Apr 25, 2008
by
Marti Abernathey
In March I said:
"Essentially it’s business as usual for HRC. Nothing has substantially changed in their lobbying efforts. They’ve had no “'rehabilitative”' moment or change of heart. If you take Keisling’s words to heart, the only other conclusion that seems logical is that United ENDA is dead."
Recently Matt Foreman said:
" 'Congress is a creature of history,' Foreman said. 'If lightning strikes and it passes the Senate, it will more than likely be the broken ENDA that is introduced next year because it ... Read More
Apr 22, 2008
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
This week has been wild … far too many things to write about – not enough time. On top of it, my dad and Sally were in from Oregon the past two days – monopolizing my time since we rarely see each other.
On the subject of parents, Matthew Shepard’s mom, Judy Shepard was in town as the keynote speaker at Houston’s HRC banquet. I missed out on getting a chance to touch base with her again. We met in ... Read More
Apr 18, 2008
by
Marti Abernathey
Last October Representative Barney Frank said:
"It's partly because some of the people who are now lately to this fight weren't there helping us through the lobbying. "
and then said:
I have been pleading with people in the gay and lesbian and bisexual and transgender communities to lobby for us. Instead, they want to strategize, many of them. Some, no. Some have done a very good job. But many of them weren't there.
Hearing those words, I assumed that the lobby day events would get ... Read More
Mar 25, 2008
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
“I was sitting in my basement.
I just rolled myself a taste
Of something green and gold and glorious
To get me through the day.” — I Got Stoned And I Missed It, Shel Silverstein
“"I have always loved marijuana. It has been a source of joy and comfort to me for many years. And I still think of it as a basic staple of life ….” — author, Hunter S. Thompson
Another day, another … reason to go get stoned.
It’s ... Read More
Mar 7, 2008
by
Marti Abernathey
Is one of the key players in the United ENDA movement, Mara Keisling, signaling its death? Recently Keisling said:
'We have to show Barney Frank 220 votes,' she said. 'If we show him 220 votes, nobody is going to work harder on this. The same with HRC... It's going to happen again next year. '- After ENDA, the Fighter's Resilient
According to Donna Rose's blog :
3/1/2008 - They're currently planning to hold hearings in Congress specifically about transgender workplace issues in ... Read More
Feb 28, 2008
by
Vanessa Edwards Foster
“These vagabond shoes
Are longing to stray
And make a brand new start of it
New York, New York!” — New York, New York, Frank Sinatra
You gotta love New York!
Seriously, these folks know how to speak out against what is wrong, organize and create a disturbance that’s worthy of the biggest city in the nation. I’m writing in response to the Gay City News.com report coming from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Banquet in the Big Apple. They organized not just ... Read More
Feb 14, 2008
by
Marti Abernathey
I like to think of my advocacy/political work in much of the same way as I think of how to invest my money. I see activism as an investment in my community and my future. With that in mind, I have to say that I don’t see the benefit in protesting the Human Rights [...]
I like to think of my advocacy/political work in much of the same way as I think of how to invest my money. I see activism as an investment in my community and my future. With that in mind, I have to say that I don't see the benefit in protesting the Human Rights Campaign (HRC). There are so many national organizations that support transgender people and support gender identity in ENDA (National Stonewall Democrats, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force ... Read More
