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Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world, I feel like I can't take it, and my heart is just going to cave in. However, other times things just suck. This week, Arrested Development sucked.

When you look at the pink and red Human Rights Campaign equal sign that many queers and their allies displayed on Facebook last week, you might see a simple testatment to marriage equality. But does HRC's commitment to equality include everyone Sadly, the answer is no.

This is an actual quote: “But they look so normal.” It would be years before I learned to regret those words. I wish I could go back in time and punch that person in the face. 

The Open Forum on Transgender Health, Healthcare and the Trans* Community focuses on two central questions: “What issues do trans people face in navigating their health care? And how can the health of the trans community, as broadly defined, be improved?”

For T.G.I. groups that are often marginalized in the larger queer umbrella, Chicago's KOKUMO wants a moment of visibility and mobilization. The city needs its T.G.I. Stonewall.

A few weeks ago, RuPaul's Drag Race made show history when its first contestant came out as transgender while appearing on the show.

Transphobic bullying from feminist columnists Julie Burchill and Suzanne Moore is unacceptable.