I pulled a couple of well versed legal minds in to shed more light on the shared space concerns:
“It’s problematic for employees who have transitioned prior to employment.
As I read it, it means that shower or locker rooms without private stalls are exempt, so long as employees get a shower or locker room ‘not inconsistent [...]
“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 female employees to wear make-up, style their hair, and dress in high heels and skirts. During Jesperson’s 21 years at the casino, her supervisors consistently rated her work ‘highly effective.’ [...]
So we’ve got a trans-inclusive ENDA, time to celebrate!
Or so I thought, till I actually looked at the language.
Section 8(a)(3) CERTAIN SHARED FACILITIES- Nothing in this Act shall be construed to establish an unlawful employment practice based on actual or perceived gender identity due to the denial of access to shared shower or dressing facilities [...]
To all the folks involved with the production of the Zoey/Zarf story line on “All My Children” I’d like to say thank you. I’ve never watched something so transpositive in the popular culture as I’ve witnessed today. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, see the clips below:
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First he said:
* “Homosexual transsexuals tend to have a short time horizon, with certain pleasure in the present worth great risks for the future.”
* “Prostitution is the single most common occupation that homosexual transsexuals in our study admitted to.”
* “The more resourceful and attractive transsexual prostitutes are call girls.”
* “Nearly all the homosexual transsexuals [...]
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 still asking myself the same question.
Ann Coulter – Called one man a faggot.
Don Imus – Called a team “nappy headed hoes.”
Michael Savage – Called a murdered transwoman a psycho freak. [...]
I’m in the midst of a move, and a couple of other pressing things right now, but this really is worth some discussion. Are radical lesbian separatists/feminists an enemy that we should fight with the same veracity as we do the religious right? Your thoughts?
I found this picture on TransgenderAsia:
It’s of Tonette Lopez, a Filipino/Asian transactivist. It’s is full of so much strength and resolve it makes me want to stand up and scream HELL YES. Read more about her here.
Rest in peace Tonette. Even a year after your death you still inspire people.
In my March 26th post “Just Wondering…“, I asked where the outrage was concerning Michael Savage’s recent tirade against transgender people. I checked the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) website to see if they’d issued any kind of statement concerning Savage’s assault on the transgender community. Finding none, I contacted the only transgender [...]
