Ronda Rousey is one of the most famous MMA fighters on the planet, male or female. She’s had articles in Sports Illustrated and Esquire. She’s been on the cover of ESPN The Magazine and sat on Conan’s couch. She’s the reason UFC president Dana White has embraced women’s fighting.

The "baker's dozen" of 2012 -- the most incredible 13 months in transgender (as well as LGBT) civil rights history, began on Dec 6, 2011, with two remarkable events. The first was a presidential proclamation:

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Frank Mugisha Travels to Springfield, MA for International Human Rights Day

Last Friday (December 7), the Stop The Hate and Homophobia Coalition celebrated International Human Rights Day (officially December 10th) with a stand-out, held at the Springfield Federal Court, protesting the Ugandan Anti-Homosexuality Bill (also known as the “Kill the Gays Bill”) and American Evangelicals’ part in its creation including Springfield’s own Scott Lively. The stand-out was followed by a community potluck gathering and discussion with Frank Mugisha of Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG), and representatives of the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR).