Where PJI’s Arguments Fall Apart In Florence, Colorado
With talking points, it’s easy to demonize a class of people as a class of people. When confronted with one, very humanized person who belongs to that class of people, it can be hard for…
Tag: transgender
Many Quotes About AB 1266
I’ve collected a number of quotes from those against California’s School Success and Opportunity Act (AB 1266) referendum signature drive and should it turn out to be successful. There’s also some background quotes by some…
The Traditional Values Coalition And AB 1266
Ben Lopez of the Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) testified against California’s Success and Opportunity Act at the State Senate Education Committee hearing on June 12, 2013. An excerpt from his testimony: This bill would call…
PJI Has Wildly Varying Tones & Talking Points On Jane Doe & AB 1266
It All Depends On The Audience The Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) has been at the center of a controversy because of what they’ve clamed about the behavior of a trans student at a Colorado high…
Considering Trans and Queer Appropriation
Within the activist circles I run in, I routinely hear people accuse others of appropriation, or claim that certain behaviors or endeavors are appropriative. I myself have written about how certain people (e.g., cisgender academics…
Trans Radio Theater: Poe Comedy With A Purpose
From the Houston trans community comes this comedy gem: A poe is someone who parodies fundamentalism in such a way that it is ridiculous yet simultaneously difficult to tell if the media is real or…
Thoughts On Chelsea Manning’s Coming Out
I have some thoughts on how Pvt. Chelsea Manning’s gender dysphoria was rolled out. Let me begin by saying I’m going to give, and I’m going to advocate for, respect for Manning’s chosen name and…
Dear Jennifer Usher, Please Do Keep Your Focus On Me
[alert type=”info”]Jennifer Usher posted up on her blog a post entitled Slacktivists? ROTFLLMAO!!!!! as a response to my recent Transadvocate post Transsexual Separatist Slacktivism Doesn’t Win Legislatively. I haven’t made it a habit of responding…
Transsexual Separatist Slacktivism Doesn’t Win Legislatively
Call them classic transsexuals or women of operative history; call them true transsexuals or transsexual separatists — whatever you call them, you can also call them ineffectual slacktivists. Over at LGBT Weekly where I write…