Donald Trump - Trump weighs ousting Commerce chief Wilbur Ross after census defeat

Hans Nichols, Kayla Tausche, Hallie Jackson
NBC News

ezs note:  Now, let's not forget Wilbur!  

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Tunisia - Gay lawyer and activist running for President of Tunisia, where being gay is illegal

John Riley
Metro Weekly

Tunis, Tunisia

ruins of Carthage

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civil rights - Military spends more on Viagra than on transgender recruits. So why ban trans?

Benjamin Carlton
Miami Herald

Miami, FL

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Colorado - Colorado's Comedy Community Unites in Mourning Ailis Kennedy

Byron Graham
Westword

Fort Collins, CO

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ezs note:  To donate to a worthy cause, or if you need help, go to    Trans Lifeline.  (I know - they helped me through a rough patch)

lead story - 'It's A Career Ender': 2 LGBTQ Former Dell Workers Share Their Stories

Jasmine Garsd
NPR

Dell HQ

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Donald Trump - Trump tweets racist attacks at progressive Democratic congresswomen

Devan Cole
CNN

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Spain - Rainbow flag on Madrid City Hall displaced by Spanish standard

Pablo León
El País

Madrid, Spain

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civil rights - Public opinion data offers insights into transgender issues

Press
Indiana University

Bloomington, IN

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please press:  news.iu.edu

Nebraska - Transgender inmate sues Nebraska over sexual assault during 2015 prison riot at Tecumseh

Martha Stoddard
Omaha World-Herald

Tecumseh, NE

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lead story - Freed transgender inmate to fight for trans prisoner rights

AP
Houston Chronicle

Lincoln, IL

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Donald Trump - Jeffrey Epstein is Donald Trump's idea of the perfect man

Lucian K. Truscott IV
Salon

Source: Der Spiegel

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ezs note:  In case you missed it, you will find the article about the 24 women HERE .

Rwanda - Rwandan LGBT Community Steps Out of Shadows

Hamada Elrasam
VOA

Kigali, Rwanda

Kigali Tower

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civil rights - Transgender fire chief harassed by Byron city officials after transition, EEOC filing alleges

Becky Purser
The Telegraph

Byron, GA

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North Carolina - Speech therapy helps transgender individuals find their voice

Sayaka Matsuoka
Triad City Beat

Greensboro, NC

Blandwood Mansion

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lead story - Five Coming-of-Age Trans Movies That Changed My life

Diana Tourjée
Vice News

Ma Vie en Rose (1997)

Alain Berliner, dir.

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Donald Trump - Why Pence spiked a Trump judge

Eliana Johnson
Politico

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Nigeria - Human Rights Committee reviews the situation of Civil and Political Rights in Nigeria

Press
Reliefweb

Abuja, Nigeria

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civil rights - A transgender inmate was raped and beaten in a Cañon City prison. Now the state has settled the case.

Sam Tabachnik
The Denver Post

Cañon City, CO

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Kansas - Kansas to allow transgender people to change their gender on birth certificates

Dion Lefler, Jonathan Shorman
The Wichita Eagle

Topeka, KS

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lead story - House approves amendment to reverse transgender military ban

Rebecca Kheel
The Hill

US Capitol  (interior)  

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civil rights - Civil Rights Groups Call Out ‘Archaic’ N.Y. Loitering Law For Targeting Trans People

Alanna Vagianos
HuffPost

New York City, NY (1731)

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California - Transgender California prison guard receives $500,000 to settle discrimination case

Adam Ashton
Merced Sun-Star

Merced, CA

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lead story - Joint chiefs nominee: Trump's transgender policy about 'standards

Ellen Mitchell
The Hill

Fort Dix, NJ

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VIDEO - How Steve Bannon Manipulates His Followers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq_2-RMm8HY

Donald Trump - ‘Mother Is Not Going to Like This’: The 48 Hours That Almost Brought Down Trump

Tim Alberta
Politico

Mommie.

