21 January 2016

The word of the year

Skye Hurlin
Lake Oswego Review


Skye Hurlin

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This Is The Best Presidential Candidate For Transgender Rights — But There’s A Catch

Abby Higgs
Bustle


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UK school changes dress code to accommodate transgender students (UK)

Kerry Cardoza
Sun Times


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NORTH-EAST TRANSGENDER WOMAN: ‘SINCE COMING OUT, MY LIFE HAS BEEN SO MUCH BETTER’ (UK)

Peter Davidson
Evening Express


Cruden Bay, Scotland

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$115K settlement in Phoenix transgender worker discrimination case

Kathryn J. Woo
The Arizona Republic


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20 January 2016

Editorial: Mission not accomplished

Press
Times-Union


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Branksome Hall Celebrates Transgender Alumnae In Magazine Cover (Canada)

Arti Patel
The Huffington Post Canada


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Column: Transgender people are also humans

Shelby Niehaus / scniehaus@eiu.edu
DailyEasternNews.com


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Durham asked to support transgender rights

Nicole Anderson / nanderson@seacoastonline.com
fosters.com


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How I Started The Only Clinic For Transgender Kids and Teens in Texas

Hannah Smothers
Cosmopolitan


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19 January 2016

Mayor: Proposed religious freedom bill runs counter to King's dream

Daniel J. Chacon / dchacon@sfnewmexican.com
The New Mexican


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Transgender auto mechanic’s sex bias case reinstated

Judy Greenwald / jgreenwald@BusinessInsurance.com
Business Insurance


Austell, Georgia

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Five Suggestions to Create a Transgender-Inclusive Workplace

Taylor E. Whitten / twhitten@foley.com
The National Law Review


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India must strengthen planned law to protect transgender people, says rights group (Australia)

Press
Daily Life


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Washington State Lawmakers: Transgender People’s Bodies Are ‘Security Concerns’

Zack Ford
Think Progress


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18 January 2016

Downtown: Artist starts with empowerment

Megan Doyle
Concord Monitor


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Speakers at King rally: Much work left to be done

Janet I. Tu
The Seattle Times


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LGB and not the T: Who will be protected in Indiana?

Alexis Moberger
WLFI



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ezs note:  Indiana people - if you are transgender or a friend, and are acquainted with your state senator or representative, meet them personally.  Not to protest or anything - just to let him/her that there is there is a transgender person in their district and not on Mars somewhere.  Granted, there are a few dingbats out there, but the majority are simply unaware.

Literary Community Mourns Trans Writer Bryn Kelly

Cleis Abeni
Advocate


Bryn Kelly

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ezs note:  Rest in peace, Ms. Kelly...

If you are feeling signs of despair, please call one of the numbers below.  It's not too late.  It's never too late.

The Trevor Project  1-866-488-7386  (24 and below)
Trans Lifeline  1-877-565-8860  (trans-specific)
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline  1-800-273-8255 (general help)  

Transgender people ‘treated appallingly’, says Basingstoke MP (UK)

Christian Wilson / christian@taylornewspapers.co.uk
Basingstoke Observer


MP Maria Miller

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day


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17 January 2016

Shuttered Metropolitan a church for its time

Richard Ecke
Great Falls Tribune


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Designing the Dreams and Photographing the Realities of Cape Town's Transgender Sex Workers

Gabrielle Bruney / gabrielle.bruney@vice.com
vice.com


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Wake County transgender students want school bathroom choice

T. Keung Hui / khui@newsobserver.com
The News & Observer


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The Danish Girl – a poignant, beautiful, genuine look at the life of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe (UK)

Alice Broster
ForgePress


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New Louisiana governor is off to a volatile start

Richard Fausset and Jeremy Alford
The Boston Globe


Gov. John Bel Edwards

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15 January 2016

Kansas gay rights bill sparks debate in legislative committee

Peter Hancock
Shawnee News


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Policy aims to help transgender students at PHS

Jeff McMenemy
Seacoastonline.com


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In First, Lebanese Court Rules Transgender Man May Be Officially Recognized as Male (Israel)

Press
Haaretz


Beirut, Lebanon

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University of Victoria announces world's first chair of transgender studies (Canada)

Staff
The Chronicle Journal


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Transgender student gains locker room access at Fremd High School today

Eric Peterson
Daily Herald


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14 January 2016

Charlie Craggs: As a transgender female I shouldn't be afraid to be myself (UK)

Charlie Craggs
itv


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EDITORIAL: Opponents Should Take Break Over Transgender Bathroom Debate

Staff
The Capitol News


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PRECIOUS DAVIS WILL BE THE FIRST TRANSGENDER BRIDE ON "SAY YES TO THE DRESS"

Sandra Song
Paper


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11 January 2016

Bowie an enduring role model to young trans people

Azure Gilman
Aljazzera America


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ezs note:  Rest in peace, David Bowie...

'The Danish Girl' Banned In Qatar Over The Supposed ‘Moral Depravity’ Of Its Transgender Themes

Tim Isaac
Big Gay Picture Show


Doha, Qatar

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Ben Carson: 'Abnormal' LGBT People Shouldn't Get 'Extra Rights'

Miranda Blue
Right Wing Watch


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Transgender scholar C. Riley Snorton to speak on ‘Jorgensen’s Shadows’

Joan Brasher
Vanderbilt University


C. Riley Snorton

Lawsuit dismissed against Planet Fitness for transgender-friendly locker room policy

Bob Johnson
mlive.com


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ezs note:  Good!  I'm glad to see that this judge threw this daffy woman's suit out of his court.  

Seattle Times Reporter Echoes Bogus Attack On Transgender Bathroom Access

Rachel Perceley
Media Matters for America


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