Arizona - GOP-backed bill critics say will ‘erase’ trans and nonbinary Arizonans heads to the governor

Gloria Rebecca Gomez

AZ Mirror

Avondale, AZ

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Dane County could become a 'sanctuary' for transgender and nonbinary people. Here's what a new proposal would mean

Nathaniel Rosenberg

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

Madison, WI (Dane County)

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Transgender and nonbinary state legislators press Biden on proposed transgender students athletics rule

Bo Erickson

CBS News

Pres. Joe Biden

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ezs note:  Yeah, Joe Biden is nice n' all, but YOU have the obligation to write or ewrite if you feel he's getting too pokey.  It doesn't matter whether he/she's Democratic, Republican, or other.  He's president, not king.

Concerns rise over suicide rates of Black transgender and nonbinary youth

Cheyanne M. Daniels, Brooke Migdon

The Hill

West Hollywood, CA

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ezs note:  Please, before you do anything tragic, call The Trevor Project at 1-866-488-7386.  Thanks.

New studies find millions of young nonbinary and transgender Americans

Daniel de Visé

The Hill

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First-of-its-kind choir creates safe space for transgender, nonbinary singers

Cornelius Hocker

www.king5.com

Seattle, WA

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lead story - Illinois announces new resources to protect transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming students

Jonathan Turner

WHBF

Springfield, IL

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Maryland - UMD Leaders: We Value Transgender, Nonbinary Terps

Staff

Maryland Today

Morrill Hall

College Park, MD

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lead story - Newport News School Board declines to adopt state-outlined protections for transgender, nonbinary students

Sarah Fearing

WAVY

Newport News, VA

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Pennsylvania - Philly’s transgender and nonbinary icons to be honored with new murals

Michele Zipkin

Pennsylvania Capital-Star

Philadelphia, PA (Fishtown section)

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lead story - San Diego Police adopts new transgender, nonbinary interaction procedures

Rina Nakano

10News

San Diego, CA

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Kansas - KU Law students honored with national award for pro bono work with trans, nonbinary individuals

Sarah Motter

WIBU

Overland Park, KS

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ezs note:  Go KU!!!!

Nebraska - Male, female or non? Bill would add to gender options on Nebraska driver's licenses, state IDs

Martha Stoddard
Omaha World-Herald

Omaha, NE

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New York - NY Courts To Add Transgender, Nonbinary & Other Gender Options To Jury Documents

Press
CBS New York

Albany, NY

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lead story - Philly police unveil updated policy for interacting with transgender, nonbinary people

Chris Palmer
The Philadelphia Inquirer

Philadelphia, PA

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Missouri - Stephens College's new admissions policy to include nonbinary, transgender students

Ivy Hettinger-Roberts

Missourian

Columbia, Missouri

Stephens College

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civil rights - NEW YORK CITY INTRODUCES GENDER NEUTRAL OPTION 'X' ON BIRTH CERTIFICATES

Kashmira Gander
Newsweek

New York City, NY

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lead story - For Transgender and Nonbinary Protections, California Came First

Lesley McClurg
KQED

San Francisco, CA

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lead story - School Districts Expand Gender Options To Include Transgender And Nonbinary Students

Meg Anderson
WAMU

Washington DC

The American University

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New York - New York Times Theater Critic Apologizes for Offending ‘Transgender and Nonbinary Communities’

Ben Brantley
The Wrap

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