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Video: Trans People Speak Out

If you don’t know any Trans people in your town, watch this: http://www.transequality.org/about-transgender  

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Her Parents Gave Her a Surprise Coming Out Party

When a New Jersey teenager summoned the courage to tell her parents she was gay, she never expected what they did next — or the massive social media response that would follow. See:    http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/New-Jersey-Teenagers-Parents-Throw-Surprise-Coming-Out-Pride-Party-Rainbow-Theme-385637781.html

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Pflag National shares link to Transgender Guidelines for Schools

A fantastic guide to laws, regulations, and best practices for use in schools from the Maryland State Department of Education , courtesy of excellent work by a coalition of people and organizations, including PFLAG Columbia-Howard County.   Click link. Also … Continue reading

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Transgender: Helpful Facts from Jane Brody, personal health journalist

“Being Transgender is a fact of nature;………..a mismatch between gender identity and biological sex is not something people choose. The most common description given by transgendered individuals is a persistent, painfully distressing belief that they are females trapped in a … Continue reading

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“The one place….”

letter to the New York Times, 6/17/20.  Anderson Cooper said he felt that most LGBT guys felt the same way about gay bars; they were a safe haven—-but no more. To the Editor: I have not had an event move … Continue reading

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Transgender Voices in N.C.

By Jonathan Drew Associated Press Posted May 7, 2016 in Burlington Times News   RALEIGH — A student who’s losing time in the classroom. A mother trying to show strength to her 8-year-old daughter. A reluctant protester led away in … Continue reading

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Berger’s Letter to Business Leaders and the FACTS

 April 30th, 2016  Further compounding the HB2 economic catastrophe that North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory, Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger and House Speaker Pat Moore inflicted on the state when they rammed the HB 2 legislation through in less … Continue reading

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Sensible Solution Possible on HB2

Excerpt from a long thoughtful editorial in the Burlington Times News on April 15, 2016: “We still believe a reasonable solution can be found that doesn’t mean high school kids of the opposite sex are taking showers together after gym … Continue reading

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At least, One Carolina Governor Gets It

From the Burlington Times News, Apr. 12, 2016 What a difference a governor makes. Not our governor, I’m sorry to report.   To see good leadership at work, look south, to Columbia, the capital city of the other Carolina.  A Republican lawmaker there … Continue reading

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PFLAG Meeting on HB2: TUESDAY APRIL 12

UPDATES ON HB2 Few issues have mobilized the state, and even the nation, than North Carolina’s hastily crafted legislative action known as HB2.  This action by the NC Legislature and immediately signed by Governor McCrory writes into state law discrimination … Continue reading

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