Transphobia
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Milestones
Houston TG Community: Folks, there are a lot of extremely exciting things in the works right now. The things that are under development exist nowhere else in America. Trust me… over the next 12 months, the community’s ability to take care of itself is going to expand in a way that is unbelievable. If the…
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Transgenders Act Up in Atlanta
This was a protest by the TG groups that come to the 2007 National HIV Prevention Conference in Atlanta as well as other groups. We were all protesting the shrinking of HIV prevention funding, the micromanagement of HIV prevention efforts by Christian-based ideology propagated by the right wing and the fact that the conference blackballed the entire transgender community.…
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Mold, love and truth
I thought I would blog a bit tonight. I’m in Atlanta right now and will be here until Wednesday. I spoke with my brother about his continued use of “He” and “Him” on Tuesday. Five years ago he told me that I would always be a man no matter what I did to myself. I…
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Well-meaning A-Hole of the Week: Victor Hay of Covenant House Houston
Today, I got a call from a school counselor. She had a student who was being kicked out of her home because she was transgender. The kid is 18 years old. I call Victor Hay who runs intake for Covenant House Houston. Here is the basic phone conversation I had: Me: (explains the situation) Hay: Yes we…
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Caisha
It is amazing how the repercussions of hate can echo throughout a lifetime to culminate into another death of a trans-person. As far as I know Caisha (Christine), if not dead already, will be dead very soon – unless something drastic happens. I pulled out all the stops to support an end to this story…
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After The Party
Just got back from Vanity’s Halloween Party: I shot a lot of pics as well as a video. I’ll try to got all of that up ASAP!