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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…

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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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…

Family and relationshipsReligion and morality
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Freak Of The Week: The Tabloid Media

Give ’em an act with lots of flash in it And the reaction will be passionate Give ’em the old hocus pocus …. Give ’em the old three ring circus” — Richard Gere as…

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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…

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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,…

Culture, identity, and representationFamily and relationships
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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…

Family and relationshipsHealthcare and medicine
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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…

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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…

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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…

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth