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Showing posts with label vote. Show all posts
Showing posts with label vote. Show all posts
20 December 2014
04 December 2014
House Republicans Urge Boehner to Allow ENDA Vote
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04 November 2014
Cleveland Heights to vote on recognizing LGBTQ rights
http://www.wkyc.com
to read more, go to: http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/cuyahoga-county/2014/11/03/cleveland-heights-to-vote-on-recognizing-lgbqt-rights/18430217/
ezs note: If you live in Cleveland Heights, or know someone who does, urge them to attend the meeting and tell them to vote YES on the proposition.
to read more, go to: http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/cuyahoga-county/2014/11/03/cleveland-heights-to-vote-on-recognizing-lgbqt-rights/18430217/
ezs note: If you live in Cleveland Heights, or know someone who does, urge them to attend the meeting and tell them to vote YES on the proposition.
24 October 2014
YOU make the difference!!!
Credit: https://register.rockthevote.com
In my neck of the woods, it's getting cooler. And I'm making one more plea for you to vote. Maybe you're still reticent. Maybe you're right.
Do it for Brenting Dolliole.
Do it for Githe Goines.
Do it for Deoni Jones,
Do it for ALL the transgender women and men, girls and boys whose lives were cut short.
Dammit, do it..
ELECTION DAY IS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4!!!
17 October 2014
Now it's YOUR turn!!!
Credit: http://acluhawaii.files.wordpress.com
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You know, there are transgenders and allies who don't see the point in voting. They might be right.
Except for being kicked out of their apartment, they might be right.
Except for housing shelters (and these are the REALLY lucky ones), they might be right.
Except for town or city councils who have no clue, they might be right.
Except for Boards of Education who are total airheads, they might be right.
Except for members of Congress who call YOU "deviant" for the clothing you wear, they might be right
BULLSHIT!!!
REGISTER AND VOTE!!!
10 October 2014
It's YOUR right to vote!
Credit: http://transequality.org
So, some of you are saying, "Eh, voting -- I'll get around to it sooner or later."
Well, guess what, pal? In one state, you're already too late to vote!
Crazy? I completely agree with you. But that's one state's method of limiting your voice.
If you live in the other 49 states, it's not too late.
But it will be -- very, very soon.
REGISTER AND VOTE.
08 October 2014
Gay rights vote postponed by Jackson City Council.... (unrelated)
Will Forgrave
http://www.mlive.com
to read more, go to: http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/10/what_you_might_have_missed_fro_4.html
http://www.mlive.com
to read more, go to: http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/10/what_you_might_have_missed_fro_4.html
03 October 2014
02 October 2014
League tables vote on transgender student-athletes
http://www.sctimes.com
to read more, go to: http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/minnesota/2014/10/02/transgender-high-school-prep-sports/16589107/
to read more, go to: http://www.sctimes.com/story/news/local/minnesota/2014/10/02/transgender-high-school-prep-sports/16589107/
19 September 2014
Newton Aldermen vote to protect transgender people
Jim Morrison
jmorrison@wickedlocal.com
http://newton.wickedlocal.com
to read more, go to: http://newton.wickedlocal.com/article/20140918/NEWS/140916172
jmorrison@wickedlocal.com
http://newton.wickedlocal.com
to read more, go to: http://newton.wickedlocal.com/article/20140918/NEWS/140916172
10 July 2014
Rob Ford is the lone vote against LGBT homeless youth shelter proposal (Canada)
http://www.cbc.ca
to read more, go to: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-is-the-lone-vote-against-lgbt-homeless-youth-shelter-proposal-1.2703174
ezs note: Wait-- did you say that nice Rob Ford??? (well, he's gotta buy that crack somehow...)
to read more, go to: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-ford-is-the-lone-vote-against-lgbt-homeless-youth-shelter-proposal-1.2703174
ezs note: Wait-- did you say that nice Rob Ford??? (well, he's gotta buy that crack somehow...)
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01 July 2014
Why I'm not voting for Dannel Malloy - and why I don't think you should either
Two words - Jane Doe.
