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This is a news blog which specifically lets you know what is going on in the transgender world.
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12 February 2013
Laverne Cox, Transgender Actress And Producer, Talks Reality TV, Race And Visibility - Glennisha Morgan - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/
11 February 2013
10 February 2013
09 February 2013
Hello!
Still buried in snow! Yikes! Here's what's happening... Murfreesboro, Tennessee... Mountain View, California... Umeå, Vasterbottens Lan, Sweden... Los Angeles, California... Norfolk, Virginia... Lausanne,
Vaud, Switzerland... Phoenix, Arizona... Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... New Orleans, Louisiana... Desert Hot Springs, California... West Hartford, Connecticut... Bismarck, North
Dakota... Exeter, California... Lansing, Michigan... Stony Brook, New York... Swindon, England,UK... Tel Aviv, Israel... Morgan Hill, California... Arlington, Massachusetts... Reading, Pennsylvania...
Torrance, California... Woodridge, Illinois... Arlington, Massachusetts... Manitowoc, Wisconsin... Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland... Naperville, Illinois... Raleigh, North Carolina...
Seagoville, Texas... Austin, Texas... Dublin, Ireland... Stuart, Florida...
Woof! Woof! Help my dear friend! Woof! Woof!
www.redcross.org
Vaud, Switzerland... Phoenix, Arizona... Oklahoma City, Oklahoma... New Orleans, Louisiana... Desert Hot Springs, California... West Hartford, Connecticut... Bismarck, North
Dakota... Exeter, California... Lansing, Michigan... Stony Brook, New York... Swindon, England,UK... Tel Aviv, Israel... Morgan Hill, California... Arlington, Massachusetts... Reading, Pennsylvania...
Torrance, California... Woodridge, Illinois... Arlington, Massachusetts... Manitowoc, Wisconsin... Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland... Naperville, Illinois... Raleigh, North Carolina...
Seagoville, Texas... Austin, Texas... Dublin, Ireland... Stuart, Florida...
Woof! Woof! Help my dear friend! Woof! Woof!
www.redcross.org
08 February 2013
You can be another blizzard!
As I sit here tapping away on my computer, it is snowing. Really snowing. As I look out the window, the road, which is normally fairly busy, is barren, with the exception of the occasional plow truck.
Then there are the snowflakes.
When you first see a snowflake, you are normally a bit nonplussed. Sure they're pretty, but... they're so tiny. Can't amount to much, can they?
Take a look out my window and you'll sing a different song.
At first glance, you may feel like the tiny snowflake. Sure, you can write to your Congressperson about issues you feel strongly about
Then there are the snowflakes.
When you first see a snowflake, you are normally a bit nonplussed. Sure they're pretty, but... they're so tiny. Can't amount to much, can they?
Take a look out my window and you'll sing a different song.
At first glance, you may feel like the tiny snowflake. Sure, you can write to your Congressperson about issues you feel strongly about
07 February 2013
06 February 2013
05 February 2013
04 February 2013
03 February 2013
02 February 2013
Hello!
Hey... it's Groundhog Day! Here's what's happening... Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico... West Hartford, Connecticut... Mountain View, California... Stony Brook, New York... Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma... Koca, Bartin, Turkey... Pleasantville, New Jersey... Durham, England, UK... Mount Vernon, New York... Boise, Idaho... Bolton, England, UK... Concord, North Carolina... Lake Saint
Louis, Missouri... Willimantic, Connecticut... Elkton, Virginia... Plattsburgh, New York... Seattle, Washington... Renton, Washington... Kansas City, Missouri... Buffalo Grove, Illinois...
Ithaca, New York... New Baltimore, Michigan... Groningen, Netherlands... Atlanta, Georgia... Berlin, Germany... Watford, Hertford, England, UK... Isesaki, Gumma, Japan... Fairfax,
Virginia...Markham, Ontario, Canada... Las Vegas, Nevada... Pontecagnano, Campania, Italy... Wilmington, California... Paso Robles, California... Greensboro, North Carolina... Dover, New
Hampshire... Exeter, Rhode Island... Burlington, Ontario, Canada...
I don't know how to get groundhogs to see their shadow, but I do know to get them to smile... give to the American Red Cross!
www.redcross.org
Oklahoma... Koca, Bartin, Turkey... Pleasantville, New Jersey... Durham, England, UK... Mount Vernon, New York... Boise, Idaho... Bolton, England, UK... Concord, North Carolina... Lake Saint
Louis, Missouri... Willimantic, Connecticut... Elkton, Virginia... Plattsburgh, New York... Seattle, Washington... Renton, Washington... Kansas City, Missouri... Buffalo Grove, Illinois...
