2/11/13

Pope's Stepping Down and God says he's quiting too

I decided to check out god's response to the Rat's announcement he was retiring and what better place to do that than twitter?


So this asshole is quiting? The jerk that made me cry all Christmas after his hatfill screed attacking me last Christmas eve is stepping down? My tweeter response:


In any case at least this man won't be able to hurt me anymore. I just hope he stays away from kids, or doesn't get into a position to enable pedophile priests again.

2/10/13

Spring Launch Planned For Chrysalis First Trans lingerie Line

Underwear with attitude!

All trans woman we have one thing in common regardless of any other differences.

Its dang hard to find underwear that fits comfortably, is affordable, supports us as we need is feminine and is made to wear on a day to day basis.

There may very well be relief just over the horizon. Chrysalis Lingerie which according to the Daily Beast will be doing a grand opening this spring. Good! Its really hard for me, a 144lbs 5'8 transwoman with a "B" cup to find a bra.







Trans Woman Slain On Antonio Felix Street Mãe Luíza Brazil

Source: BLOG DO EDMILSON SOUSA [Bing Translate] "Shemale is persecuted and executed in Mother Luiza"

A young man of 30 years was executed with two shots in the head, on the street Antonio Félix, in the neighborhood of Mother Luiza, the area east of the capital. Carlos Robson dos Santos was shemale and was chased by the gunman before being killed. According to officers of the 1st Battalion of the military police, who were at the site shortly after the murder, the victim tried to escape the criminal ran through the streets of the place, but ended up being reached and killed.
According to Felipe, shemale soldier may have been killed because of the war of drug trafficking. The victim's father, he reported that the son was getting involved with drug dealers because of the addiction and that has no doubt that Carlos was killed for this reason. "I talked to the father of the boy still on the site of the crime, he reported that the son was in the world of drugs since his 16 years and who knew that this would be their fate" reported.
The Civil Police who went to the scene of the crime had difficulties to gather information about the authorship of the implementation, since the law of silence reigns in the community that has been suffering for a long time with the violence. The case will be investigated in the 4th Police District.

Travesti é perseguido e executado em Mãe Luiza

Um jovem de 30 anos foi executado com dois tiros na cabeça, na rua Antônio Félix, no bairro de Mãe Luiza, zona Leste da capital. Carlos Róbson dos Santos era travesti e foi perseguido pelo atirador antes de ser morto. De acordo com policiais do 1º Batalhão da Polícia Militar, que estiveram no local logo após o assassinato, a vítima tentou escapar do criminoso correndo pelas ruas do local, mas acabou sendo alcançada e morta.
Segundo o soldado Felipe, o travesti pode ter sido morto por causa da guerra do tráfico de drogas. O próprio pai da vítima, segundo ele, relatou que o filho estava se envolvendo com traficantes por causa do vício e que não tem dúvidas que Carlos foi morto por esse motivo. "Conversei com o pai do rapaz ainda no local do crime, ele relatou que o filho estava no mundo das drogas desde seus 16 anos e que sabia que esse seria o seu destino", relatou.
A Polícia Civil que foi até o cenário do crime teve dificuldades para colher informações sobre a autoria da execução, visto que a lei do silêncio impera na comunidade que vem sofrendo há muito tempo com a violência. O caso será investigado no 4º Distrito Policial.



2/9/13

Nadine Williams South Wales Transgender Woman Cleared of Rape Charge

Nadine Williams, a transgender woman has been cleared of rape and two counts of sexual assault which she was accused of committing  before transitioning while presenting as Dean, a male.

Ms. Williams who spend 6 months remanded to pretrial confinement with men while waiting for the trial simply said she was relieved the "torment" was finally over.

The unfortunate articles I've seen to date have misidentified Nadine as a 'transgender man,'  further adding confusion by misgendering with male pronouns.

But as a testament to her character Nadine told The South Wales that while waiting trial she "worked to try to make the prison trans-friendly" and decided to make her tribulations public knowledge to help people understand the transgender community.

