Strength

I found this picture on TransgenderAsia:

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It’s of Tonette Lopez, a Filipino/Asian transactivist. It’s is full of so much strength and resolve it makes me want to stand up and scream HELL YES. Read more about her here.

Rest in peace Tonette. Even a year after your death you still inspire people.

Marti Abernathey is the founder of the Transadvocate and the previous managing editor. Abernathey has worn many different hats, including that of podcaster, activist, and radiologic technologist. She's been a part of various internet radio ventures such as TSR Live!, The T-Party, and The Radical Trannies, TransFM, and Sodium Pentathol Sunday. As an advocate she's previously been involved with the Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance, Rock Indiana Campaign for Equality, and the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition. She's taken vital roles as a grass roots community organizer in The Indianapolis Tax Day Protest (2003), The Indy Pride HRC Protest (2004), Transgender Day of Remembrance (2004), Indiana's Witch Hunt (2005), and the Rally At The Statehouse (the largest ever GLBT protest in Indiana - 3/2005). In 2008 she was a delegate from Indiana to the Democratic National Convention and a member of Barack Obama's LGBT Steering and Policy Committee. Abernathey currently hosts the Youtube Channel "The T-Party with Marti Abernathey."

10 Comments

  1. [quote comment=””]Leo, you knew her? Please contact me marti.abernathey@gmail.com[/quote]

    yes, i met tonette for the first time in 2002 in a seminar in Cebu city. and then i met her in 2005 when my two female friends were married in panglao, bohol. i invited her to perform the wedding ceremony… we spent the night talking all sundry…. 🙂

  2. [quote comment=””]Leo, you knew her? Please contact me marti.abernathey@gmail.com[/quote]

    yes, i met tonette for the first time in 2002 in a seminar in Cebu city. and then i met her in 2005 when my two female friends were married in panglao, bohol. i invited her to perform the wedding ceremony… we spent the night talking all sundry…. 🙂

  3. There’s a new transgendered detective in a book called Scott Free by Vin Packer, published by Carroll/Graff. The main character is an MTF. I hope you like it. Vin Packer

  4. There’s a new transgendered detective in a book called Scott Free by Vin Packer, published by Carroll/Graff. The main character is an MTF. I hope you like it. Vin Packer

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