Publications in the Collective
HRC’s Project Win Back
Marty Rouse” #1 Comments/Edits: 1 of 3. Suggested Action Steps: 1. A professional survey to teach us just what the American people understand about trans and what they don’t. By region, by demographics, by religion, etc. Let’s do…
HRC Talking Points
Good afternoon, The attached talking points address the question whether the current ENDA does harm to the transgender community, which we were requested to provide. We hope you find this document informative and useful. Also, Janis and Steve…
Transphobic Washington Blade Op-Ed
In response to the Op-Ed that ran in the Washington Blade I sent the following response: Chris, have you ever heard of transphobia? Transphobia is defined as a “fear or loathing of transgender/transsexual people and refers to the…
Open Letter To Cheryl Jacques
Dear President Cheryl Jacques, Irony is the only word I can use to describe the recent release from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) titled “New HRC Guide Helps Employer’s Create Fair Policies For Transgender Staff.” You said “This…
SONDA Revisted
On December 17th, 2002, the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act (SONDA) passed the New York Senate by a 34-26 vote and was signed into law. The bill that was signed into law did not include transgender people. The Executive…
Bait and Switch
The “Focus on the Family” website recently published a “news story” concerning the recent HRC report that discusses the increasing number of major corporations adding gender identity and expression into workplace non-discrimination policies. This supposed “news” piece starts…
Letter To The Editor
The following is a response to the article “Some won’t ‘get over’ Daniels, gays meeting” published in the Indianapolis Star on September 19, 2004. Micah Clark’s recent comments concerning the Daniels campaign meeting with Indiana GLBT leaders lead…
Democratic Dirty Tricks in Indiana Gubernatorial Race
In a stunning display of dirty politics, the Indiana Democratic party has been caught in a regrettable game of gay-baiting. Local activists have learned the Indiana Democratic Party sent emails attempting to alert Republican lawmakers and conservative groups…
Open Letter to Windows Media
By Autumn Sandeen Dear Windows Media Management, I find it difficult to believe that Windows Media truly believes “Newspapers should reflect all aspects of their readers’ lives” and that its “superior editorial content and community involvement sets apart”.…
What’s More Unfair?
When a middle school teacher leaves for the summer as he and plans to return as she, is it unfair to students? More or less unfair than it would be to re-assign the teacher? Ms. McCaffrey is the…
Where is the Transgender Martin Luther King Jr.?
By Autumn Sandeen All quotes in italics are the words of Martin Luther King Jr. “Cowardice asks the question – is it safe? Expediency asks the question – is it politic? Vanity asks the question – is it…
Update on Kim
Dr Kimberly Hyatt-Wallace commented on Transadvocate.com that she was sent the following e-mail from Spokane County Jail representatives: Dr. Hyatt-Wallace I was forwarded your e-mail and listed concerns. I have addressed this issue with the jail’s classification unit…
Being Transgender is a Crime!
On Friday July 29th, 2005 Kim Stankovich turned herself in at the Spokane County Jail. Her crime? Being transgender. Kim is serving a seven day sentence in the county jail for being a transgender. Kim stated in her…
Heriosm, Endurance and Freedom
by Caillean McMahon Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Alliance. The City of Los Angeles has just renamed a street intersection after an outspoken opponent of gay marriage and gay rights. In mutliple state legislatures, St Paul and Leviticus are…
A Line In The Sand
by Caillean McMahon Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Alliance This well may be the least popular editorial that I have ever written. Having said that, having warned the “gentle reader” that I am about to drop a match onto…
“Pat, The Whole LGBTQI Spectrum of People Are Important In Society!”
Transgender people ain’t necessarily homosexual people By Autumn Sandeen Today I read an article in the Argus (A California bay area newspaper) entitled “Homosexuals Important In Society,” by PFLAG’s Pat Skillen. As a transgender person, I was frustrated…
The Garden State Of Eden
Recently New Jersey’s “Garden State Equality” announced that they are going to run a television ad campaign for the transgender equality bill, A3678/S2437. They’ve also done a Zogby poll that shows that 70 percent of New Jerseyans agree…
Reason 430430983098 Why I Want Surgery
“Although Facen had breasts and lived as a woman, the Sheriff’s Department was treating her as a man because she had male genitalia, Lt. Tom Bennett said.”
Jesus Loves Liars Too
“The American Family Association of Indiana is dedicated to reducing destructive sexual behavior by promoting Judeo-Christian values through education, active community partnering, and empowering individuals at the local, state, and national level.” That’s the mission statement of American…
Sucking the Tit
I wrote the following post to an Indy listserv in response to a misunderstanding about our local advocacy group, Indiana Equality xxxx, ever since you posted about the fact that there was never going to be a protest…
THE TRANSBUSTER
Chris Crain’s editorial lamenting that HRC apparently has finally decided to put their money where their mouth was and decide to become a GLBT rights organization and not just a rich gay white male rights organization, actually brought…
Indiana Inequality
Like Steph Mineart, I recieved a letter from Indiana Equality (IE) asking for money. The following paragraph steamed my ass: “In September of this year, State Senator Pat Miller proposed a bill that would have criminalized artificial insemination…
Before You Vote No…
I wrote the following e-mail to my (Indianapolis) city-county council member concerning the Human Rights Ordinance (Prop. 622). A Transgender Lives In Beech Grove! My name is Marti Abernathey. I am writing you concerning Prop. 622. I live…
DNC-DO NOT CONFUSE
From the DNC website: “Democrats are unwavering in our support of equal opportunity for all Americans.” Maybe during the next Presidential election cycle the party elite can find it in their heart to include transgenders in the party…
Republicans – Do As I Say, Not As I Do
It looks like Prop. 622, The Human Rights Ordinance, has a chance at passage next week. Republican Lynn McWhirter said: “(Party leaders) see it’s moving forward, so they said everyone should vote their conscience this time.” Is it…
Rainbow Golden Globes
Considering the political climate, it’s amazing that the Golden Globes nominated the following: BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA FELICITY HUFFMAN-TRANSAMERICA BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS…
Antigay Ammendment introduced in PA
Two friends of mine have lost partners to death in the last year and a half. In each case they found that the legal protections that they set up to try and cover at least some of the…
“J’Accuse”
“J’Accuse” One of the more recent developments in the struggle for Gay and Lesbian Rights has been the overt opposition of the African Anglican Church, the so-called “Global South” toward our ambitions. Conervative Episcopal Bishop after Bishop in…
A call for protest in Bangalore India (From Sangama)
Dear friend(s) BANGALORE PROTEST DETAILS: Time: 5 PM Date: 9th January, 2006, Monday Place: Mahatma Gandhi Statue, MG Road Most of you are aware about the homophobic and moralistic attitudes of Lucknow Police, that lead to the arrest…
The Irish Essay
By Caillean McMahon A few thoughts on the issue of gay marriage: First of all, nearly all of us support the idea that same sex couples ought to have the right, or have the right to marry even…
Does a Better Future Include Intolerance?
By Autumn Sandeen We have flown the air like birds and swum the seas like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.—Martin Luther King Jr. By Autumn Sandeen Chris Crain,…
One Binary Please, Supersize
(The MacDonaldization of Intersex activism) My response to the following article Why Doesn’t ISNA Want to Eradicate Gender? By Curtis E. Hinkle Imagine a world in which the main division between individuals were size. This would be the…
The Hypocricy of Catholic Charities
Boston Catholic Charities decision to close it’s adoption services rather than comply with state guidelines that require them to consider all good people as equal when placing children is yet another reminder of the remorseless attitude of this…
What exactly is St Patrick’s Day as it is celebrated in the states?
What exactly is St Patrick’s Day as it is celebrated in the states? Per se; it is a celebration of “Irishness” though only a certain kind. The music that will be playing in the bars, sung by irish…
Felicity Gets It!
There are so many negative stereotypes when it comes to transgender people, it’s a beautiful thing when someone not only “gets it,” but also stands up proudly and puts down those stereotypes. That’s exactly what Felicity Huffman did…
Crain Brain Drain
I really had to laugh at the complete arrogance and hypocrisy Chris Crain showed in his recent Editorial entitled: “A year of living dangerously.” I focus on this one sentence in particular, “I also learned the hard way…
War of the Words
Could we be winning the war of the words? I got this google alert in my email box today: Notice the actual piece that the google alert was linked to: There is hope yet. We may not be…
Common Sense or Science? You Choose!
Generic Confusion’s author, Greg wonders about allowing gender dysphoric children to choose their gender: “What are parents to do when their child says he’s tired of being a child, and wants to be a roadrunner? What if their…
Strangers in a Strange Land – By Caillean McMahon
By Caillean McMahon Pennsylvania Gay and Lesbian Alliance On this past Saturday, President Bush gave a radio address to the nation. In it he said that the committment of a husband and a wife promotes the welfare of…
Re-thinking Gay Image
by Caillean Maureen McMahon I’m old enough to remember. It does not seem that very long ago that Russian Orthodox leaders commanded the sympathy of the world as they attempted to keep their faith and practices alive in…
Less than Straights
by Caillean McMahon We are being openly defined as “less than” heterosexual couples by candidates for office. A “mother and a father” is the ideal family group that ought to be promoted by the state in their view.…
The Gay Tax by Caillean Maureen McMahon
The Gay Tax Today, I had a moment of unusual clarity. Like a lightning bolt in the sky, the darkness of the tangled alliances and motivations involved in the opposition to same-sex marriage was illuminated for me and…
Congrats Autumn!
“Transadvocate’s most prolific blogger, Autumn Sandeen has officially been labeled a “radical gender activist” by the radical religious right. Congrats Autumn!
I’ve Always Wanted To Be A “Real Woman”
Now, I can be a “real woman,” no surgery needed! I just need to move to Canada! Real Women don’t support fags!
