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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…

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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…

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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…

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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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…

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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…

Labor, economics, and institutionsLaw and civil rights
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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…

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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…

Community and organizingLaw and civil rights
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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…

Education and youthHistory, archives, and memory
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