Taking The Tyranny Out Of The Y
With the ongoing battles between radical feminists and transgender bloggers, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it means to be transgender. Radical feminists, in the…
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Marti Abernathey
Marti Abernathey is the founder of the Transadvocate and the previous managing editor.
Abernathey has worn many different hats, including that of podcaster, activist, and radiologic technologist.
She's been a part of various internet radio ventures such as TSR Live!, The T-Party, and The Radical Trannies, TransFM, and Sodium Pentathol Sunday.
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).
In 2008 she was a delegate from Indiana to the Democratic National Convention and a member of Barack Obama's LGBT Steering and Policy Committee.
Abernathey currently hosts the Youtube Channel "The T-Party with Marti Abernathey."
Ok, Maybe I’m Just Cranky
The headline from a recent Rex Wockner PrideSource post screams “Transsexual becomes mayor of Cambridge”. What would you think of this headline: “Gay becomes mayor of Cambridge”? Now,…
What’s In A Word? Context, Ya Fag!
I know I have this obsession with words. I’ve never particularly liked Queerty.com because it’s posts on transfolk generally border on bad taste/transphobia. The most recent edition sports…
Are You Hungry?
If you’ve been to TA today, you might have noticed that in the left sidebar I’ve linked to the site feed for ALL the bloggers of Transadvocate.com. I…
It’s A Tranny Inferno!
As the years go by, I tend to think that this culture is becoming more and more progressive. But I’ve seen snippets of the past that keep reminding…
It’s All Greek To Me: The Transgender – Homosexuality Death Match
In reading the recently published “Interview: Transgenderism Emerging on the Heels of Homosexuality in Media” at the Christian Post, I sat amazed with my mouth agape at the…
Confessions of A Ex-Ex-Transgender
You’ve probably heard of the ex-gay movement. You may have even heard of the ex-ex-gay movement. Odds are slim that you know anyone that is ex-transgender. But have…
Same Ole “Ball and Crain” Dreams
“I know some of my transgender sisters question my commitment to their equality, but let me be the first (I think) to point out where the top-three Democrats…
Radical Feminist Christ
Until someone puts actual empirical data along side radical feminist doctrine, I refuse to call it a theory. It isn’t a theory, it’s a religion. And it’s about…