Satan In Your Coffee!
(image used with permission of msanborn) Satan Starbucks, or a cup of Jesus Juice! This just in from “The James Hartline Report!” Millions Of Christians Buy Starbucks Coffee Everyday. The Result: Those purchases are funding the Anti-Christian Radicalized…
For The “It Could Be Worse” file…
A cleric who married a female-to-male transsexual and a woman was attacked by enraged Muslims in Bogor. Prior to the attack the mob had gathered at the Al-Muawanah mosque to discuss what should be done with Abdul Halim.…
Happy Birthday Transcending Gender!
Jen Burke, of Transcending Gender, is celebrating her two year blogging birthday. If you haven’t been over to her blog, well… YOU SHOULD! She’s a very prolific blogger (and blawger) and a very talented writer! The only thing…
Transgender Activism Hits Second Life
From PixelPulse Magazine: When The World Professional Association for Transgender Health holds its biennial symposium from Sept. 5-8 in the U.S., there’s a chance participants will be discussing what sort of role a unique environment like Second Life…
Makeup Is A Tool Of The Devil
“‘It is important for transsexuals to look beautiful as they consider themselves female,’ said Sulastri Ariffin, co-ordinator of the transsexual programme at PT Foundation, an organisation that provides support, education and counselling to transsexuals, drug users and sex…
Minus My Humanity
Why not just say a singaporean woman…or man? Hell, even “transsexual woman” would be better than “transsexual.” I guess it’s easier to see “transsexuals” as some kind of mutant rather than a person. To a person that isn’t…
A Ray of Hope
I happened upon this post today. I often struggle often to reconcile my feminism with my transgenderism, and these commenters give me hope. Hope for a better world filled with more understanding, tolerance, and love.
Any Excuse to Denigrate Radical Feminism
For the past week or so I’ve been digging through just about every post I could find about this post on I Blame The Patriarchy. I was planning on writing a mega-post in response to the different blog…
Carnival of Bent Attractions: Now Playing at Mombian
At my personal site, Marti Abernathey.com, I hosted “The Carnival of Bent Attractions.” The Carnival of Bent Attractions is published monthly and is made up of submitted blog posts on articles of interest to the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual,…
Taking A Dive For The Cause
It was New Years Eve when I learned of this post, and I’ve spent the last 13 days digging around the radfem blogosphere reading all the posts that sprouted from that initial post. One post in particular caught…
Radical Feminists and Transgenders UNITED!
Can we can all agree that anyone who gets their kicks off by mocking women is a patriarchal jackass that truly hates women? What the hell was Dr. Gary Alter thinking when he agreed to go on this…
More Thoughts On The Gender Binary and Feminism
For the past week or so, I’ve really had my mind rapped around the “gender binary” and feminism. (maybe it’s because I’m reading Jen Burke’s “Breaking The Binary).” I’m no expert on either, so I’m looking for some…
Playing Nice Here With Radical Feminists
Ya know, maybe it’s because I’ve read every goddamn post on the radical feminists take on transgenderism, but I’m pissed. I won’t denigrate this blog with my rant. If you want to read it, it’s here. I’ve read…
Iran is The New San Francisco
I found this article about Iran’s support of gender reassignment. I almost laughed when I read this quote: “Most transsexuals believe that a life in the West would be much easier for them due to the open mindedness…
Wars, and Rumors of Wars
In the haze of my early AM internets blog reading I came across this post: “I’m coming out of a depression, so I’m very vulnerable, and I might not be seeing things clearly. Maybe by this time next…
Congrats Autumn!
The EYE is on Autumn! She was mentioned by CBS News!!!
“You kind of like me, don’t you, Chuck?”
Charles revisited the transgender/feminism debate, this time centering on the “Language Around Trans, How it Works, How it Doesn’t….” Little Light said: “Honestly, I don’t feel comfortable getting involved in this discussion until the trans people in it…
Remembering Coretta Scott King’s Words…
As the Martin Luther King Jr Holiday passed, I reflected on somne of the words of his wife, Coretta Scott King. “I still hear people say that I should not be talking about the rights of lesbian and…
It’s Not All About The Gay
Yesterday both Box Turtle Bulletin and my friend Steph posted this video: They both labeled it as “Gay.” But two prominent scenes in the movie are of the Stonewall and Compton Cafeteria riots. To label either as “gay…
My Gender Identity Is In Order
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Momma Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Trannies!
The right wing blogs are a fire with the story of a german 12 year old that is transitioning from male to female. Here is a sample: “This is wrong. A boy decides he is a girl–a boy–and…
Turtle Soup For the Soul
Reading All We, Like Sheep? over at Box Turtle Bulletin.com, part of the post really resonated with me. “If it’s not a choice (being gay or lesbian), it should be.” But what choice? There’s a difference between a…
It’s Poetry In Motion
Throws science out the window? Um… “These findings led Swaab to believe that in humans also, BSTc size is programmed during fetal and neonatal development–perhaps as a result of an interaction between sex hormones and the developing brain–and…
I Ain’t Got No-Body
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I’ve Got The Power!
But it’s for the reasons I provided there that in my view females (women born female who have lived all of their lives as girls and women) cannot “discriminate” against transpersons. They can be nasty and mean. They…
Spartacus is Gender Neutral.
I too am Spartacus! Much love Shakes
Can I Just Piss, Please?
This movie is right on! It’s ridiculous i have to choose between going to jail or possible physical violence, just to go pee. If you like this vid you should go over to PlanetOut Short Movie Awards Audience…
Four Years Later, Still No Answers.
Ethan St. Pierre of Transfm.org and The Radical Trannies recently interviewed Tim Cwiek. Tim is an investigative journalist for Philadelphia Gay News and has looked into the suspected police involvement of the death of transgender woman, Nizah Morris.
Best. Comment. EVER!
“If these religionists would just read their Bibles, they would see that God has no problem with making a woman out of a man. In fact, He was the first to do it.” – Phil, a commenter over…
Torture
is what life is for a transgender youth that can’t come out. Hell, as a child I wouldn’t even think about it, lest someone peer into my thoughts. I wore masculinity as my shield to keep others from…
You Pretty Little Housewife
“Mayor Pat Gerard says she doesn’t believe Stanton will have any problems when he walks in wearing a dress, lipstick and heels.” – Mike Deeson (Tampabays1o.com) Call me a Marxist Radical Feminist Nazi, but I don’t think Ms.…
Your Serve Is Rather Weak
According to a Reuters report: “As Renee Richards, the world’s most famous transsexual athlete, looks back on her life, she has one regret — the fame she attained.” Dearest Renee, your 15 minutes of fame are WAY past.…
Epileptics are Demon Posessed. Really, Jesus Told Me So.
I found this on Saurly Yours: “Sex Change Operations: Are They Choice or Necessity?” I left this comment in response. “I’m not really going to spend too much time discussing things here, because it’s pretty obvious that you…
Soap Transition Support
In the past I’ve written posts supporting the “All My Children” transgender character Zoey/Zarf (here and here). Recently, Zoey (the soap character) took part in a support group with real transgender people. Simply amazing. I’m so glad to…
Where Did I Leave My Crow Bar?
The Journal of Lesbian Studies is calling for submissions to the upcoming “Lesbians and Body Image” issue. One of the questions really caught my eye: ” What differentiates body image situations where it is seen as desirable to…
I’ve Been Talking With HRC…
And I’m feeling very…..
Every Rose Has Its Thorns
Donna Rose responded on her website to my “Rose Colored Glasses” post by saying: “One trans advocate blogger was quick to react (read his post here).” His? Wow, this isn’t starting off so well. She continues: “Last year…
Rose Colored Glasses
In March of 2006, I suggested to members of the Indianapolis GLBT activist community that they not support the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) fund raisers in the state until HRC fully supported transgender people in hate crimes legislation.…
Little Ole’ Bigot
A southern, right-wing, anti-abortion, Dominionist bigot recently wrote this post denouncing Joanne Nemecek for supporting her spouse in transition. I’m not sure she’ll actually let it out of moderation (sooooo typical of right wingnut blogs), so I wanted…
Just wondering…
Why has GLAAD make such a big deal about Ann Coulter’s slur of John Edwards and the Superbowl candy bar commercial, but has been silent on Michael Savage’s rampage against transgender men and women. Their front page features…
Unity and Hope
In my recent post, Rose Colored Glasses, I had quite a few people respond here and on livejournal. Anyone familiar with the history of the trans-community and HRC (Human Rights Campaign) will know how contentious that relationship has…
Is The Radical Feminist Movement Our Enemy?
I’m in the midst of a move, and a couple of other pressing things right now, but this really is worth some discussion. Are radical lesbian separatists/feminists an enemy that we should fight with the same veracity as…
Strength
I found this picture on TransgenderAsia: 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.…
GLAAD About Hate Speech
In my March 26th post “Just Wondering…“, I asked where the outrage was concerning Michael Savage’s recent tirade against transgender people. I checked the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) website to see if they’d issued any…
Shemale Documentary or Christian Hit Piece?
I recently was asked to review the movie “American Beauties” by Groove Films. The description that came with the email gives you a slight clue that something is amiss here. “American Beauties (2005) is an award-winning documentary on…
HR 1592
HR 1592 IH 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1592 To provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 20, 2007 Mr.…
GenderPAC CIRCA 1959!
