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Every Rose Has Its Thorns

Donna Rose responded on her website to my “Rose Colored Glasses” post by saying: “One trans advocate blogger was quick to react (read his post […]

Media, rhetoric, and discoursePublic policy and governance
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Rose Colored Glasses

In March of 2006, I suggested to members of the Indianapolis GLBT activist community that they not support the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) fund raisers […]

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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Unity and Hope

In my recent post, Rose Colored Glasses, I had quite a few people respond here and on livejournal. Anyone familiar with the history of the […]

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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GenderPAC CIRCA 1959!

“Harrah’s Casino says it fired Jespersen, a bartender, in August 2000 because she did not conform to the company’s new ‘Personal Best’ program, which required […]

Labor, economics, and institutionsLaw and civil rights
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The T Isn’t Silent, But HRC Is

It’s coming up on two years ago that I wrote an “Open Letter to Cheryl Jacques.” A month after I posted my open letter, Jacques […]

Community and organizingCulture, identity, and representation
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Same Ole “Ball and Crain” Dreams

“I know some of my transgender sisters question my commitment to their equality, but let me be the first (I think) to point out where […]

Community and organizingLabor, economics, and institutions
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A Week of Direct Advocacy

If nothing else, last week was historic in that the three major transgender advocacy organizations (National Transgender Advocacy Coalition, National Center for Transgender Equality, and […]

Community and organizingTransgender identity and history
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The Dirty Dozens

Hillary Clinton is going to be the next President of the United States and look at all the trans friendly people who are endorsing her […]

Community and organizingEducation and youth
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Justice, American Style

It was striking seeing a blurb by a spokesperson in the Iowa Republican Party responding to the prospect of former-President Bill Clinton lobbying for his […]

Religion and moralityTransgender identity and history
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Bush Doesn’t Care About America

When Kayne West said “George Bush doesn’t care about black people!” , he was partly right. George Bush doesn’t care about the majority of Americans […]

Culture, identity, and representationLaw and civil rights