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26 April 2022
Kentucky - Kentucky governor halts bill that would ban transgender students from women's sports
Ayana Archie
NPR
Gov. Andy Beshear
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lead story - Kansas lawmaker says she doesn't 'appreciate the transgender female' using Capitol bathroom
David K. Li
NBC News
Cowley County Community College
Mulvane, KS
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Vice President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid
Jasmine Wright, Maegan Vazquez, Betsy Klein, Kevin Liptak, Ted Barnett
CNN
VP Kamala Harris
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23 April 2022
lead story - Texas child welfare workers quit over governor's transgender directive
Top U.S. officials heading to Kyiv as war shifts focus
22 April 2022
Illinois - Trans people with felony convictions fight for right to change names in Illinois
lead story - Judge blocks Montana's transgender birth certificate law
Punishing Disney, DeSantis Signals a Lasting G.O.P. Brawl With Business
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20 April 2022
23 March 2022
Utah - Utah governor cites suicide rates for transgender youth in vetoing sports ban bill: ‘I want them to live’
lead story - Texas superintendent tells librarians to pull books on sexuality, transgender people
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Will Bring Moral Clarity to SCOTUS | Opinion
Ben Jealous
Newsweek
Ketanji Brown Jackson (with Stephen Breyer)
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22 March 2022
Oregon - In “The Queers,” playwright Mikki Gillette explores transgender community in a transphobic world
Jenn Chávez
OPB
Portland, OR
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lead story - Bucking Republican Trend, Indiana Governor Vetoes Transgender Sports Bill
Graham gets combative with Jackson: 'What faith are you, by the way?'
06 March 2022
archive - 76 Men, 19 Women Change Sex, Expert Reports
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Massachusetts - Transgender high school student in Massachusetts reportedly assaulted after basketball game
lead story - Texas appeals order stopping it from investigating parents of trans teen
Reuters
NBC News
Texas
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Ukraine attack - U.S. considering Russian oil, natural gas import ban; second attempt at cease-fire in Mariupol fails
15 February 2022
Sandy Hook shooting - Sandy Hook Families Settle for $73 Million With Gun Maker Over Massacre
Rick Rojas, Karen Zraick
The New York Times
14 February 2022
Alabama - Alabama Senate committee approves bill criminalizing treatments for transgender youth
Brian Lyman
Montgomery Advertiser
lead story - Senate ad slams transgender athletes ‘pretending to be women’
Natalie Allison
Politico
New York Times - Judge in Sarah Palin's defamation suit against New York Times says he will dismiss case
13 February 2022
archive - Life Secret of Charley Parkhurst, a Famous California Stage-Driver, The
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North Dakota - Univ. of North Dakota leader defends gender inclusion plan
lead story - Landmark transgender case hinges on St. Johns County outcome
Ukraine crisis - If Russia invades Ukraine, what's next?
12 February 2022
Ukraine crisis - Biden warns Putin US will react 'decisively and impose swift and severe costs' if Russia invades Ukraine
Natasha Bertrand, Maegan Vazquez, Jasmine Wright, Donald Judd
CNN
02 February 2022
Iowa - Salmon’s Transphobic Bills Could Have Unintended Consequences
Nikoel Hytrek
Iowa Starting Line
lead story - Trump promises to ban transgender women from sports if re-elected
Jeff Zucker - CNN President Jeff Zucker resigns over consensual relationship with key lieutenant
01 February 2022
Ukraine crisis - Ukraine tensions: Putin accuses US of using Ukraine as tool against Russia
30 January 2022
archive - TransSisters: The Journal of Transsexual Feminism - Summer 1995
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North Dakota - Giving hope to North Dakota queer youth
lead story - Man arrested in connection to shooting of transgender woman in Hampton
Ukraine crisis - Deal on Russia sanctions bill possible this week, senators say
28 January 2022
New Mexico - Remembering Nikki Turrietta, A “Free Spirit” who Loved Her Family
Violet Lhunt
HRC
lead story - Why Is Fox News Obsessing Over This Trans College Swimmer?
Pittsburgh collapse - Bridge collapses, drops city bus into Pittsburgh ravine
Gene Puskar, Mark Scolford
Associated Press
27 January 2022
lead story - In 'Framing Agnes,' filmmaker uses trans history to illuminate current issues
Stephen Breyer - Biden said he will put a Black woman on the Supreme Court. Here's who he may pick to replace Breyer
Ariane de Vogue,Tierney Sneeed
CNN
25 January 2022
lead story - Amy Schneider says best part of 'Jeopardy!' success is representing trans community
Jo Yurcaba
NBC News
Jeopardy! (game show)
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ezs note: I've been watching Amy Schneider, rooting for her all the way. Go Amy!
Covid-19 - Biden administration to withdraw Covid-19 vaccination and testing regulation aimed at large businesses
Liz Stark
CNN
24 January 2022
lead story - Indiana lawmakers advance bill banning transgender athletes
23 January 2022
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