Happy Trans Day of Visibility (a day late because I got distracted)!

No matter how they try to spin it, trans people have always been here and we always will be.

The Most Legendary Trans Figures In History You Never Learned In School We have always been here.

A good read on some historic transgender figures. Especially good for those bigots who like to say trans folks were invented in the last 20 years.

Pride and Prejudice in Corporate America For years, major corporations publicly celebrated the LGBTQ community.

It’s almost as if all those accusations of rainbow capitalism were true!

Tore a long nail today. Took forever to grow.
Those who don’t really care for their nails: “Oh that sucks. Oh well.”
Those who do their nails: “Oh my gosh! That’s awful! I bet it took forever to grow”. And so forth with the affirmations.
I tore a beautiful long nail. Guess which one my wife is. 😕

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for a U.S. Passport The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we a...

Oh look! The State Department’s passport change of gender to sex in compliance with the orange cheeto’s EO is now open to public comment. So go comment!

This is the ad that WaPo refused to post. Make sure you share it about.

The REAL Agenda Behind "LGB" Without The "T" YouTube video by YukkoEX

In case you can’t see where this is heading.

We watched the Puppy Bowl! And that’s about it.

Gomez Addams gives only the best relationship advice.

What Do Sex and Gender Have to Do with Religion?: Crash Course Religions #20 YouTube video by CrashCourse

John Green changing up his course on religion to address some current topics.
“We all want to do whatever we can to keep our kids alive.”

When your base is getting battered in a culture war, pretending the war isn’t happening is, in every conceivable way, a losing strategy.

But keep it up with those “kitchen table” issues, I guess, Dems. Heckuva job

Abandoning trans people is 'fascist logic', says leading feminist philosopher Leading feminist philosopher Judith Butler has declared that abandoning trans people or any minority is operating within 'fascist logic'.

“Once you decide that a single vulnerable minority can be sacrificed, you’re operating within a fascist logic,” they said. “That means there might be a second one you’re willing to sacrifice and a third, a fourth. Then what happens?”

Totally reasonable response given the past year (checks calendar). I mean two weeks. Only two weeks. FML

“Burn it” 1 of 2

Hundreds tie the knot as Thailand legalises same-sex marriage Celebrations held across the country after a decades-long fight for equality law

I’m tired of sharing all bad news. So here’s some good news:

Trump administration fires members of cybersecurity review board in 'horribly shortsighted' decision | TechCrunch The Department of Homeland security told members of the Cyber Safety Review Board that their membership was terminated.

What could possibly go wrong?

No need to apologize for asking someone to have some empathy.

A summation of the current political discourse on Reddit.

A world without trans people has never existed, and never will.

Thank you, the new york times, for your timely analysis of things in the news

For the maggots these aren’t bugs with the executive order, they’re features. The goal is suffering and trans people are the targets.

Virginia lawmakers pass marriage equality, abortion & voting protections — Advocate Democrats are hopeful they can amend the state’s constitution to protect hard-fought rights.

Progress, however slow, is progress. Well done Virginia!

Apple board pushes back on proposal to abandon diversity initiatives Apple's board has asked investors to vote against a proposal to end the tech giant's diversity, equality and inclusion programmes.

Finally some good news from the corporate world.