Admit it, Obama is our Fierce Advocate
Recently Rebecca Juro wrote a post at the Advocate called “No, Obama’s Executive Order Is Not a (Total) Win” that I find extremely short-sighted and politically naive. Soon…
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The New “Faggots” Are Trans
Bayard Rustin is a civil rights icon of the African-American and gay civil rights movements. In 1986, Rustin gave a controversial speech entitled “The New ‘Niggers’ Are Gay,”…
“What’s Between Your Legs?” Is the New “So What Do You Do in Bed?”: Trans Issues In The Media
By Cathy Renna @cathyrenna Possibly inspired by Laverne Cox and Orange is the New Black, I blurted out the title of this post at a recent panel about media…
Everyone, even fans, are appalled with Rupaul’s ‘shemale’ contest
Everyone, except GLAAD that is [su_kellibusey2] Rupaul, the clown in pancake makeup has figured out a way to be even more obnoxious. Perhaps he feels that he should…
I’ll be at the White House next week reporting for the Transadvocate, a newly designated news site
[su_kellibusey2] I will be at the White House next weekend and not outside looking in but inside it with the rest of the LGBT bloggers, who will…
“Right to discriminate” bill supports KKK’s right to racial segregation says Sen Yarbrough’s office
By Cristan Williams @cristanwilliams Arizona state senator, Steve Yarbrough (R) sponsored Senate Bill 1062, hailed as a “property rights” bill aimed at ensuring that business owners and social…
Interview with LAUSD’s Judy Chiasson About AB1266 (Part 2)
On Monday, January 13, I interviewed Judy Chiasson of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) for a bit under an hour, and this post is the second…
Eavesdrop on a right wing anti-trans training camp: teaching fear mongering and lies
Recently, an equality effort in Florida was defeated by appealing to the ‘trans people = rape’ meme. As it turned out, appealing to this meme was deliberate and…
Messaging On LGB&T Equality & Citizenship At San Diego TDOR March
This is imagery of the flags we paraded at the San Diego Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) march. Note we flew an American flag — shown in…