Collective Demo

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Nappy Hoe’s and Presidential Faggots

In my post, “Just Wondering” I asked where the outrage was concerning Michael Savage’s attack on on transgender people. It’s two weeks later, and I’m […]

Transgender identity and history

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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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Transactivism, For Your Eyes Only

“A Town hall meeting is an informal public meeting derived from the traditional town meetings of New England. Similarly to those meetings, everybody in a […]

Community and organizingLaw and civil rights

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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 […]

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 […]

Community and organizingEducation and youth

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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 […]

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory

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The Death of United ENDA Part III: The Funeral

In March I wrote a post called “The Many Faces Of Mara Keisling: The Death of United ENDA?” in which I put forth the theory that the coalition of over 300 groups was dead.…

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory

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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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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…

Community and organizingFamily and relationships