AZ SB 1062

Steven 'Steve' B. Yarbrough's Ratings and Endorsements Equality AZ and Imiagrant rights both 0.

Nation wide effort as bigots endeavour to throw Transgender people back to Jim Crow era citing 'religious' beliefs.

You better glance over your shoulder people.  There is a concerted backdoor effort to strip you of your rights and its not a isolated initiative, its happening in your state.

Transgender people, just emerging from Jim Crow are all too familiar with the day to day reality of living as second-class citizens, it's a living hell.

That we are not included in the Wikipedia definition is testament to our historical invisibility.

The Jim Crow laws were racial segregation laws enacted between 1876 and 1965 in the United States at the state and local level. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in Southern states of the former Confederacy, with, starting in 1890, a "separate but equal" status for African Americans. The separation in practice led to conditions for African Americans that tended to be inferior to those provided for white Americans, systematizing a number of economic, educational and social disadvantages. De jure segregation mainly applied to the Southern United States. While Northern segregation was generally de facto, there were patterns of segregation in housing enforced by covenants, bank lending practices, and job discrimination, including discriminatory union practices for decades.

kansas bill HB 2453

According to Dana Liebelson at Mother Jones that bill is dead, but before you sigh in relief know there are similar bills popping up all across the country. South Dakota, Tennessee, Hawaii, Oklahoma, Ohio and Mississippi to name a few.

Post by Rocco's Little Chicago Pizzeria.

The Kansas bill, a catalyst for Arizona which just passed a bill legalizing discrimination and other state's efforts to enact similar legislation, didn't die in the Senate because of group epiphany, it's dead because of public outrage over it. If nothing else most Republicans are pragmatic politicians.

There will be a rendezvous at the Kansas State house on February 25th organized by Equality Kansas, Great Plains Chapter of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, The MainStream Coalition, and the ACLU of Kansas. Read more about that at the Daily Kos.

Virginia High School League's new transgender athletic policy requires sexual reassignment surgery and HRT

Giving the Commonwealth's high school league the benefit of the doubt its possible they thought they acted in a way that encouraged gender diversity in sports with the adoption of the state's first transgender high school athletic policy...or it could have been a preemptive strike to ensure that not one transgender student will ever play sports in Virginia.

Ether way the new policy which was passed 27-0, requires the exclusion of all teenage transgender athletes except the ones who have undergone sexual reassignment surgery and are undergoing hormone-replacement therapy (HRT).

The policy which requires surgical modifications of adolescents makes no distinction between male to female (MTF) and female to male (FTM) athletes.

The following is the draft that was presented to the Virginia High School executive committee Wednesday according to ABC 13 WEVC. It is unknown if there were any changes.

VHSL rules and regulations allow transgender student‐athlete participation under the following conditions:

A. A student‐athlete will compete in the gender of their birth certificate unless they have undergone sex reassignment.

B. A student‐athlete who has undergone sex reassignment is eligible to compete in the reassigned gender when:
The student‐athlete has undergone sex reassignment before puberty, OR
The student‐athlete has undergone sex reassignment after puberty under all of the following conditions:
a. Surgical anatomical changes have been completed, including external genitalia changes and gonadectomy.
b. Hormonal therapy appropriate for the assigned sex has been administered in a verifiable manner and for a sufficient length of time to minimize gender‐related advantages in sports competition.
c. If a student‐athlete stops taking hormonal treatment, they will be required to participate in the sport consistent with their birth gender.

C. A student‐athlete seeking to participate as a result of sex reassignment must access the VHSL eligibility appeals process.
Note: VHSL honors and respects all individuals based on gender, race, sexual orientation and creed while striving to provide safe and equitable competition.

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The touchstone for transgender inclusion in high school athletics is AB 1266.
"(f) A pupil shall be permitted to participate in sex-segregated school programs and activities, including athletic teams and competitions, and use facilities consistent with his or her gender identity, irrespective of the gender listed on the pupil’s records."

