Transgender Election Protection

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Monday November 03, 2008 · 8:07 PM PST

2008/11/03 · 20:07

This will be very quick, but I ran across a couple of resources regarding voting rights for transgender Americans, and I wanted to share.

(If you don’t understand what transgender means, try reading
http://www.translife.net/...
Or
http://www.thecrimson.com/... )

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Saturday October 11, 2008 · 5:25 PM PDT

2008/10/11 · 17:25

I keep hearing, from smart gay-friendly folks, two erroneous statements:

a) Marriage is just a state issue, it has nothing to do with the feds...
b) Marriage discrimination isn’t that much of a practical problem anymore -- folks can just move to MA or CA or CT!

Neither of those is true, and the next federal administration really could and should do a lot to make matters better on the ground for same-sex couples.

Or, to come at this a completely different way: I really, really identify with Michelle Obama’s statement about finally being proud of my country. She’s backpedaled away from the statement, and I understand why -- much as I understand why Barack has voiced his opposition to same-sex marriage -- but I’m sure that on some levels, she meant it, because I feel the same way.

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Sunday July 29, 2007 · 11:49 AM PDT

2007/07/29 · 11:49

In the past few weeks, MPetrelis in a diary and EddieC in a comment have alluded to the unfortunate incident last month at a Manhattan restaurant called Caliente Cab Company. Here's a fuller description of what happened, what's been done in response so far, why IMHO it matters, and what you can do to help.

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Wednesday November 22, 2006 · 6:47 PM PST

2006/11/22 · 18:47

So...when I signed up to be this week's Feminisms diarist, I didn't piece together that this was Thanksgiving week. So Wednesday night has rolled around, and I'm rather exhausted from a day spent grocery shopping, cooking, and yakking with my mother (whom I hadn't seen in a number of months). But I think I can parlay the whole home-for-the-holidays thing into a platform or springboard for feminist discussion...y'all be the judges.

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Saturday October 29, 2005 · 1:52 PM PDT

2005/10/29 · 13:52

this deviation from my usual cynicism is a spin-off from Lode Runner's popular diary, "Let the Boycotts Begin."

reading the discussion of whether it's better to focus on the positive or the negative, i was reminded of the public service announcements currently up around my city, telling you that for weight loss and healthier-eating purposes, it's better to focus on what you want to eat more of rather than what you need to eat less of. when i see those ads, my mind goes immediately to "fresh local produce" -- and that's also an area where i'm currently seeking to improve the political and ecological footprint of my consumer habits. but it was noted in the comments, some people find proscription (a specific list of what not to eat/do) easier to remember and stick by. anyway, some parallels between choosing how to eat and choosing how to buy: Read More

LGBT Groups Formally Oppose Roberts

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Thursday August 25, 2005 · 12:24 PM PDT

2005/08/25 · 12:24

This morning, four national LGBT rights organizations [announced their opposition] to the John Roberts Supreme Court nomination. The groups are the Human Rights Campaign, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays).

"For his entire adult life, John Roberts has been a disciple of and promoted a political and legal ideology that is antithetical to an America that embraces all, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people," said Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. "He has denigrated the nature and scope of the constitutional rights to privacy, equal protection and due process as well as federal government's role in confronting injustice. I have no doubt he's an accomplished lawyer and an affable dinner companion, but that doesn't make him any less a mortal danger to equal rights for gay people, reproductive freedom and affirmation [sic] action."

[bit more below the fold] Read More

The Schwarzenegger Amendment: Why I'm in favor

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Monday November 15, 2004 · 8:16 PM PST

2004/11/15 · 20:16

I wrote this in slightly different format for another forum, but in light of abujams' post/poll yesterday, it seemed worth reposting.

Please be nice/constructive, I'm a diary virgin.

I used to teach elementary school in California...about half of my students were
first-generation Mexican immigrants (and a few from other nations). Read More

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Transgender Election Protection

Why marriage matters -- and isn't just a state issue

Caliente's not so hot: NYC restaurant refuses to apologize for ejecting black lesbian

Feminisms: Speaking Truth to...Family?

how 'boycotting' is like 'dieting'

LGBT Groups Formally Oppose Roberts

The Schwarzenegger Amendment: Why I'm in favor