“I put “they/she” on a pronoun button for the first time and countless people — moms, older gay and lesbian folks, and my peers — asked me to share what that meant and what genderqueer identity is because they genuinely wanted to understand ideas that were foreign and difficult for them so they could love me better.”

While it’s important to acknowledge famous names like Christine Jorgensen and Lili Elbe, it’s also important to talk about other trans women who might be less well-known, but have had their own big impact on trans history.

“Janeane Garafalo stars as Helen, who considers herself a witch first and lesbian second.”

“We wrote more obituaries for murdered trans women in 2015 than TV recaps for any single show we cover.”

Texas health investigators raided Planned Parenthoods across the state and obtained patient record information, a school district outside Chicago could lose up to $6 million in federal funding for not allowing a teen trans girl to use the correct locker room, Hillary Clinton will stop accepting money from private prison companies and more news stories.

It’s official: Jane the Virgin is the best! Plus, an update on our queer contestant on Top Chef and some rundowns of a handful of webseries you should be watching during the winter TV hiatus.

Gov. Larry Hogan activates the National Guard after calling a state of emergency in Baltimore, Nicoll Hernández-Polanco has been granted asylum, a Nashville landlord refused to rent to a lesbian couple, and more news!

A federal appeals court ruled today that the bans on same-sex marriage in four states are constitutional. Today’s decision means SCOTUS will have to make a decision on marriage equality.

Another year, another 21 people closer to everybody being gay!

So your white gf used a grossly inaccurate stereotype about your entire ethnicity/race to make a point? COOL. Let’s talk about it.

“That’s right!” I shouted, feeding off their energy. “Clap because I’m gay!”

Vienna’s staging a massive kiss-in in the name of lesbianism, a Pusheen pillow is coming to a world near you, this dog rides the bus all by herself, and one clerk in Texas won’t back down on gay marriage. All that and more in the rose-tinted world of this week’s Sunday Funday!

In extremely upsetting and infuriating news, Australia’s High Court has overturned ACT’s legalization of same-sex marriage.

Your cuteness makes us melt.

The first episode of “New Deep South,” a webseries created by women-founded new media startup “The Front,” kicked off with the story of a young couple ready to get married and have a baby, against all odds.

A rundown of everything that happened at the University of Missouri and the #ConcernedStudent1950 movement, the Mississippi Supreme Court issues its first gay divorce, the Nebraska Health and Human Services will list the names of same-sex spouses on birth certificates and more news!

A train for stray dogs, lots of good news for the queer kids and parents of the world, a formal victory for Caitlyn Jenner, and more!

GalPalentine’s Day may be over but our hearts are still full.

Chris Brown stands up a gay party for being too gay, Ellen DeGeneres talks to Caitlyn Jenner about same-sex marriage, Bangladesh gets its first lesbian cartoon character, new music from Christine & The Queens, queers are all over The Root 100, SO MANY new queer movies to look forward to AND SO MUCH MORE!

An emoji steals Emily’s ovaries.