lead story - New calls to confront transphobia after murders of two black transgender women

Erin Donaghue
CBS News

Liberty Township, OH (Butler County)

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Indiana - Highest ranked Super Smash Bros. Ultimate player in Indiana doesn't let transphobia hold her back

Declan McLaughlin
IDS

Pittsboro, IN

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lead story - Lawmakers mark Transgender Day of Remembrance, highlighting transphobia, grim stats

Karma Allen
ABC News

Atlanta, GA

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lead story - Transgender people know the Equality Act won't end transphobia. But it will still protect us.

LaLa Zannell
NBC News

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lead story - ‘How can you be raped?’ Doctor’s words to transgender in India an example of the ‘transphobia’ that stops many getting health care

Priti Satian
South China Morning Post

Kolkata, India

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Australia - Israel Folau’s comments remind us homophobia and transphobia are ever present in Australian sport

Ryan Storr
The Conversation

Minto, Australia

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Casual Transphobia in My Media?

Delia Melody
The Huffington Post

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Hillary Clinton Agrees Transphobic Violence Is a ‘National Crisis

Press
Advocate

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Study sheds light on protecting transgender individuals from suicide

Marisa Ramirez
EurekAlert!

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‘You keep saying that word …’

Leslie McMurray
dallasvoice.com

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Meeting to bring together all against homophobia and transphobia (Turkey)

Emrah Güler

Hurriyet Daily News

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Scholar Won't Stop Fighting Alleged Transphobia, Loss of Housing

Mitch Kellaway
The Advocate

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EXCLUSIVE Crime Minister: Police haven’t paid enough attention to homophobia and transphobia (UK)

Joseph Patrick McCormick
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/

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Queer homeless youth in ‘desperate’ need of housing (Canada)

Jane Deacon
http://vancouver.24hrs.ca

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“Out and About” for Pride Week

Tyler Clarke
http://www.paherald.sk.ca


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'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Respond To Claims Of Transphobia

James Nichols
http://www.huffingtonpost.com


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No more transphobia (UK)

http://www.varsity.co.uk/


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A Case Study in Transphobia: Rolling Stone’s “About a Girl: Coy Mathis’s Fight to Change Gender”

Leela Ginelle
http://www.pqmonthly.com/


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Glee's Transgender Character Actor Condemns Bill O'Reilly's Transphobia

CARLOS MAZA
http://mediamatters.org/

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Julie Burchill Transgender Column Causes Firestorm For The Observer - Jack Mirkinson - http://www.huffingtonpost.com

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