●TELEVISION
“First, television has never seen a trans person, certainly with the age I am and with the body that I have, naked on television,” says Alexandra Billings, who plays Davina. “There is a care that Jill and the writers took -- it wasn’t about fetishizing or sexualizing, and it wasn’t desexualized. It was simple, plain conversation.”

The creator and star of Amazon’s award-winning series open up to ET about some of the show’s historic moments and its shortcomings.

●USA
“A dedicated group of parents opposed to any inclusive policy is quickly escalating pressure against the school board, which has so far been mostly committed to respecting the one out student’s identity.”

"If we’re not educating, then it’s never going to stop."

●MODELING
“Transgender models had a similarly banner season too, with 31 transgender and non-binary model appearances across 29 runways. Compare that to the 12 appearances last season.”

Finally some real progress.

●UPDATE ON THIS STORY, USA
“The school continues to face backlash as increasingly more families have pulled their children from the school. For some parents, this was the only reason while others had multiple complaints about the school.”

Kindergarten teacher at Rocklin Academy Gateway is facing backlash after teaching student about gender identity without parent's knowledge...

●USA
“The policy specifies that students must use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match the sex listed on their birth certificates. It also applies to pronouns, dress code and school activities. Arizona law requires a written statement from a doctor verifying the person has undergone gender reassignment surgery in order to change a birth certificate. ”

Hannah Duncan said she got a great education at Veritas Preparatory Academy — one of 28 charter schools in Arizona and Texas run by Great Hearts Academies. So when the 24-year-old alum heard from a transgender student about his time there, she was disconcerted.“The discrimination he was experiencing...

●THIS IS A CAUTIONARY TALE TO ALL LGBTIQ-PHOBIC PEOPLE, YOUR CHILD COULD BE ONE OF US!
“"I used to believe that being gay was a choice my parents raised me that gay people were dirty, and nasty and choose to be that way, and then God gave me this child, and it changed my mindset," said Vargas.”
THANK GOODNESS IN TANIA'S CASE, LOVE WON! LOVE & SUPPORT YOUR CHILD NO MATTER WHAT!
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(CREDIT/SOURCE: KWES, http://bit.ly/2hnFImq)

●USA
“ A Virginia school board has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a transgender teen who sued for the right to use the boys’ bathroom at his high school.”

Gloucester Co. school board has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Gavin Grimm.

#Talk2saHHara TOPIC: WHY DO SOCIETY POLICE WOMEN'S FEATURES?'

●USA
“From weakening protections for survivors of sexual assault to axing protections for transgender students, the administration has made no secret of its animosity toward the Civil Rights Act.”
PURE EVIL!

From weakening protections for survivors of sexual assault to axing protections for transgender students, the administration has made no secret of its animosity toward the Civil Rights Act.

●TO THEM IT IS A PRANK, TO US IT IS OUR LIFE!
“Jalen Hurts, the quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, confirmed as a transgender is a viral prank. There is no truth to a report that the Crimson Tide quarterback is a transgender. ”
SO STUPID!

Jalen Hurts, the quarterback for the Alabama Crimson Tide, confirmed as a transgender is a viral prank. There is no truth to a report that the Crimson Tide quarterback is a transgender.

●INDIA
“At the fifth annual Hijra Habba, it was decided that the transgender community would come out in public and fight for inclusion through music and dance, and also exhibit their art and craft.”

Their fight for inclusion and acceptance.

●INDIA
“ADistrict social justice department officer T.P. Saramma said, “It was in 2015 the scholarship programme was introduced as part of transgender policy. That year we received only one application. In 2016, only three applicants from the district were registered. The parents are reluctant to reveal the sexuality of their wards,” she added.”

A student would receive scholarship for 10 months in a year.

●UK
“Church of England leader Justin Welby said while he is "struggling" with the controversial case of a conservative Christian couple pulling their child from school due to the acceptance of transgender students, he indicated that allowing a boy to wear a dress at school is "not a problem."”

The Archbishop of Canterbury says that he does not have a problem with a boy wearing a dress.

●MANY PARENT WILL SUPPORT THEIR KIDS IF THEY ARE TRANS, USA
More than half of US adults surveyed would be supportive if they had a teenage child who wanted to transition to the opposite gender, according to a Harris Poll commissioned by the American Osteopathic Association.
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(CREDIT/SOURCE: Wochit News, http://bit.ly/2fnC7UW)

●USA
“Transgender people face many challenges, from housing discrimination to fatal violence.”

Transgender people face many challenges, from housing discrimination to fatal violence.

●UPDATE ON THIS STORY
“"It was my birthday last week, so she wanted to take me out," said close friend Chris Ferrentino, who was with the victim at the time of the assault.

Ferrentino said the night started as celebratory. It turned into one of the worst of his life shortly after he and his friend arrived at the restaurant.”

SEATTLE -- Seattle police are trying to identify three men after a transgender woman was assaulted at a restaurant on Capitol Hill. The assault happened early Sunday morning inside Rancho Bravo on East Pine Street, the victim reported to officers. The assa

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

I don’t know how you can watch this amazing couple and think they're not fit to serve our country.

●SPORT
“Transgender athlete Aaron Stewart is competing in the Invictus Games for the third time — but this is his first as a male.”

U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for a ban on transgender personnel in the military doesn’t make sense to Aaron Stewart, born Bethany, who is sharing his story so that other transgender individuals — in the military and otherwise — can be inspired by how he overcame adversity. “As long as you can…

●CANADA
“In 2016, a transgender woman (Jane Doe) was assaulted by a group of inmates while incarcerated in a Louisiana men’s prison. According to The Advocate, Doe states that she called to prison guards for help but received none. Left with several broken bones in her face, Doe passed out. As Doe’s lawsuit asserts, when she cried for help again upon waking, a guard then threatened that “if she did not shut up he would shoot her.””

In 2016, a transgender woman (Jane Doe) was assaulted by a group of inmates while incarcerated in a Louisiana men’s prison. According to The Advocate, Doe states that she called to prison guards for help but received none. Left with several broken bones in her face, Doe passed out.

●FASHION
“It’s worth noting that Fall 2017’s figures would not lag quite as far behind had in-demand model Teddy Quinlivan revealed her transgender identity earlier. Last February, Quinlivan appeared in eight major New York shows. At the time, Quinlivan chose to present as a cisgendered female “not only to protect [her] career, but … also to protect [herself] from being hurt.” At the close of New York’s Spring 2018 shows, Quinlivan came out as transgender in a groundbreaking CNN interview. With 11 major castings under her belt, she was among the season’s sixth most-booked catwalkers. As such, the 23-year-old modeling success is largely responsible for the wide distribution (and prestige) of Spring 2018’s trans and non-binary castings. Still, Quinlivan isn’t solely to thank for this unprecedented progress.
Read more at http://www.thefashionspot.com/runway-news/765783-diversity-report-every-new-york-fashion-week-spring-2018/#irrfI3DdTr5oTAsx.99”

Every New York runway featured at least two models of color and more good news from theFashionSpot runway diversity report for NYFW Spring 2018.

●AUSTRALIA
"We keep on talking about our relationship because it highlights how ridiculous our current law is, which says our relationship is lesser now that Penny has transitioned. But we are officially a same-sex marriage given she has transitioned," Senator Rice says.

Greens senator Janet Rice can almost laugh at the subversive nature of her marriage. Almost.