WPATH treatment of adolescents displaying gender dysphoria (pg. 178) "Irreversible Interventions:Genital surgery should not be carried out until(i) patients reach the legal age of majority to
give consent for medical procedures in a given country and (ii) patients have lived continuously for at least 12 months in the gender role that is congruent with their gender identity. The age threshold should be seen as a minimum criterion and not an indication in and of itself for active intervention."

Janet Mock on the Colbert Report "Get it the Fu#k together" Pier Morgan gets all bent

What could be better than a spot on the Colbert Report.

Colbert: Are things getting better for the transgender community?
Janet: Yes me sitting here with you as your first openly transgender guest, I'm assuming.

Yes it is.

But wait! Update! Piers Morgan got all bent out of shape after watching the Colbert report. See his latest tweet after the video.

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Yep, @janetmock is STILL whining, and has a new enabler in @StephenAtHome > http://t.co/9ZVq52VZPF …

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) February 19, 2014

Sheesh Pie Morgan.

Pussy Riot arrested and beaten by police in Sochi 30 K's from the Olympic site

Two members of protest group Pussy Riot have been arrested by Russian police in Sochi, where Russia is holding the Winter Olympics, the activists said on Twitter.

Pussy Riot member Nadzehda Tolokonnikova says she has been detained and accused of robbery.

"We have been arrested... and are accused of robbery," she wrote on her twitter account.

"When we were arrested, we were not performing any kind of action, we were just walking around Sochi."

Her bandmate, Maria Alyokhina, said she had also been arrested.

The pair were arrested in central Sochi, about 30 kilometres north of the main Olympic venues.

Ms Tolokonnikova said she and Ms Alyokhina had already been in Sochi for more than a day, with the aim of performing a new song titled "Putin will teach you how to love the motherland".



She said that before their arrest they had already managed to stage "some Olympic performances" without giving further details.



They had both previously denounced the project spearheaded by Russian president Vladimir Putin to host the Games and called for a boycott of the Olympics.

The radical art group Voina (War), which is run by Ms Tolokonnikova's husband Pyotr Verzilov, said seven other people had been arrested as well as the Pussy Riot girls.



According to Ms Tolokonnikova, another unnamed third member of Pussy Riot was also arrested.

They were being taken in a police van to the police station in the Adler district which is closer to the Olympic venues.

more at Lifesite news

The women were in 2012 convicted of hooliganism and sentenced to two years in prison colonies after staging their so-called "punk prayer" in the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.



They were released in December last year under a Kremlin-backed amnesty.

The stunt came just ahead of Mr Putin's re-election to the Kremlin in March 2012 and was aimed at denouncing the Orthodox Church's support of the Russian strongman during the campaign.

Their jailing turned them from little-known feminist punks who staged a handful of guerrilla performances in Moscow to the stars of a global cause celebre symbolising the repression of civil dissent under Putin's rule.

Transgender woman Vladimir Luxuria detained again at the olympics, this time for a rainbow dress

True to her word transgender woman Vladimir Luxuria protested again in Sochi Russia at the winter Olympics. This time she walked around  for hours shouting 'its ok to be gay' in Russian and English.

Her actions garnered the attention of some who stood by and watched in disbelief, most likely wondering if it was OK to be gay.

Vladimir Luxuria wasn't carrying a banner or anything, was merely dressed in rainbow colors.
— Nataliya Vasilyeva (@NatVasilyevaAP) February 17, 2014

The kids didn't notice that she was dressed
in the Olympic colors. Why would they?

has spent the past two hours cruising the Olympic park with an Italian gay rights activist.Plainclothes men have detained and taken her away
— Nataliya Vasilyeva (@NatVasilyevaAP) February 17, 2014

 Police stopped her from watching the hockey game despite
her showing them her ticket.

the photo of Luxuria put in a car with Olympic markings; a uniformed policeman is nearby http://t.co/PPm3pG6NgO
— Nataliya Vasilyeva (@NatVasilyevaAP) February 17, 2014

Source: AP

Luxuria arrived at a ticket inspection barrier at the hockey arena just before an evening game was due to begin. She passed through the barrier and was being given directions to her seat when four men who were not wearing any identification surrounded her and started shouting "take her away." They then led her out of the venue and to the parking lot.

