Wow.
OC Column
I’ve already lost track of how many columns I’ve written for Our Chart, but the third of my triptych about monogamy is up at Our Chart. Do check it out.
Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba died on Sunday right after she finished a concert in Italy. She was a South African singer who I first discovered on a collection of music from the tv show Northern Exposure
The Best of Miriam Makeba and the Skylarks
She had such a sparkling, clear voice – the kind that makes you think of beautiful sunny days.
Protest Prop 8: Nov 15th
Protests against Prop 8 are being planned for just about everywhere on Saturday, November 15th. You can find out where a protest local to you is by checking www.jointheimpact.com.
Bathrooms
TIC (Translating Identities Conference) happened yesterday at UVM (University of Vermont @ Burlington) and Kate Bornstein – who spoke there – posted this lovely sign.
Employment Non-Discrimination
On Twitter, Gunner Scott of GenderCrash directed me to the new Obama-Biden administration’s employment policy, which says:
The Obama-Biden Transition Project does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or any other basis of discrimination prohibited by law.
Note the bold print.
Feministing points out that the CT Employment Law Blog has stated that this “signals a dramatic shift in the hiring practices of the executive branch because current law does not prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity.”
So not only is this a proposed change or ideological shift, but an actual policy change has already happened with the Obama-Biden administration.
I told y’all they were hip to gender!
Purple America
(thanks to Lena & Princeton for the image)
1st Trans Mayor
Stu Rasmussen is my new favorite person. Here’s his mayor’s page, with his photo prominently displayed.
Kittoi Comforts
I haven’t cat blogged for a while, but I took this photo of the boys recently & couldn’t resist. Aren’t they just too adorable? This was right after Aeneas came home, after his surgery, and he seems very happy to have his big brother next to him again.
Marriage Equality Corridor
For those who have been feeling frustrated and sad about Prop 8, Charles Kaiser at OpenSalon says:
Therefore, this week’s victories for the religious right in California, Arizona and Florida are really the last gasp of a fringe movement trying to forestall the inevitable, rather than proof of a new “cultural brick wall.â€
& He provides some very compelling evidence, so go read it, & be heartened.