During both my trips to Pride, and the Be-Bar I met QT ATAC, which is organizing a series of queer and trans friendly events in DC. QT ATAC, is a collective of queer and trans folk organizing in DC to help improve the queer and trans community though July by setting up at least one if not several events each day in DC each day. So far they've had some really good events, and they'll definitely have more. If you're thinking of going to their events, which I recommend please note that they have marked on their site which locations are wheelchair accessible, and which are open to allies. Read More »
I'm already nervous about the scary comments this post will generate...
Transgender male, Thomas Beatie, writes a first person narrative at The Advocate detailing the personal, legal, and social hurdles he faces now that he's decided to carry the child of his wife, Nancy.
Good news from the GLBT community this month: Andrew Gomez, a female to male transgender student, was elected homecoming king at Pasadena City College. He is the first transgender student elected to that office at PCC.
The homecoming committee initially denied Gomez’s application for homecoming court. The committee cited his piercings and, said Associated Students of PCC (ASPCC) Vice President for Public Relations Adam Kratt, was wary of his sexual identity. “In his personal statement, he stated that he wanted to show, by his example, that other LGBT youth could participate in campus activities,” said Kratt. “The committee saw it as an ulterior motive."
But since another candidate had piercings and, you know, discrimination is wrong, the committee reversed its decision. Gomez was allowed to participate on the court and was eventually elected by the student body as homecoming king.
ASPCC is also moving forward to create gender neutral bathrooms on campus, following reports of the harassment of a transgender student.
One of the bloggers over at ENDAblog has responded critically to the arguments I made last Friday about a trans-inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The blogger's criticism boils down to this question: "How long does someone who will benefit from the coverage of a non-trans-inclusive law"--that's me--"think it is reasonable for those left out to wait?"
I don't think there's a "reasonable" amount of time for transgender people to wait for employment protections. They, as well as every other progressive American, should be mad that gender-identity protections had to be stripped from ENDA for the bill to pass through the House. I wish we lived in a country where passing a trans-inclusive ENDA would be a no-brainer. For that matter, I wish we lived in a country where ENDA wasn't needed at all, because discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identification didn't exist. Read More »
Tomorrow is the 9th Annual Transgender Remembrance Day, a day set aside to commemorate the lives lost due to anti-transgender violence and to raise awareness of the physical and verbal violence inflicted upon transgender individuals on a daily basis. Read More »
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