That’s my opinion on where the good doctor is headed. In a recent post at Bilerico.com she said:
“The incredibly unflappable Signorile asked about the failure of Congress to move on ENDA and DADT, and the President’s failure to lead. Frank’s angry response was that the LGBT community has failed to lobby Congress. He characterized our community as “lazy” and “whining”. He said “that is why we will lose” on ENDA and DADT. It was obvious he was more interested in defending himself and his cronies than in providing any leadership.
Have we failed to lobby Congress? Frank gave not a scintilla of evidence to support his accusations. In fact, one need only take a look at the blogs to see many, many stories about the efforts people are taking to call and write their Congressmembers. Advocacy organizations like the National Task Force, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and the National Center for Transgender Equality were busy organizing phone banks and working with local communities in target districts last Fall. There is lots of evidence that our community has spent a great deal of time and effort and money in lobbying Congress. There is also evidence that Congress has been busy ignoring us.
Are you trying to lead us, Representative Frank, or to intimidate us? I know you’re one of the most powerful U.S. Representatives and all, but with all due respect, cut the malarkey.”
Representative Barney Frank is laying the groundwork for our exclusion. First it was his mention of bathrooms:
“There continues to be concerns on the part of many members about the transgender issue, particularly about the question of places where people are without their clothes — showers, bathrooms, locker rooms, etc.,” said Frank. “We still have this issue about what happens when people who present themselves as one sex but have the physical characteristics of the other sex, what rules govern what happens in locker rooms, showers, etc.”
The really disgusting part of that is it is THE VERY THING that homophobic people use to scare others about “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”. Now he’s publicly pinning the blame on the community while the “LG-bt” non-profit industrial complex turns a deaf ear. Now that the National Center for Transgender Equality is a part of the LCCR, one has to wonder how much of a fight they can put up in fighting our exclusion. Frank will pay no political price for shaming the community because those who’s living is based on getting gay money, won’t shit where they eat.
By speaking truth to power, Weiss puts herself outside of that group. The Washington whisper campaign already has been swirling about her, that she she is a “loose cannon”. If anyone needs a score card of the current transactivist meme:
- Vanessa Edwards Foster – batshit insane
- Denise Leclair – impossible to work with
- Dawn Wilson & Monica Roberts – violent racists
- Katrina Rose – combative with violent tendencies
- Pauline Park – abrasive and unworkable
- Monica Helms obnoxious loose cannon
- Marti Abernathey – chaotic and disruptive
- Gwen Smith – sullen and depressive
I’m sorry they’re doing this to her, but at least she’s in good company.
- Excited
- Fascinated
- Amused
- Bored
- Sad
- Angry
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Well I'm a little sad that I didn't make that list. Could be cause nobody knows who I am. I'm definitely going to have to try to be more obstreperous
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“Wait, would they actually throw the T part of the community under the bus just so they can keep making money and keep any real progress from being made?”
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Oops, to late, they already have! The Human wRongs Corporation has only ONE interest, making more money. They are “dangerous and clearly biased” but hey, money talk and bulls*it walks inside the beltway.
And you wonder why AA transpeople are dangerously close to emulating our womanist sisters when the removed themselves from feminism in the early 90′s because of the same BS?
And you wonder why AA transpeople are dangerously close to emulating our womanist sisters when the removed themselves from feminism in the early 90′s because of the same BS?
I have long believed that Barney Frank was a puppet of the right used to stir up dissension in the ranks, and his commentary definitely points in that direction. Back in October the National Equality March rolled into DC and he poo pood about that as well and we proved him wrong on that account, bringing upwards in the range of 250,000 LGBTQA attendees, thats a quarter million give or take a few, and that kind of turnout can have an effect on ballots. At the same time as that march there were solidarity rallys in several major cities, I think doing that may have had an impact on the people that oppose repealing DADT, and ENDA so they unleash their puppet to try to get us to all start squabbling amongst ourselves, divide and conquer its an age old trick because it works so well. Some semblance of equality for us is within our grasp so we need to shore up our defenses and be prepared for all the dirty tricks they will throw at us in an attempt to get infighting going on so we stay in the position of their whipping boys and girls. We all have to stick together and work on ENDA and DADT regardless if you are L,G,B,T,Q or any other letter. SAME STRUGGLE SAME FIGHT!!!
I have long believed that Barney Frank was a puppet of the right used to stir up dissension in the ranks, and his commentary definitely points in that direction. Back in October the National Equality March rolled into DC and he poo pood about that as well and we proved him wrong on that account, bringing upwards in the range of 250,000 LGBTQA attendees, thats a quarter million give or take a few, and that kind of turnout can have an effect on ballots. At the same time as that march there were solidarity rallys in several major cities, I think doing that may have had an impact on the people that oppose repealing DADT, and ENDA so they unleash their puppet to try to get us to all start squabbling amongst ourselves, divide and conquer its an age old trick because it works so well. Some semblance of equality for us is within our grasp so we need to shore up our defenses and be prepared for all the dirty tricks they will throw at us in an attempt to get infighting going on so we stay in the position of their whipping boys and girls. We all have to stick together and work on ENDA and DADT regardless if you are L,G,B,T,Q or any other letter. SAME STRUGGLE SAME FIGHT!!!
“Loose cannon?” That’s appropriate for me. The term comes from the old wooden Navy ships that had cannons on carriages. The one that came out of their carriages caused a lot of damage. I can do damage alright . . . . to those who screw over trans people.
All on that list are my friends. I run with a good group.
“Loose cannon?” That’s appropriate for me. The term comes from the old wooden Navy ships that had cannons on carriages. The one that came out of their carriages caused a lot of damage. I can do damage alright . . . . to those who screw over trans people.
All on that list are my friends. I run with a good group.
“Ever wonder where this stuff initiates from?”
Why wonder when assuming the obvious will do a better job?
“Ever wonder where this stuff initiates from?”
Why wonder when assuming the obvious will do a better job?