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Clear Channel Eats Crow

Here’s the text of the Clear Channel apology letter: We would like to apologize for remarks made on KTBZ that has caused distress to people in the Houston Transgender Community. We addressed the insensitivity…

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions
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ARE YOU A MAN OR A WOMAN?

I have awoken multiple times from a nightmare hearing this phrase screamed at me over and over again. Whether awake or asleep, it echoes over and over and over again through my brain. It…

Culture, identity, and representationLabor, economics, and institutions
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NBJC Presidential Midterm Report Card

If you’re wondering what the African-American TBLG/SGL community perspective is concerning President Obama, I can say with certainly it’s vastly different from the one expressed by elements of the white GLBT one. To point…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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An Intro: “Transgender” During the 1990s

For the past few months, I’ve made available a number of never-before-considered documents that reviewed the true roots of the word “transgender”. The Myth The term “transgender” was coined by a heterosexual crossdresser chauvinist…

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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Hold Dr. Keith Ablow Responsible… NOW!

Note: Update 9/19/2011, here’s my ethics complaint letter against Dr. Ablow before I sent it off today: By now, you are probably aware of the disgusting and shameful professional behavior of Dr. Keith Ablow,…

Education and youthHealthcare and medicine
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Washington DC Taking Step To Address Trans Job Issue

According to the DC Trans Coalition, the city has promised to help address on of the pressing problems in the local trans community in terms of unemployment. As the Injustice At Every Turn report…

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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About Work It

Since people are having a hard time understanding why trans folk seem to take issue with Work It, let me put it in terms that more folks might understand. What follows is the exact…

Culture, identity, and representationFamily and relationships
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Improper Purpose

Massachusetts recently signed into law an anti-discrimination bill which adds gender identity to its protected classes in the areas of employment and housing only. Gender identity is defined as follows: “Gender identity” shall mean…

Culture, identity, and representationHealthcare and medicine