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25 February 2016

SHOTS FIRED: NATIONAL REPUBLICAN PARTY COMES OUT AGAINST TRANSGENDER RESTROOMS

Daniel Villareal
Unicorn Booty

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Germantown honors memory of murdered transgendered (sic) woman

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The Sentinel Newspapers

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24 February 2016

Pastor Tells 'Daily Show' That 'Jungle Fever' Made LGBT Group Target His Church

Curtis M. Wong
The Huffington Post

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Franklin Graham Says Charlotte Transgender Bathroom Bill Is 'Wicked, Filthy'

Anugrah Kumar
Christian Post

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State settles suit filed by transgender inmate paroled for Fullerton killing, pays nearly $500,000 in legal fees

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The Orange County Register

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Andrea Bowers Fights for Transgender Icons in New Chelsea Show

Ben Davis
Artnet News

Courtroom Drawings, Andrea Bowers

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Transgender activist sues state over refusal to change gender on birth certificate

Bryan Lowry / blowry@wichitaeagle.com
Wichita Eagle

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23 February 2016

Transgender Woman Stabbed to Death in Frankford

Vince Lattanzio
NBC10

Maya Young

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ezs note: Please help justice to Maya Young! If you live or travel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (Frankford neighborhood) and you have any information, please call the police at 212-686-TIPS. Thanks.

Daugaard: Transgender meeting 'helped me see things through their eyes'

Dana Ferguson / dferguson@argusleader.com
Argus Leader

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22 February 2016

Transgender rights targeted in twice as many bills this year versus 2015 – report (UK)

Molly Redden
The Guardian

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21 February 2016

The first day of her real life

Al Sullivan / asullivan@hudsonreporter.com
Hudson Reporter

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Tokyo cops conclude dogs mauled transgender man’s face after suicide (Japan)

Staff
The Tokyo Reporter

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Tokyo, Japan

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ezs note: Suicide among transgender people isn't just common in the US - it's worldwide! In Japan, you can find help through Befrienders International at the following locations: Aichi, Kumano, Miyazaki, Iwate, Osaka, or Tokyo. (all times are Japan Standard Time) Thanks.