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GOPs and Gays and Good Ol’ Politics

“The gays and lesbians are after me! The gays and lesbians are after me!!!” — Texas State Rep. Robert Talton (R) while running down the halls of the Texas Capitol Building being chased by…

History, archives, and memoryLabor, economics, and institutions
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Grasping At Straws and Straw Men

The vitriol over at Traditional Values Coalition is heating up. As Bil over at Bilerico has reported : “The Traditional Values Coalition has a series of offensive cartoons they’ve been circulating since ENDA became…

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions
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Chris, I’ll Say It Again: You’re Wrong

With a vote coming soon on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, I’d like to revisit something Chris Crain said a while back in his post “A trans activist tees off on ENDA” that was in…

Culture, identity, and representationLabor, economics, and institutions
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Last Ditch Effort: The Right Wing Whopper Lies

Unbelievably, I woke up to find this in a google alert:”Bringing back Hitler and the SS” From the get go, it’s filled with lies: “Right now we have a bill called HR 2015 that,…

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ENDA Three Card Draw

With passage of The Matthew Shepard Act in the Senate on Thursday, it should have been a time for celebration. But on the heels of the victory came the news that gender identity could…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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Déjà Vu All Over Again!?! Do We Hafta???

“So I get on my knees and pray … we won’t get fooled again!” — the Who Fresh on the heels of Southern Comfort Conference (SCC), many of the transgender community reveled in what…

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It’s Put Up Or Shut Up Time

According to the Washington Blade: “House Democratic leaders are strongly considering dropping anti-discrimination protections for transgender persons from the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, after an internal Democratic head count on Wednesday found that…

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Are We Ready For Prime Time?

With the announcement from the Democratic National Committee of the appointment of a record number of LGBT members to the 2008 Democratic National Convention Standing Committees, an obvious question for transgender activists and supporters…

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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Confessions of a Middle-aged Transinista

Somewhere along the line, I became a Transinista. I don’t know how it happened — there was no recruitment drive — I just found myself looking at a photo of myself dressed in combat…

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Activism Leaders Leading Towards the Door

“We’re setting sail to the place on the map from which no one has ever returned ….” — Ship of Fools, World Party It was just Tuesday that I read in the press that…

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory