On Tuesday I attended the HRC/Victory Fund luncheon and on Wednesday I attended the LGBT caucus at the convention center in Denver. Many stories were broke in the past few days, but one event passed by without a word. In a very consistent manner, Barney Frank again signaled that when ENDA is introduced, it will NOT be fully inclusive.
Speakers including the likes of Tammy Baldwin, Diego Sanchez, and others have repeatedly spoke about the hopefulness of an inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act, but that seems more like a wish, than even close to being a reality. Some in the activist community have commented that I’ve “given up”, but I’m not a believer in false hope. Barney Frank is the shepherd, and we are the sheep.
Marti Abernathey is the founder and former managing editor of The Transdvocate.
She's been a part of various internet radio ventures such as TSR Live!, The T-Party, and The Radical Trannies, to name a few.
As an advocate she's previously been involved with the Indiana Transgender Rights Advocacy Alliance, Rock Indiana Campaign for Equality, and the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition. She's taken vital roles as a grass roots community organizer in The Indianapolis Tax Day Protest (2003), The Indy Pride HRC Protest (2004), Transgender Day of Remembrance (2004), Indiana's Witch Hunt (2005), and the Rally At The Statehouse (the largest ever GLBT protest in Indiana - 3/2005).
She was a delegate from Indiana to the Democratic National Convention and a member of Barack Obama's LGBT Steering and Policy Committee.
[...] who’s been busy with the Obama campaign, among other things, I’m sure, has a post up at Transadvocate (and Bilerico) today about “St. Barney” (as Kat Rose refers to him) … On Tuesday [...]
[...] who’s been busy with the Obama campaign, among other things, I’m sure, has a post up at Transadvocate (and Bilerico) today about “St. Barney” (as Kat Rose refers to him) … On Tuesday [...]
An interesting bit is at: http://transworkplace.blogspot.com/2008/08/rep-frank-tentative-support-for-trans.html
As you would expect though, he is playing it safe …. he only will fight for an inclusive ENDA if there are 15 more dem seats.
An interesting bit is at: http://transworkplace.blogspot.com/2008/08/rep-frank-tentative-support-for-trans.html
As you would expect though, he is playing it safe …. he only will fight for an inclusive ENDA if there are 15 more dem seats.
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.