When I voted in 2010, let me say up front that Dannel Malloy was not my first choice. However, he seemed like a decent enough guy, so I voted for him anyway. Over the years, I had my occasional pet peeves with him - but then again, who doesn't? I voted for Barack Obama twice, yet on occasion he'll do something that I regard as boneheaded. I like what the late Ed Koch had to say on the subject: "If you agree with me on nine out of twelve issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on twelve out of twelve issues, see a psychiatrist."
Yes, there are blunders. But then there are mind-numbing, jaw-dropping, super-blunders. And these deserve our immediate attention.
For those of you not in the know, Jane Doe (not her real name since Jane is underage) is a transgender teenage female. Simply put, her life has been crap. Not "my daddy won't let me shop at Izod" type of crap. I'm talking Mommy shooting heroin type of crap. You get the picture.
She winds up going from place to place once her mother is found unfit, until she is found to be a "problem child" (!) So they do what any responsible caregiver would do. They haul her ass to prison. She didn't have to commit any prisonable offense. Being "bitchy" is good enough for them, thank you.
She stayed in prison for three months.
What, you say, is their problem? Didn't anybody shout from the rooftops?
Oh, yes, people knew. Dannel Malloy knew. Joette Katz (director of Department of Children and Families) knew. They just didn't say anything.
While Jane Doe sat in prison, Malloy and Katz dithered. Ultimately Jane Doe was released, but not until a horrific experience.
Malloy would have us believe that the system worked. I'm sorry, governor, but it didn't. The Orwellian system hasn't changed a bit. Joette Katz works breezily along, destroying children and families as she goes.
You see, this isn't a transgender issue. This isn't an LGBT issue. This is an issue for every troubled child who is unsure where she or he will wind up. In short, you aren't doing your job.
And that is why I won't be voting for you, Governor Malloy.
When I voted in 2010, let me say up front that Dannel Malloy was not my first choice. However, he seemed like a decent enough guy, so I voted for him anyway. Over the years, I had my occasional pet peeves with him - but then again, who doesn't? I voted for Barack Obama twice, yet on occasion he'll do something that I regard as boneheaded. I like what the late Ed Koch had to say on the subject: "If you agree with me on nine out of twelve issues, vote for me. If you agree with me on twelve out of twelve issues, see a psychiatrist."
Yes, there are blunders. But then there are mind-numbing, jaw-dropping, super-blunders. And these deserve our immediate attention.
For those of you not in the know, Jane Doe (not her real name since Jane is underage) is a transgender teenage female. Simply put, her life has been crap. Not "my daddy won't let me shop at Izod" type of crap. I'm talking Mommy shooting heroin type of crap. You get the picture.
She winds up going from place to place once her mother is found unfit, until she is found to be a "problem child" (!) So they do what any responsible caregiver would do. They haul her ass to prison. She didn't have to commit any prisonable offense. Being "bitchy" is good enough for them, thank you.
She stayed in prison for three months.
What, you say, is their problem? Didn't anybody shout from the rooftops?
Oh, yes, people knew. Dannel Malloy knew. Joette Katz (director of Department of Children and Families) knew. They just didn't say anything.
While Jane Doe sat in prison, Malloy and Katz dithered. Ultimately Jane Doe was released, but not until a horrific experience.
Malloy would have us believe that the system worked. I'm sorry, governor, but it didn't. The Orwellian system hasn't changed a bit. Joette Katz works breezily along, destroying children and families as she goes.
You see, this isn't a transgender issue. This isn't an LGBT issue. This is an issue for every troubled child who is unsure where she or he will wind up. In short, you aren't doing your job.
And that is why I won't be voting for you, Governor Malloy.
17 December 2013
25 November 2013
05 November 2013
Just a wee hint...
VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!! VOTE!!
I hope I've made things abundantly clear.
I hope I've made things abundantly clear.
03 November 2013
Things to do...
1. If you haven't done it by now, change the clocks.
2. Buy a cookie
3. Remember to vote!!
2. Buy a cookie
3. Remember to vote!!
02 November 2013
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