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30 October 2020
Delaware - Delawareans support mask wearing and transgender rights, UD study finds
Holly Quinn
Technical.ly Delaware
Newark, DE
University of Delaware
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lead story - Transgender woman sues Whitmer to keep job in Michigan National Guard
Paul Egan
Detroit Free Press
Grand Rapids, MI
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Donald Trump - Marc Anthony slams Trump in new Lincoln Project ad: 'Vote him out'
Nicole Acevedo
NBC News
San Juan, PR
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29 October 2020
Idaho - Two months later, no appeal against transgender birth certificate ruling
lead story - Kept out of traditional jobs, transgender people see hope in tech world
Donald Trump - New audio tapes show how Trump bet against science
Stephen Collinson
CNN
New Covid-19 cure! (Uh, yeah....)
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28 October 2020
Florida - For transgender activists, election stokes hopes and fears
Press
Tampa Bay Times
Tampa, FL
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ezs note: Don't let your fears overcome your country... VOTE.
lead story - Transgender woman sues after being refused by beauty pageant
Gabrielle Fonrouge
New York Post
Calgary, Alberta
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Donald Trump - Author of 2018 'Anonymous' op-ed critical of Trump revealed
27 October 2020
lead story - One Delmarva: Being Transgender on Delmarva
Press
WBOC
Salisbury, MD
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Donald Trump - The absolutely bonkers threat Donald Trump made this week
Chris Cillizza
CNN
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26 October 2020
Alabama - Out Is In: Black and Transgender in Birmingham
Press
Birmingham Times
Mobile, AL
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lead story - After 36 years and a troubled life, California transgender veteran finally wins honorable discharge
Scott Schwebke
The Mercury News
Valley Village, CA (part of Los Angeles)
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Donald Trump - How President Trump's surprise gift to '60 Minutes' completely backfired
Chris Cillizza
CNN
Oooops...
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25 October 2020
Maine - Collins ‘truly grateful’ for endorsement from notorious anti-LGBTQ group
Evan Popp
Maine Beacon
Susan Collins
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ezs note: Maine voters - Yeah... one more reason NOT to vote for Susan...
lead story - Advocates: Richmond homeless shelters not welcoming to transgender population
Mark Robinson
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Richmond, VA (far, in back)
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Donald Trump - 'Deep down, he's a terrified little boy': Bob Woodward, John Bolton and others on Trump
Jude Rogers, Andrew Anthony
The Guardian
Little Boy (2015)
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24 October 2020
India - A magazine into the world of transgender community
P.A. Narayani
The Hindu
Madurai, India
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Michigan - Effort to bar LGBTQ discrimination moves ahead in Michigan
Press
NBC News
Lansing, MI
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lead story - The Disturbing History of Research into Transgender Identity
Jack Turban
Scientific American
Wilhelm Wundt (seated) and colleagues
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Donald Trump - Ethiopia blasts Trump remark that Egypt will 'blow up' dam
Elias Meseret
Yahoo! news
rendition of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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23 October 2020
Ohio - Ousted LGBT Center director files two lawsuits against Ohio University, including class action
lead story - ‘An Inspiration To Us All’: First Openly Transgender Woman To Run For Florida Senate Dies Weeks Before Election Day
Hope Dean
WUFT
Donald Trump - GOP prays Trump stopped the bleeding
Gabby Orr, Burgess Everett
Politico
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22 October 2020
lead story - On International Pronouns Day, transgender women talk inner strength, outer beauty
Joan Gralla
Newsday
Babylon, NY
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Donald Trump - CBS News calls out White House for breaking agreement and posting Trump's '60 Minutes' interview online
Oliver Darcy
CNN
60 Minutes (US)
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21 October 2020
California - Gang member attacked transgender women in MacArthur Park, prosecutors say
James Queally
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles, CA
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lead story - More transgender and gender non-conforming people have been killed this year than any year prior
Donald Trump - The *real* reason Donald Trump walked out of that '60 Minutes' interview
Chris Cillizza
CNN
Lesley Stahl
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20 October 2020
Alaska - Anchorage chooses 1st woman, openly gay acting mayor
Press
Yahoo! news
Anchorage, AK
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lead story - Sara Blackwood, a transgender woman, was shot and killed while walking home on National Coming Out Day
Amanda Jackson, Anna Sturla
CNN
Indianapolis, IN
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ezs note: As of this printing, police are still unable to find Sara Blackwood's killer. If you live in the Indianapolis area, and you have any information, please call the Indianapolis police at 317-327-3282. Thanks.
Donald Trump - The Constitution is strangling America
Ryan Cooper
The Week
Scene at the Signing of the Constitution of the United States, Howard Chandler Christy, 1940
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19 October 2020
New Hampshire - Under pressure from feds, university rescinds transgender inclusive sports policy
Kayleigh Webb
Outsports.com
Rindge, NH
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lead story - Biden calls anti-trans violence an 'epidemic that needs national leadership'
Jeff Taylor
NBC News
Donald Trump - Trump Unloads on Anthony Fauci, Calling Him a ‘Disaster’ and an ‘Idiot’ About Coronavirus
Pilar Melendez
Daily Beast
A more thoughtful moment with Donald
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18 October 2020
West Virginia - LGBTQ group emphasizes voter registration, protecting right to vote
Staff
MetroNews
Charleston, WV
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lead story - 'Brokeback Mountain' adaptation to star all-transgender cast
Donald Trump - Ditching The Donald: Trump’s largest voter base is fleeing at an alarming rate
Press
Yahoo! news
The Ditch (2010)
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ezs note: It's really beginning to look promising, but if you haven't done so yet, VOTE Put another shovel up Donald's ass!
17 October 2020
Maine - Maine’s 1st openly trans person elected to office wants to keep Passamaquoddy culture ‘front and center’
Emily Burnham
Bangor Daily News
Indian Township, ME
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lead story - Tallahassee's Planned Parenthood offers support for transgender people
Donald Trump - The legal reckoning awaiting Donald Trump if he loses the election
Kara Scannell, Erica Orden
CNN
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16 October 2020
Colorado - Colorado State University’s Artist-Curated Virtual Exhibition Series Features Renowned Photographer Jess T. Dugan
Steven Bonifazi
North Forty News
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO
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lead story - Biden tells mother of transgender daughter there should be "zero discrimination"
Caitlin O'Kane
CBS News
Joe Biden
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Donald Trump - Trump administration rejects California's disaster assistance request for wildfires
Sarah Moon, Paul LeBlanc
CNN
Yosemite National Park, California
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15 October 2020
Arkansas - ACLU of Arkansas tell HUD that federally-funded shelters should not turn away transgender people
lead story - Guilty plea in death of transgender woman leads to 35-year sentence for Jacksonville man
Dan Scanlan
First Coast News
Jacksonville, FL
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Donald Trump - Trump Is Suffering From Trump Derangement Syndrome
14 October 2020
Washington (state) - Seahawks suspend Seattle radio host Dori Monson after transphobic tweet
Press
K5 Press
Qwest Field
Seattle, WA
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