Again, not really my cuppa, but it's dominating the transgender community news.

It turns out that being tossed off the island on Survivor wasn't enough.

Jeff Varner returned home to Greensboro, NC after his public outing of transgender man Zeke Smith during Survivor Tribal Council which was aired this past week. But his life has not returned to normal.

Dove has a new ad campaign about how to be a mother.

The theme of the campaign is:

There's no right or wrong way to be a mom -- only your way.

A hell of a lot of people disagree with that statement.

The advertisement displays mothers break dancing, rock climbing, farming, raising a child alone, even being transgender.

Shea is a graduate student. She has a woman partner.

I don't watch reality television. I think I accidentally saw about a minute of Survivor last night before I found the remote and switched to PBS' Nature.

As far as I can tell, reality shows like Survivor are a cess pit of mean people displaying their meanness to win a stupid game...and the money and "prestige" that our warped economic environment deems that to be worth.

There is a bill in the NC House (HB 562) intended to target transgender people. It doesn't say so on up front, but the bill increases the penalty for second-degree trespass from 20 days maximum to 120 days maximum if the offense occurs "in a multi-occupancy bathroom, shower or changing facility."

So is everyone safe now?

The Movement Advancement Project has produced a new study has partnered with the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Educational Association to produce a new report: Separation and Stigma: Transgender Youth & School Facilities

Rotterdam is a play written by Jon Brittain and directed by Donnacadh O'Brien.

Two days ago the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the preliminary injunction entered by the court in June, 2016. That injunction allowed Gavin Grimm to use the boys bathroom, but since SCOTUS' action sending the issue back to the Circuit and Gavin's imminent graduation, the case has become "mootish" (except for the damages or if Gavin returns to the school as an alum).

I introduced you to the Hate Bus about three weeks ago.

Apparently the Hate Bus Tour was one big Fail.

Just yesterday I published a rundown on some of the transgender people running for public office here and there.

Truth: That was all a lead-in to today's story.

'Tis the season, I guess.

I'm not necessarily endorsing any of these candidates. Rather I am just spreading the word.

Kristin Browde is running for town supervisor in New Castle, Westchester County, NY.