Drink Deeply

HRC Ponied up to the Transgender troth of sorrow for a big drink.

In the HRC "Back Story" this is found;

Joe Solmonese condemned the use of the "trans panic" defense in a statement:

The murder of Angie Zapata, just 18 years old, is a tragic
reminder of the hate and ignorance that threatens the transgender
community every day.

Allyson Robinson, HRC's new Associate Director of Diversity, weighed
in by calling for inclusive hate crimes protection:

"As a transgender woman, I am horrified by this crime, but as human beings, we should all be outraged."

Kelli Busey, transgender woman weighs in to say this;

As humans we are OUTRAGED that a person who identifies as transgender lowers herself to levels where she speaks for HRC.

The absolute objectification and denunciation that Joe Solmonese has directed since the demise of HR2015 at transgender people is a daily reminder to dealers of death of the perception propagated by HRC that Transgender people are somehow less than Gay and Lesbians and therefore more vulnerable.

We don't need your condolence HRC. Show some respect.

Drink have a bitter after taste?


Troth

Troth\, n. [A variant of truth. See Truth.]

1. Belief; faith; fidelity.

Bid her alight And hertroth plight. --Shak.

2. Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth. --Shak.

In troth, thou art able to instruct gray hairs. --Addison.

3. Betrothal. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

We will be at the Dallas Texas bar "Crews Inn" tonight.

Many thanks to Dallas Voice DVTV News.

Protesta Transgènera a la Taberna de Crews ( Para Distribuciòn Inmediata)

Hispanohablante: Jenni Eilers (aliada de la protesta)

Teléfono: 214-641-1268

Email: arcodeiris76@yahoo.com



Transgéneros y sus aliados protestan discriminación



Protesta



Cada martes a las 10 de la noche
La Taberna de Crews (Crews Inn)
3215 N Fitzhugh Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 443-9350

Defensores transgèneros y sus aliados de Dallas han asignado a una protesta continuosa al la Taberna de Crews, una taberna gay de Dallas, en respuesta a la expulsiòn de una mujer transgènera desde la taberna en martes, el 15 de julio 2008.

Según el lider de la protesta Celeste Williams, "Informarèmos el co-dueño, David Moore, que las personas LGBT (lesbiana, gay, bisexual y transgénero) no aguantarán la discriminación, especialmente dentro de nuestra propia comunidad, y que hay muchas otras tabernas cercas que han anunciado y demostrado públicamente una policìa de no discriminación en cuanto a la poblaciòn LGBT.

La opinión que David Moore ha demostrado una despreocupación al azar hacia los artistas, invitados, y mujeres transgèneras está reforzado por las experiencias de Sierra Nicole Standridge, quien performa como Sierra Nicole Andrews. "Fui echado hace tres años; èl lo haga de vez en cuando por ninguna razòn."

Los patrones de la taberna, áquienes pasaban por los protestadores, dijeron que él "experimenta unos de sus humores" y actua imprevisiblemente.

Robert Clawson, un bailador a la Taberna de Crews, quien pasaba por la protesta en su camino al trabajo, dijo, "David está testarudo. Pienso que sea horrible, pero tengo que ganar mi dollar."

Los protestadores se han unidos con Patti Fink de la Alianza Gay y Lesbiana de Dallas, Daniel Williams del Centro de Paz de Dallas, Kelli Busey, autora y defensora, aliados y amigos. La protesta, cual ha ganado la atención de TV local y de media nacional, ha señalado la necesidad para protecciones legales en los lugares de trabajo. La gente transgènera ha sido excluida de protecciones legales en la derrota reciente de ENDA 2007.

Gentle Gender discussion

Click title for Left In S.F. post
Left in S.F has a wonderful article which begins with a discussion about the planned Olympic testing to see is you a guy of girl? Inquiring minds want to know.

The article then transitions into self examination and how do you qualify gender? Everyone including myself is guilty of having a set of preconceptions about gender. Guilty as charged.
To the dear person I was speaking with last night that repeatedly called me man until I couldn't take it, its cool. You were honestly trying as hard as your good christian heart could. What you did is commendable. You challenged yourself to understand. Doors and pathways will appear to you as if by magic and I will be with you in your struggle. Trying to understand you. You my friend are now part of our community.

CDC underestimated new HIV cases by 40 percent

Being that the government releases incrementally evidence that in whole would bring public outrage, lets steady ourselves. The Democrats are posed to resume power and new information will and information gathering techniques will amazingly surface.

AP release August 3, 2008 Click title for full article

ATLANTA - The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic

QueerToday.com Organizing HRC Protest in Boston

Cross posted from QueerToday.com click title for full post

Boston – QueerToday.com activists and allies will protest the annual Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Dinner at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on October 25 at 5pm.

The group is working to build a coalition of trans and queer activists, anti-war activists, and women’s rights activists to protest HRC’s lack of grassroots coalition building, support for pro-war and anti-choice candidates, and support of a non-inclusive version of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA).

“It’s time to show HRC what real solidarity looks like,” said Trevor Wright of QueerToday.com, “transgender and labor activists united in San Francisco to build the largest protest ever of HRC, and we plan to show the country Boston can too!”