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The Trans Lifeline got so many donations in the past 36 hours, its server crashed

  • Trump’s administration announced on Wednesday that it was reversing guidelines put in place by Obama to protect transgender students in public schools.
  • Right away, people put their wallets to work, eager to throw their weight behind groups working to help and defend trans kids.
  • In just 36 hours, the Trans Lifeline — a crisis hotline “by and for” the transgender community — received around $51,000 in donations, Trans Lifeline Director of Communication André Pérez said in an email Thursday. It was a deluge of support so profound, it crashed the site’s server. Read more (2/23/17 3:46 PM)

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