Transsexuals Not Covered In Hate Crimes Bill
Back on Feburary 25, 2009 Kathy Padilla wrote a post over at Pam’s House Blend titled “Hate Crimes & ENDA: Bad Bills Come and Bad Bills Go“. When it came out I really thought it…
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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 persons from discrimination.” The Advocate…
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 them female. It doesn’t mean their issues and concerns are female issues and concerns. So long as female issues and concerns are subsumed to and absorbed by male interests (as they are when male people call themselves and are accepted as female), women will never socially realize our full humanity AS FEMALE PEOPLE.”
The Transadvocate Video Podcast – GLAAD’s Big Mistake
Today we discussed the lies forwarded by Christian Conservatives, gender marker changes in Massachusetts,
the ALCU suing Illinois for not changing documentation of people who had SRS outside of the United States, and GLAAD’s misstep of nominating the show “The New Adventures of the Old Christine.”
The Transadvocate Video Podcast – 1/23/09
Today I’m starting a new feature to the site, it’s a video podcast of the The Transadvocate. I’m testing this out, but tentatively I’ll be doing it live at 1pm Eastern/12pm Central every Tuesday through Friday.
The Trans Scare
Thanks to Box Turtle Bulletin and Gay News Blog I was introduced to this lovely piece of transphobia: video under the cut.
You Don’t Know Jack or Barack
Last month the Advocate ran an article titled “Gay Is The New Black?: The Last Great Civil Rights Struggle“. Today Joe Solmonese and other gay rights advocates have expressed outrage at the choice of Pastor…
Diego Sanchez Named Senior Legislative Adviser To Barney Frank
Sources on the Hill confirmed to The Transadvocate that Barney Frank’s office will announce the hiring of Diego Sanchez today. Sanchez will replace outgoing senior policy adviser, Joe Racalto.
The Gingrich That Stole Christmas
There’s a recurrent story that is going through the gossip circles during the Christmas season in trannyland. It goes like this:
Barney Frank and the Human Rights Campaign really got their clocks cleaned by the United ENDA controversy, and now that they’ve really learned their lesson! Good ole’ St. Frank and the HRC’s equality elves will surprise everyone and come on board by supporting a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) and opposing any version that doesn’t include everyone.
There’s only one problem with that dream/fantasy/rumor… it ain’t true!