This heartwarming Vicks ad celebrates transgender mothers

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THIS HEARTWARMING VICKS AD CELEBRATES TRANSGENDER MOTHERS Based on a true story, the ad depicts an Indian trans woman and the sacrifices she made for her adopted daughter, who in turn wants to fight for her mother's rights. READ MORE

CATHOLIC SCHOOL SPARKS OUTRAGE SAYING STUDENT CAN’T BRING GIRLFRIEND TO PROM St. Petersburg High School officials told junior Paula Goodgame that same-sex dates are against the school's prom policy. READ MORE ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER LIT WITH TRANS PRIDE COLORS FOR TRANS DAY OF VISIBILITY Trans visibility radiated through the haze from the top of the tallest building in the West. READ MORE

SAN FRANCISCO VIGIL HONORS GILBERT BAKER, CREATOR OF THE RAINBOW FLAG Civil rights activist and rainbow flag designer Gilbert Baker died this week. He was 65. READ MORE BRITISH ACTIVIST STRIPS DOWN TO REVEAL THE DAILY STIGMA FACED BY BISEXUALS Bisexual activist Lewis Oakley worked with photographer Tom DIngley to illustrate the impact of the biphobic remarks he hears every day. READ MORE

THE POSITIVE MESSAGE BEHIND THIS GOOGLE DOODLE GAVE US ALL THE FEELS Google chose this teenage girl's drawing of smiling children of different races, genders, sexual orientations, religions, and abilities from among 50 entries. READ MORE VERMONT’S CARTOONIST LAUREATE IS ALISON BECHDEL OF ‘FUN HOME’ FAME Vermont is believed to be the only state that regularly appoints a cartoonist laureate. READ MORE

COULD NORTH CAROLINA’S HB2 BACKTRACK AFFECT TEXAS ‘BATHROOM BILL’? As Texas grapples with whether to embrace a North Carolina-style "bathroom bill," that state is working to water down its own. READ MORE MORMON LEADER CALLS FOR INCLUDING PEOPLE OF DIVERSE ‘SEXUAL ATTRACTIONS’ His remark marked the latest attempt by the faith to foster a climate of empathy for gays and lesbians clinging to a doctrine that opposes homosexuality. READ MORE