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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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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…

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions
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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,…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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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…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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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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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…

Community and organizingFamily and relationships
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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 [MTF transsexuals] want to chop themselves up. I…

Feminism and gender politicsLabor, economics, and institutions
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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…

Culture, identity, and representationLabor, economics, and institutions
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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…

Culture, identity, and representationLabor, economics, and institutions
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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…

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