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Back to Oz

I really do hesitate to even write this post, as the topic is a rehash of one of the ugliest times for GLBT unity I’ve ever seen. Recently Matt Foreman said the following on…

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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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
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TransResistance No More?

Running for office in 2003, Althea Garrison said that a: “most compelling reason why someone should vote for me is that I am different and unique from the other candidates, when candidates run and…

Family and relationshipsLaw and civil rights
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December 12th 2008

Transgender Kids In Bathrooms, Five Tips for Transgender Students Seeking Campus Housing, Mermaids and Trannies

Transgender identity and history
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Diego Sanchez Named Senior Legislative Adviser To Barney Frank

Sources on the Hill confirmed to The Transadvocate that Barney Frank’s office will announce the hiring of Diego Sanchez today. Sanchez will replace outgoing senior policy adviser, Joe Racalto. Sanchez is currently the Director…

Community and organizingHistory, archives, and memory
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The Trans Scare

Thanks to Box Turtle Bulletin and Gay News Blog I was introduced to this lovely piece of transphobia: The commercial, produced by Citizens For Good Public Policy, shows a small white blond girl entering…

Culture, identity, and representationLaw and civil rights
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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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Sexual Amputees, Christian “Love”, and Transgender Children

Marriage equality and transgender people Thoughts On The Equality Summit’s Transgender Breakout Session Children’s book about transgenderism. 10,000 Dresses celebrates transgender children How to address transgender people The name game Intolerant Jesus love Pepsi…

Culture, identity, and representationEducation and youth