4/26/13

Is the Kick Starter #AssignedSex NYC Trans Youth Film being Ignored Becuse So Many Are Black?

Looking at this project I see immense possibilities in every one of the young trans people featured. So why is it not receiving the support it deserves? It's not for a lack of commitment by those involved in the project. They have made four youtube promotional videos. That's three more than the norm. The project only has a few days left to be fully funded if it is to receive any of the pledges. My opinion? It's not getting money because the most of the participants are people of color. They are the easiest to ignore. That's right. Even within the transgender and LGB community there is a perceived stratification of privilege. In black and white, we are racists.

I always written reviews about transgender kick starter projects positivity, until now that is. We are failing and need to step up.

These young folks represent our vital link to our future. We all (privileged white trans peeps) have all attend a TDOR and silently shook our heads in dismay at every name read. We all know who is being victimized. People of color. I challenge our community, rich, poor, black, red, yellow, white, everyone, to walk the walk. Please support #AssignedSex on Kick Starter



Published on Jan 7, 2013

Kyrie, Angel, Lala, Jay'lin and L get ready to share their stories with the world. They have moved beyond the traditional gender labels assigned to them at birth and they aren't looking back.

#AssignedSex is a documentary that provides an up-close and personal look into the multidimensional lives of transgender individuals in the NYC metro area. The web series serves as a platform for transgender mentors and provides behind the scenes footage revealing the challenging emotional and physical barriers that transgender individuals are currently facing.

MUSIC BY: Fayola & O.N.E.

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4/25/13

Lebanese mayor defends forcing a transsexual woman to strip naked

Source albawaba.com: The Lebanese mayor of Dekwaneh defended his actions in an interview Tuesday after he ordered Lebanese security forces to raid and shut down a gay-friendly nightclub in the Beiruti suburb town.

Several club-goers were arrested and forced to undress in the municipal headquarters, where they were then photographed naked.
“I saw 25 men outside, or what looked like boys and men. I went inside... I saw people kissing, touching each other, and a man wearing a skirt. These homosexual acts that are happening... are scandalous sexual acts,” Antoine Shakhtoura said.

Those arrested included “people from the Syrian community and a Lebanese transsexual woman, who was harassed and forced to undress in the municipal headquarters,” said Maydaa.

“Of course we made them take off their clothes,” Shakhtoura said referring to the people they transferred to the municipality’s headquarters who were also photographed there.

“We saw a scandalous situation and we had to know what these people were. Is it a woman or a man? Turned out to be a half woman and half man. I do not accept this in Dekwaneh,” he insisted

read more at albawaba.com



Israeli Transgender High School Teacher Fired For Explaining Her Gender Status To Curious Students


Marina told Channel 2 Israel: ‘I tried to explain that I am a human being just like they are and that it has no bearing on me being professional, and they need to accept people as they are’.


She tried to explain ongoing work with pupils includes small talk, and she refuses to hide her identity, ‘coming out should encourage teachers to come out to students to teachers so that neither teachers nor students feel ashamed of themselves’.

Attorney Moshe Shochetman, of the Aguda, Israel’s LGBT advocacy group, told Chanel 2 News: ‘Its very hard for this woman to find work, this is her bread and butter and she’s very good at it – she is outstanding and has received an award for her work.

‘To cut her off with this pretense is to destroy her livelihood’ ~ Gay Star News

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4/23/13

Radfem 2013 Conference Denied Use Of The London Irish Center For Hate Speech

Source: The Sunday Times preview: 'THE London Irish Centre, run by a charity funded by the Irish government, has withdrawn permission for a group of feminists to hire out its conference venue in Camden, north London. The move follows complaints that some speakers advocate violence against men and are “transphobic”.'

'The RadFem conference was to have been held in June at the 57-year-old centre, the oldest and largest Irish organisation outside Ireland. Last year RadFem’s plans for a conference at Conway Hall, a convention centre in central London, had been vetoed after it was discovered that the group intended to deny entry to transgender women by restricting tickets to “women born as women and living as women”.'