"I was very, very afraid this time because the first time they said, 'It's OK for the first time, don't do it again for the second time.' So, this time I was a little bit afraid," Luxuria said. "But they just left me outside, in the country, there, outside and that's it."

Before she went to the stadium, Luxuria said she did not want to be arrested.

"It's not nice to be all alone in a room with a neon light not knowing what's going on," she said Monday afternoon, but then added it was important for her "to stand up for the rights of lesbian, gay and transgender people all over the world."

Transgender woman Vladimir Luxuria released by police at the Olympics is planning another demonstration

After a swift diplomatic intervention by the Italian government the popular TV personality was freed overnight and vowed to return to the Olympic site.
A spokesman for Italy’s Foreign Ministry told the Daily Mail: ‘Our team worked for her freedom from the very first moment. She was released within 24 hours.’
She was not injured or threatened by the Russian police, the Ministry said.
The popular TV personality, who was an MP in the 2006 Prodi government, was in Russia to interview members of the Italian Olympic team.
Miss Luxuria had earlier declared her intention to protest against the law by wearing drag to an Olympic hockey match to be attended by her namesake Vladimir Putin.

Luxuria told ANSA she plans to attend women's Olympic hockey semifinals Monday between Canada and Switzerland, and suggested she will demonstrate in some way, while stressing she was unsure if it would step over the boundaries of the law against gay propaganda in the presence of minors.

"In any case, I will not go unnoticed," Luxuria said. Luxuria added that she was in good condition, staying in a hotel in Sochi.

Vladi è stata liberata, #freeluxuria

Italian transgender peep brutally arrested in Sochi for waving the rainbow flag

Vladimir Luxuria the former MP of the Communist PRC and first transgender person elected to the Parliament in Europe was arrested today by Russian police as she waved a rainbow flag at the winter Olympics in Sochi.

"attitude of the agents was brutal and aggressive. Nobody speaks English"

Luxuria now sits alone in a room with neon lights on the face, allegedly in police custody after tweeting a picture of herself in Medal Plaza in front of the Olympic rings, holding a fan with the colors of the rainbow flag of peace.

""I'm in Sochi! Greetings with the colors of the rainbow, in the face of Putin!""

Sono a Sochi! Saluti con i colori della rainbow, alla faccia di Putin! pic.twitter.com/E68Lgtadgv

— vladimir luxuria (@vladiluxuria) February 16, 2014

Yahoo Italia sports reports "Luxuria's post, in protest against homophobic laws of Vladimir Putin have prompted several state leaders to boycott the opening ceremony. The Russian president, however, in the past days had tried to defuse the controversy by being embraced to resume skater Irene Wurst, Dutch star speed that has never hidden his homosexuality. Before the news of the arrest of transgender, born Wladimir Gain, had also issued a statement a spokesman for the Gay Center, Fabrizio Marrazzo."

President Obama's email statement condemning the Uganda anti LGBT law.

White House Office of Communications

To Me

Today at 1:28 PM

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 16, 2014

Statement by the President on the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda

As a country and a people, the United States has consistently stood for the protection of fundamental freedoms and universal human rights.  We believe that people everywhere should be treated equally, with dignity and respect, and that they should have the opportunity to reach their fullest potential, no matter who they are or whom they love.

That is why I am so deeply disappointed that Uganda will shortly enact legislation that would criminalize homosexuality.  The Anti-Homosexuality Bill in Uganda, once law, will be more than an affront and a danger to the gay community in Uganda.  It will be a step backward for all Ugandans and reflect poorly on Uganda’s commitment to protecting the human rights of its people.  It also will mark a serious setback for all those around the world who share a commitment to freedom, justice and equal rights.