“Harrah’s Casino says it fired Jespersen, a bartender, in August 2000 because she did not conform to the company’s new ‘Personal Best’ program, which required female employees to wear make-up, style their hair, and dress in high heels…
You’re Just A Tranny… And You Always Will Be
So we’ve got a trans-inclusive ENDA, time to celebrate! Or so I thought, till I actually looked at the language. Section 8(a)(3) CERTAIN SHARED FACILITIES- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to establish an unlawful employment practice…
Thank You, AMC
To all the folks involved with the production of the Zoey/Zarf story line on “All My Children” I’d like to say thank you. I’ve never watched something so transpositive in the popular culture as I’ve witnessed today. If…
The Man Who Would Be Jester
First he said: * “Homosexual transsexuals tend to have a short time horizon, with certain pleasure in the present worth great risks for the future.” * “Prostitution is the single most common occupation that homosexual transsexuals in our…
Nappy Hoe’s and Presidential Faggots
In my post, “Just Wondering” I asked where the outrage was concerning Michael Savage’s attack on on transgender people. It’s two weeks later, and I’m still asking myself the same question. Ann Coulter – Called one man a…
Don’t Let The Door Hit Ya In The @!#*!!
Like a herpes sore, certain arguments pop up continually in the transcommunity and never seem to go away. Recently Gwen Smith wrote the editorial “What’s In a Name?” that discussed the term “women born transsexual (WBT)” or “Harry…
It’s The Post That Never Ends
It’s such an amazing thing, the transformation of Transadvocate.com. Once a blog of my personal opinions and beliefs, TA has become everything I ever envisioned it to be when I first purchased the domain on March 1st, 2002.…
Extremist Christians For Dishonesty, Hate, and Misinformation
That should be the title of Peter LaBarbera’s Americans for Truth (AFT) website. His latest post attacks sports reporter Christine Penner. “I challenge ‘Mike/Christine’ to do a column describing, in detail, ‘sex-reassignment surgery’ – whereby a penis is…
Top Transgender Blogs
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HR 1592 PASSES THE HOUSE!
237-180 Congrats to all who worked on the House version! Now on to the Senate.
May Flowers and ENDA’s Showers
I pulled a couple of well versed legal minds in to shed more light on the shared space concerns: “It’s problematic for employees who have transitioned prior to employment. As I read it, it means that shower or…
City of Brotherly Love, Sisterly Hate?
What the hell is the problem with the Philadelphia Police Department? The police covered up the events that led to the murder of Nizah Morris in December of 2002. The city settled in a federal lawsuit that alleged…
The T Isn’t Silent, But HRC Is
It’s coming up on two years ago that I wrote an “Open Letter to Cheryl Jacques.” A month after I posted my open letter, Jacques greeted transgender protesters outside of Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) offices with the news…
Transgender Lobby Week
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The Ghost of Chris Crain: Gayjacking the Hate Crimes Bill
When Chris Crain left his position at Window Media, I thought the voice of “transjack” was dead. I couldn’t have been more wrong. Today the Washington Blade published an op-ed by a long time Democratic gay activist and…
Carnival of Bent Attractions: May(-ish) Edition
As some of you may have noticed, there was no Carnival of Bent Attractions (COBA) post last month. This was partially due to the move of COBA to Transadvocate.com. So without further ado, the May addition of the…
It’s A Tranny Inferno!
As the years go by, I tend to think that this culture is becoming more and more progressive. But I’ve seen snippets of the past that keep reminding me it isn’t exactly the case. Take this song for…
It’s All Greek To Me: The Transgender – Homosexuality Death Match
In reading the recently published “Interview: Transgenderism Emerging on the Heels of Homosexuality in Media” at the Christian Post, I sat amazed with my mouth agape at the following statement. “When you look at Scripture for example, when…
Confessions of A Ex-Ex-Transgender
You’ve probably heard of the ex-gay movement. You may have even heard of the ex-ex-gay movement. Odds are slim that you know anyone that is ex-transgender. But have you ever known anyone that is ex-ex-transgender? You have if…
Same Ole “Ball and Crain” Dreams
“I know some of my transgender sisters question my commitment to their equality, but let me be the first (I think) to point out where the top-three Democrats on in inclusion of gender identiy in federal hate crimes…
Radical Feminist Christ
Until someone puts actual empirical data along side radical feminist doctrine, I refuse to call it a theory. It isn’t a theory, it’s a religion. And it’s about as believable as there being a man named Jesus Christ…
Words Mean Things: You’ve Been Transgendered!
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A Week of Direct Advocacy
If nothing else, last week was historic in that the three major transgender advocacy organizations (National Transgender Advocacy Coalition, National Center for Transgender Equality, and the Gender Public Advocacy Coalition) brought in citizen lobbyists to Washington D.C. from…
Taking The Tyranny Out Of The Y
With the ongoing battles between radical feminists and transgender bloggers, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to be transgender. Radical feminists, in the vein of Andrea Dworkin‘s dream of an “androgynous society,” hope…
Ok, Maybe I’m Just Cranky
The headline from a recent Rex Wockner PrideSource post screams “Transsexual becomes mayor of Cambridge”. What would you think of this headline: “Gay becomes mayor of Cambridge”? Now, I know that “Lesbian becomes mayor of Cambridge” does work,…
What’s In A Word? Context, Ya Fag!
I know I have this obsession with words. I’ve never particularly liked Queerty.com because it’s posts on transfolk generally border on bad taste/transphobia. The most recent edition sports this headline: When I think of the use of the…
Are You Hungry?
If you’ve been to TA today, you might have noticed that in the left sidebar I’ve linked to the site feed for ALL the bloggers of Transadvocate.com. I really am proud of Nexy, Sabrina, Autumn, Stephanie, Becky, and…
The Dirty Dozens
Hillary Clinton is going to be the next President of the United States and look at all the trans friendly people who are endorsing her campaign. Can you imagine endorsing a candidate that doesn’t support gays and lesbians?…
Pro-Choice is Pro-Trans
Years before my transition, when asked how I felt about abortion, I would jokingly I would say, “personally, I’d never have one.” It was my way of wiggling out of this very sensitive hot button issue without really…
Randi Rhodes Redux
I guess Randi’s transphobia isn’t something new. I edited the clips down (I edited them for time, I did not rearrange or manipulate the content). If you want to hear the segments unedited, watch the youtube videos below.…
Give A Big Welcome
Everyone give a big warm welcome to our newest blogger, Jenn Burleton. She blogs here.
An Example of Why Gender Identity Inclusion Is Important
An update on the previous post, Trans-panic Defense Alive And Well In Palm Beach. A 17 year old Florida teen was found guilty of a second-degree felony of aggravated battery when he assaulted a 39 year old transwoman.…
With This Ring, I Thee Wed
More and more proof that the wing nuts are wrong. “Gender Identity Disorders and Bipolar Disorder Associated With the Ring Y Chromosome“
Trans-panic Defense Alive And Well In Palm Beach
It looks as if the trans-panic defense is alive and well in Palm Beach. From the Palm Beach Post: Two strangers met outside a bar on Clematis Street in West Palm Beach. One of the strangers turned out…
Randi Rhodes’ Transphobic Moment
Listening to “progressive radio,” you don’t really hear to many examples of out and out transphobia. Listening to Randi Rhodes on Air America Radio I heard her mock Ann Coulter, insinuating she was a transsexual. This is insulting…
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Pride Party this year was fun, and probably left most of us a little fuzzy-minded. Like all parties where we partake a bit too much, there’s always the obligatory hangover. This year I made good on a promise…
Protest GLAAD?
Transexual Menace protested HRC for lack of inclusion in their advocacy back in 2005, I think maybe it’s time to protest GLAAD for the same thing. In a post entitled : GLAAD About Hate Speech, I discussed the…
Justice, American Style
It was striking seeing a blurb by a spokesperson in the Iowa Republican Party responding to the prospect of former-President Bill Clinton lobbying for his wife Hillary’s presidential campaign: “After Bill Clinton tarnished the name of the president…
Love Thy Neighbor?
As the Hate Crimes amendment to the Defense Funding Authorization is being debated in the Senate, it’s funny hearing some of the arguments coming from those opposed to allowing the additional protections to sexual orientation and gender identity.…
MTO:Marti Time Off
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Transactivism, For Your Eyes Only
“A Town hall meeting is an informal public meeting derived from the traditional town meetings of New England. Similarly to those meetings, everybody in a community is invited to attend, voice their opinions, and hear the responses from…
Don’t Call Me A Lesbian
A question recent posted on Lesbian Life at About.com asked “Question: I am at the very early stages of being a transsexual, and I want to be a woman. I also love women. Could I consider myself a…
GLAAD ACTION ALERT: Transadvocate.com Is Worse than Randi Rhodes and Michael Savage Combined!
I’m waiting for the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to put out an action alert calling for a ban on Transadvocate.com. Why? Because I’ve asked them to advocate for the “T” in their mission statement with…
There’s Something About Transphobia
I’m continually amazed at the hatred and bigotry shown by the Fox Broadcasting Network. The fall lineup includes the inherently transphobic series, “There’s Something About Miriam.” The series first aired in the 2004 in the UK and features…
R We Family?
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Not A Feminist By Birth Or Biology
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TRANSAPOCALYPSE
The following video is from ” Rapture Ready: The Unauthorized Christians United for Israel Tour” At the end of the video, I caught a glimpse of this: This kind of display dispels the notion by some in the…
This Says It Better Than I Ever Could
From Alas, a blog Amp has been personally attacked many times because of this cartoon. I believe it’s because it’s speaking truth. Some folks don’t like to see their own reflection, or refuse to believe it and react…
As If You Needed Any More Proof: Randi Rhodes III
From the Wednesday, July 25th edition of the Randi Rhodes Show When someone apologizes for a “bad joke” and understands their mistake by making the following comment… ” This is my second attempt at posting a reply because…
Wyoming (IN)Equality
What the heck is up with Wyoming Equality? From their front page: An equality group is promoting The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival? For those that don’t know, the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival is a “womyn born womyn” event…
Woman’s Space To Hate With Heart
Things I learn from the radical feminist blogosphere: -” Male-to-female transsexuality/transgender is really about men’s rights. It has nothing to do with feminism. As such, as feminists, just as we oppose men’s rights, in general, we oppose this…
Transman Civil War Hero?