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Morocco - Video: LGBT Activists Talk Openly About Life in Morocco

Kawtar Ennaji
Morocco World News

Rabat, Morocco

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civil rights - AMA takes a stand for transgender Americans in Supreme Court filing

Tanya Albert Henry
AMA

Jesse Ehrenfeld, president of AMA

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Tennessee - Tennessee detective's Sunday sermon calls for arrest, execution of LGBTQ members

Kaylin Jorge
FOX 17

lead story - What it's like to be transgender in China

Lise Floris
Inkstone

Shanxi province, China

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Donald Trump - Congressional Democrats subpoena Trump organization

Katelyn Polantz, Jeremy Herb
CNN

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Mexico - A Mexico City queer bar resists attacks with love and cumbia

Kate Linthicum
Los Angeles Times

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Mexico City, Mexico

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civil rights - Dozens back trans woman's legal case

Melissa Nann Burke
Detroit News

US Supreme Court, bronze doors

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Virginia - Equality Virginia to host conference for transgender Virginians, allies

Press
Augusta Free Press

University of Virginia

Richmond, VA

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lead story - How ‘Euphoria’ and Model Hunter Schafer Created the Most Interesting Trans Character on TV

Samantha Allen
Daily Beast

Euphoria

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Nevada - IN TRANSITION

Jessica Santina
N (originally from Synapse)

Reno, NV

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ezs note:  Don't let the skinny little title fool you.  Jessica Santina has written a thoughtful, comprehensive piece.  Read it if you can.

lead story - Marvel’s First Openly Transgender Actor Wants To See More Of His Experience Onscreen

AP
HuffPost

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Donald Trump - Jeffrey Epstein: Trump once praised billionaire charged with sex trafficking minors for liking women 'on the younger side'

Kat Tenbarge
Business Insider

ezs note:  Girls! Girls!  Girls!  (no, I mean real girls...)

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civil rights - THE CIVIL RIGHTS PIONEER WHO HISTORY FORGOT

Sean Braswell
OZY

Montgomery, AL (Taylor Field)

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ezs note:  To see a portion of the book by Rosalind Rosenberg, go HERE.

Florida - Ask Orlando: Was a ‘woman’ named Hiram the first female to vote in Florida?

David Whitley
Orlando Sentinel

Orlando, CA (ca. 1920s)

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lead story - Should an Asian transgender woman say she's 'passing?' Food for thought at KUOW's Queeriosity Club

Ginger Chien
KUOW

Seattle, WA

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Maryland/Virginia - Police In Va. Searching For Person Of Interest In Md. In Connection To Murder Of Transgender Teen

Mike Hellgren
CBS News

Joppa, MD (CDP)

(or Joppatown)

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ezs note:  Marylanders - Especially if you live in Baltimore or Joppa, please keep an eye out for Erik McFadden.  He is not a suspect yet, but he is a person of interest.  Please call 434-977-4000.

lead story - Venezuela’s transgender community fears hormone shortages

Guillermo Olmo
BBC News

Caracas, Venezuela

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Donald Trump - NRA meltdown has Trump campaign sweating

Alex Isenstadt
Politico

Wayne LaPierre

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Ethiopia - Ethiopia tour for gay, lesbian travelers in jeopardy amid backlash from faith groups

Emily McFarlan
RNS

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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civil rights - Transgender woman arrested after bathroom dispute escalates in NC Denny's

AP
News Channel 12

Shelby, NC

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Wisconsin - AG Kaul joins states against federal proposal preventing transgender people from homeless shelters

Press
WMTV

Madison, WI (1865 woodcut)

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lead story - Transgender YouTube star says she was kicked out of Jake Paul’s house

Courtney Brogle
Page Six

Calabasas, CA

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Donald Trump - Trump administration reverses course on census citizenship question

Ariane de Vogue, Gregory Wallace, Jeremy Diamond
CNN

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UK - Did J.K. Rowling ‘Confirm Her Stance Against Transgender Women’?

Dan Macquill
Snopes

J.K. Rowling

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civil rights - Companies to court: Defend LGBTQ people from bias

David Crary
saukvalley.com

Dixon, IL

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