As we have conveyed to President Museveni, enacting this legislation will complicate our valued relationship with Uganda.  At a time when, tragically, we are seeing an increase in reports of violence and harassment targeting members of the LGBT community from Russia to Nigeria, I salute all those in Uganda and around the world who remain committed to respecting the human rights and fundamental human dignity of all persons.

###

Friday speaking at his party meeting Uganda president Museveni explained Why he's Signing the Anti-gay Bill: 

 President Yoweri Museveni has stressed that there is no debate regarding the promotion of homosexuality, those who are homosexuals for mercenary reasons and the promotion of exhibitionalism saying these should not only be dealt with by law but also harshly. -  Source

Museveni was involved in the war that deposed Idi Amin Dada, ending his rule in 1979, and in the rebellion that subsequently led to the demise of the Milton Obote regime in 1985; however, parallels have been drawn between the NRM and its predecessors. For instance, the NRM-sponsored Public Order Management Bill is strikingly similar to the 1967 Public Order and Security Act, codified by the Obote regime, in that both bills "seek to gag dissenting views." Museveni's statements are also reminiscent of Uganda's dictatorial past: "Whoever tries to cause problems, we finish them. Wiki.

The 'scientific' study Museveni  quotes as justification even though he said it wasn't essential to his 'decision'.

Scientists on Uganda anti-homosexuality bill

Former San Antonio transgender contractor who filed a discrimination complaint stonewalled

Last year amid much applause the City of San Antonio passed an amendment to its non discrimination ordinances to include LGBT people. The ordnance which repeatedly and pointedly promises no delays to employment complaints brought San Antonio in line with the other large Texas cities.

The first complaint was filed shortly after by Matthew Hileman, who worked for ATT, which contracted to the city. Hileman said ATT stood by idly as co workers mocked and threatened him for being transgender, even posting defamatory note on his chair.

The city didn't delay acting on the complaint. They stonewalled Hileman.

The city told him in a letter embedded below, that they would not act until ATT and the contracting company he was employed by voluntarily submitted their internal reviews.

A company will never release internal investigations, unless they are required to and the San Antonio bureaucrats knew that. They also told him they needed an investigation by the federal governments EEOC office before they proceeded. None of those requirements were included in ordnance, which is posted below.

In fact, the city did not act until local media put a spotlight back on the case.

According to Lonestar Q , the city has requested its first meet with Hileman on Tuesday February 18th, two months after filing the complaint.

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City Letter

Response Letter - 021214 - Hileman NDO

Sec. 2-558. Complaints, procedure. (a) City employees may register complaints of discrimination with the city equal employment division, and complaints will be given prompt consideration. An investigation to determine the cause for the complaint will be conducted and findings will be acted upon without undue delay. (b) All complaints will be investigated by the equal employment opportunity division and findings submitted to the city manager or designee without undue delay. Findings also will be relayed to the complainant and other persons officially involved. If it is determined that a violation has been committed, the situation will be corrected without undue delay. (c) Discrimination complaints will be submitted in writing to the equal employment opportunity division. The equal employment opportunity division will be available to assist in aiding city employees who may lack the skill to submit the written report. (d) An interview with the equal employment opportunity division will be scheduled to verify the following: When the alleged violation occurred. Against whom the alleged discrimination was registered. Location of the alleged offense. Person allegedly discriminated against. Nature of the alleged offense. Names of all persons and witnesses involved. Remedy sought by the complainant. (Ord. No. 2013-09-05-0577, § 1, 9-5-13)

"Recovering tabloid reporter" perry chiaramonte relapses and pulls Fox news further into the gutter

Fox News channel,founded by the infamous media mogul Rupert Murdoch, gets their news from affiliates which are independently owned, hence the vast difference in the quality of their reporting. There's 'fair and balanced' and then there's the likes of reporter perry chiaramonte.

