I gave a presentation with Sandy Jones (HACS) on Substance Use issues within the trans population at a conference today. Here’s the intro from the handout: Working with transgender clients can raise fundamental questions of policy. A trans client’s presence can challenge long held assumptions and belief systems about the very nature of gender. Not […]
We would not have Gay Pride Parade if it was not for the transgenders. We would not have Gay Pride Week!
ENDA via Executive Order On social policy, Obama is reconsidering whether to issue an executive order prohibiting federal contractors from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. When he decided not to issue such an order last year, the White House said it would prefer to pass a law applying to gays […]
In the wake of the President’s historic speech referencing Stonewall, NPR ran a piece asking and purporting to answer the question, “So, what was Stonewall?” The article calls upon Martin Duberman, now 82, to retell the story of Stonewall. Martin Duberman published the first history of Stonewall in 1993. His history significantly featured trans folk. Bizarrely, the NPR author Liz Halloran […]
Yes. You’re reading that correctly. Marti asked me to become the managing editor of the transadvocate. Marti has done some amazing things with her site and I hope to be able to continue her work. BTW, I recently interviewed Marti so that her story as a trans activist would be preserved at the TG Archive. I […]
“Medically, Christine presents an almost classic case of the transsexual phenomenon or, in other words, a striking example of a disturbed gender role orientation.” – Dr. Harry Benjamin, 1968 There was a time when we talked about gender in terms of an orientation. We don’t associate the term “orientation” with gender any longer and I […]
I thought I’d share 10 free things I’ve used (in no particular order). 1.) Get a free 8 gig USB drive. 2.) Here’s some free tea 3.) A free language program I like. 4.) Free college courses. Here’s how to turn these (with some hoop-jumping) free courses into college credits. If you want to take […]
It’s true. The Bible actually instructs people on the exact way to test if a god is real. I give you, Isaiah 41:21 – 23: 21 Produce your cause, saith the Lord; bring forth your strong reasons, saith the King of Jacob. 22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let […]
