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Cristan

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“Chaos is inherent in all compounded things. Strive on with diligence.”


Here ser the results from one of those personality tests. You can take this test HERE. If you do take it, please post your results because I tend to be curious : )

Jung Test Results

Introverted (I) 56.76% Extroverted (E) 43.24%
Sensing (S) 50% Intuitive (N) 50%
Thinking (T) 51.72% Feeling (F) 48.28%
Perceiving (P) 50% Judging (J) 50%


Your type is: INTJ

INTJ – “Mastermind”. Introverted intellectual with a preference for finding certainty. A builder of systems and the applier of theoretical models. 2.1% of total population.

Be sure to check out what your personality type means. Mine was really accurate with the exception of a few things. Many of the “negative” attributes are qualities that I’ve worked really hard to change. While the following things aren’t in my nature: I do talk a lot about my feelings; I do think I’m weird; I’m more likely to be detached from discord and work diligently with the needs rather than be ambivalent to misfortunes; and, I make it a point to own and learn from my anger.

The “Favored” and “Disfavored” careers are eerily correct.

INTJ

loner, more interested in intellectual pursuits than relationships or family, not very altruistic, not very complimentary, would rather be friendless than jobless, observer, values solitude, perfectionist, detached, private, not much fun, hidden, skeptical, does not tend to like most people, socially uncomfortable, not physically affectionate, unhappy, does not talk about feelings, hard to impress, analytical, likes esoteric things, tends to be pessimistic, not spontaneous, prone to discontentment, guarded, does not think they are weird but others do, responsible, can be insensitive or ambivalent to the misfortunes of others, orderly, clean, organized, familiar with darkside, tends not to value organized religion, suspicious of others, can be lonely, rarely shows anger, punctual, finisher, prepared

Favored careers::

scientist, dictator, forensic anthropologist, systems analyst, philosopher, nuclear engineer, political analyst, researcher, statistician, scholar, research scientist, computer scientist, software designer, curator, computer programmer, aerospace engineer, electrical engineer, paleontologist, english professor, philosophy professor, chemical engineer, epidemiologist, forensic scientist, museum curator, research assistant, mechanic, astronomer, figher pilot, librarian, systems administrator, neurosurgeon, book editor, biotechnology, archeologist, lab tech, bookstore owner

Disfavored careers:

advertising executive, job in entertainment industry, performer, singer, art therapist, childcare worker, bartender, dj, event coordinator, hair dresser, wedding planner

 

 


In The News…

Insurance & SRS:

Goldman Sachs joins IBM, Bank of America and City of San Francisco for having insurance policies that actually cover sex reassignment surgery (SRS). You can read the story HERE.

Obama Gets Houston GLBT Caucus Endorsement:

The Houston GLBT Political Caucus has officially endorsed Barack Obama. This news can be found HERE.

Clinton VS Obama on TG Issues:

I got kinda curious about this why the caucus would back Obama, so I did a little digging. Here is a note he wrote to the GLBT community:

I’m running for President to build an America that lives up to our founding promise of equality for all – a promise that extends to our gay brothers and sisters. It’s wrong to have millions of Americans living as second-class citizens in this nation. And I ask for your support in this election so that together we can bring about real change for all LGBT Americans.

Equality is a moral imperative. That’s why throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate discrimination against LGBT Americans. In Illinois, I co-sponsored a fully inclusive bill that prohibited discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity, extending protection to the workplace, housing, and places of public accommodation. In the U.S. Senate, I have co-sponsored bills that would equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. And as president, I will place the weight of my administration behind the enactment of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes and a fully inclusiveEmployment Non-Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

As your President, I will use the bully pulpit to urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws. I personally believe that civil unions represent the best way to secure that equal treatment. But I also believe that the federal government should not stand in the way of states that want to decide on their own how best to pursue equality for gay and lesbian couples — whether that means a domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil marriage.

