This is not how citizens of a democracy behave under the instruction of their party’s most influential politicians. It’s so unrealistic. This show should have aired on Syfy.

22-year-old Dee Dee was shot on the fourth of July and succumbed to her wounds after ten days on life support.

I have negative feelings about sad uncomfortable men, lots of bird pictures you’ll love, ugly crying, a teacher fired for saying “vagina,” empowered women in ads and so very much more!

If you’re able-bodied and have questions you’re too embarrassed to ask, read this report. If you’re disabled and ready to stare down some hard truths, read this report. And most of all, if you assume disability negates white privilege, Read. This. Report.

“It really was an honor to be able to stand on that stage and, hopefully, help educate the country a little bit more about transgender equality. More than anything else, I wanted to reinforce the simple fact that transgender people are people, who hurt when they are mocked, who hurt when they are discriminated against, and who want to be treated with dignity and fairness.”

Everyone still (STILL!) hates HB2, The Sims is getting gender expansive, Justin Trudeau is ringing in Pride, and this dog looks like a fox!

It’s officially Pride month! Obama says so! Also Stonewall Inn gets official, bisexual bisons, immigrant-owned tamale co-ops, feminist Hogwarts slogans, Canadian indigenous people in video games, Amandla Stenberg has some hair and life advice for you, Brazilian women demand an end to rape culture, free food for Pride, supporting incarcerated LGBT parents, new emojis, and vagina manga memoirs.

T-rex lips, sleeping trees, Cameron Esposito, being a queer girl among straight girls, ‘pussy whisperers,’ US military is a dumpster fire re: rape, ADHD, temporary tattoos and invisible disabilities, midwifery stuff, Chloe Sevigny, and so very much more!

Idina Menzel wants Elsa to be gay too, Marceline sings another love song about Princess Bubblegum, Laverne Cox’s new legal drama hires a trans writer, and Shonda Rhimes really didn’t mean for Callie to leave Grey’s Anatomy that way.

“Whereas some political systems are centered around equality of opportunity for women in politics — basically, the system we have in the US that (in theory) gives women the chance to run for office and be elected to office just like men, nothing different and nothing more — a growing number of nations and political parties have opted instead to make broader representation of women in their governments an explicit political goal using quota systems.”

It felt important for us to have a voice somewhere, so we’ve gathered a few of the Black queer voices and put them together here. We want to offer this as a place of healing for QTPOC in this time of tragedy.

Some Black History Month goodness, Rachel Maddow all of the place, sustainability, a reflective Ellen Page, horror ASMR, bullshit transphobic laws, on calling yourself bisexual, Sally Ride chatting it up with Gloria Steinem, Robin Roemer being cool, more lesbian haikus, and other links to cram into your life!

The Georgia House got (even) gayer thanks to Park Cannon, a bunch of homophobes accidentally helped out a lot of LGBT kids, Portugal made big moves to end street harassment, and more news you can use to fill your heart with joy!

There’s so many stories in here! The Bury Your Gays conversation is going strong, Ellen DeGeneres’s beard speaks out, Abby Wambach is ashamed of her DUI, Caitlyn Jenner joins the cast of “Transparent,” videos from the GLAAD Awards, new trailers for Salem and “Grace & Frankie,” we mourn the end of The People Vs. OJ Simpson and SO MUCH MORE!

Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court might soon have a lesbian Chief Justice, Buttercup beats up an MRA in the “Powerpuff Girls” reboot, Italy’s PM is unconcerned with what the church says about civil unions for gay people, Maryland wants better health care for trans folks, Honey Maid wants to make you cry, and a super amazing dog video involving a latin dance. ALL INSIDE!

A cat is skiing, abortions are happening or not, Uggs still, this radical doula I love, eat these things before you drink alcohol, we are buying so very much legal weed wow, Murder House could be yours, Laura Jane Grace talks about titles, Mallory Ortberg writes relatable perfect things, I’m afraid of panthers maiming me and so very much more!

The Justice Department told North Carolina not to enforce its bathroom bill, HB2; Trump and Bernie won the Indiana primaries, and Trump is the presumptive GOP nominee; trans woman Pearl Love was assaulted on a train, and more.

LGBT rights stamps from the UN, gay marriage in Mexico, the beginning of the end of ex-gay therapy in New York, a badass trans Girl Scout who sold a fuckton of cookies, and a baby goat. A BABY GOAT!

Lots of Harry Potter stuff happening right now, emotional complexity, late people, rich kids and veggies, reparations, being a teenage girl, “diversity,” and honestly more amazing stuff than you can shake a stick at, so get in here.

Texts from Titanosaur, mushroom death suits, fashionable femmes of color, spruce up your Resting Bitch Face, I’m shipping these Barbies, Ellen Page, ya cramps, trans athletes in the Olympics and so very much more!