I know you are thinking OK Fox already resides in the gutter, how much lower could they possibly go?

Perry chiaramonte who describes himself as a 'recovering tabloid writer' on twitter has found a way to make the lowest of base look down.

chiaramonte's latest on fox news titled "California's transgender law allows male high schooler to make girls' softball team" lowers the journalistic bar of integrity far to far, even for a slipping 'recovering' tabloid reporter.

Posted in 'education' chiaramonte goes out of his way to consistently misgender, belittle and abuse a teenage transgender girl, who he is well aware of, or ought to be, is at a critical point in her life. Teens are known for their emotional sensitivity and impressionability especially trans teens who have a high percentage of suicides. Having this sort of hate forced down on her at this time of her life is reprehensible.

chiaramonte's transphobia becomes undeniable with his choice of interviewees as he wrote

Some feel that having Cordova-Goff play with young female athletes puts out an unfair advantage and sets a bad precedent.

“It’s intolerable of this young man to not accept an equal standing of girls playing girls,” Randy Thomasson, president of SaveCalifornia.com, told FoxNews.com. “It is categorically unfair to biological girls to have to compete with a sexually-confused young man with stronger upper body strength, who makes the game board decidedly 'unequal.'"

“This mixed-up, in-your-face cross-dressing agenda is pushing more parents out of California public schools, which now have ten sexual indoctrination laws leading children astray," he added.

So how did the team, students, school officials and town feel about cheer squad member Pat Cordova-Goff, 17, who is also the student body president and maintains a 4.0 grade average playing on the girls softball team?

Pat Cordova-Goff  photo: The Advocate

The sgvtribune reports  that local high school coaches expressed little concern about Cordova-Goff’s inclusion on the roster.

“There is no issue for me,” West Covina softball coach Jesse Mendez said. “Could there be a competitive advantage? Sure, but softball is a pretty skillful game. There aren’t many (recreational) softball players. These are competitive players who have played all their lives, and a lot of them are physically built. They know what it’s like to play (with) the best of the best, so I have no concerns.”

Charter Oak softball coach Scott Higuera agreed.

“The state has rules. CIF has rules. The school district has rules, and if the rules say a (transgender) athlete can play, I’m fine with it as long as it’s within the rules,” he said. “The bottom line is, you have to play the game, and softball is very competitive.”

The district had positive words to say about Pat’s tryouts according to the SGV Tribune:

“Our district encourages all students to participate in extracurricular activities and athletics, and we want to ensure that every student has access to these components of our educational program,” Azusa Unified Superintendent Linda Kaminski said. “These type of activities enrich the school experience for our students.”

The LA Times reports that there have been no appeals filed with the The California Interscholastic Federation so evidently no one has a problem with her playing except one gutter reporter.

perry chiaramonte, may I offer this to you? I too have an addictive personality so I know what it's like to slip and how hard it is to recover.. My advice to you? Seek friends, eat and rest well, develop a good support network and above all, seek professional help.

Vblogger Grace Helbig schleps her new full length feature with a transphobic joke

Grace Helbig a popular you tube Vloger is trying to bring attention to a new feature length movie she acts in by insulting and invalidating transgender woman. Evidently she doesn't respect us or care that we are human beings.

In this you tube she calls a 'day of education' she answers a tumblr question, 'how do I tell a guy I don't want to go out with him but nicely" explaining "tomorrow's Valentine's day and you might be asked out on dates with people you don't necessarily want to go with, or don't fell attracted to and its always very awkward and you don't want to make that person feel bad because they put themselves out there and made themselves vulnerable by asking you first place. So 25 things you can say that avoid saying yes to the date but in a relatively nice and or non meanish way."

Number 1. "something something flappy bird"

Number 2. "Thank you so much but I'm not actually no actually a woman, a girl or female. I'm packing peanuts if you now what I mean."

