24 November 2020

Alaska - ‘We can’t turn this down’: New Xbox game brings Tlingit voices to the forefront

Erin McKinstry

alaskapublic.org


Hoonah, AK


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lead story - A transgender woman sues the Georgia Department of Corrections over allegations of sexual assault by inmates and staff

Madeline Holcombe

CNN


State Offices South
Forsyth, GA


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Joe Biden - Pennsylvania and Nevada certify election results for Biden


Kelly Mena

CNN


Kittanning, PA


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23 November 2020

Nevada - Nevada makes history as the first US state to protect gay marriage in the constitution

Samara Louise

Happy


Goldfield, NV (1903)


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lead story - Transgender woman identified as homicide victim in SW Houston

Roxie Bustamente

ABC News Houston


Houston, TX


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ezs note:  Houstonians - if you have any information on the murder of Asia Jones, please contact the Houston police department at 713-884-3131. Thanks.

Joe Biden - Trump friend and adviser Steve Schwarzman recognizes Biden as President-elect

Jeremy Diamond

CNN


Steve Schwarzman

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22 November 2020

Iowa - Local groups honor Transgender Day of Remembrance

Press

weareiowa.com


Des Moines, IA

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lead story - Open your eyes to how transgender people are policed

Katherine Bright, Lauren Wilson, Valerio Baćek

Daily News


New York City, NY (Queens County)

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Joe Biden - Biden adviser: 'He does not have any concern' about Trump lawsuits

Zack Budryk

The Hill


Laughed out loud!

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20 November 2020

Delaware - Biden marks Transgender Day of Remembrance

Julia Manchester

The Hill


Wilmington, DE (Joe Biden's home)

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lead story - Deadly year for trans community as Transgender Day of Remembrance marked

Erin Donaghue

CBS News


Butler County, OH (Hamilton)

(Riah Milton's murder site)

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Donald Trump - Donald Trump is still busy trying to bulldoze democracy

Austin Sarat, Dennis Aftergut

The Guardian


Donald the bulldozer

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19 November 2020

Wyoming - Meet the gay Republican who helped defeat every anti-LGBTQ bill in Wyoming

Julie Compton

NBC News


Laramie, WY

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lead story - Man confesses to fatally stabbing wife, a well-known Miami transgender woman

Muri Assuncão

Daily News


Miami, FL

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Joe Biden - Biden tells governors he’ll help states overcome coronavirus

Steve Peoples, Will Weissert

AP


Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (for one)


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17 November 2020

Minnesota - These Exhibit Portraits Honor the Visibility of Transgender Adults

Kevyn Burger

nextavenue


Minneapolis Institute of Art

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lead story - Transgender struggle: 'I had to keep who I was secret'

Ivana Davidovic

BBC News

 


UK fighter jet (conception)


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Joe Biden - Unions disagree over Biden's Labor secretary pick

Eleanor Mueller, Megan Cassella

Politico


 Marriott hotel strike


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15 November 2020

California - 'We all heard him': Bay Area transgender community reacts after being acknowledged in Joe Biden's victory speech

 Press

ABC7


San Francisco, CA

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lead story - Transgender people to gain inheritance rights in Bangladesh

 Press

Yahoo! News


Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Joe Biden - Trump says for the first time Biden won the election but later insists he's not conceding

Maegan Vazquez, Sarah Westwood, Alison Main

CNN


the blowhard speaks (finally)

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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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