At least one chamber of Congress has finally made a statement that it is not acceptable to hurt or kill transgender people because of who we are. This is a pivotal vote for transgender people who have been working diligently for years to educate Congress about transgender people and our lives.

The success of this film has created an opening for innumerable conversations about transgender issues. In addition to her knockout performance, Felicity's grace and generosity in interviews have helped to create an environment in which people are not scared to ask important questions about the lives of transgender people.

I didn't even have pierced ears. They put four holes in each ear, and, weirdly, that hurt the most.

Subsidies were instituted that are now being used to pay telephone bills. That strikes me as something that Congress certainly did not have in mind when it passed the Telecommunications Act of 1996.

[Bush and members of Congress on Tuesday promised at least three investigations into the sluggish response to the storm. The president said he would lead an inquiry into] what went right and what went wrong. ... I don't think the government should be investigating itself.

The biggest threat to our recovery is for the Congress to overspend, ... We have the funds to meet our obligations, so long as they resist the temptation to spend.