21. "I only date other guys."

She then goes on to insult homeless people and other assorted folks.



I would say if you find this as offensive as I do report her on YouTube, but by all means do not buy her video.

Facebook Begins Trans Inclusion: A huge step for TransKind.

As most everyone already knows Facebook has changed our options for displaying gender. Now we can pick one, or more, that associates us with who we are.
What I didn't know was how diverse those options are until exploring it today. But who was behind these changes?
Up until a few years ago Facebook was eliminating profiles that didn't match official documentation and scrubbing pictures of post operative transgender males.
Facebook used to engage in "gender cleansing", virtually unheard of until We demanded facebook reinstate Dominic Scaia.

Facebook ended up reactivating Dominic's profile but told him he couldn't re post his picture siting the "Nudity and Pornography" paragraph of their Community Standards.

The trans community had won a partial victory getting Dominic reinstated, but facebook still considered a topless trans man pornographic invalidating his gender.

Our trans agenda moves forward...

Facebook is apparently aware of societies desires as they have left Dominic's current picture intact. Dominic, you are a pioneer thank you.

But could it be perhaps his latest image hasn't been reported, which begs these questions. Will the trans communities new found facebook respect allow us to post selfies with out violating Facebook standards? Is facebook actually going to allow us to validate our unique gender(s) with images?

What if no one had heard about Dominic's deletion? Some in the trans community had never heard of facebook deleting trans people's accounts and said it was simply a contrived story or if it had actually happened, was atypical behaviour on facebooks part.

"[T]ease apart the threads [of the natural world] and the pattern vanishes. The design is in how the cloth-maker arranges the threads: this way and that, as fashion dictates. [...] To say something is meaningful is to say that that is how we arrange it so; how we comprehend it to be, and what is comprehended by you or I may not be by a cat, for example. If a tree falls in a park and there is no-one to hand, it is silent and invisible and nameless. And if we were to vanish, there would be no tree at all; any meaning would vanish along with us. Other than what the cats make of it all, of course." William Fossett 

Not to imply that feline observations are useless, they are, its our ability to understand those observations that should be value rated

Many used to say they were guilty social of T-genocide. So what brought this wonderful change about.

Scrolling down the Facebook Diversity page I see the culprit

Facebook Diversity shared LGBTQ@Facebook's photo.

The GLAAD staff came to visit us at Headquarters today. GLAAD amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories

Sarah Kate Ellis and Wilson Cruz from GLAAD came to Headquarters today for a visit and to meet with some of our employees. "GLAAD amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories"

I'm sure this change with all the gender options has been brought about with considerable effort and skill.  GLAAD with whom we have a love hate relationship with, thank you for helping to bring about this wonderful improvement.

So how do you make these changes. First click the "Edit" button on your profile banner then scroll down to your basic information. You can also edit so you don't accidentally out yourself. This change will bring up some controversy from within the community. Do we need to 'other' ourselves identifying as under the trans umbrella or is it a better choice to let sleeping gender pronouns lay?
Whatever you decide its a personal choice. Its right for you.

Pat Robertson tells moms, just love your transgender children

Via OnTopMag Robertson told the woman to have her child consult a doctor.

“He should have some tests and things done, just to help him,” Robertson said. “Because this is a pretty permanent deal, they cut off your male member and you can't get it back, and they give you hormones and so forth.”
“I don't think if somebody is a true transgender, we should condemn them. I mean, that's just the way it is.”
“The guy's 30 years old. I mean, he's an adult. So, what can you do except love him. Alright,” Robertson added.



Thank you Pat. You've come a long ways. Next time, hopefully you'll address a transgender male to female person with female pronouns. I know all this is trying but I have faith.

Superior court nix's lower court ruling invalidating transgender woman Nikki Araguz marriage

Thursday Chief Justice Valdez, Thirteenth District of Texas issued an opinion sending back a lower courts ruling invalidating transgender woman Nikki Araguz Loyd marriage with Thomas Trevino Araguz III, her now deceased husband.

