29 April 2014

Quotes!

You have to write a lot of bad poetry to get  a good line of prose.

     - Dorothy Allison

'To Quote A Queer'

Group seeks referendum on transgender rights law

Michael Dresser
http://www.baltimoresun.com/


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ezs note:  Marylanders - please inform your friends and neighbors about the purpose of this odious anti-bill.  Together, we can do it!

27 April 2014

Quotes!

In fashion there aren't big revolutions, there are small changes that have an enormous influence.

     - Ingrid Sischy

'To Quote A Queer'

Transgender, partner found dead (India)

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com


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ezs note:  Please, don't become another terrible statistic.  If you find yourself despairing - even just a bit - seek a licensed, board certified counselor now!

26 April 2014

Quotes!

Once you go black, you can never go back.

     - Robert Mapplethorpe

'To Quote A Queer'

Coroner says illicit silicone injection killed transgender woman

http://www.lgbtqnation.com


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ezs note:  I know... money is very, very tight... but if you are opting for silicone injections, be certain that the procedure is being carried out by a board-certified physician.  Sure, it's more expensive, BUT YOU'RE BETTER OFF ALIVE!!!

Exeter, New Hampshire

Credit: newhampshiremainerealestate.com

25 April 2014

Quotes!

I venture the timid workouts who fears breaking something on the one hand and being beaten by her husband on the other.

     - Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette

'To Quote A Queer'

Turkey: Teenagers arrested over murder of transgender woman (UK)

http://www.pinknews.co.uk

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ezs note:  If you or a friend has been beaten, raped, assaulted, or murdered, please go to your local police.  If the police in your area are suspect, please contact INTERPOL.  Above all, DON'T LET THEM GET AWAY WITH IT!!! 

23 April 2014

Quotes!

I used to worry that I might be involved with AIDS because I was concerned only about my  health and saving my own skin... but when I tested negative in 1985, I was relieved to find that I was still very concerned.


     - Joseph Lovett

'To Quote A Queer'

Persecution of UgandaĆ¢€™s Gays Intensifies as Rights Groups Go Underground (UK)

http://www.iede.co.uk

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ezs note:  Don't just passively read this article - protest!  E-write President Mousevi and the ambassador and tell them that human rights abuses will NOT be tolerated!

22 April 2014

Quotes!

Life would be very boring if it didn't have sordid elements.

     - Dirk Bogarde

'To Quote A Queer'

19 April 2014

Quotes!

So Christianity is the religion which recognizes everyone is "I"'.  Marxism is the religion of "he".

     - Stephen Spender

'To Quote A Queer'

18 April 2014

Quotes!

I play with what is legend and what is true.  Mostly because nobody knows.

     - Dorothy Allison

'To Quote A Queer'

16 April 2014

Quotes!

Honestly, if the GLAAD Awards get any more mainstream, they'll be held on the South Lawn of the White House.

(Hmmmm...)

     - Christoper Rice

'To Quote A Queer'

India’s Supreme Court recognizes transgender as third gender

Clare Kim
http://www.msnbc.com

ezs note: YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

US: Arizona trans woman convicted of ‘manifesting prostitution’ charge (UK)

Nick Duffy
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/


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ezs note:  So what if the woman (cis or trans) is Jewish, Wiccan, or nonreligious?  But never mind that... God bless Arizona!   (barf!)

12 April 2014

Anti-gay U.S. speaker allowed to enter Canada for anti-abortion conference

 CRAIG TAKEUCHI
http://www.straight.com


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ezs note:  I am a believer in free speech. Therefore, I believe that this knuckle-dragging, moronic, idiotic, excuse for a human being should be allowed into Canada..  I ALSO believe that Canadians should raise such a ruckus that LaBarbara cannot be heard.

11 April 2014

Quotes!

We may never stop war, and it isn't likely that we will, actually.  But what we're doing as we try to stop war externally, what we're trying to do is stop it ourselves.  That's where war has to end.  And until we can control our own violence,  our own anger, our own hostility, our own meanness, our own greed.

      - Alice Walker

'To Quote A Queer'

Transgender Sexual Violence Survivors Are Slipping Through the System

Michael Munson
http://www.huffingtonpost.com


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ezs note:  If you or someone you know is a transgender victim of sexual violence, help is on the way!!  In the US, Canada, and most of Europe, police departments will help you.  It's a big improvement.  But don't let it fester - do something!!
        

02 April 2014

Quotes!

I can't say I'll never go to jail for a cause again, but I hope I never have any more jail bologna,

     - Michael Cunningham

'To Quote A Queer'

Report Urges 50-State Survey Of LGB Health Issues

Lisa Keen
http://www.pridesource.com

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ezs note:  The body of the work isn't bad, but when it comes to the headline, WHERE'S THE FREAKIN' "T"??? (transgender)  C'mon, a reporter doing work for an LGBT-friendly newspaper can do better than this.

Transgender candidate elected to Appleton council

Nick Penzenstadler
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com


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ezs note: One small step for people...

01 April 2014

Quotes!

Biography can be the most middle-class of all forms, the judgment of little people avenging themselves on the great!

    - Edmund White

'To Quote A Queer'

Perry: Texas Won’t Comply With Federal Prison Rape Law

http://dfw.cbslocal.com/


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ezs note:  Ah, good ole Dick Perry - and, no, I DIDN'T misspell his first name...

South Korea sex change doc: I correct ‘God’s mistakes’

 HYUNG-JIN KIM
http://www.aikenstandard.com


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ezs note: Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!  Good work, Dr. Kim Seok-Kwun!