmatic - Election Tech Company Sues Fox News, Giuliani And Others For $2.7 Billion
Bill Chappell, David Folkenflik
NPR
03 February 2021
Vermont - '50 Women Making the World a Better Place': VT lawmaker makes InStyle list
Ethan Bakuli
Burlington Free Press
lead story - Governor Cuomo Signs Legislation Repealing the 'Walking While Trans' Ban
Press
governorny.com
Donald Trump - She was stunned by Biden's inauguration. How this South Carolina mom escaped QAnon
Donie O'Sullivan
CNN
Myrtle Beach, SC
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02 February 2021
lead story - Suspect indicted in transgender woman’s Bronx slaying
John Annese
New York Daily News,
The Bronx, NY
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Joe Biden - Biden administration announces direct vaccine shipments to pharmacies
Kevin Liptak, Sara Murray, Betsy Klein
CNN
01 February 2021
Ohio - Transgender Military Members from Ohio Happy with Biden's Rule Reversal But Still Await Policy Change
lead story - Aetna Updates Policies to Cover Transgender Feminizing Surgeries
Joe Biden - Biden says U.S. may resume sanctions on Myanmar after apparent coup
31 January 2021
South Dakota - Trans March on Pierre urges opposition to legislation requiring birth certificates reflect biological sex
Jody Heemstra
DRGNews.com
Pierre, SD
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lead story - HRC Mourns Dominique Jackson, Black Trans Woman Killed in Mississippi
Madeleine Roberts
HRC
Joe Biden - Why Republicans won’t agree to Biden’s big plans and why he should ignore them
30 January 2021
Publix heiress paid for Trump rally preceding Capitol riots, WSJ reports ***BOYCOTT PUBLIX***
North Dakota - Stand with North Dakota's transgender youth
Kevin R. Tengesdal
Williston Herald
lead story - States challenge Biden on rights for transgender students
CDC - CDC says travelers must wear masks on all forms of public transportation
Madeleine Holcombe, Jason Hanna
CNN
29 January 2021
Tennessee - Discrimination Against LGBT People Grows in Tennessee
lead story - Army chaplain under investigation for calling transgender soldiers 'mentally unfit' to serve
Wilson Wong
NBC News
Killeen, TX
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Joe Biden - Biden Refusing to Give Marjorie Taylor Greene the Attention She Craves
AMEN!!!
I really don't care whether you are a believer or not. Pastor Gino Jennings RIPS 'prophetess' Paula White a new one - as well as the morons who believe in Trump. This is hilarious and TRUE.
27 January 2021
EU - European Human Rights Court Fines Romania For Transgender Rights Violations
Press
RFE/RL
Bucharest, Romania
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Kentucky - With Transgender Military Ban Lifted, Kentucky Native Eager to Enlist
lead story - With ban lifted, transgender service members free to figure out what comes next
Joe Biden - Fact Check: Did Joe Biden Set Modern Record For Executive Orders in His First Week?
25 January 2021
Massachusetts - 'It's still hard to think about' : Jacob Lemay shares what living under Trump has felt like for transgender youth
Dialynn Dwyer
Boston.com
lead story - Biden lifts Pentagon's ban on transgender people serving in military
Joe Biden - Biden attends first Sunday Mass as President
Arlette Saenz, Allie Malloy, Jasmine Wright, Chandelis Duster
CNN