From the opinion:

"After volunteer firefighter Thomas Trevino Araguz III died in the line of duty, his mother, Simona Longoria, filed this suit to declare his marriage to Nikki Araguz void as a matter of law on the grounds that it constituted a same sex marriage.  (“A marriage between persons of the same sex or a civil union is contrary to the public policy of this state and is void in this state.”)."

"Subsequently, Thomas’s ex-wife, Heather Delgado, intervened as next friend on behalf of their two minor children also contending that Thomas’s marriage to Nikki was void as a matter of law because it constituted a same sex marriage."

"The trial court granted Simona and Heather’s motions and denied Nikki’s motion. The court then entered a final judgment in favor of Simona and Heather declaring the marriage void as a matter of law."

"For the reasons set forth below, we conclude that the trial court erred in granting the summary judgment because there is a genuine issue of material fact regarding Nikki’s sex and whether the marriage was a same sex marriage."

"Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion."

So Nikki has won the right to fight another day for the rights of trans people in my state of Texas. We are all pulling for you Nikki. There is a lot riding on the outcome of this case. If the lower courts ruling had stood, it would have set a legal precedent making the gender marker on my drivers licence virtually useless.

But of course there's the nitty gritty.

After their marriage Nikki and Thomas co habituated for a couple of months before Nikki had SRS. So, during there honey moon and the first couple months of passion Nikki still had male genitalia. Not something newlyweds could easily ignore. Then just a couple of months before Thomas, a firefighter died in the line of duty he filled a statement in a child custody dispute saying he did not know of Nikki's transgender history.

Chief Justice Rogelio Valdez said, whoa partner, not so fast, there's material facts to consider here,

At stake is a sizable insurance payout in conjunction with Thomas's death, their children and of course the rights of every transgender person living in our state of Texas.

Cathy Brennan tells Gay South Florida "I'm no bigot", but is she?

Cathy Brennan, a Maryland based attorney with the blog, Gender Identity Watch, is being accused of inappropriate and insensitive acts. Brennan maintains she has done nothing wrong" according to a recent article by SFGN

Brennan told  Gay South Florida “I’m a 43-year-old woman,” in a telephone interview on Monday. “I’m very comfortable in who I am, I am not a bigot nor a homophobe."

So is Brennan a caustic juvenile narcissistic transphobic bigot? The 7,400 people who have signed a petition asking the SPLC to designate her blog a hate site think so but lets give her a fair chance. I've documented her interactions with trans folk these past few years, so lets have a look and you decide.

Brennan thinks we (the entire trans community) misunderstands her, telling South Florida Gay news, hey I'm not a bigot, I'm not homophobic. What Brennan didn't say is as important as what she did say.
You may never hear Cathy Brennan say she's not transphobic because like all "TERFs" they reject transsexualism exists believing instead transgender woman are in fact, men. Period.

Every trans person who knows of this individual says her name with spit, the kind of displeasure reserved for the most incorrigible, irredeemable and immoral transphobic people of the world like Matthew McReynolds, staff attorney for the Pacific Justice Institute.  Brennan spoke on behalf of. The PJI, which in case you don't already know is trying force a public vote on AB 1266, a law which sets the standard for trans inclusion in California schools. AB 1266 does a lot of things but the one the "bugs" Brennan the most is that is a model for the entire country for public accommodations inclusion.

An exert from Cathy Brennan and Elizabeth Hungerford's 2011 letter to the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women in response to a query regarding the current international status of women. This letter blindsided the trans community with it's timing and malicious transphobia.

Brennan spent the time during a TERF gathering to
make this highly offensive juvenile ginger bread man.

Then tweeted it to a trans woman on her now defunct
account.

