Politics Is HRC Wicked?: A Return TO Barney Frank’s Oz

Is HRC Wicked?: A Return TO Barney Frank’s Oz »

Coming up on the two year anniversary of the Human Right Campaign’s (HRC) support of Barney Frank dropping gender identity from the 2007 Employment Non-discrimination Act (ENDA), the irony of HRC’s current position on DOMA...

September 17 2009 / No comment / Read More »
Breaking News: First Ever Transgender Appointment To The DNC

Breaking News: First Ever Transgender Appointment To The DNC »

On Friday DNC Chair Tim Kaine appointed Barbra Casbar-Siperstein ( the first transgender person appointed) to the Democratic National Committee. Casbar-Siperstein is currently the President of the New Jersey Stonewall Democrats, Vice Chair of Garden State...

September 4 2009 / 6 comments / Read More »
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Gay Mafia Wars: ENDA and the Politics of Personal Destruction »

Gay Mafia Wars: ENDA and the Politics of Personal Destruction

As I write this, I  feel as if I’ve been transported back in time to May of 2007. The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC)...

Dec 10 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »

The White Gay Mafia Wants Marriage, Not ENDA »

The White Gay Mafia Wants Marriage, Not ENDA

I read the post by Adam Bink, “Misdirected Anger Over ENDA” and I have to say I’m pretty damn appalled. His first contention: “I reject...

Dec 8 2009 / 9 comments / Read More »

CBS Ditches AP Stylebook for Transphobic Screed »

CBS Ditches AP Stylebook for Transphobic Screed

Apparently CBS has decided that the AP sytlebook is too tame for its content, and would rather go the way of Jerry Springer....

Nov 24 2009 / 2 comments / Read More »

Exploiting The Transgender Dead: The Irresistible Temptation Part II »

Exploiting The Transgender Dead: The Irresistible Temptation Part II

Each year as another Transgender Day of Remembrance comes near, it seems as if another group or organization tries to remake the TDOR in...

Nov 12 2009 / 10 comments / Read More »
Opinion

The Bible Tells Me So: Transsexualism Is Not A Sin »

The Bible Tells Me So: Transsexualism Is Not A Sin

I have to admit that ignorant Christians get on my nerves, especially when it comes to discussing transgender people and genital “mutilation”.  This was brought to mind yesterday from a tweet I received: reSemblance: The surgical mutilation of ur God given body in an attempt 2B...

Nov 5 2009 / 4 comments / Read More »

Live ENDA Tweetup Chat »

Live ENDA Tweetup Chat

Join us for a live tweetup chat! ...

Nov 5 2009 / No comment / Read More »

Transwoman Removed From Restroom, Subjected to Transpobic Slurs »

Transwoman Removed From Restroom, Subjected to Transpobic Slurs

A press release from transsexualities.com: Transwoman removed from female washroom by security and subjected to transphobic slurs for using “wrong bathroom” KELOWNA, BC – On Sunday, October 26th, at approximately 2AM, a transwoman was dragged out of the women’s washroom at LeVeL Nightclub. A LeVeL employee who identified...

Oct 28 2009 / 3 comments / Read More »
Letters to The Editor

Agree or Disagree… »

Agree or Disagree…Transadvocate is a place for discussion and debate. If feel like you have a rebuttal post, or want to do more than comment on a...

Dec 6 2008 / 1 comment / Read More »
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Monica Helms Embracing Trans Diversity is not a Luxury

Embracing Trans Diversity is not a Luxury

Over the 12 years of living my life as Monica, I have been privileged to learn many things about the TBLG community, but mostly about the trans community. The biggest lesson in my...

Jul 10, 2009 / More »
Vanessa Edwards Foster Tricks, No Treats For Trans As Psychic Vampires Bleed Us Dry

Tricks, No Treats For Trans As Psychic Vampires Bleed Us Dry

Psychic vampires, when you come into contact with them, don’t stand out in any physical way. Rather, they usually have magnetic personalities but can otherwise appear rather ordinary. They seek out...

Nov 1, 2009 / More »
Recursive Paradox Trolling: The Ultimate Activist Trap

Trolling: The Ultimate Activist Trap

The Internet is a wild place. It also provides one of the most remarkable resources to any social movement: the capacity to integrate resources and efforts and share narrative and information rapidly. But the...

Sep 23, 2009 / More »
Blog Watch New TA Twitter Staff

New TA Twitter Staff

Today I’m proud to announce two new additions to the Transadvocate family! Both have committed to twittering for Transadvocate and I look forward to their tweets! Welcome and thank you both! Mel Goodwin Mel Goodwin...

Jul 1, 2009 / More »
Guest Transadvocate TYFA on National Geographic

TYFA on National Geographic

This just in from Kim Pearson over at TransYouth Family Allies: I hope you all will remember to tune in tonight and invite your friends over to watch with you. Also forward the invitation...

Sep 15, 2009 / More »
vlog West Side Story Activism, Utah’s GLBT Rights, and the Coming Tranny Apocalypse!

West Side Story Activism, Utah’s GLBT Rights, and the Coming Tranny Apocalypse!

We discussed the pretty people in activism, Christian hatred of queer people, and changing the gender binary. The videos and web links used in the production of this vlog are below: India Transgender candidate...

Feb 17, 2009 / More »
Podcast OBAMA GAY, Trangender Wars, and R-E-S-P-E-C-T

OBAMA GAY, Trangender Wars, and R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Today on the show we discussed: Allyson Robinson+IFGE=HRC <3 ??? Here We Go Again: IFGE Elects HRC’s Allyson Robinson To The Board HRC and Their access to power. After expending political capital over Rick Warren, I...

Feb 9, 2009 / More »
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