Monthly Archives: November 2013

I have the perfect new slogan for Maine’s Democratic gubernatorial campaign: “Mike Michaud for Governor – Not that there’s anything wrong with that!” The iconic line comes from “The Outing,” a hilarious episode from the fourth season of “Seinfeld” way … Continue reading →

Three men viciously beat the owner of a health food store in Tennessee on Nov. 20, in what some are calling an anti-gay hate crime, Tennessee’s ABC-affiliate station WBBJ reports, According to WBBJ, the owner of Healthy Thyme in Paris, … Continue reading →

A school board member from Colorado made headlines Monday after she said that transgender students should be castrated if they want to use the bathrooms that fit their gender identity, Colorado’s CBS-affiliated station KREX-TV reports. Delta County School Board member … Continue reading →

When Alex Newell first appeared as transgender teen Wade “Unique” Adams for a two-episode arc during the third season of Glee, visibility of trans youth on TV didn’t just take a step forward, it literally leapt skyward, twirled, and hit … Continue reading →

There are new bogeymen (and women) in our land these days, forcing us to look at questions we’ve long ignored or scoffed at. They’re especially confounding to some of us, because they’re young and innocent, and have no idea why … Continue reading →

Oregon-based Nike, Inc., on Tuesday announced it had formed the Nike Equality PAC, a foundation to raise money in support of marriage equality. The political action committee launches with $280,000 donated toward the effort — a $100,000 contribution from Nike, … Continue reading →

Today is the 15th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a solemn tribute to those who have lost their lives to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice, and a day to raise awareness of the constant threat of brutality faced by the transgender … Continue reading →

A South Texas school district has reversed course and will allow a photo of a transgender student in a tuxedo to appear in the teen’s high school yearbook. The Southern Poverty Law Center says that after a Friday afternoon meeting, … Continue reading →