14 November 2020

Vermont - Taylor Small wins House seat to become first openly transgender member of Vermont Legislature

Brent Hallenbeck

Burlington Free Press


Winooski, VT

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lead story - West Virginia sued over transgender discrimination

Jessica Patterson

WOWK


Charleston, WV

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Joe Biden - Biden considers Angus King for top intelligence post

Natasha Bertrand, Lara Seligman

Politico


Sen. Angus King (I-ME)

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13 November 2020

Connecticut - Fed Trans Athletes Fight Officially Over

Emily Hays

New Haven Independent


New Haven, CT

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lead story - As Transgender Awareness Week rolls out, young trans people have a powerful message: We are thriving

Susan Miller

USA Today


Washington DC

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Joe Biden - Trump campaign drops Arizona lawsuit requesting review of ballots

Kara Scannell

CNN


Saguaro cactus flowers (Carnegiea gigantea)

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12 November 2020

Rhode Island - House LGBTQ Caucus endorses Cicilline for assistant speaker

Patrick Anderson

Providence Journal


US Rep. David Cicilline

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lead story - Egyptian Transgender Woman Faces Uphill Battle Against Stigma

Hanaa Habib

US News & World Report


Cairo, Egypt

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Joe Biden - Top Senate Republicans say Biden should get presidential intel briefings

Marianne Levine, Andrew Desiderio

Politico


US Senate

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11 November 2020

Montana - Snapshots of UM’s first virtual DiverseU

 Andy Tallman, Hanna Campbell, Jacob Owens, and more

Montana Kaiman


Missoula, MT


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lead story - Fugitive arrested in grisly slaying of Philadelphia transgender woman

 Dan Avery

NBC News


Philadelphia, PA

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Joe Biden - Joe Biden's win grows more decisive each day as votes are counted

Harry Enten

CNN


Landslide!

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06 November 2020

Missouri - Diversity pushed to the forefront in Kansas, Missouri after 2020 election results 'break barriers'

Gabriela Pagán

KSHB


Kansas City, MO

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lead story - Transgender in Bangladesh: First school opens for trans students

Sanjana Chowdhury

BBC


Naogaon, Bangladesh

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Joe Biden - US election 2020 results live: Joe Biden narrowly ahead of Donald Trump as count continues

Press

The Guardian


Count-ing...

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05 November 2020

Washington (state) - OPINION: WHY I WILL VOTE TO APPROVE REFERENDUM 90

 Aisha Hauser

South Seattle Emerald


Seattle, WA (South Seattle)

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lead story - Kansas makes history, elects retired Wichita teacher as its first transgender legislato

Denise Neil, Jaime Green

Wichita Eagle


Wichita, KS

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Joe Biden - Even if Biden wins, the world will pay the price for the Democrats' failures

Owen Jones

The Guardian


President-elect Joe Biden

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Donald Trump - Stick a fork in em'... HE'S DONE!!!

 




04 November 2020

Maine - Progressives running for school boards across Maine focus on racial equity

Dan Neumann

Beacon


Deering, ME

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lead story - Sarah McBride to become first transgender state senator in U.S. history

Dan Avery

NBC News


State Sen.-elect Sarah McBride


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Donald Trump - Republicans have condemned Trump's false claim to have already won the election

Adam Payne

Business Insider


Fake!

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03 November 2020

Maryland - With few specialists nationwide, Baltimore is becoming a destination for transgender surgeries

 Meredith Cohn

The Baltimore Sun


Baltimore, MD (Druid Hill)

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lead story - Organizations release poll worker tips for respecting transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people

Judy Heemstra

DRGNews.com


Pierre, SD

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump just admitted what everyone else already knows about the 2020 election

 Chris Cillizza

CNN


Bye.


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This is your last chance.... VOTE!!!

 


Last Chance For A Thousand Years (1999)





02 November 2020

Mississippi - ACLU of Mississippi wants to ensure fair voting for transgender community

Thao Ta

WJTV


Jackson, MS

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lead story - For transgender people in the military, much hinges on presidential election

 Sean D. Naylor

Yahoo! news


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Donald Trump - Federal judge rejects GOP challenge to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Democratic-leaning Houston

 Kara Scannell, Brian Todd, Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera, Devan Cole

CNN


Lady Justice (Memphis, TN)

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01 November 2020

Connecticut - ‘Legally and Medically Trans’ discussed transgender health and identity

 Ian Ward

The Daily Campus


Storrs, CT

University of Connecticut

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lead story -- Trans News launched

Press

The Hindu


New Delhi, India

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Donald Trump - Election at Hand, Biden Leads Trump in Four Key States, Poll Shows

Alexander Burns, Jonathan Martin

The New York Times


The New York Times (1914)


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31 October 2020

Maine - Orono man accused of defacing LGBTQ flag barriers pleads not guilty

Eesha Pendharker

Bangor Daily News


Orono, ME

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lead news - Friends, family of transgender woman murdered last Sunday hold vigil in her memory

Annette Peagler

localmemphis.com


Whitehaven, TN (part of Memphis)

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ezs note:  As of this printing, Angel Haynes' murderer is still at large.  If you have any information, please call Crimestoppers at 901-528-CASH.  

Donald Trump - 'Red mirage': the 'insidious' scenario if Trump declares an early victory

Tom McCarthy

The Guardian


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30 October 2020

In case you're STILL struggling... (video)

 



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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