I won’t lie, I’m a lover of history. One of the the blogs I regularly read is Civil War Women. The blog is thick with biographies of women that lived and thrived in the Civil War era. One…
Bush Doesn’t Care About America
When Kayne West said “George Bush doesn’t care about black people!” , he was partly right. George Bush doesn’t care about the majority of Americans or what they care about. From HRC’s “Back Story” blog: It’s really sad,…
Radical Feminist Hate, Fear, or Loathing?
Typically, when reading about radical feminists on various blogs, it’s an “us verses them” type of debate. I’ve been thinking a lot about that, as witnessed by my last post, Michfest Music Melodrama I’ve been thinking a lot…
Michfest Music Melodrama
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You Can Still Fire Me
Chris Crain has repeatedly suggested 1, 2, 3, 4 that transgender people don’t need to be included in the Employee Non-Discrimination Act because “existing federal civil rights laws have already been interpreted by some judges to protect trans…
For Matters of Disclosure, I Open Myself To You
The post that follows this will discuss Alice Dreger’s “The Controversy Surrounding The Man Who Would Be Queen: A Case History of the Politics of Science, Identity, and Sex in the Internet Age.” As a matter of disclosure,…
Summer Songs that helped us Survive
When I was Stone Blue … Rock and Roll sure helped me through …. Warning beforehand, this is a fluff-piece – you’ll have to excuse me. Actually, a little of this can be blamed on Verizon commercials. What…
Presidential Forum on Marriage Equality
It was billed as the “HRC Foundation and Logo Presidential Forum” but you could have just as easily called it the “HRC and Logo Presidential Forum on Marriage Equality. But it wasn’t supposed to be that way. According…
Truth In Numbers, Hate Crimes Statistics
From a recent report out of UCLA entitled: Comparison of Hate Crimes Rates Across Protected and Unprotected Groups ( by Rebecca Stotzer, Public Policy Research Fellow at the Williams Institute) Current proposed legislation would change certain existing federal…
Isn’t It Ironic, Don’t You Think?
During the HRC/LOGO Presidential Forum John Edwards was asked: MR. SOLOMONESE: Susan Stanton is in our audience tonight. She was, for 17 years, the city manager in Largo , Florida . She did her job well; she was…
Stylebook? What Stylebook?
From the AP Stylebook: “Use the pronoun preferred by the individuals who have acquired the physical characteristics (by hormone therapy, body modification, or surgery) of the opposite sex and present themselves in a way that does not correspond…
August Carnival of Bent Attractions
It’s that time of the month! No, not that time! It’s time for The Carnival of Bent Attractions! Trusted Advisor starts us out by “Defining Trust by Defining Moments–Larry Craig’s” “This is not a moral judgment, not in…
I’m A Bitch, I’m A Lover
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…
Science and Ideology: The Blanchard-Bailey-Lawrence Model of Transsexuality
By Élise Hendrick (reprinted with permission) Autogynaephiles, Homosexuals, and Fabricators: The Blanchard-Bailey-Lawrence Taxonomy of Trans Women I. A Hypothetical Let us suppose that someone claimed to have found that rape is primarily a function of the sexuality and…
Christ Commands You To Get Your Ass Kicked!
From the Evangelical Bible: I Fundamentalists: 1 And Christ said “if you’re a transsexual, you’re doomed. 2You deserve to be raped or sexually assaulted.” Or so it would seem from the Jesus blogosphere : “If I may put…
Transadvocate Reports: In development
I’m working on bringing the podcast you hear at times, Transadvocate Reports, into a live show. I NEED YOUR HELP! I’m trying to decide which intro and outro music is the best. Please listen to this audio and…
I’m Just an Angry Transsexual Activist Mafioso
In KQED’s recent interview of J Michael Bailey and Alice Dreger, Bailey said: “Again I reject the assertion that it’s all transgendered people are offended by my book. Many transgendered people are actually very happy that people are…
Closets Are For Clothes, Stealth Is For Planes
Recently, I read a blog post about an FTM complaining about being judged by other transgender people about living “stealth.” To those of you who feel the need to live secretly, I say this; if you wish to…
Three Card Monte, Bailey Style
I’m getting rather tired of posting about this, but J. Michael Bailey is at it again. He posted “Transsexual Smokescreen: Ignoring Science In “The Man Who Would Be Queen” at Scientific Blogging.com. The post is a microcosm of…
Who Needs Truth When There’s Revisionism?
Just when you think you’ve heard it all …. Just a couple weeks ago, President George W. Bush let loose what we in Texas parlance (at least among polite company) term “a whopper” (no, not the hamburger). First…
Do It for the GOPper: Republican Presidential Politics Plays to the Faithful
While the Dems got through with their debates a week back, in the interest of fairness it behooves me to at least give the GOPpers a report with regards to Trans America. Two weeks earlier, they had their…
That Old Tranny Religion!
I am an atheist/agnostic so I’m not sure why Jesus has been on my mind lately, but he has. So many Christian bloggers have written about the sin of being transgender. God, help us here in America. We…
Taking The Good With The Bad
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…
Grasping At Straws and Straw Men
The vitriol over at Traditional Values Coalition is heating up. As Bil over at Bilerico has reported : “The Traditional Values Coalition has a series of offensive cartoons they’ve been circulating since ENDA became a possibility. While the…
The Blue and Yellow Stepchild
Every year around this time I start seeing the GLBT media get in a feeding frenzy about the HRC’s Corporate Equality Index (CEI). Story after story is told of how American corporations are getting better and better for…
GOPs and Gays and Good Ol’ Politics
“The gays and lesbians are after me! The gays and lesbians are after me!!!” — Texas State Rep. Robert Talton (R) while running down the halls of the Texas Capitol Building being chased by a transsexual activist. All…
Chris, I’ll Say It Again: You’re Wrong
With a vote coming soon on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, I’d like to revisit something Chris Crain said a while back in his post “A trans activist tees off on ENDA” that was in reference to my post…
Nothing Says Patriot Like Hiding… Your Children
That ever popular bastion of Jesus freedom, WorldNetDaily, is hiding a Transgender Partriot! In their “Letter of the Week” they showcase the anonymous patriot. She starts out by saying “First, before I begin, I just want to let…
Last Ditch Effort: The Right Wing Whopper Lies
Unbelievably, I woke up to find this in a google alert:”Bringing back Hitler and the SS” From the get go, it’s filled with lies: “Right now we have a bill called HR 2015 that, in my opinion, would…
New feature:TA Tidbits
I’m stealing a way of posting from Autumn and Stephanie over at Abnormal Heights. With TA tidbits, I’m going to post multiple trans stories I find with just a bit of commentary in one post. So without further…
With “Defenders” Like This…
Alice Dreger Destroys Academic Freedom in Order to Save It It is an old adage that “crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.” This appears to be the thinking behind Alice Dreger’s latest attempt to stifle…
ENDA Three Card Draw
With passage of The Matthew Shepard Act in the Senate on Thursday, it should have been a time for celebration. But on the heels of the victory came the news that gender identity could possibly be stripped of…
It’s Put Up Or Shut Up Time
According to the Washington Blade: “House Democratic leaders are strongly considering dropping anti-discrimination protections for transgender persons from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, after an internal Democratic head count on Wednesday found that the bill would likely…
Are We Ready For Prime Time?
With the announcement from the Democratic National Committee of the appointment of a record number of LGBT members to the 2008 Democratic National Convention Standing Committees, an obvious question for transgender activists and supporters is are we ready…
Confessions of a Middle-aged Transinista
Somewhere along the line, I became a Transinista. I don’t know how it happened — there was no recruitment drive — I just found myself looking at a photo of myself dressed in combat boots, mirrored sunglasses, floppy…
With Apologies to Radical Feminists
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…
Activism Leaders Leading Towards the Door
“We’re setting sail to the place on the map from which no one has ever returned ….” — Ship of Fools, World Party It was just Tuesday that I read in the press that Gay/Lesbian/Straight Educators Network (GLSEN)…
Welcome!
I want to welcome new Transadvocate contributors Monica Helms of Trans Universe and Mercedes Allen of Dented Blue Mercedes! Please take a minute to show them some TA love.
Communities of Ones
Like some others in the discussion, I do feel a need to say a few final words on the Old Guard (HBS) versus deconstructionist battle in the transgender community, and then move on. I am undecided about any…
Radical Feminists on the Transgender v. HBS Controversy
I found a pretty intriguing comment over at Womens Spaces/The Margins concerning a post written by Harry Benjamin Syndrome apologist, Cathy Platine, at Pam’s House Blend. That whole thread over at PHB consists of males scratching out turf…
From Pride At Work
From the wonderful folks at Pride At Work: Poll after poll show working families view health care as one of the most important issues facing our country today. But we know these polls only tell part of the…
The (lack of) space between homophobia and transphobia
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…
Gender Fundamentalists
Many of us in the LGBT community are painfully aware of the religious fundamentalists who have such a wonderful time coming up with lies and fear tactics to throw out to the uneducated masses. They know full well…
Can You Ever Leave Behind the Evil Twin?
Don’t you just love that phrase, “used to be a man?” GARRICK Jacobson was in custody at Sydney’s Surry Hills police station when he apparently discovered his girlfriend used to be a man. Within hours of being released…
Please Give Me Feedback
Those of you that have commented on this site before… do the threaded comments drive you crazy? I’m thinking about unthreading Transadvocate comments. Your thoughts? Please vote in the poll in the left sidebar.
