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Barnard College To Consider Admitting Transgender Women, USA Today

"Following the lead of many all-female institutions across the country, Barnard College announced this week that it is considering the implementation of a policy that will make transgender women eligible for admission. “The time has come for us to examine how we, as a women’s college, define ‘women,’ and how, consequently, we both admit and graduate students,” said Barnard’s president, Debora L. Spar, in a letter to the student body. For the past six months, Barnard College’s board of trustees have held a series of town hall-style meetings in which current students, faculty and alumnae debated the policy change that would offer admission to transgender women."

Laverne Cox On Caitlyn Jenner, Official Laverne Cox Tumblr

"Most trans folks don’t have the privileges Caitlyn and I have now have. It is those trans folks we must continue to lift up, get them access to healthcare, jobs, housing, safe streets, safe schools and homes for our young people. We must lift up the stories of those most at risk, statistically trans people of color who are poor and working class. Yes, Caitlyn looks amazing and is beautiful but what I think is most beautiful about her is her heart and soul, the ways she has allowed the world into her vulnerabilities. The love and devotion she has for her family and that they have for her. Her courage to move past denial into her truth so publicly. These things are beyond beautiful to me."

The Sony Hack Scandal Will Be Made into a Movie,Vanity Fair

"If the Entourage movie isn’t enough to slake your thirst for inside Hollywood baseball, then get ready for a new film about last year’s high-profile hack of Sony Pictures. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, the Oscar-nominated team behind The Square have already started work on a documentary investigating the Sony scandal."

Walk 30 Miles Or Do Jail Time, Judge Tells Ohio Teen Who Didn't Pay Cab Fare, ABC News

"An eccentric Ohio judge told a scofflaw teen to take a hike -- and walk 30 miles for stiffing a cabbie for a ride of the same length or face 30 days in the slammer. Painesville Judge Michael Cicconetti, known for his unusual punishments, meted out the sentence to Victoria Bascom, 19, after she was found guilty of theft for not paying her cab fare of $100, Ciconnetti's secretary Diane Armstrong told ABC News today."

Why The Word 'Homosexual' is Offensive, The Week

"For Democrats, "gay" and "lesbian" are both preferred over "homosexual." Republicans also prefer "gay" over "homosexual" but rarely use "lesbian." However, Republicans' preference for "gay" is far weaker, and they use the word "homosexual" more than Democrats do. In addition, Republicans have not always avoided the word "homosexual."