The  Swansea Crown Court archives don't give details only stating that the case was closed.

She now wants to move on with her life and continue her journey.

"I can now rebuild my family life," said Miss Williams.

"I am cleared and I have been vindicated," she said.

But she said the road for her could still be hard.

"There could be lasting effects to me, my family, my close friends and the whole transgender community. I just hope people will understand and let me get on with my life."

Read more at This South Wales



Boston Shelter And Police Rule Breakers Humiliate Trans Woman Settle For $30G

Trans woman Brenda Wernikoff had been staying at the Boston Woods Mullen homeless shelter for a year when a employee called the police on her for using the ladies room.

According to the Lawsuit she was arrested and humiliated, made to strip and jump up and down for the officers who then called her by male pronouns.

The Woods Mullen homeless shelter policy regarding trans peoples access to public accommodations:


It's been my experience with Dallas Homeless Shelters they can be extremely reluctant to include transgender policies. Many claim its a simple lack of physical safe space but the reality is as we see here, it's more often than not a case of embedded transphobia.

Have shelters changed that much since 2004? Not really. Lesbians and Transgenders (still) Struggle for Shelter






They Love to Function In the Dark. We'll Humiliate Them Forcing Them Into Sunlight: Oklahoma Legislator On LGBT Health Care

* Note: I changed the title from "Transsexuals" to "They" after a number people commented they thought the title was misleading. After watching the video a number of times I still believe Lankford didn't specify who "they" were, leaving that to speculation. I believe the "they" Lankford was alluding to is the LGBT people, specifically the addicted among us.

Source Think Progress: The fifth-ranking House Republican took a shot at the LGBT community at a recent town hall, saying he wanted to use “the power of humiliation” to undermine a program that helps individuals who need substance abuse treatment.

Rep. James Lankford (R-OK), who at the same Oklahoma City meeting earlier this month blamed gun violence on “welfare moms”, took a question from anti LGBT state legislator Sally Kerns about a program that counseled LGBT individuals with substance abuse problems. The woman accused the Substances and Mental Health Services Administration of “pushing the homosexual agenda” and “indoctrinating our citizens.”

Lankford agreed with the woman’s concern, vowing to open an investigation into the matter. “They love functioning in the dark,” the Oklahoma Republican said of the LGBT program, promising to use “the power of humiliation” to uproot it.




The only one being humiliated is you Lankford and possibly some of your constituents when they realize you such a bigot who may turn on them some day. Kerns, its more than obvious that you understand mental health leads to sobriety and safe sex which of course you oppose for LGBT people. You would be very happy to see AIDS continue to decimate us.

LGBT people face life threatening addictions, its a fact. Many like myself before transition turned to drugs to escape reality. Early in my sobriety I saw my transsexuality as a curse. I've been clean and sober for 23 years now thanks to god and AA. But now there's real hope for our affected population regardless of  faith beliefs or interventions of a  higher power thanks President Obama leadership.


Its called the Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration which is conducting conferences country wide to help educate mental health providers opening the door to our elevation from despair, drug dependency and suicidal thoughts.

SAMHA is opening the skylight enlightening health care providers about the obstacles LGBT people find when seeking help. However, there were a couple things I find troubling in the teaching PDF. There was a marked brevity in explaining gender expression and identity and I could not find the word 'transphobia' in the PDF. Instead the authors chose to describe our discomfort with societal misconceptions as 'homophobia'.

Source SAMHA PDF

Accessibility

"Due to homophobia and discrimination against LGBT individuals, some may find it difficult or uncomfortable to access treatment services. Substance abuse treatment programs are often not equipped to meet the needs of this population. Heterosexual treatment staff members may be uninformed about LGBT issues, may be insensitive to or antagonistic toward LGBT clients, or may falsely believe that sexual identity causes substance abuse or can be changed by therapy. These beliefs by providers become barriers to treating the LGBT client."

In any case its a great teaching tool.