The 2013 Trans 100 is a BIG DEAL and we wanted to give you a closer look at the amazing trans* women featured on the list, thus this epic compilation of inspirational people relevant to your interests.

Last Spring, a school district in Utah removed a book after 25 parents signed a petition for its removal. But decisions about access to age appropriate reading material shouldn’t be left up to 25 parents, so the ACLU is suing.

Books and magazine/journal subscriptions for people with a special affection for longform journalism!

I promised you a revival. And now it’s here.

“Tampa is totally fun and fierce and fabulous.”

This week Paige and Emily have a sleepover and Spencer does her very best to spank Mona. You don’t really want to miss this.

Young Hillary Clinton, the activists who did it for love – and life, and the ultimate response to the unforgettable question.

Catholic Charities Illinois called off their legal fight to continue providing foster care and adoption services for heterosexual couples only. They’d rather just provide adoption services for no one.

Donation matching, gender swapping, fuck-giving, and another chance to hate on Mitt Romney. Again and again.

In the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, America is finally ready to talk about gun control. But will things really change, and if so, what must we do to make it happen?

“For even one vote to come out in favor of gay marriage only three years later would have been historic; the fact that all four states did so is nothing short of incredible.”

“This was the first city that I chose for myself, and I’ve never looked back. This is home, and for good reason.”

In which Ali and Emily fantasize about going to Paris together and Spencer finally figures out what’s behind the A-key door.

Dr. Angela McCaskill is on paid administrative leave from her position as chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University because she signed a petition opposing gay marriage. Did the university make the right decision?

They have feminists shaking their heads, no research to back themselves up, and the full support and funding of the government.

“If you’re reading this and are currently in love with a tiny place that hasn’t loved you back yet, I want you to know that this is okay.”

Spoiler alert: it takes more than “tolerance.”

In which all books mentioned herein were published after 1975 and almost everybody is both female and still alive.

“It’s up to the poets. It’s up to us to continue.”

Put the coffee on, homos, because “this gross example of child abuse is a wake-up call that everything about the gay movement isn’t acceptable.”