Bayard Rustin
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bell hooks
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Co-founder & president of NTAC - National Transgender Advocacy Coalition
Co-founder & president of NTAC - National Transgender Advocacy Coalition
Looking Back: How The G&L Views The T
There’s been quite a buzz in recent months over our GLBT community – particularly how the GL views and treats the T. It’s reached a fevered pitch with Rep. Barney…
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. …
Seeking Justice When The Empire (State) Strikes Black (Trans)
“Just waking up in the morning, gotta thank God. I don’t know but today just seems kinda odd…. Plus nobody I know got killed in South Central L.A. … Today…
Pride 2009: We Yelled, They Screamed. But Did Anyone ‘Hear’ Us?
It was one for the ages. Forty years after Stonewall, to the day (with an additional 12 hours added) ... we found ourselves marching down Fifth Avenue through downtown New…
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{ For someone who complains about the patriarchal nature of the gender binary, you sure do have a patriarchal, stereotypical view of what women should behave... } – Feb 06, 12:29 AM
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