On The Rebecca Juro Show: HBS
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Walking Through the Valley of Shadows
(As I’d mentioned, it’s time to move on from the previous discussion. I admit, I probably wouldn’t have reacted as badly if the debate hadn’t touched on something that was freshly raw for me personally, but as it…
YouTube Transextravaganza
My Trans Monster SpeakOUT – Transgender Issues OUt for the Holidays Ryka Aoki de la Cruz Baltimore Hate crimes Congress doesn’t care about transgender people You’re Not Alone S(he) Spiritual Truth: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transexuals, LGB HBS Gender…
Protest, HRC, and My Investment Portfolio
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…
Targeted Families, Targeted Lives
I really can’t believe all the ridiculously negative things I’ve been hearing about the 2nd grade student that is transitioning at school. Here are a few examples: Public schools have been involved in a sick propaganda campaign that…
HRC3 ≠ Bright Future For Transgenders
“This is a story of the lives and loves, and hopes and dreams, of young Batswana in the context of the changing cultural norms and values of modern times. Each of the dancers are shaped and challenged by…
Hillary Talk, Not Gender Talk, Not Frank Talk
In the past week or so I’ve noticed increasing heat (see also: infighting) from the supporters in the GLBT Clinton camp. Tuesday they pointed towards Hillary Clinton’s “fully inclusive” ENDA statement as a sign that Hillary is a…
GLAAD:New York Post Headline Dehumanizes Transgender People
This is from the folks over at GLAAD: February 7, 2008 Just one week after GLAAD issued an alert encouraging our community to respond to a sensational New York Post headline, the tabloid today ran yet another egregious…
Men to Take Major Role in IFGE 2008 Conference
This post comes from Michael Woodward: In keeping with its theme “Toward a Greater Diversity”, the IFGE Annual conference has successfully engaged many leaders and champions for the FTM community to take part in its 23rd Annual Conference.…
Christian, But Not Christ
Recently Christianity Today posted a story titled Walking a Fine Line:Pastors wrestle with transgender issues. According to the story, the pastor of the church where the former Spring Arbor University professor Julie Nenecek attended, said: “They were welcome…
Back to Oz
I really do hesitate to even write this post, as the topic is a rehash of one of the ugliest times for GLBT unity I’ve ever seen. Recently Matt Foreman said the following on the Michelangelo Signorile Show…
Transgender YouTube Sunday
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Remembering Tom Lantos
“Love cannot be defeated.” as said to rock vocalist, Bono by Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) The political group I belong to – the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) – noted the passing of longtime Rep. Tom Lantos in…
Hatred Poured Out On Our Children
Over the last few days since it was learned that an 8 year old is transitioning at a school in Colorado, quite a few blogs have been pretty ugly about it. I wrote about some of these blogs…
The Many Faces Of Mara Keisling: The Death of United ENDA?
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…
Pounding the Pavement in Primary Season: It’s Obama Time!
“We need a revolution for the people – for the poor, for who have nothing! The politicians and the rich, they’ve already got it all! What do they need?” — Stonewall veteran, Sylvia Rivera at the 2001 NTAC…
Love Ya! Mean It!
“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…
Trans101 For Dumbasses
If you’re wanting to ask your favorite transgender person questions and you’re not that bright… this video is for you.
Counting the Cost
If my previous post seemed a little scattered and emotional, there’s a reason for it. The first trans community function I ever attended was a TDoR function, as was the first event I ever MCed outside a support…
“Sometimes, We Just Have to Pay Full Price.”
My partner is a nut about sales. If it isn’t on sale, it doesn’t get purchased. So sometimes, when we run out of a breakfast staple and such, I have to remind her of that basic fact of…
Remembering Our Dead, Echos From Our Fallen Sisters
I was looking at videos for my YouTube post and found this video titled “Twin Boys Living As Girls”. It was taped in the early nineties, and is from the Jenny Jones Show. I sat their thinking this…
Letterman’s Freak Show
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IFGE Bound and Tied Up
First off, I wanted to post that I’ve not posted for a while because I’ve been working on the site design, and doing political work. This week I’m in Tucson, Arizona for the annual IFGE conference. I’ll be…
Taking Pot Shots At Trans Rights
“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…
Am I A Liar?
I had someone IM me off of OkCupid and ask me about my profile. They liked my writing style and asked me a lot of questions about profile writing. It wasn’t a relationship, connection kinda IM, but one…
Changing Hearts and Minds: The 2008 IFGE Conference
I’ve just returned from the International Foundation for Gender Education’s annual conference that was held at the Doubletree Hotel in Tucson, Arizona. A speaker on the very first day said “If you let it, this conference will change…
Destigmatization Versus Coverage and Access: The Medical Model of Transsexuality
In recent years, the GLB community has been more receptive to (and even energized in) assisting the transgender community, but regularly asks what its needs are. One that is often touted is the “complete depathologization of Trans identities”…
Judy Shepard: Back Up HRC On Press “Misinformation” About Leaving Transgender Behind!
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…
NCTE Lobby Days: Where’s Waldo, HRC, or Barney Frank?
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…
Equality Through Intimidation? The Houston HRC Dinner Protest
I just recieved this from Phyllis Frye: By calling the Houston Police, national HRC deliberately set in motion a police over response. HRC used government and taxpayer monies to intimidate the hell out of TG and gender variant…
Update on Zucker, Blanchard and the Revision of the DSM
For those who are concerned about the establishment of an adherent to reparative therapy (Dr. Kenneth Zucker) and another seeking to entrench “autogynephilia” (a pathologization of treatment of non- “homosexual transgender” transfolk) in the DSM-V, there have been…
The Primary Is Over, My Passion Is Not
For those that are working on a political campaign, the day after the election feels like a balloon that suddenly loses all it’s air. Win or lose, the day after is always a time to rest and take…
uh-oh.
(crossposted in several places, and people are welcome to forward this on freely to others in the transgender and GLBT communities, as I see this as being very serious — Mercedes) A short time ago, I’d discussed the…
Starting From Scratch:The Death of United ENDA Part II
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…
The Religious Right comments on the Transgender Workplace Discrimination Hearings
Nearly every major Religious Right organization opposing LGBT rights has commented on the Congressional Hearing on Discrimination Against Transgender Americans in the Workplace, which was held on Thursday, June 26th. Here’s a look at what some of them…
Right Wing Watch: FRC misrepresents New York State protections for trans youth in custody
On June 20th, the Associated Press released an article entitled “New transgender policy at New York juvenile jails“. The article details New York State’s decision to allow transgender youth in juvenile detention facilities to be treated as members…
The Death of United ENDA Part III: The Funeral
In March I wrote a post called “The Many Faces Of Mara Keisling: The Death of United ENDA?” in which I put forth the theory that the coalition of over 300 groups was dead. In April I wrote…
Top Secret: The Transgender Workplace Discrimination Hearings
Did you know that there are going to be congressional hearings about transgender employment discrimination? No? Well, you’re not alone in your ignorance. I have to confess that even though I’m connected into Washington D.C. fairly well, I’ve…
Scaremongering
Dr. Marshall Forstein, Chair of the Work Group on Practices Guidelines on HIV Psychiatry for the American Psychiatric Association (not to be confused with the American Psychological Association), has written a reply to the drive to have Drs.…
HRC’s Project Win Back, Part II
I recently wrote about the lead role the Human Rights Campaign took in the historic transgender hearings, and it looks as if their project win back strategy is coming to fruition. The Human Rights Campaign has hired ordained…
We’ll Come Back, Really….
When explaining why Congress will have a hard time passing a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Congressman Barney Frank loves to point out that: “In fact, many States in this country still have laws that protect only against…
Indiana’s Historic Moment
A recent post over at the Indiana Equality blog was enough of a kick in the pants to remind me to post about some recent events. If you know me, you know how jazzed I am about Barack…
Boycotts, hypocrisy, and the Christian Right’s favorite scare tactic
As many readers may be aware, the American Family Association (sponsor of conservative Christian news site OneNewsNow) has organized a boycott of McDonald’s. (At various times during the past decade AFA has also boycotted Ford, Target, and Disney.)…
Follow The Money
In my last blog post, Where Your HRC Donations Are Going, I reported that HRC had donated money to sponsor the Log Cabin Republicans but that they had donated zero dollars to sponsor the Stonewall Democrats. Let’s take…
The Song Remains The Same
On Tuesday I attended the HRC/Victory Fund luncheon and on Wednesday I attended the LGBT caucus at the convention center in Denver. Many stories were broke in the past few days, but one event passed by without a…
Where Your HRC donations are going!
BREAKING NEWS! Early yesterday evening during a phone call conversation, I received a tip from a reliable, anonymous source revealing yet another one of HRC’s true colors. According to my source, The Human Rights Campaign donated ten thousand…
My Support
Readers of this blog are probably not surprised that I’m supporting the boycott of the Human Rights Campaign’s San Francisco Dinner. What you might find surprising is that I’m supporting my friend Diego Sanchez, in speaking at the…
The Sound of Silence: The HRC National Dinner Protest
Last week I received an email from the Human Rights Campaign informing me that Joe Biden will be speaking at the the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner on October 4th, 2008. Since that time I’ve expected to hear…
Am I The Only One? Online Polling, Advocacy, and The Least of Us
Recently the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) announced their effort to collect data on “discrimination against transgender people in housing, employment, public accommodation, health care, education, family life…
What NCTE Doesn’t Say
I recently recieved an email alert from NCTE about a fully inclusive ENDA. Mara Keisling said: Dear Friends, I have no doubt we can pass a transgender-inclusive ENDA next year if we all do the work now to…
Can I Have a Refund Please?