'The London Irish Centre provides welfare services for Irish emigrants in the British capital and hosts Irish exhibitions and performances..'


You can view the article in it's entirety here. While it's great to see a mainstream media article published about this it's slightly misleading as to the actual reason for the venue cancellation.

TERF (Trans-Exclusive Radical Feminist) AKA incorrectly as Radfems posted this INTERIM LEGAL STATEMENT BY RADFEM2013 ORGANISERS in response to the venue's cancellation.

TERF Cathy Brennan an attorny for Hudson Cook from Baltimore MD posted this comment in response to the host services, "Off to Work" Facebook statement explaining why they felt it best to cancel the conference


It should be noted by venues across the UK should they allow the TERF's to reserve their property for future gatherings they might very well become victims of vindictive legal entanglements initiated by the TERF's should they reconsider and not allow them to use their spaces.

THE London Irish Centre denied TERF the use of there property because they "..did some research into RadFem and discovered certain language was used and some statements were made about transgender people that would go against our equalities and diversity policy.”

It's very possible the Centre was referring to TERF Julie Burchill's post on the Guardian which has since been redacted and subsequently categorized as hate speech by the police.

The London Irish Centre didn't deny the property because of MRA actions as the radfems would have people believe. Uncommon Sense and Another Angry Woman have the lowdown on what really happened.

TERF Groundhog Day. Kicked Out Of London. Again. They were denied Conway hall last year for the same reason. Let's see, that makes two years in a row. But who's counting?

TERF's really ought to cease the hate then they wouldn't have so much difficulty finding a place to hold their yearly convent in London. This makes two years in a row your hate speech has gotten you barred from a London venue.

There's another point that needs top be clarified. The vast majority of cisgender Feminist do not hate or exclude trans people as pointed out in a comment made on this post by Lesbians and Feminists Against Transphobia:

"Although I want to acknowledge that not all radfems are TERFs, I'm very happy to see TERFs being marginalised for their hate, they definitely do not speak for feminism, their views are deeply anti-feminist and thoroughly disturbed. Feminism is intersectional or it isn't really feminism at all."


I deeply appreciate that clarification especially since its coming from cisgender feminists and have since edited this post to properly identify TERF's.

Bugsbrenan et al. In case you don't know what it is that keeps getting doors slammed in your mug here it is "...hate speech is any speech, gesture or conduct, writing, or display which is forbidden because it may incite violence or prejudicial action against or by a protected individual or group, or because it disparages or intimidates a protected individual or group."

Have a nice day.



Is it a Trans Inclusive ENDA to Be Introduced Thursday?

We won't know until Thursday but I'm apprehensive about the optimism being expressed by Rep. Jared Polis. LGB people would have a lot easier time without us passing ENDA and that would warrant a lot of optimism. Will this time around threaten the very fabric of LGBT unity again? I'm skeptical, prove me wrong. Please.

The nitty gritty. The Senate may move it onto the floor for a vote but it is more than likely doomed in the House.

Tammy Baldwin told Metro Weekly "I have to say, given the current leadership composition of the House, I don't think it goes anywhere," Baldwin recently told Metro Weekly. While the House did pass an LGBT-inclusive Violence Against Women Act in February, Baldwin says she fears that may be an exception to the rule, "which is if they don't have a majority of the majority caucus supporting something they're not going to let it to the floor. And I don't see that changing in the near future."

There's only two things for certain. We can only speculate about the wording and there will be a lot of speculation.




White House Press Secretary Jay Carney can't identify action President Obama to build support of ENDA in the past year under questioning from the Washington Blade's Chris Johnson

'ShuShu Funtanna' Reacts to School Demand that She Delete Her Drag Youtube Channel


Via Reddit r/lgbt "School told me it would be in my best interest to shut down my drag queen YouTube channel 'ShuShu Funtanna', I refused and posted this image on instagram."

Good for you ShuShu.