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Equality means just that. While the trans community is invested in marriage equality, the reality trans folk face each day is described by the American Psychiatric Association thusly:…
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I Believe There’s An LGBT Community, But…
One of the ongoing arguments I hear and I reject whether it comes from the LGB end of the spectrum or the trans end of it is that…
A Year in the Life of the Human Right Scampaign
Then-HRC head Elizabeth Birch, August 1998 (in an interview with OutSmart magazine (Houston)): Then-HRC head Elizabeth Birch, September 1, 1999 (in Outlines(Chicago)): Outlines: The concept of trans issues … are…
“So, what was Stonewall?”
In the wake of the President Obama’s historic speech referencing Stonewall, NPR ran a piece asking and purporting to answer the question, “So, what was Stonewall?” The article calls upon Martin Duberman, now 82,…
For Weddings, Yet a Funeral
On January 28th, 2011, if you were told that the Trans community would be more organized than the LGB community moving forward in the next legislative session, that…
GayINC 101: a Tutorial
Wondering if you’re part of GayINC? Some recent comments by GayInc bloggers have asked/mocked/been incensed by people asking that question: Most entertaining PHB rumor out there: that we are…
Looking Back: How The G&L Views The T
There’s been quite a buzz in recent months over our GLBT community – particularly how the GL views and treats the T. It’s reached a fevered pitch with…
Dr. Jillian T. Weiss Soon To Join Other Transgender Activists In The Wilderness
That’s my opinion on where the good doctor is headed. In a recent post at Bilerico.com she said: “The incredibly unflappable Signorile asked about the failure of Congress…
Gay Mafia Wars: ENDA and the Politics of Personal Destruction
As I write this, I feel as if I’ve been transported back in time to May of 2007. The National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (NTAC) had just had a…