On June 25, 2008 I was asked to sign on to the National Stonewall Democrat’s Transgender ActBlue page. While I disagreed with the effort (there was no concerted effort behind the scenes to make the fundraising campaign a…
ENDA Blog
Or…Maybe They Learned Their Lesson in 1993
The View From Abnormal Heights
Post-election Prop. 8 critics take off gloves Or…Maybe They Learned Their Lesson in 1993
The Radical Guy Podcast:The Election, TDOR, and Our Power
Ethan and Marti discuss the Presidential election, building a transgender power base and the issues surrounding the Transgender Day of Remembrance.
TransResistance No More?
Running for office in 2003, Althea Garrison said that a: “most compelling reason why someone should vote for me is that I am different and unique from the other candidates, when candidates run and loose elections most of…
The Irresistible Temptation:Exploiting Our Dead
Last year I wrote Photo Ops, Donations, And The Selling of Our Dead, when the Human Rights Campaign tried to hijack the Washington D.C. Transgender Day of Remembrance. To refresh your memory, the founder of the Transgender Day…
The Gingrich That Stole Christmas
There’s a recurrent story that is going through the gossip circles during the Christmas season in trannyland. It goes like this: Barney Frank and the Human Rights Campaign really got their clocks cleaned by the United ENDA controversy,…
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Agree or Disagree…
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Diego Sanchez Named Senior Legislative Adviser To Barney Frank
Sources on the Hill confirmed to The Transadvocate that Barney Frank’s office will announce the hiring of Diego Sanchez today. Sanchez will replace outgoing senior policy adviser, Joe Racalto. Sanchez is currently the Director of Public Relations &…
December 12th 2008
Transgender Kids In Bathrooms, Five Tips for Transgender Students Seeking Campus Housing, Mermaids and Trannies
The Trans Scare
Thanks to Box Turtle Bulletin and Gay News Blog I was introduced to this lovely piece of transphobia: The commercial, produced by Citizens For Good Public Policy, shows a small white blond girl entering a public restroom in…
You Don’t Know Jack or Barack
Last month the Advocate ran an article titled “Gay Is The New Black?: The Last Great Civil Rights Struggle“. Today Joe Solmonese and other gay rights advocates have expressed outrage at the choice of Pastor Rick Warren. But…
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Bird Of Paradox their ‘crisis of faith’ with feminism, This Ain’t Livin posted about discussing how your gender gender effects you, and Planet Transgender posted about Columbus Ohio’d City Council passing a transgender anti-discrimination law.
The Great Transsexual Radical Feminist Menace
In my daily crawl through google alert land, I found a post over at Egarooo that said: “I don’t give a shit whether or not they want to chop themselves up. I don’t give a shit if they…
West Side Story Activism, Utah’s GLBT Rights, and the Coming Tranny Apocalypse!
We discussed the pretty people in activism, Christian hatred of queer people, and changing the gender binary. The videos and web links used in the production of this vlog are below: India Transgender candidate Transgender to face BJP…
OBAMA GAY, Trangender Wars, and R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Today on the show we discussed: Allyson Robinson+IFGE=HRC
Sexual Amputees, Christian “Love”, and Transgender Children
Marriage equality and transgender people Thoughts On The Equality Summit’s Transgender Breakout Session Children’s book about transgenderism. 10,000 Dresses celebrates transgender children How to address transgender people The name game Intolerant Jesus love Pepsi ads, $$$, employee “training”…
The Transadvocate Video Podcast – GLAAD’s Big Mistake
Today we discussed the lies forwarded by Christian Conservatives: Obama “Forcing” Christians To Embrace Homosexuality, Conservatives Warn gender marker changes in Massachusetts: Go MA! the ALCU is suing Illinois for not changing documentation of people who had SRS…
The Transadvocate Video Podcast – 1/23/09
Today I’m starting a new feature to the site, it’s a video podcast of the The Transadvocate. I’m testing this out, but tentatively I’ll be doing it live at 1pm Eastern/12pm Central every Tuesday through Friday. Below is…
More Brain Droppings From Jenni
It’s the day before Sunday and I’m sitting here planning out my vid for Trannystar Galactica. For those not in the know, Trannystar Galactica is a channel on Youtube that’s trans related. Every week is a new topic…
My Dead Feminist Heart
Reading Nexy’s blog, I found out about a post over at Feministing and the boycott that’s being called by some in the transgender community. The title of the post is “Men in Women’s Bathrooms, Is Your State Next?”…
Transsexuals Not Covered In Hate Crimes Bill
Back on Feburary 25, 2009 Kathy Padilla wrote a post over at Pam’s House Blend titled “Hate Crimes & ENDA: Bad Bills Come and Bad Bills Go“. When it came out I really thought it would be one…
Why Am I Doing This?
So when I was offered a blog spot I was excited but at the same time I was scared. I love to write and I’m pompous enough to believe that others give a shit about what I have…
ENDA and The Gay Media Cabal
According the Washington Blade, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) approved a policy statement that “the group will not support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, if it excludes language protecting persons from discrimination.” The Advocate followed suit with:…
Hate Crime Blood Lust
To those that use Angie Zapata’s death as a way to “raise” your profile by covering the trial, shame on you. I have to agree with Brielle over at Women In Love. “Anyone who presents a rational ideology…
A Strange Brew – Pam’s House Blend Now Serving: Privilege
There’s been a controversy brewing over at Pam’s House Blend, and the flavor of the day is privileged. It all started with the post “Jumping Into The Deep End Of The Language Pool”, then “Aravosis Needs To Issue…
ENDA Bill Introduced… Last Week?
Today at 1pm today (6-24-09) Barney Frank is set to officially introduce the HR 2981, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act. This week, Congressman Barney Frank will introduce the Employee Non-Discrimination Act. The legislation would extend federal employment laws, which…
Yes Pat Robertson, I’m Transgender and Proud
Pat Robertson spouting off about Barack Obama’s announcement of a “Presidential Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination” asked “someone’s proud to be transgendered? His historical record seems a bit off, since the fall of Rome happened when it…
The Big Shitty Lie: Transgender Trouble and Toilets
On twitter yesterday, Kyle Pratt of Ruminations Blog posted this: ‘Bathroom bill’ foes rally in Mass.: More problems with “transgender” guys and restrooms. Of which I responded with: Can you name one person that’s been a victim of…
ENDA And Hate Crimes Go To The Back Of The Bus
Last Thursday Jason Bellini of the Daily Beast reported that the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) had made a deal with the Obama Administration to delay repealing the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT) policy in an effort to focus…
KRXQ Morning Show Apologizes
GLAAD recently put out a “Call to Action” against KRXQ’s “Rob, Arnie, and Dawn” show after they went on a nasty verbal tirade against transgender children. Since the outburst, show sponsors Snapple, Sonic, Chipotle, Bank of America, Verizon,…
No Match, No Job, No Surgery
Maybe it was my naiveté, but I always thought when I got my documentation changed, I transitioned, and was passable, that I’d be able to live the nice normal life I did before transition. It hasn’t quite worked…
Megan Fox is a Transsexual! Lady Gaga is a Hermaphrodite! Daniel Radcliffe is a Tranny Chaser!
In my search of twitter for transgender/transsexual content for the Transadvocate on Twitter, the tweet: “ZOMG Megan Fox is a transsexual!” comes up repeatedly. The genesis of this meme is from Megan Fox herself: I am pretty sure…
Embracing Trans Diversity is not a Luxury
Over the 12 years of living my life as Monica, I have been privileged to learn many things about the TBLG community, but mostly about the trans community. The biggest lesson in my short life as a woman…
Conan O’brien Mocks Transsexuals For Easy Laughs
As if transsexuals needed any help being stigmatized, Conan O’Brien did his part to further negative stereotypes with a comedy sketch portraying transsexauls as mustached strippers. To make matters worse the liberal leaning website, Huffington Post, promoted the…
Frank Leaps Transgender Lobbyists in Single Bound
Am I the only one who is a bit puzzled/miffed/baffled by Barney Frank’s insinuation in this exchange: There is another difference from 2007. Frank now has a policy adviser who is a female-to-male transsexual. Diego Sanchez is the…
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly?
