Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance… Remember sodomy laws? Nino sure does!... And a horrible and completely preventable school-related gay bashing in Texas…

As I read those words at the end of the title of a newly issued case from a federal appeals court in California, my high school Latin came flooding back to me and I got teary-eyed.

Today marks the 11th Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to honor those among us whose deaths were a result of prejudice against transgender people. The day serves as a sad reminder that, as much as we are moving towards tolerance and societal acceptance of transgender people, physical violence continues to be a threat in our communities.

As our state legislature gears up to vote on marriage equality in the lame-duck session, we have one question for lawmakers: Which side of history do you want to be on?

ACLU of New Jersey on marriage in the Garden State… Great in-depth feature on the Mississippi lesbian high school senior who wants to wear a tuxedo in her yearbook… And DC haters sue to get their anti-marriage proposal on the ballot

Keeping sperm donors at bay… Tampa may get transgender protections… and DC board says no to anti-marriage proposal…

Haters try to test hate crimes law, hilarity ensues… ENDA postponed… And a horrible hate crime in Puerto Rico…

More on the Catholic threat to stop doing charity work in DC if it allows marriage… Memphis community center vandalized again… And the campaign manager for NO on 1 looks back at the Maine campaign…

Lotsa stories about the 17-year-old Alabama lesbian we’re representing on a prom matter… Rhode Island governor vetoes gay partners’ funeral rights bill… And a 10-year-old Arkansas boy refuses to say the Pledge of Allegiance until LGBT people are equal under the law…

LGBT activists fight for transgender protections in Cleveland… Michigan legislators question terrorism charges for HIV-positive man… And Our Families Count launches its website…