Cathy Brennan outed a transgender youth to his school after antagonizing him on twitter to the point he made a ill advised rape joke. He latter apologised to Brennan in a open letter after learning how harmful 'rape jokes' are. Incredibly, Brennan wasn't satisfied with bringing Rufus to near suicide, later outing yet another transgender teen.

Brennan has registered the "planetransgender" domain  which previously redirected google searches to "Gender Identity Watch", but upon learning of how incredibly incriminating that was she has now changed the registration to hide her purchase. I have no way to prove this right now as I didn't make a screen grab before she changed the registration, but if thats not right Brennan, and I know you are reading this, prove me wrong.

So what's causing all this ruckus?

 Brennan's identity watch has been the subject of a petition by Secular Woman, a trans inclusive feminist group, calling for the SPLC to designate it as a hate group.

The petition which currently has over 7,000 signatures has drawn a lot of attention not only by the main stream but the ire of Cathy Brennan as well.  Brennan was interviewed by Gay South Florida, possibly the only gay people who would speak with her.

Brennan posted the SPLC intelligence directors information on "Gender Identity Watch"
in much the same way she does when she outed trans woman on "OK Cupid".

Cathy Brennan sent me this image and many others equally offensive images
on her now suspended twitter account in response to my outing the TERF agenda 2012

So is Cathy Brennan a narcissistic transphobic bigot? Its your call.

UK Trans woman Avery Edison jailed at Canadian border: Partner on Sun News Video

Transgender woman Avery Edison, a UK citizen was remanded into custody after entering Canada Monday. Avery was aware her entrance was problematic, due to her last visit when she left with an expired Visa. But she took the risk because she loves her partner and missed her kittens.

Update, Avery is to be freed say's her partner

Avery had bought a non refundable ticket to the UK for March but that didn't matter to the airport officials. They took her to a male holding facility, putting her into a single cell. Avery was amazed at the airport that the border guards had allowed her to continue tweeting while continually intentionally misgendering, humiliating and insulting her. Those tweets have caused such a internet firestorm she has since been transferred to a female holding facility.

Avery had a lawyer lined up for her hearing but it was put back until later and we all know how crucial it is to have legal representation, especially in these instances where governments are known to sweep people away. Avery is calling out to everyone with a media platform to continue to help making visible this sort of treatment normally invisible.


Here are some of her tweets and her partner who is currently tweeting from Avery's account and his own.

Initial interviewing officer is telling another about my depression, keeps switching he/she. MY PASSPORT IS FEMALE. — Avery Edison (@aedison) February 11, 2014

.@aedison Hearing has been moved to 1:30, so representation is unavail. Trying to find new lawyer now. — rahrah (@rahrahtempleton) February 12, 2014

Received word I may be kept in solitary because I am pre-operative MTF. Predictable, but still fucking terrifying. — Avery Edison (@aedison) February 11, 2014

Please keep Toronto Airport customs/immigration officials in your thoughts, as this is apparently their first time meeting a trans person. — Avery Edison (@aedison) February 11, 2014

Shout out to the immigration inspector who smiled and said "have a great time!" as she handed me my marked-up customs form 11 hours ago. — Avery Edison (@aedison) February 11, 2014

Initial interviewing officer is telling another about my depression, keeps switching he/she. MY PASSPORT IS FEMALE. — Avery Edison (@aedison) February 11, 2014

In case anybody is mistaken - I was NOT denied entry because I'm trans. I am not a credible visitor for reasons besides gender. — Avery Edison (@aedison) February 11, 2014

I'll be talking about Avery on Sun News Network at 9:50AM. Glad ppl are still interested in this story, because it's def not over for her. — rahrah (@rahrahtempleton) February 12, 2014

.@aedison Apart from being able to take her home & let the visit proceed as planned, this is the best possible outcome. I'm thrilled. — rahrah (@rahrahtempleton) February 12, 2014

.@aedison Now this is over, next goal is making sure this can never happen again to any other trans men or women. #FreeAvery #AverysFree — rahrah (@rahrahtempleton) February 12, 2014