Bayard Rustin
"Our job is not to get those people who dislike us to love us"
bell hooks
“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance”
ARE YOU A MAN OR A WOMAN?
I have awoken multiple times from a nightmare hearing this phrase screamed at me over and over again. Whether awake or asleep, it echoes over and over and over again…
Trans and Stealth
I used to be pretty arrogant about the whole stealth vs. out thing. Today reading Dyssonance’s To Stealth Or Not To Stealth, I had to reflect on how my perspective…
ENDA Bill Introduced… Last Week?
Today at 1pm today (6-24-09) Barney Frank is set to officially introduce the HR 2981, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act. This week, Congressman Barney Frank will introduce the Employee Non-Discrimination Act. …
The Big Shitty Lie: Transgender Trouble and Toilets
On twitter yesterday, Kyle Pratt of Ruminations Blog posted this: ‘Bathroom bill’ foes rally in Mass.: http://digg.com/d1tt6Z?t More problems with “transgender” guys and restrooms. Of which I responded with: Can…
ENDA And Hate Crimes Go To The Back Of The Bus
Last Thursday Jason Bellini of the Daily Beast reported that the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) had made a deal with the Obama Administration to delay repealing the Don’t Ask, Don’t…
No Match, No Job, No Surgery
Maybe it was my naiveté, but I always thought when I got my documentation changed, I transitioned, and was passable, that I’d be able to live the nice normal life…
My Dead Feminist Heart
Reading Nexy’s blog, I found out about a post over at Feministing and the boycott that’s being called by some in the transgender community. The title of the post is…
ENDA and The Gay Media Cabal
According the Washington Blade, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) approved a policy statement that “the group will not support the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, or ENDA, if it excludes language protecting…
The Great Transsexual Radical Feminist Menace
"I don't give a shit whether or not they [MTF transsexuals) want to chop themselves up. I don't give a shit if they want to wear dresses. That doesn't make…
Sexual Amputees, Christian “Love”, and Transgender Children
Today we discussed Christian intolerance, transgender children, transsexual marriage, and sexual amputees!…
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{ "Therefore, I am a full-throated supporter of marriage equality in NJ." This is what pisses me off about the civil rights carcinomas such as... } – Feb 03, 1:40 PM
{ PS I as a transgender woman have tried to enter a men's room and been directed to the ladies'room. What's a girl to do. } – Feb 03, 1:04 PM
{ I can totally relate. It was especially difficult in early transition, when I started getting an intense desire to cry, but couldn't. It was frustrating... } – Feb 03, 11:31 AM