Ernesto Londoño

New York Times

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Editorial board member of the New York Times,and author of the Times' 'Transgender Today' series; former reporter the Washington Post  ; former former froreign correspondent for the Washington Post

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"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed four years ago.  This Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton  Carter extended the full range of discrimination protections to gays and lesbians .

The Armed Forces and Gender Identity

"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" was repealed four years ago.  This Tuesday, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter extended the full range of discrimination protections to gays and lesbians .

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Even before it hits the newsstands, the upcoming cover of Vanity Fair is making a splash with photographer Annie Leibovitz's  provocative image  of the Olympic champion formerly known…

'Call Me Caitlyn'

Even before it hits the newsstands, the upcoming cover of Vanity Fair is making a splash with photographer Annie Leibovitz's provocative image of the Olympic champion formerly known…

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As the negotiations get under way in Geneva, the  Washington Post  reports that CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay after promises from the…

Is the US Arming Syrian Rebels?

As the negotiations get under way in Geneva, the Washington Post reports that CIA has begun delivering weapons to rebels in Syria, ending months of delay after promises from the…

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