Hong Kong's highest court has ruled that a transgender woman has the right to marry her boyfriend. It's a huge step forward in the acknowledgment of the transgender community as being members of the gender with which they identify. 

Though same-sex marriage is not currently legal in the country, this certainly bodes well for its future passage as well.

More after the jump!

WalMart became a gender role battleground a month ago when a stranger advised an incredible father to nip his son's princess affinity in the bud so he "doesn't grow up to be funny." 

The father's reaction is priceless, but just wait to hear how an older woman standing in the same line responded to the situation!

Parents really have seemed to embrace the lost art form of writing letters lately, sparked, at least in our observations, by having children that break the mold. The latest letter to grace the Internet's inbox comes from the concerned parent of a boy who was kicked out of a public restroom because he was confused for a little girl. Make sense?

Exactly. Follow the jump to read what the hero mom of the day has to say to the man who berated her young son.

Wow! In a bold move that, if passed, will certainly provide incentive for groups to embrace equality, California State Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Long Beach) and Equality California, today, announced the introduction of new legislation that would remove a state tax exemption for any youth group, that discriminates against members and leaders on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

And yep, that includes the Boy Scouts.

More after the jump. 

The University of Iowa has broken the mold for public institutions today by becoming the first non-private school to ask applicants about their sexual orientation and gender identity. 

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) approved a landmark revision to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

Transgender and gender non-conforming individuals will no longer have their identities classified as a mental disorder. Until now transgendered people have been diagnosed with "gender identity disorder."

The upcoming edition of the manual, DSM-V, will diagnose transgendered individuals with "gender dysphoria."

More after the jump!

We watched this clip through gritted teeth as Missouri Reverend Phil Snider of Brentwood Christian Church argued with blinding zeal and hatred that sexual orientation and gender identity should not be added to Springfield, Missouri's nondiscrimination ordinance. 

The Reverend shamefully uses the Bible to promote fear and ignorance towards members of the LGBT community...and then something miraculous happens. 

So worth watching and we implore you to watch till the end. Clip after the jump!

Oh to be amongst school yard bullies again! To every kid who was picked last in gym class because he was more "feminine" than the other boys, this goes out to you! Details after the jump.

Though the courts order it, the reality might still be out of reach. Read about the victory and uphill struggle after the jump.

West Virginia's Department of Education is taking public comments today as it considers protecting sexual orientation and gender identity from bullying through legislation. Details follow.

In an historic vote Thursday, the European Parliament voted to make it mandatory of Member States to give due consideration to people seeking asylum for gender identity persecution. Details after the jump!

A young boy named Bobby Montoya, who could very well be transgender, was rejected by the Girl Scouts because he has "boy parts." Because you probably suck at selling Thin Mints if you have a penis.