Ithaca, New York... New Baltimore, Michigan... Groningen, Netherlands... Atlanta, Georgia... Berlin, Germany... Watford, Hertford, England, UK... Isesaki, Gumma, Japan... Fairfax,
Virginia...Markham, Ontario, Canada... Las Vegas, Nevada... Pontecagnano, Campania, Italy... Wilmington, California... Paso Robles, California... Greensboro, North Carolina... Dover, New
Hampshire... Exeter, Rhode Island... Burlington, Ontario, Canada...
I don't know how to get groundhogs to see their shadow, but I do know to get them to smile... give to the American Red Cross!
www.redcross.org
01 February 2013
I'm putting MY name down... are you?
This week, I saw two petitions which I gladly put my name onto. The first was one regarding the beautiful Vicki Marlane, who passed away last year. Petitioners there were letting the mayor and city council know that one of the streets should be renamed "Vicki MarLane". The other was far more repugnant - Atlanta legislators are allowing "No gays allowed " signs in front of their businesses... in fact, if you can't afford one, (!) the state of Georgia will pitch in and buy one for you!!! (out of your tax money, of course)
No... this not a misprint.
Many people here in the United States believe mistakenly that they have the right to vote, but not much else. But what does the Constitution say?
(First Amendment) Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
(boldface italic mine, source Wikipedia)
See that? That's your right, from the day you can scrawl your name until the day you die.
I am urging that you go to Congress and urge them to grant the full right of marriage to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people; to have equal taxation regardless of heterosexual or homosexual status, to visit one another in hospitals or nursing homes, and to say a final farewell in a funeral home and the spot where they will be interred.
You can do this by e-mailing your Congressperson. To make this even easier, simply copy the preceding paragraph, and print this in the body section of your Congressperson's e-mail.
It's that simple - and that profound.
Pleasantville, New Jersey - Frank LoBiondo (R) - NJ2
Mount Vernon, New York - Eliot Engel (D) - NY16
Boise, Idaho - Mike Simpson (R) - ID2
Concord, North Carolina - Richard Hudson (R) - NC8
Lake St. Louis, Missouri - Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) - MO3
Willimantic, Connecticut - Joe Courtney (D) - CT2
Elkton, Virginia - Bob Goodlatte (R) - VA6
Plattsburgh, New York - Bill Owens (D) - NY21
Seattle, Washington - Jim McDermott (D) - WA7
Renton, Washington - Adam Smith (D) - WA9
The preceding are samples from the Internet. To find out who your legislator is, go to www.house.gov and enter your ZIP code in the box indicated.
To my Canadian friends go to www.parl.gc.ca and search from there.
No... this not a misprint.
Many people here in the United States believe mistakenly that they have the right to vote, but not much else. But what does the Constitution say?
(First Amendment) Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
(boldface italic mine, source Wikipedia)
See that? That's your right, from the day you can scrawl your name until the day you die.
I am urging that you go to Congress and urge them to grant the full right of marriage to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people; to have equal taxation regardless of heterosexual or homosexual status, to visit one another in hospitals or nursing homes, and to say a final farewell in a funeral home and the spot where they will be interred.
You can do this by e-mailing your Congressperson. To make this even easier, simply copy the preceding paragraph, and print this in the body section of your Congressperson's e-mail.
It's that simple - and that profound.
Pleasantville, New Jersey - Frank LoBiondo (R) - NJ2
Mount Vernon, New York - Eliot Engel (D) - NY16
Boise, Idaho - Mike Simpson (R) - ID2
Concord, North Carolina - Richard Hudson (R) - NC8
Lake St. Louis, Missouri - Blaine Luetkemeyer (R) - MO3
Willimantic, Connecticut - Joe Courtney (D) - CT2
Elkton, Virginia - Bob Goodlatte (R) - VA6
Plattsburgh, New York - Bill Owens (D) - NY21
Seattle, Washington - Jim McDermott (D) - WA7
Renton, Washington - Adam Smith (D) - WA9
The preceding are samples from the Internet. To find out who your legislator is, go to www.house.gov and enter your ZIP code in the box indicated.
To my Canadian friends go to www.parl.gc.ca and search from there.
31 January 2013
30 January 2013
A good friend...
If you have ideas regarding gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders that run opposite to my (and many others) own, hey, that's your right.
But if you plan to counter our ideas with half-baked, nutzoid, looney-tune "ideas", them's fightin' words. And our good friend Alvin McEwen has put a few nuclear bombs in our side to toss straight in your direction. And we love to see you squirm.
For those who haven't checked it out go to http://holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/ and check it out.
Thanks, Alvin. Keep on makin' those nukes!
But if you plan to counter our ideas with half-baked, nutzoid, looney-tune "ideas", them's fightin' words. And our good friend Alvin McEwen has put a few nuclear bombs in our side to toss straight in your direction. And we love to see you squirm.
For those who haven't checked it out go to http://holybulliesandheadlessmonsters.blogspot.com/ and check it out.
Thanks, Alvin. Keep on makin' those nukes!
