Nov 12, 2007
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
by Vanessa Edwards Foster
“Throughout America’s adventure in free government, such basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among peoples and among nations. To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and religious people.Any failure traceable [...]
by Vanessa Edwards Foster
“Throughout America's adventure in free government, such basic purposes have been to keep the peace; to foster progress in human achievement, and to enhance liberty, dignity and integrity among peoples and among nations. To strive for less would be unworthy of a free and religious people.Any failure traceable to arrogance or our lack of comprehension or readiness to sacrifice would inflict upon us a grievous hurt, both at home and abroad. .” ... Read More
Nov 10, 2007
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
Crossposted from Transpolitical
My oh my, you sure know how to arrange things.
You set it up so well, so carefully.
Ain’t it funny how your new life didn’t change things?
You’re still the same old girl you used to be. — Lyin’ Eyes, the Eagles
Duplicity is duplicity, no matter how you slice (or parse) it. Or [...]
Crossposted from Transpolitical
My oh my, you sure know how to arrange things.
You set it up so well, so carefully.
Ain’t it funny how your new life didn’t change things?
You’re still the same old girl you used to be. — Lyin’ Eyes, the Eagles
Duplicity is duplicity, no matter how you slice (or parse) it. Or as we like to say in these parts (the parts being South Texas): “you can’t polish a turd.”
We’ve had plenty of duplicity to kick off the ... Read More
Nov 9, 2007
by
Marti Abernathey
Last night I wrote a friend a rant that was full of expletives and frustration. Most of my disgruntlement was from the Wednesday’s passage in the House of Representatives of the sexual orientation only Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
It was a historic day for gays and lesbians (if only symbolically), but it was a setback for the [...]
Last night I wrote a friend a rant that was full of expletives and frustration. Most of my disgruntlement was from the Wednesday's passage in the House of Representatives of the sexual orientation only Employment Non-Discrimination Act.
It was a historic day for gays and lesbians (if only symbolically), but it was a setback for the GLBT movement as a whole. It will now be much harder to pass a gender inclusive bill, now that one has passed with sexual orientation only.
Another worrisome ... Read More
Nov 4, 2007
by
Marti Abernathey
At times, I really get down about being the T part of GLBT. Yesterday was definitely one of those times. I learned that “The Gendercator” will be playing at our local GLBT film festival. If you’re not familiar with the film, I’ll let the creator of the film explain it.
“Things are getting very strange [...]
At times, I really get down about being the T part of GLBT. Yesterday was definitely one of those times. I learned that "The Gendercator" will be playing at our local GLBT film festival. If you're not familiar with the film, I'll let the creator of the film explain it.
"Things are getting very strange for women these days. More and more often we see young heterosexual women carving their bodies into porno Barbie dolls and lesbian women altering themselves into transmen. ... Read More
Nov 1, 2007
by
Marti Abernathey
From HRC’s website:
In 31 states, it’s still legal to fire someone because they’re gay; in 39 states it is legal to fire someone for being transgender.
Thousands of hardworking GLBT Americans have lost their livelihoods simply because of who they are. The Human Rights Campaign is leading the charge to end this bitter injustice by passing [...]
From HRC's website:
In 31 states, it's still legal to fire someone because they're gay; in 39 states it is legal to fire someone for being transgender.
Thousands of hardworking GLBT Americans have lost their livelihoods simply because of who they are. The Human Rights Campaign is leading the charge to end this bitter injustice by passing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a federal bill that would make it illegal to fire, refuse to hire, or refuse to promote employees simply based on sexual ... Read More
Nov 1, 2007
by
Marti Abernathey
Upon hearing of the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) “Transgender Day of Remembrance”, I had to wonder, is anything sacred to HRC?
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started by Gwen Smith. She explains the origins of TDOR on the Remembering Our Dead website:
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those [...]
Upon hearing of the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) “Transgender Day of Remembrance”, I had to wonder, is anything sacred to HRC?
The Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) was started by Gwen Smith. She explains the origins of TDOR on the Remembering Our Dead website:
The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off ... Read More
