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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…
Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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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…
Labor, economics, and institutionsLaw and civil rights
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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…
Education and youthFamily and relationships
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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…
Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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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…
Culture, identity, and representationFamily and relationships
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“I don’t give a shit whether or not they [MTF transsexuals) want to chop themselves up. I don’t give a shit if they want to wear dresses. That doesn’t make them female. It doesn’t…
Culture, identity, and representationFeminism and gender politics
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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 […]
Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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Robert Eads was visiting friends in the late 1990s when he woke up in a pool of blood. His terrified hosts quickly began calling hospitals, […]
Community and organizingEducation and youth
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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 […]
Community and organizingScience, evidence, and expertise
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We are approaching the 35th anniversary of a momentous court decision. In honor of that anniversary, I thought I’d post for your reading pleasure and […]
Culture, identity, and representationFamily and relationships