29 January 2013
Ophelia Azriel De'lonta, Transgendered Prisoner, Gets Sex-Change Lawsuit Reinstated -
27 January 2013
Transgender People of Color and Domestic Violence - Toni Newman - http://www.huffingtonpost.com
*more here
ezs note: If you are transgender and are being abused, and the thought is running through your head, "Ahhh... it'll pass...", know this: this is WRONG!!! Listen to Toni!! Listen to me! Make that call today!!
www.thehotline.org
1-800-799-SAFE (7223)
OR
1-800-787-3224
ezs note: If you are transgender and are being abused, and the thought is running through your head, "Ahhh... it'll pass...", know this: this is WRONG!!! Listen to Toni!! Listen to me! Make that call today!!
www.thehotline.org
1-800-799-SAFE (7223)
OR
1-800-787-3224
FDA attempt to curb prescription drug deaths concerns transgender individuals - J. SKYLER ROBINSON - http://www.examiner.com
*more here*
ezs note: My best advice in taking prescription medication is to seek the advice of your doctor - but not just any doctor. If she/he has never treated a transgender patient, and/or has not specialized in transgender concerns, it might be best to find someone else.
ezs note: My best advice in taking prescription medication is to seek the advice of your doctor - but not just any doctor. If she/he has never treated a transgender patient, and/or has not specialized in transgender concerns, it might be best to find someone else.
26 January 2013
Hello!
I know it's too good to be true... but, brr!! Here's what's happening... Accrington, Lancashire, England, UK... Clifton, New Jersey... Galesburg, Illinois... East Chicago, Indiana... Wesley Chapel, Florida... Powell, Ohio... Trenton, New Jersey... Kiev, Kyyiv, Ukraine... Dayton, Ohio... Portland, Oregon... Sunnyvale, California... Albuquerque, New Mexico... North Hollywood, California... Torrance, California... Delano, Minnesota... Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India...Harbor City, California....Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania... Burlington, Ontario, Canada... São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil... Oslo, Norway... Fairfield, Connecticut... Centereach, New York... Providence, Utah... Dumas, Texas... Russian Federation, Russia... Los Angeles, California... Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates...Vancouver, British Columbia... Norwalk, Connecticut...Padsdow, New South Wales Australia... York, England, Uk... Stockport, England, UK... Tonnerre, Bourgogne, France... Milton, Florida... Humble, Texas...
Shout it out!
President Obama's speech was indeed inspiring. For the first time ever, gays and lesbians were defended explicitly, not once but twice. (Though it must be stated that he remained silent on transgenders - thank you, Sadie!)
On a larger theme, Obama's spoke to a larger voice, that of "my fellow Americans". We must always remember that this voice does not belong to 435 Representatives. They only represent the larger voice, that of 315,214,000 people. And that your voice is only heard when you e-mail, snailmail, telephone or in person.
I know that I defend the rights of all people to marry, to be taxed at an equal amount (heterosexual vs. homosexual), to visit at a hospital nursing home, and to say goodbye at a funeral home and a cemetery.
How about you?
Sunnyvale, California - Mike Honda (D) - CA17
Albuquerque, New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham(R) - NM1
North Hollywood, California - Brad Sherman(D) - CA30
Torrance, California - Maxine Waters (D) - CA43
Delano, Minnesota - Michele Bachmann(R) - MN6
Portland, Oregon - Earl Blumenauer(D) - OR3
Harbor City, California - Henry Waxman (D) - CA33
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania - Patrick Meehan(R) - PA7
Burlington, Ontario(CAN) - Mike Wallace (Cons) - Burlington
Milton, Florida - Jeff Miller (R) - FL1
On a larger theme, Obama's spoke to a larger voice, that of "my fellow Americans". We must always remember that this voice does not belong to 435 Representatives. They only represent the larger voice, that of 315,214,000 people. And that your voice is only heard when you e-mail, snailmail, telephone or in person.
I know that I defend the rights of all people to marry, to be taxed at an equal amount (heterosexual vs. homosexual), to visit at a hospital nursing home, and to say goodbye at a funeral home and a cemetery.
How about you?
Sunnyvale, California - Mike Honda (D) - CA17
Albuquerque, New Mexico - Michelle Lujan Grisham(R) - NM1
North Hollywood, California - Brad Sherman(D) - CA30
Torrance, California - Maxine Waters (D) - CA43
Delano, Minnesota - Michele Bachmann(R) - MN6
Portland, Oregon - Earl Blumenauer(D) - OR3
Harbor City, California - Henry Waxman (D) - CA33
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania - Patrick Meehan(R) - PA7
Burlington, Ontario(CAN) - Mike Wallace (Cons) - Burlington
Milton, Florida - Jeff Miller (R) - FL1
24 January 2013
23 January 2013
Inauguration 2013: A Transgender Call to Action - Gwendolyn Ann Smith - http://www.huffingtonpost.com
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