Unlike Senator Clinton, I support the complete repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)– a position I have held since before arriving in the U.S. Senate. While some say we should repeal only part of the law, I believe we should get rid of that statute altogether. Federal law should not discriminate in any way against gay and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA does. I have also called for us to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and I have worked to improve the Uniting American Families Act so we can afford same-sex couples the same rights and obligations as married couples in our immigration system.

The next president must also address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. When it comes to prevention, we do not have to choose between values and science. While abstinence education should be part of any strategy, we also need to use common sense. We should have age-appropriate sex education that includes information about contraception. We should pass the JUSTICE Act to combat infection within our prison population. And we should lift the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users. In addition, local governments can protect public health by distributing contraceptives.

We also need a president who’s willing to confront the stigma – too often tied to homophobia – that continues to surround HIV/AIDS. I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to evangelicals at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, and will continue to speak out as president. That is where I stand on the major issues of the day. But having the right positions on the issues is only half the battle. The other half is to win broad support for those positions. And winning broad support will require stepping outside our comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and implement fully inclusive laws outlawing hate crimes and discrimination in the workplace, we need to bring the message of LGBT equality to skeptical audiences as well as friendly ones – and that’s what I’ve done throughout my career. I brought this message of inclusiveness to all of America in my keynote address at the 2004 Democratic convention. I talked about the need to fight homophobia when I announced my candidacy for President, and I have been talking about LGBT equality to a number of groups during this campaign – from local LGBT activists to rural farmers to parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King once preached.

Just as important, I have been listening to what all Americans have to say. I will never compromise on my commitment to equal rights for all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my ears to the voices of those who still need to be convinced. That is the work we must do to move forward together. It is difficult. It is challenging. And it is necessary.

Americans are yearning for leadership that can empower us to reach for what we know is possible. I believe that we can achieve the goal of full equality for the millions of LGBT people in this country. To do that, we need leadership that can appeal to the best parts of the human spirit. Join with me, and I will provide that leadership. Together, we will achieve real equality for all Americans, gay and straight alike.

Barack Obama

So, I thought that this might be rhetoric… but then I found this (long) YouTube video in which he called out his own community at Ebenezer Baptist Church for being anti-queer.

While I do love Hillary, I found the quote in the Washington Blade to be wimpy and too much like the rhetoric coming from a lot spineless Dems in Congress:

“As for other pending gay rights legislation, Clinton said she was not aware of a timetable for Senate consideration of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which passed the House last year after supporters removed a provision aimed at protecting transgender workers. She declined to comment on the House strategy of stripping the trans provision, but urged the Senate to consider a trans-inclusive bill.”

Additionally, she only supports repealing section 3 of DOMA when the whole thing is just wrong. In this video when the reporter directly asks her about transgender rights, she doesn’t even say the word “transgender”. Her responce is as wimpy as the above quote from the Blade:

Now, setting politics aside…

Historic Moment Made By The Houston Caucus:

One of the most significant things in my mind about the GLBT Caucus endorsement was that the Caucus Board interviewed both Clinton and Obama. The Board President is TG as is the Treasurer.

In the post I made in the forum, I noted that this was probably only the 2nd time in history that a US President would have had direct contact with a TG. The first was in 1886 when a MTF Native American Zuni named We’wha visited Grover Cleveland.

It might interest you to know that Benjamin Franklin hung out with the famous French TG Chevalier D’Eon.

TG Anime is Out:

Speaking of Chevalier D’Eon, ADV released “Le Chevalier D’Eon” – an anime based upon this historical TG.. AND THIS LOOKS LIKE A GREAT ANIME!

You can watch a lot of this on YouTube HERE. I ordered it on Netflix.


About Me

I was going to walk with Carolyn today, but just prior to going over to her house, I hurt my back while feeding my koi. I’m not sure what exactly happened, but I bent over and “OUCH“!

I’ve used a heating pad on it most of the day. Tomorrow I will probably have stay vertical. I’m going to try soaking in a tub tonight.

Darn… There are so many things on the burners right now that I want to blab about, but I can’t just yet because it isn’t the right time. Let me just say that basically four things are coming together to create some neat things in the near future.

Here is a hint:

What to you get when you mix some engaged TG activists, HACS, the City of Houston and this website?

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