Blog Of Shame: Sockpuppets and The Politics of Personal Destruction
Autumn Sandeen’s latest “expose” over at Pam’s House Blend is about activist and blogger Ashley Love. She states her reason for this post is that: “However, I can’t…
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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."
Gay Agendas and The Trans-Sisters of Perpetual Adoration
When I heard that “Kathleen” over at Pam’s House Blend was banned for allegedly outing an anonymous blogger that just happened to be affiliated with GayINC, I was shocked… for…
DEAR STONEWALL, PLEASE STOP EXPLOITING OUR DEAD!
I’m pissed. Every year I write this post. EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN YEAR. You just can’t help but feed off the dead. You did it in 2007, in 2008,…
De-transitioned in Death, How the Media Disrespects Transgender People
I’m tired. Tired of the so called “liberal media” disrespecting our dead. Hell, even our own “LGB(t) media does it. Ya know, “Today a transgender woman, Jane Doe,…
History Theft: How Gay and Lesbian Historians Appropriate Trans History
As far back as we have history of transgender people, we have appropriation (a nice word for theft) of our history by gays and lesbians. I wrote a…
The Blind Push For ENDA And Your Advocacy Dollars
Tomorrow you’ll likely to see a big push from inside the beltway “equality” organizations pushing for passage of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). From a recent e-mail plea:…
ENDA And Barney Frank’s Trans Penis Panic
In a recent interview with Karen Ocamb, Barney Frank said: “I’m hoping to get a vote on it in committee [House Committee on Education and Labor, chaired by…
When Ticked Off Gay Men Attack: Misogyny As A Knife
Last week when I posted Tribeca Film Festival Promotes Exploitation of Transgender People, I never thought that the call to action would cause controversy within the GLBT community.…