Helen Boyd Kramer's journal on gender and stuff
No, really? In how many ways, exactly, besides all of them?
The only part I don’t understand is how fans of the show, who usually think the entirely tasteless, cruel humor is funny, are somehow outraged when the joke is on them.
Please don’t spend any more brain power on this one. Send your congressmembers or Speaker Pelosi another letter about ENDA instead, would you?
Jillian Weiss has written an excellent summation of what’s up with ENDA at Bilerico. Do check it out. I was on the conference call as well, & Weiss’ “take” on what was said is the same as mine on all the important points.
ENDA & the bill to repeal DADT are supposed to go to the floor this month!
Meanwhile, the whip count on ENDA, which Obama also backs, is entering its fifth week. The effort has most recently focused on rechecking support among Members thought to be more comfortable with the legislation than politically imperiled moderates who have raised most of the concerns, one source familiar with the effort said. That, the source said, bodes well for its progress. But many Members remain officially undecided and have quietly voiced frustrations about the prospect of taking a tough vote that they see as a distraction from an agenda focused on job creation.
“It seems to run contrary to what the Speaker said a few months back about focusing on jobs and moving away from these controversial items,” one senior Democratic aide said. “Anything that’s not specifically tied to keeping the economy going raises red flags for folks.”
But Frank said that he is optimistic about the vote count and that transgender protections will remain in the bill.
“There’s no chance of doing it without it,” he said of the transgender protections.
Frank said he’s told wavering Democrats that “the principle is the same. It’s discrimination.”
He said concessions were made in the drafting of the language to address moderates’ concerns. For instance, Frank said, transgender people with “one set of genitals” would not be able to go to a bathroom for people with another set of genitals.
And, Frank said, they also would have to have a “consistent gender presentation” in order to be able to sue for discrimination.
“They can’t sit there with a full beard and a dress,” Frank said.
We’re going to need to make a lot of calls, folks. Stay tuned.
(via Petti Pie)
Who knew? Crossdressing is still illegal in Oakland, California, & has been for 130 years. Maybe it won’t be soon:
“These laws have a history of being used as a tool of oppression,” said Kaplan, Oakland’s first openly lesbian elected official. She said laws similar to Oakland’s have been “an excuse for persecution” against the LGBT community and people who don’t conform to traditional gender rolls.
She noted that police in New York City used a similar statute when they raided the Stonewall Inn in 1969, setting off demonstrations in an event that became a seminal point in the gay-rights movement.
In Oakland, the cross-dressing ordinance is not enforced and hasn’t been in recent memory. City officials also believe it is unconstitutional. But a report from Kaplan’s office noted that under the existing language, women in uniform working in the police and fire departments could be subject to arrest and misdemeanor charges.
NCTE has a direct action going on. If you’re a trans person or ally who is out of work, you can drop off your resume + cover letter to your local Congressperson, and then send copies to NCTE who will deliver them in person. The idea is to show Congress exactly how much we need ENDA. More below the break: Continue reading “Unemployed Trans + ENDA Direct Action”
Someone attacked a trans person in a men’s room at CSU-LB and carved into the person’s chest.
Here’s a sketch of the asshole:
I hope someone recognizes him so he can be brought to justice.
(via Matty & Calpernia)
Here is the final list of the co-signing organizations & individuals of the Callen-Lorde/Gay Center letter to the APA about the DSM V revision of GID:
Co-signing Institutions:
- CenterLink: The Community of LGBT Centers, New York, NY
- Agnodice Foundation, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Brainpower Research and Development Services Inc
- Brooklyn Community Pride Center, Brooklyn, NY
- Capital District Gay and Lesbian Community Council, Albany, NY
- Center on Halsted, Chicago, IL
- The DC Center for the LGBT Community
- Equality Ohio, Columbus, OH
- The Gay Alliance in Rochester NY
- Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Colorado, Denver, CO
- L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Legacy Community Health Services, Houston, TX
- LGBT Community Center Coalition of Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
- The LOFT LGBT Community Services Center, White Plains, NY
- Malecare, New York, NY
- Mazzoni Center, Philadelphia, PA
- Milwaukee LGBT Community Center, Milwaukee, WI
- National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP), New York, NY
- National LGBT Cancer Network, New York, NY
- New Mexico GLBTQ Centers, Las Cruces, NM
- New York City Anti-Violence Project, New York, NY
- New York Trans Rights Organization (NYTRO), White Plains, New York
- Out With Cancer – The LGBT Cancer Project, New York, NY
