Being that the government releases incrementally evidence that in whole would bring public outrage, lets steady ourselves. The Democrats are posed to resume power and new information will and information gathering techniques will amazingly surface.
AP release August 3, 2008 Click title for full article
ATLANTA - The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic
8/2/08
QueerToday.com Organizing HRC Protest in Boston
Cross posted from QueerToday.com click title for full post
Boston – QueerToday.com activists and allies will protest the annual Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Dinner at the Hynes Convention Center in Boston on October 25 at 5pm.
The group is working to build a coalition of trans and queer activists, anti-war activists, and women’s rights activists to protest HRC’s lack of grassroots coalition building, support for pro-war and anti-choice candidates, and support of a non-inclusive version of the Employment Nondiscrimination Act (ENDA).
“It’s time to show HRC what real solidarity looks like,” said Trevor Wright of QueerToday.com, “transgender and labor activists united in San Francisco to build the largest protest ever of HRC, and we plan to show the country Boston can too!”
HRC and Youthfirst Texas
An article posted in the Dallas voice by Wayne Arnold Jones titled "Where your Money Goes" may be read by clicking the title.
Mr Arnold's article first draws to attention what one benefactor of the Dallas Black tie, Youthfirst of Texas where I volunteer at, must do in order to be a recipient of the $38,000 dollars(US) it received in 2007 from the Dallas Black Tie.
He next draws attention to the salaries that Joe Solmonese and the seven highest paid HRC executives received last year.
YouthFirst must Generate (tabling) $14,500 dollars to receive $38,000 dollars.
Joe Solmonese compensation was $259,096 in 2007.
The seven highest-paid officers received $1,274,989 in 2007.
The 2007 Dallas Black Tie generated 1.27 million .
Is it just coincidence that the salries of these rich people = the gross of the Dallas Black Tie?
Is everyone ok with this?
Queers hither and yon!!!
Call For Papers: “Queering Anarchism”
Radical queer politics and anarchism have much in common. Queer theory argues against traditional identity politics, recognizing the social construction of “sexuality” and identity categories.
Read on.......
Cross posted from Queers Without Borders Please click title for link:)
Radical queer politics and anarchism have much in common. Queer theory argues against traditional identity politics, recognizing the social construction of “sexuality” and identity categories.
Read on.......
Cross posted from Queers Without Borders Please click title for link:)
8/1/08
Transgender Protest at Crews Inn
For Immediate release
Friday August 1, 2008
Transgender and allies protest discrimination
Contact Kelli Busey
Tel. 214.226.7080
kellibusey@yahoo.com
http://planetransgender.blogspot.com
Protest
Tuesday evenings at 10:00 pm
Crews Inn
3215 N Fitzhugh Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 443-9350
Why
Unfair and discriminatory actions of David Moore, co-owner Crews Inn.
Dallas Transgender advocates and allies have committed to a continuing a protest at Crews Inn, a Gay bar in Dallas Texas, in response to the expulsion of transgender woman from the bar on Tuesday July 15, 2008.
According to protest leader Celeste Williams, "We will let David Moore co-owner know that LGBT people will not abide with discrimination, especially from within our own community and that there are many other Gay bars close by that have publicly announced and displayed a non discriminatory policy towards the LGBT population".
A opinion that David Moore has displayed a random disregard towards transgender entertainers, guests and woman is reinforced by experiences of Sierra Nicole Standridge, who performs as Sierra Nicole Andrews,
"I was kicked out three years, he does this every so often for no reason".
Bar patrons who stopped by after seeing the protesters said he "gets into one of his moods" and acts unpredictably.
Robert Clawson, a dancer at Crews Inn who stopped by the protest on his way into work said,
“David is set in his ways,” Clawson said. “I think it is just awful, but I have to make my dollar.”
The protests have been joined by Patti Fink of the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance, Daniel Williams of the Dallas Peace Center, allies and friends.
The protest which has gained local TV and national media attention, has highlighted the need for legal protections in the workplace which transgender people have been excluded from recently in the 2007 ENDA defeat.
Friday August 1, 2008
Transgender and allies protest discrimination
Contact Kelli Busey
Tel. 214.226.7080
kellibusey@yahoo.com
http://planetransgender.blogspot.com
Protest
Tuesday evenings at 10:00 pm
Crews Inn
3215 N Fitzhugh Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 443-9350
Why
Unfair and discriminatory actions of David Moore, co-owner Crews Inn.
Dallas Transgender advocates and allies have committed to a continuing a protest at Crews Inn, a Gay bar in Dallas Texas, in response to the expulsion of transgender woman from the bar on Tuesday July 15, 2008.
According to protest leader Celeste Williams, "We will let David Moore co-owner know that LGBT people will not abide with discrimination, especially from within our own community and that there are many other Gay bars close by that have publicly announced and displayed a non discriminatory policy towards the LGBT population".
A opinion that David Moore has displayed a random disregard towards transgender entertainers, guests and woman is reinforced by experiences of Sierra Nicole Standridge, who performs as Sierra Nicole Andrews,
"I was kicked out three years, he does this every so often for no reason".
Bar patrons who stopped by after seeing the protesters said he "gets into one of his moods" and acts unpredictably.
Robert Clawson, a dancer at Crews Inn who stopped by the protest on his way into work said,
“David is set in his ways,” Clawson said. “I think it is just awful, but I have to make my dollar.”
The protests have been joined by Patti Fink of the Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance, Daniel Williams of the Dallas Peace Center, allies and friends.
The protest which has gained local TV and national media attention, has highlighted the need for legal protections in the workplace which transgender people have been excluded from recently in the 2007 ENDA defeat.
Rea Carey, Leading Task Force, Sees Opportunities
Cross posted from Gay City News. Click title for link.
Rea Carey, the new executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, isn't given to superstitious musings, but a telephone interview with her certainly suggested the notion that the gods are smiling on the LGBT movement.
The Task Force is playing an integral role in one key battle on the political landscape, the California referendum on gay marriage. Even before the Supreme Court in that state approved marriage equality, social conservatives had proposed an amendment to the California Constitution barring same-sex couples from marrying.
Regarding the division of our community over the ENDA issue Ms Rea had this to say;
NGLTF draws the line on "pursing legislation that leaves members of our community behind."
One community. United. Thank you NGLTF !
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