Author: Marti Abernathey
Siriusly EmpTy
Recently, I saw a tweet by Diana Cage on twitter. I’d heard Cage on her nightly show on Sirius XM Satellite Radio’s “Diana Cage Show”, and I decided to subscribe and listen in on her…
Is HRC Wicked?: A Return TO Barney Frank’s Oz
Coming up on the two year anniversary of the Human Right Campaign’s (HRC) support of Barney Frank dropping gender identity from the 2007 Employment Non-discrimination Act (ENDA), the irony of HRC’s current position on DOMA…
Am I A Woman Born Transsexual?: The Politics of Trans-Identities
The intersection of internet wars sometimes brings interesting observations to mind, and today one such intersection really spoke to me. Recently Jasper over at Jasper’s wardrobe has made some pretty controversial things about gender and…
How To Be An Ally
Privilege is a nasty thing. It steals perspective, traps us in mindsets and views that make it near impossible to comprehend what a marginalized person is going through. It is, invariably, the worst obstacle facing…
The Hate We Fight Abroad, The Ignorance At Home
In the context of the “war” for our equality, trans-people have to fight the war on two fronts. There’s the kind of hatred that is espoused by morally corrupt people on the right wing conservative…