- Pride in Practice, Silver School of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY
- Rainbow Heights Club, Brooklyn, NY
- Sacramento Gay & Lesbian Center, Sacramento, CA
- San Francisco LGBT Community Center, San Francisco, CA
- Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE), New York, NY
- Spectrum LGBT Center, San Rafael, CA
- Third Root Community Health Center, Brooklyn, NY
- YouthPride, Inc., Atlanta, GA
The following individuals have requested their names be added to this letter in show of support:
- Alison Aldrich, LCSW, Clinical Assistant Professor, NYU Silver School of Social Work, New York, NY
- Alison Alpert, New York, NY
- Angie Canelli, MA MHP LMHC NCC, Gender and Sexual Minority, Specialist, Seattle Counseling Service, Seattle, WA
- Brenda Solomon, Ph.D., M.S.W., Graduate Program Coordinator and Associate Professor, Social Work at The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
- Craig Sloane, LCSW, New York, NY
- David J. Brennan, MSW, PhD, Assistant Professor, Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
- David Steinberg, San Francisco, CA
- Deanna Croce, LMSW, New York, NY
- Dennis Holly
- Devon Claridge, Brooklyn, NY
- Dr. Karra Bikson, Assistant Professor, NYU Silver School of Social Work, New York, NY
- E Maxwell Davis, Ph.D., LISW, Assistant Professor, Human Development & Women’s Studies, California State University, East Bay, CA
- Elizabeth Mullaugh, Board Secretary, LGBT Community Center of Central Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
- Fareen Ramji, LMSW, Brooklyn, NY
- Foresta Castañeda, MSW, Middlebury, VT
- Franklin Brooks, Ph.D., LCSW, Chairperson, Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Issues, National Association of Social Workers, Maine Chapter, Portland, ME
- Helen Boyd, author and lecturer in Gender Studies, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
- Holly Rider-Milkovich, Director, Student Wellness Center. New York City College of Technology, New York, NY
- Jane Mildred, MSW, MA, PhD, Amherst, MA
- Jean Sienkewicz, MSW–Offender Re-Entry Housing Specialist, Burlington Housing Authority, Burlington VT
- Jase Schwartz, BA Psychology, MSW Candidate, Hunter College School of Social Work, New York, NY
- Jeff Brody, LMHC, ATR-BC, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Board-Certified Art Therapist, Licensed School Adjustment Counselor, Braintree, MA
- Jeremy D. Schwartz, MSW Candidate, Student Senator, NYU Silver School of Social Work, New York, NY
- Jessie Jacobson, Los Angeles, CA
- Joyce E. Garee, LMSW, Albany, NY
- Justus Eisfeld, co-director, GATE – Global Advocates for Trans Equality, New York, NY
- Karalyn Shimmyo, LMSW, Brooklyn, NY
- Kayleen White, Thornbury, Victoria, Australia, former co-convenor of Victoria’s TransGender Victoria
- Laura Booker, LCSW, New York, NY
- Lex Moran, New York, NY
- Mauro Cabral, co-director, GATE – Global Advocates for Trans Equality, Córdoba, Argentina
- Melissa Sklarz, New York, NY
- Michael Miller, MSW Candidate, 2011, Silver School Of Social Work, New York University, New York, NY
- Michelle Kay, MS, FNP, New York, NY
- Misty L. Wall, PhD, MSSW, LCSW, Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Boise State University, Boise, ID
- Nerissa Belcher RN, Decatur, GA
- Nickerson Hill, LMSW, Masters of Public Health Candidate, Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY
- Nicole Paige, New York, NY
- P. Swan, MSW, Seattle, WA
- Paisley Currah, Professor, Brooklyn College-CUNY, Brooklyn, NY
- Pamela Bianco, Staten Island, NY
- Pega Ren, Ed.D., Registered Clinical Counsellor, Board Certified Sexologist, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Rebecca Capri-Durkee Transgender Health Advocate, Boston, MA
- Robin Mangini, New York, NY
- Romy Reading, MA, New School for Social Research, New York, NY
- Rosalyne Blumenstein LCSW ACHP-SW, Therapy2Go, Los Angeles, CA
- Samuel Lurie, Director, Transgender Training and Advocacy
- Sand Chang, PhD, San Francisco, CA
- Sari Surkis, MBA, MSW Candidate, New York, NY
- Sean M. Endress, MA, LCSW, Albany, NY
- Sebastian Colon-Otero, LMSW, Brooklyn, NY
- Shelley Schwartz, Chappaqua NY
- Sherry Tripepi, MSW, EqualityToledo, Toledo, OH
- Stacey Peyer, MSW, LCSW, CalSWEC Field Consultant, CSULB Department of Social Work, Long Beach, CA
- Steve Prentice, LMSW New York, NY
- Steven Lipsky, LCSW, CASAC, New York, NY
- Sue Langer, LCSW, New York, NY
- Susan E. Roche, Ph.D., M.S.S.W., University of Vermont Department of Social Work, Burlington, VT
- Tim Pierce, President, Community Alliance and Action Network, Joliet, IL
- Toby C. Siegel, Astoria NY
- Trey Polesky, MSW, Bloomington, IL
- Tyler Blake Kim, New York, NY
- Yosenio V. Lewis, Transgender Health Advocate, San Francisco, CA
Pam of Pam’s House Blend has a post up at Daily Kos about Autumn Sandeen’s treatment in federal lock-up. I wish I could say I’m surprised. Autumn, in the meanwhile, is home safe & sound.
The RAF has a pilot who is transitioning on the job, & nutty them, they think it doesn’t matter as long as she can still do her job.
(“Per Ardua ad Astra” is Latin for “through adversity to the stars” which is the motto of the RAF and which certainly be the motto of the trans community, no?.)