I spend a lot of time here at The Transadvocate posting various news articles from around the web through a plugin that pulls tweets from the Transadvocate Twitter page. Recently Stephanie Stevens from Abnormal Heights and Transgender News…
Transgender Woman Attacked At Gym
From Facebook and my friend María Lapachet: “At the beginning of last month a woman was assaulted in a private gym in Gijon, Spain. She was taking a shower when a man kicked the door open, almost knocking…
Trans and Stealth
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Privileged and Pretty Equals Success
This morning I received an email talking about a website called “The Pink Butterfly Network”. It claims to be a knockoff of Lynn Conway’s Transsexual Women’s Successes, pointing to transsexual women who should inspire us. I like Lynn…
Young Turks:Transwoman Sues Employer Over Genderless Bathrooms
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Breaking News: First Ever Transgender Appointment To The DNC
On Friday DNC Chair Tim Kaine appointed Barbra Casbar-Siperstein ( the first transgender person appointed) to the Democratic National Committee. Casbar-Siperstein is currently the President of the New Jersey Stonewall Democrats, Vice Chair of Garden State Equality, and…
Is HRC Wicked?: A Return TO Barney Frank’s Oz
Coming up on the two year anniversary of the Human Right Campaign’s (HRC) support of Barney Frank dropping gender identity from the 2007 Employment Non-discrimination Act (ENDA), the irony of HRC’s current position on DOMA couldn’t be scripted…
Am I A Woman Born Transsexual?: The Politics of Trans-Identities
The intersection of internet wars sometimes brings interesting observations to mind, and today one such intersection really spoke to me. Recently Jasper over at Jasper’s wardrobe has made some pretty controversial things about gender and transwomen. From “just…
How To Be An Ally
Privilege is a nasty thing. It steals perspective, traps us in mindsets and views that make it near impossible to comprehend what a marginalized person is going through. It is, invariably, the worst obstacle facing any ally of…
The Hate We Fight Abroad, The Ignorance At Home
In the context of the “war” for our equality, trans-people have to fight the war on two fronts. There’s the kind of hatred that is espoused by morally corrupt people on the right wing conservative side (the “abroad”…
Testimony of Vandy Beth Glenn During ENDA Hearing
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Trolling: The Ultimate Activist Trap
The Internet is a wild place. It also provides one of the most remarkable resources to any social movement: the capacity to integrate resources and efforts and share narrative and information rapidly. But the flora and fauna of…
Transgender Center on ABC News
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rynnei speaks out about Parents Degrading their Daughters/Trans Daughters
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Transgender Sexual Objectification
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Siriusly EmpTy
Recently, I saw a tweet by Diana Cage on twitter. I’d heard Cage on her nightly show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s “Diana Cage Show”, and I decided to subscribe and listen in on her show. I came…
Cops ID “Person on Interest” In Trans Murder
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Nobody Passes Perfectly
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God and Transsexuals
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Riot Acts: Flaunting Gender Deviance In Musical Performance
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Some Transgender History
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Red Without Blue
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Transwoman Removed From Restroom, Subjected to Transpobic Slurs
A press release from transsexualities.com: Transwoman removed from female washroom by security and subjected to transphobic slurs for using “wrong bathroom” KELOWNA, BC – On Sunday, October 26th, at approximately 2AM, a transwoman was dragged out of the…
Opponent of Gainesville’s “Bathroom Bill” Arrested For Bathroom Voyeurism
From the Gainesville Sun: The CVS Pharmacy manager who allegedly admitted Friday to filming women in his store’s bathroom was an active participant in the 2008 charter amendment to “keep men out of women’s restrooms.” Jonathan Matheny, 27,…
Media Using Children For Profit: Gender Change, Not Sex Change Kids
Every time I see a story about “USA: 8-year-old child sex change“, “8-year-old boy has ‘sex change’, or Boy, 8, has ’sex change’, that is Unbelievable!, it sickens me. Not because of the children, but because of the…
Exploiting The Transgender Dead: The Irresistible Temptation Part II
Each year as another Transgender Day of Remembrance comes near, it seems as if another group or organization tries to remake the TDOR in their own image (examples: 2007, 2008). Recently Katherine V London commented on the post…
The Bible Tells Me So: Transsexualism Is Not A Sin
I have to admit that ignorant Christians get on my nerves, especially when it comes to discussing transgender people and genital “mutilation”. This was brought to mind yesterday from a tweet I received: reSemblance: The surgical mutilation of…
Live ENDA Tweetup Chat
If the embedded site doesn’t work, head on over to the Twubs site. #enda
Racism, Congressional Hearings, and GLBT Politics: Stop Excluding African Americans
On November 5th, 2009, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee will hold hearings on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The hearings will take place in a city where over half of its citizens are African American.…
Transpinay Activist Sass Rogando Sasot Speaks To United Nations
Sass Rogando Sasot speaks to United Nations on December 10th, 2009 – A panel discussion organized by the Permanent Missions to the United Nations of Argentina, Brazil, Croatia, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden on the occasion of…
Gay Mafia Wars: ENDA and the Politics of Personal Destruction
As I write this, I feel as if I’ve been transported back in time to May of 2007. The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) had just had a successful lobby days event and I reported back that the…
The White Gay Mafia Wants Marriage, Not ENDA
I read the post by Adam Bink, “Misdirected Anger Over ENDA” and I have to say I’m pretty damn appalled. His first contention: “I reject blame placed upon people who choose to focus on an issue and pound…
The F Word: Remembering Transgender Victims of Violence
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CBS Ditches AP Stylebook for Transphobic Screed
Apparently CBS has decided that the AP sytlebook is too tame for its content, and would rather go the way of Jerry Springer. The title of a post over at CBS News blares “Cross-Dressing Killer Robert Kosilek Wants…
Speaking Out: Transgender Detainee Faces Twice the Abuse
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GritTV:The Politics of Being Transgender
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Genital Checking, Bad ENDA Language, and NCTE Lobby Days
Recently I did an interview with Ethan St. Pierre of Transfm.org. You can listen to here: We discussed a post at the Bay Area Reporter titled “Leaders: ENDA will get House vote this month”, specifically comments from the…
Transphobia? Only On CBS
First they aired a tranphobic episode of The New Adventures Of Old Christine, then CBS News decided to ditch the accepted guidelines of the AP Stylebook to write this ugly little post, and now this: CBS was recently…
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss Soon To Join Other Transgender Activists In The Wilderness
That’s my opinion on where the good doctor is headed. In a recent post at Bilerico.com she said: “The incredibly unflappable Signorile asked about the failure of Congress to move on ENDA and DADT, and the President’s failure…
ENDA And Barney Frank’s Trans Penis Panic
In a recent interview with Karen Ocamb, Barney Frank said: “I’m hoping to get a vote on it in committee . I’m doing a lot of work on it quietly, to get the issues involving transgender access to…
When Ticked Off Gay Men Attack: Misogyny As A Knife
Last week when I posted Tribeca Film Festival Promotes Exploitation of Transgender People, I never thought that the call to action would cause controversy within the GLBT community. As gudbuytjane said about the movie on her blog: I…
Update: Facebook Ban and Lost Corporation Status of “Ticked-Off Trannies” Film
I recently tried to post an update on Facebook to the story ran on Transadvocate on Monday (March 22, 2010) titled: Tribeca Film Festival Promotes Exploitation of Transgender People and got the following: I then was auto-logged out…
Tribeca Film Festival Promotes Exploitation of Transgender People
The Tribeca Film festival has announced it’s 2010 lineup of films and “Ticked-Off Trannies With Knives” is among them. “When a group of transgender women are violently beaten and left for dead, the violated vixens turn deadly divas…
Questioning ENDA: Since I’m On Moderation At Bilerico…
Apparently I’m on comment moderation at Bilerico even though I’m a former contributor and a verified user. So, I’ll post my question to Dr Jillian Weiss here: Dr. Weiss, I’m kinda confused. You’ve said here that: I do…
History Theft: How Gay and Lesbian Historians Appropriate Trans History
As far back as we have history of transgender people, we have appropriation (a nice word for theft) of our history by gays and lesbians. I wrote a post about Albert Cashier, who was a veteran of the…
TransFM’s Sodium Pentathol Sunday
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The Blind Push For ENDA And Your Advocacy Dollars
Tomorrow you’ll likely to see a big push from inside the beltway “equality” organizations pushing for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). From a recent e-mail plea: Dear United ENDA Coalition Organizational Leaders: We think you’ll agree…
Gay Agendas and The Trans-Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
When I heard that “Kathleen” over at Pam’s House Blend was banned for allegedly outing an anonymous blogger that just happened to be affiliated with GayINC, I was shocked… for all of about thirty seconds. As someone that’s…
DEAR STONEWALL, PLEASE STOP EXPLOITING OUR DEAD!
I’m pissed. Every year I write this post. EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN YEAR. You just can’t help but feed off the dead. You did it in 2007, in 2008, and 2009, and you’re doing it again this year. What…
De-transitioned in Death, How the Media Disrespects Transgender People
I’m tired. Tired of the so called “liberal media” disrespecting our dead. Hell, even our own “LGB(t) media does it. Ya know, “Today a transgender woman, Jane Doe, who was formerly known as John Doe, was murdered today.”…
Senator Casey Asks Social Security Administration to Provide Gender Change Publication
Today Senator Bob Casey asked the Social Security Adminstration to create a publication for gender change: Dear Commissioner Astrue: Thank you for your continued leadership of the Social Security Administration (SSA) and demonstrated commitment to improve SSA’S service…
Blog Of Shame: Sockpuppets and The Politics of Personal Destruction
Autumn Sandeen’s latest “expose” over at Pam’s House Blend is about activist and blogger Ashley Love. She states her reason for this post is that: “However, I can’t help but feel that Ashley Love’s pattern of writing derogatory…
Super Secret Lesbian Barista At Pam’s House Blend and The Trans Lunch Counter Sit-in
Kathleen, a transwoman and commenter on Pam’s House Blend (PHB), asked a very compelling question: “It’s hard to justify pushing for national orgs to focus all their resources on marriage & no such push for basic employment rights…
Reteaching Gender and Sexuality
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After The Personal Wars: What’s Next In The Fight For Transequality?
Given the current political climate it looks as if the Employment Non-discrimination Act (ENDA) is dead for at least the next couple of years. What should we do? We need to look at the example of Haverford. From…
The Democratic Party’s New LGBT “Equality” Agenda: Big Words, Short Arms
It’s really interesting to see how mainstream cable newsmedia is lauding the Democratically-controlled 111th Congress for getting so much done. It’s not entirely undeserved of course, but when one takes a close look at what actually did get…
(LGBT Issues = Same-Sex Marriage) = The New Transgendercide Agenda
From Queer Channel Media: Support for same-sex marriage tops the list for what LGBT rights supporters want to hear from President Obama next week during his State of the Union address. No. It tops the list of what…
The Reality That Dares Not Speak Its Name in Gay Blog Land
Facts matter. Here is a timeline that apparently cannot be spoken of in Gay Blog Land. “jpmassar” posted the item New Hampshire to LGBTs: Happy New Year! Now Die. In the view of myself, Kathleen and some others,…
Ethan, Marti, Teeeg and Chloe Prince
Ethan, Marti, Teeg, and Chloe Prince:
GayINC 101: a Tutorial
Wondering if you’re part of GayINC? Some recent comments by GayInc bloggers have asked/mocked/been incensed by people asking that question: Most entertaining PHB rumor out there: that we are all tools of Gay Inc. We’re still waiting for…
Any Equality Except Trans Equality
From Marriage Vomit Central: Maryland’s same-sex marriage bill gets its first hearing in the Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 8 beginning at 1 p.m. in Annapolis. Those interested in testifying have until 12:45 p.m. that day to register, but…
Why No ENDA? The Scary Trans Frank’en Penis!
