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
Oct 20, 2007
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
“I’m up on the Tight Rope … one side’s Fate and one is Hope,It’s a Circus Game for You and Me.I’m up on the High Wire … one side’s Life and one is Fire,But the Top Hat on my Head is all you see.” — Tight Rope, Leon Russell
Indeed there is a very fine [...]
“I’m up on the Tight Rope … one side’s Fate and one is Hope,It’s a Circus Game for You and Me.I’m up on the High Wire … one side’s Life and one is Fire,But the Top Hat on my Head is all you see.” — Tight Rope, Leon Russell
Indeed there is a very fine line between Hope and Hell. It’s also proven pretty easy to become manic by letting our emotions fly to the sky based upon this concept of ... Read More
Oct 9, 2007
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
“What makes us heroic? Confronting simultaneously our supreme suffering and our supreme hope.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
Over the past few years, the transgender community has had its share of reports of heroism from Mara Keisling and Lisa Mottet of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) about the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and [...]
“What makes us heroic? Confronting simultaneously our supreme suffering and our supreme hope.” — Friedrich Nietzsche
Over the past few years, the transgender community has had its share of reports of heroism from Mara Keisling and Lisa Mottet of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) about the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA). It flew in the face of what this writer and many others active in the trans rights game knew as conventional wisdom. ... Read More
Oct 7, 2007
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
“Don’t you know you’re talking about a revolution, sounds like a whisper” — “Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution,” Tracy Chapman
Well, finally woke up from a nap after a tough weekend protesting the Human Rights Campaign National Banquet in Washington DC. On one hand, I hate these last-minute actions where you have to travel halfway across [...]
“Don't you know you're talking about a revolution, sounds like a whisper” — “Talkin’ ‘Bout A Revolution,” Tracy Chapman
Well, finally woke up from a nap after a tough weekend protesting the Human Rights Campaign National Banquet in Washington DC. On one hand, I hate these last-minute actions where you have to travel halfway across the country.
+ They’re obviously quite expensive (not to mention no planning or chance for budgeting).
+ They’re physically taxing as sleep is minimal (you sleep on the road ... Read More
Sep 27, 2007
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
“So I get on my knees and pray … we won’t get fooled again!” — the Who
Fresh on the heels of Southern Comfort Conference (SCC), many of the transgender community reveled in what seemed a penultimate victory: HRC – yes, the Human Rights Campaign – was actually appearing to take the transgender community as equals. [...]
“So I get on my knees and pray … we won’t get fooled again!” — the Who
Fresh on the heels of Southern Comfort Conference (SCC), many of the transgender community reveled in what seemed a penultimate victory: HRC – yes, the Human Rights Campaign – was actually appearing to take the transgender community as equals. (Obviously the ultimate victory would be equal rights for us all, jobs and all.) All of the years of HRC’s historic missteps seemed to magically ... Read More
Sep 13, 2007
by
Marti Abernathey
According to KTVB.com, Idaho Inmate Jennifer Spencer has won a small battle in the fight to get hormone replacement therapy in prison.
While this is definitely a win for humane treatment of prisoners and for transsexuals that are incarcerated in Idaho, I have to wonder what the blacklash will be. These are the kind of cases [...]
According to KTVB.com, Idaho Inmate Jennifer Spencer has won a small battle in the fight to get hormone replacement therapy in prison.
While this is definitely a win for humane treatment of prisoners and for transsexuals that are incarcerated in Idaho, I have to wonder what the blacklash will be. These are the kind of cases that rile up the nastier side of the right wing.
Examples from the comments of One News Now:
Although I do not live in Idaho, I think it is ... Read More
Aug 31, 2007
by
Marti Abernathey
Meredith Brooks once sang:
“ I’m a bitch, I’m a lover
I’m a child, I’m a mother
I’m a sinner, I’m a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I’m your hell, I’m your dream
I’m nothing in between
You know, you wouldn’t want it any other way“
But I guess there are some gay men who aren’t channeling Meredith. From the Washington [...]
Meredith Brooks once sang:
" I’m a bitch, I’m a lover
I’m a child, I’m a mother
I’m a sinner, I’m a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I’m your hell, I’m your dream
I’m nothing in between
You know, you wouldn’t want it any other way"
But I guess there are some gay men who aren't channeling Meredith. From the Washington Blade's "Bitch Session"
"It’s transgender people that need the gay and lesbian movement to succeed not the other way around. They are a minority within a minority who ... Read More
