Donald Trump - Trump’s ‘Great Memory’ Fails As He Repeatedly Forgets Names In New Supercut

Ed Mazza
HuffPost

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Netherlands/US - Prosecutors to decide if Nashville anti-gay charter breaches Dutch law

Gordon Darroch
DutchNews.nl

Amsterdam, Netherlands

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civil rights - New Jersey restaurant server claims she was fired because she’s transgender

John Riley
Metroweekly

Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ

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New York - Gillibrand invites transgender Navy officer to State of the Union address

Mark Weiner
syracuse.com

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

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lead story - We need to be counted. New CDC data help drive transgender visibility.

Miranda Rosenblum
USA Today

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Malta - Being transgender is not a mental disorder - MEP Roberta Metsola

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Malta Independent Online

The Beheading of Saint John - Caravaggio

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civil rights - New Jersey to require schools to teach LGBT history

Hannan Adely
USA Today

Woodland, NJ

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Mississippi - Mississippi lawmakers propose ‘license to harass’ for transphobic teachers

Zack Ford
ThinkProgress

ezs note:  If you haven't heard of this yet, HB1176 is an absolutely repulsive bill that allows 'teachers' to harass transgender students with impunity.  If you live in Mississippi, please tell your legislators to vote 'no' on this bill.  If you live outside Mississippi, please tell your legislators that if this bill passes, Mississippi will no longer be on your state's dime.  I have already contacted State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest. (D-CT)

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lead story - Transgender LA LEO is among many living 'their truth' on force

Brenda Gazzar
PoliceOne.com

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VIDEO - Matt Baume - Jussie Smollett and Others Attacked

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Donald Trump - What Do You Learn About Trump in an 85-Minute Interview?

Peter Baker, Maggie Haberman
The New York Times

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Kenya/Uganda - Ugandan Trans Refugees Seek Farming Opportunity in Kenya

Matt Tracy
Gay City News

Nairobi, Kenya

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civil rights - Transgender military ban is about discrimination

Nicole Vanderheiden
Bangor Daily News

Bangor, ME

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Nebraska - Midlands Voices: Physician expresses support for gender legislation

Jean Amoura
Omaha World-Herald

Omaha, NE

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lead story - Prominent transgender advocate harassed by anti-trans feminists, video shows

Tim Fitzsimons
NBC News

Sarah McBride

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crazy batshit - Rep. Louie Gohmert is Steve King’s ally in white nationalism

Luke Barnes
ThinkProgress

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Jamaica - J-FLAG seeking funds to rebuild office destroyed by fire

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Jamaica Observer

Kingston, Jamaica

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civil rights - What Pakistan gets right and the US gets wrong on trans rights

Shamus Khan, Joss Greene
CNN

Lahore, Pakistan

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New York - What New York Employers Should Know Regarding the Rights of Transgender Employees

David W.D. Mitchell, Maria Benvenuto
Lexology

Albany, NY

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lead story - Hong Kong: Court ruling a setback in fight for equality for transgender people

Man-kei Tam
Amnesty International

Hong Kong

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