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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…
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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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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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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…
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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…
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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,…
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Gender Fundamentalists
Many of us in the LGBT community are painfully aware of the religious fundamentalists who have such a wonderful time coming up with lies and fear tactics to throw out to the uneducated masses.…
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Communities of Ones
Like some others in the discussion, I do feel a need to say a few final words on the Old Guard (HBS) versus deconstructionist battle in the transgender community, and then move on. I…