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#  VOICES

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  [### Response to Abby Zimet article

Written by Robert O'Donahue on November 03 2021.

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## [U.S. Issues First Passport With Non-Binary “X” Gender Marker In Historic Move](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22929:u-s-issues-first-passport-with-non-binary-x-gender-marker-in-historic-move&catid=375)

“When a person obtains identity documents that reflect their true identity, they live with greater dignity and respect,” said Special Diplomatic Envo…

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Written by Tom H. Hastings on November 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/97/087t-97cbb4f9.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22918:here-come-the-abortion-bounty-hunters&catid=375)### [Here Come the Abortion Bounty Hunters](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22918:here-come-the-abortion-bounty-hunters&catid=375)

Written by Ebony Slaughter-Johnson on November 01 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/6d/087v-6d4923a9.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22917:what-happens-when-the-weakest-link-in-the-chain-is-you&catid=375)### [What Happens When The Weakest Link In The Chain Is You?](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22917:what-happens-when-the-weakest-link-in-the-chain-is-you&catid=375)

Written by Joel Kotkin on November 01 2021.

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Written by Paul Hatfield on November 01 2021.

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Written by James Preston Allen on October 28 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/d3/086w-d330a8c3.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22889:the-medical-injury-compensation-act-micra-is-rigged-against-you&catid=375)### [The Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) is Rigged Against You](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22889:the-medical-injury-compensation-act-micra-is-rigged-against-you&catid=375)

Written by Sasha Lauren on October 28 2021.

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Written by Thom Hartmann on October 28 2021.

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Written by Abby Zimet on October 28 2021.

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Written by Lawrence S. Wittner on October 28 2021.

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Written by Bil Browning on October 25 2021.

 [ ![](https://mail.citywatchla.com/media/yootheme/cache/05/085h-05db629f.png) ](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22869:a-gop-candidate-mocked-trans-women-online-so-the-internet-dug-up-a-pic-of-him-in-a-bra-wig&catid=375)### [A GOP Candidate Mocked Trans Women Online, So the Internet Dug Up a Pic of Him in a Bra & Wig](https://mail.citywatchla.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=22869:a-gop-candidate-mocked-trans-women-online-so-the-internet-dug-up-a-pic-of-him-in-a-bra-wig&catid=375)

Written by Bil Browning on October 25 2021.

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Written by Lynn Parramore on October 25 2021.

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Written by Jim Hightower on October 25 2021.

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Written by Joel Kotkin on October 25 2021.

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Written by Sudip Bhattacharya on October 25 2021.

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Written by Wim Laven on October 25 2021.

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Written by Michele McKesson on October 21 2021.

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Written by Ron Galperin on October 21 2021.

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