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24 April 2021
archives - Hartford T.V.I.C. - April 1973
Connecticut - Advocates For Trans People Protest Lawsuit Involving Former Glastonbury Student-Athlete
Frankie Graziano
National Public Radio
lead story - Manhattan will stop prosecuting sex workers, marking 'monumental' step for trans advocates
Joe Biden - Breaking With Predecessors, Biden Declares Mass Killings of Armenians a Genocide
Katie Rogers, Carlotta Gall
The New York Times
23 April 2021
archives - Death of "Henry" Armstrong - February 11 1892
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Tennessee - Tennessee House OKs new transgender ‘bathroom bill’
lead story - Biden admin scraps Trump-era proposal to limit trans protections at shelters
India - India Covid crisis: Hospitals buckle under record surge
Soutik Biswas
BBC
22 April 2021
archive - Legal Ethics Luncheon* - August 20 1994
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New Mexico - Alamogordo schools to discuss transgender resolution
Kyle Land
Albuquerque Journal
lead story - Kansas governor vetoes ban for transgender school athletes
Joe Biden - Here’s what countries pledged on climate change at Biden’s global summit
21 April 2021
archive - Arrest Girl Hobo Dressed Male Attire - December 18 1913
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Oregon - Doctors: Our transgender youth need good care and support
Jess Guerriero, Kara Connelly, Christina Milano
Portland Tribune
lead story - North Carolina won't pass bill to ban youth trans procedures
trial aftermath - 'This is our Selma moment': Racial justice activists hope Derek Chauvin verdict spurs larger systemic change
20 April 2021
GUILTY! GUILTY! GUILTY!
archive - A Miracle Child - October 9 1969
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For more information go to Wikipedia and type in Margaret Rutherford and Dawn Langley Simmons.
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South Carolina - SC governor says NCAA needs to 'mind their own business' on transgender sports bills
WLTX
News 19 CBS
lead story - Hormone Treatments May Raise Blood Pressure in Transgender People
Cara Murez
US News & World Report
jury debates - Chauvin trial is 'believe your eyes' vs. 'hey, look over there!'
Jennifer Rodgers
CNN
19 April 2021
archive - The Tartan Skirt - January 1992
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South Dakota - South Dakota lawmakers won't take up transgender sports bill in summer's special session after all
Christopher Vondracek
Grand Forks Herald
lead story - Students protest Montana bill to ban transgender athletes
Chauvin day 15 - Prosecutor in Derek Chauvin trial makes closing argument: ‘This wasn’t policing, this was murder.’
Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
The New York Times
18 April 2021
archive - Death Reveals "Woman" Cue Champion was Man - March 30 1928
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Oklahoma - Controversial Oklahoma Senate transgender sports bill could cost state millions
Brett Skarky
KFOR-TV
lead story - A Hampton family mourns loss of transgender woman murdered in North Carolina
Angelo Vargas
13 newsnow
Vladimir Putin - 'There will be consequences' for Russia if Navalny dies, Biden official warns
Connor O'Brien
Politico
17 April 2021
archives - Another Murray Hall Case - March 25 1902
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New York - Museum Highlights Trans History in Classrooms as Part of International Transgender Day of Visibility
lead story - GOP Oklahoma lawmaker criticized for transgender comments
Sean Murphy
FOX 23
Joe Biden - Statement from President Joe Biden on the Mass Shooting in Indianapolis, Indiana
16 April 2021
archives - Fooled the Reubens - June 29 1903
Michigan - Most trans and gender diverse Michigan residents suffer from depression, anxiety, study says.
Brandon Chew
Spartan News Room
lead story - 2 men charged with killing 2 transgender women in Charlotte hotels, police say
Staff
WSOC-TV
Joe Biden - Biden renews calls for gun reform after Indianapolis shooting
15 April 2021
archive - In Your Face* - Fall 1995
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Ohio - Ohio legislature to see bills critics say are anti-transgender
lead story - The Colorado town that became a transgender haven
Claire Rudy Foster
High Country News
Chauvin day 14 - Derek Chauvin tells court he will not testify; judge unexpectedly resuming proceedings this afternoon
Paul Walsh
Minneapolis Star Tribune
14 April 2021
archive - Archive News* - October 1992
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Alabama - EDITORIAL | Alabama, leave transgender youth alone
lead story - HRC Mourns Jaida Peterson, Black Transgender Woman Killed in North Carolina
Madeleine Roberts
HRC
Chauvin day 13 - Derek Chauvin Trial: Philly Police Urge Port Richmond Businesses To Prepare For Possible Unrest Ahead Of Verdict
13 April 2021
archives - Renaissance News - April 1989
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Pennsylvania - Group of GOP lawmakers seek to ban Pa.’s transgender student athletes from playing women’s sports
Colin Deppen
The Philadelphia Inquirer
lead story - As Texas Legislature considers anti-trans bills, NCAA announces it will not hold events in states that discriminate against trans students
Chauvin day 12 - Derek Chauvin is on trial for George Floyd's death
Melissa Macaya, Meg Wagner, Mike Hayes, Melissa Mahtani, Veronica Rocha
CNN
12 April 2021
archive - 10th National Convention "Minnesota Pride '96" Awards Banquet - March 30 1996
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