There’s a meme going around the GLBT leadership out in the media right now that goes something like this: “Democrats wouldn’t pass ENDA even when we had the votes and no one knows why.” And what do our…
Still Sockpuppeting After All These Weeks
Or, to pilfer from the oeuvre of Paul Simon’s wife: Shooting Rubberbands at Sockpuppets (Because That’s All I Can Do Without Violating the Patriot Act.) Sooooooooooooooooooo… Now, where to begin? Where to begin? Where to begin? Well, lets…
Be Good or You WILL BE Degraded, TRANNY!
Sometimes the intersection of two seemingly unconnected stories come together to show how little respect for trans people there is and how transition/surgery are treated as luxuries, not medically necessary. Many people will argue that transgender prisoners do…
The GayInc Muzzle on Maryland
Transgender blogs (here, here, here, here, here, here, here and that’s not counting the numerous blogs by Katrina Rose here and on ENDAblog) have been buzzing over the lack of public accommodation protections in Maryland’s HB235. The head…
NCTE Supports HB235 IN MARYLAND?
It would seem so. Though they’ve been silent publicly, one only need look as far as NCTE Executive Director’s Facebook wall: Now if the Executive Director of Maryland Equality (Morgan Meneses-Sheets) is thanking Keisling, I’d suggest that Keisling…
If You Dig Michfest, You’re NOT a Trans Ally
I recently had a discussion with a person with cisgender privledge about Michfest. I thought feminist/POC theory taught rather early on that a person who isn’t in the oppressed category doesn’t get to define if they are in…
Gay Media: Maryland Trans Community, Love The Crumbs We Give You
As much as trans people seem to want to believe it, gay (GayINC) media is not their friend/advocate/ally. Tom Lang, of Know Thy Neighbor said: It seems that the hard work of transgender and transsexual activists inside and…
Trading Away Public Accommodations in Maryland
There’s bickering over at Pam’s House Blend about a statement made by Jenna Fischetti in her public testimony to the Senate in Maryland. She said “Never in the history of transgender-specific legislation has any state gone back and…
McLaurin Apologizes for “Circus Freak” Comment
I received this from Mark McLaurin this morning: “As an advocate and activist with a fifteen year history of working for equality in the LGBT community, I know that words not only matter, but they are powerful. Last…
SEIU 500 Issues Statement Concerning McLaurin’s Troubling “Circus Freak” Comment
From SEIU Local 500 Executive Director David Rodich: “It has come to our attention that SEIU Local 500 Political Director Mark McLaurin made what we believe to be insensitive and inappropriate statements regarding members of the transgender community…
HB235, NCTE, ENDA, and the big Reveal
When Mara Keisling of NCTE publically came out in support of Maryland’s gender identity anti-discrimination bill, I wondered what her angle on it was. Bilerico recently posted “3 Ways to Improve ENDA Advocacy: Take the Fight to the…
SEIU Political Director and Progressive Maryland Board Member Calls Trans People “Circus Freaks”
I’ve seen vitriol spewed in my decade or so of transactivism, but it’s usually spewed most venomously by the right wing. SEIU Political Director Mark McLaurin spewed this vitriolic chain of transphobic/mysogynistic/hateful comments on Dana Beyer’s Facebook page…
Press Release from TransMaryland Concerning HB235
Press release from TransMaryland: TransMaryland Issues Statement of HB235’s Demise Maryland House Bill Ultimately Failed on Several Levels Annapolis — April 12, 2011 — Today is not a day to celebrate, for it is still one more year…
Reparative Therapy for Trans Youth: Kenneth Zucker is Different from George Rekers How?
Watching this recent CNN story on reparative therapy and the damage it did to George Reker’s poster child (Kirk Andrew Murphy), I was struck by the similarity of this story and a child that NPR covered about childhood…
Radical Lesbian Separatism in LGBT Activism: Hyding in Plain Sight?
I recently posted “Transphobic Radical Hate Didn’t Start With Brennan: The Sandy Stone-Olivia Records Controversy” to point to the past of anti-trans radical feminist bigotry. Pointing out the past is important in building a unified future. You can’t…
Transphobic Radical Hate Didn’t Start With Brennan: The Sandy Stone-Olivia Records Controversy
When Cathy Brennan recently published her transphobic missive to the UN at radfem Hub, it reminded me of a similar kind of radical feminist transphobic screeds from the past. In 1977 Sandy Stone was the focus of a…
To Calpernia Addams and Andrea James: Trans Cyberbullying is Never OK
I’ve been keeping tabs on the continuing drama between Gina Grahame vs. Calpernia Addams and Andrea James and it’s getting pretty ugly. The argument seems to have blown up after an email that Grahame sent TYFA Concerning James’…
Kelly Osbourne, Angie Zapata, and Why Words Matter
Yesterday I wrote a post about Kelly Osbourne’s transphobic rant in the Glamour UK. There were many attacks on my character by the Kelly Osbourne Twitter Army, but one tweet questioned my use of Angie Zapata in criticizing…
Kelly Osbourne’s Transphobic Rant: Humiliated by Chicks With Dicks and Trannys
Recently the daughter of Ozzy Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne, opened up about her “humiliation”: “Having to tell them (my parents) my fiance had cheated on me with a tranny who sold his/her story to the press (was the most…
Introducing New Transadvocate Contributors: Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr
The list of The Transadvocate contributors is growing by two today! Please Welcome Matt Kailey and Jennifer Carr! Kailey is a transsexual man and an award-winning author, blogger, and community leader, as well as a nationally recognized speaker…
Neil Patrick Harris Sounds Like A Transphobe
I was alerted to a transphobic statement from Neil Patrick Harris. Trans Femmergy posted Neil Patrick Harris: I’ve never sounded more like a tranny in my life. She said: Nope. But ya do sound just like lots of…
Rupaul: Fuck You, You Silly F****t!
Even though RuPaul Andre Charles is a drag performer who lives his off-stage life as a man, he seems to think he can speak for the transgender community. In an interview with Michelangelo Signorile, Rupaul said of Lance…
Right Wing Throwing Transphobic Hatred at Rachel Maddow?
What would you say if I told you that right-wingers on Facebook were throwing transphobic, misogynistic slurs around like this: “a nasty two cent slut ….h. mmmmmm” “Whoopie should have held her down and Joy could’ve bitch slapped…
The Human Rights Campaign Just Needs More Education About Transphobia
The Human Rights Campaign has a history of making moves that make it seem like it is becoming more and more trans aware/friendly/positive. After all, they hired Allyson Robinson: and they gave Lana Wachowski the HRC Visibility Award:…
Exploiting The Transgender Dead: Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition’s Rent-A-Corpse Page
I used to be outraged when the non-profit sector of the “LGBT” community tried to exploit the Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR), but after repeated attempts (1, 2, 3, 4) I have come to expect it. This year’s…
I Get The Anger, But Hate Isn’t The Answer
Over the last few days I’ve seen a lot of anger from the trans community over the Roseanne Barr controversy. I do understand the anger. We are often portrayed as being sexual deviants who just want access to…
What Did Roseanne Say That Was So Transphobic?
I heard that question asked over and over on Twitter last night after Roseanne Barr tweeted: Well, the short answer is, “where do I start?” Barr is speaking of is Colleen Francis. Francis was using the sauna in…
If you Want to Lobby for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, Stay Home
I recently received an email from Mara Keisling asking me to join the: “National Center for Transgender Equality and the Transgender People of Color Coalition in Washington, DC on June 17, 2013 to lobby for basic job protections…
Is NGLTF’s Executive Director, Rea Carey, a Trans-Exclusive Radical Feminist?
Is the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force’s executive director, Rea Carey, a Trans-Exclusive Radical Feminist? If I was a Christian and “liked” Fred Phelps’ Westboro Baptist Church on my Facebook page, would you think I was a…
Admit it, Obama is our Fierce Advocate
Recently Rebecca Juro wrote a post at the Advocate called “No, Obama’s Executive Order Is Not a (Total) Win” that I find extremely short-sighted and politically naive. Soon after the election in 2008 of President Barack Obama, many…
When Rape Isn’t Rape, and Trans Veterans Aren’t Terrorists
Trans-exclusionary radical feminist thought leader, Janice Raymond, once famously said: “All transsexuals rape women’s bodies by reducing the real female form to an artifact, appropriating this body for themselves.” All transsexuals rape women’s bodies? Last I checked rape…
I’m Trans, and I Don’t Like or Use the Trans Flag
Facebook recently came out with a way to “rainbowify” your Facebook icon to show support for the Supreme Court’s ruling on marriage equality. Soon after, a way to “celebrate trans pride” was also released. Recently a friend of…
In Case You Missed it, Hillary Clinton Can’t Say Transgender
I’m not sure why the Hillary Clinton campaign is sending me their LGBT related emails (I’ve never solicited this), but it seems as if I’ve been put on her press list. Today I received this: It’s an email…
Is Criticism of Marriage Equality a Sign of Homophobia in the Trans Community?
On Facebook and Twitter, I’ve seen some criticism of the SCOTUS ruling on marriage equality from trans people. The script may vary depending on the audience, but here’s an example. Rebecca Juro posited this on Facebook: “The LGBT…
Transphobic Jokes, Context, and the Free Speech Canard
Recently comedian Vicky Wagner posted this on social media: When criticized, she said: “I appreciate your opinion but Caitlyn had 65 years exp being a man in a man’s world. She had male privilege. Has nothing to do…
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