The (lack of) space between homophobia and transphobia

by Marti Abernathey

I asked to cross post this post from Bilerico. It  was written by Alex Blaze

Through an unlikely chain of blog posts, Waymon’s entry about a gender identity inclusive anti-discrimination ordinance in Montgomery County, Maryland, started a discussion that made it halfway across the blogosphere to one of the more popular radical feminist blogs out there. [...]

I asked to cross post this post from Bilerico. It  was written by Alex Blaze Through an unlikely chain of blog posts, Waymon's entry about a gender identity inclusive anti-discrimination ordinance in Montgomery County, Maryland, started a discussion that made it halfway across the blogosphere to one of the more popular radical feminist blogs out there. Heart, the aforementioned radical feminist blogger, writes about the real transbigotry in an attempt to take advantage of the T-folks' internal disputes to distinguish the good transwomen ... Read More

Categories: homophobia, transphobia

With Apologies to Radical Feminists

by Marti Abernathey

Recently, I commented on a post at Bilerico:
You want to get technical Sue? In the strictest definition, you’re not female. The distinction between the “sexes” is that a female has the ability to produce ova, and the male has the ability to produce produces sperm. Your “sex” isn’t based on an organ but on your [...]

Recently, I commented on a post at Bilerico: You want to get technical Sue? In the strictest definition, you're not female. The distinction between the "sexes" is that a female has the ability to produce ova, and the male has the ability to produce produces sperm. Your "sex" isn't based on an organ but on your reproductive ability. For that matter, your neo-vagina isn't even an "organ." An organ is tissue or a group of tissues that constitute a morphologically and functionally distinct ... Read More

Categories: gender binary, homophobia, radical feminists, transphobia

Being Hypocritical About Hypocrisy

by Vanessa Edwards Foster

“Facta Non Verba”, Latin phrase translated to “Deeds Not Words”
A good friend of mine, longtime national trans activist Courtney Sharp sent me something amusing she got in her Email box from the Human Rights Campaign. It was an Action Alert letter with a title at the top saying “2008, the Year To Win”:
“Should a leading [...]

“Facta Non Verba”, Latin phrase translated to “Deeds Not Words” A good friend of mine, longtime national trans activist Courtney Sharp sent me something amusing she got in her Email box from the Human Rights Campaign. It was an Action Alert letter with a title at the top saying “2008, the Year To Win”: “Should a leading presidential candidate get away with ignoring the facts and going back on his word? Not on our watch. Last month, Republican presidential candidate Gov. Mike Huckabee stood by ... Read More

Categories: ENDA, HRC, activism, homophobia, sexual orientation

We Belong - a high school movie project story by Joe Wilson

by Marti Abernathey

H/T to Vickie Davis

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Categories: Namoli Brennet, homophobia