Rainbow Golden Globes

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Considering the political climate, it’s amazing that the Golden Globes nominated the following:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
FELICITY HUFFMAN-TRANSAMERICA

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE – MICHELLE WILLIAMS – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
LARRY McMURTRY & DIANA OSSANA – BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“TRAVELIN’ THRU” – TRANSAMERICA – Dolly Parton

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.