8/5/08

We will be at the Dallas Texas bar "Crews Inn" tonight.

Many thanks to Dallas Voice DVTV News.

8/4/08

Protesta Transgènera a la Taberna de Crews ( Para Distribuciòn Inmediata)


Hispanohablante: Jenni Eilers (aliada de la protesta)

Teléfono: 214-641-1268

Email: arcodeiris76@yahoo.com



Transgéneros y sus aliados protestan discriminación



Protesta



Cada martes a las 10 de la noche
La Taberna de Crews (Crews Inn)
3215 N Fitzhugh Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
(214) 443-9350

Defensores transgèneros y sus aliados de Dallas han asignado a una protesta continuosa al la Taberna de Crews, una taberna gay de Dallas, en respuesta a la expulsiòn de una mujer transgènera desde la taberna en martes, el 15 de julio 2008.

Según el lider de la protesta Celeste Williams, "Informarèmos el co-dueño, David Moore, que las personas LGBT (lesbiana, gay, bisexual y transgénero) no aguantarán la discriminación, especialmente dentro de nuestra propia comunidad, y que hay muchas otras tabernas cercas que han anunciado y demostrado públicamente una policìa de no discriminación en cuanto a la poblaciòn LGBT.

La opinión que David Moore ha demostrado una despreocupación al azar hacia los artistas, invitados, y mujeres transgèneras está reforzado por las experiencias de Sierra Nicole Standridge, quien performa como Sierra Nicole Andrews. "Fui echado hace tres años; èl lo haga de vez en cuando por ninguna razòn."

Los patrones de la taberna, áquienes pasaban por los protestadores, dijeron que él "experimenta unos de sus humores" y actua imprevisiblemente.

Robert Clawson, un bailador a la Taberna de Crews, quien pasaba por la protesta en su camino al trabajo, dijo, "David está testarudo. Pienso que sea horrible, pero tengo que ganar mi dollar."

Los protestadores se han unidos con Patti Fink de la Alianza Gay y Lesbiana de Dallas, Daniel Williams del Centro de Paz de Dallas, Kelli Busey, autora y defensora, aliados y amigos. La protesta, cual ha ganado la atención de TV local y de media nacional, ha señalado la necesidad para protecciones legales en los lugares de trabajo. La gente transgènera ha sido excluida de protecciones legales en la derrota reciente de ENDA 2007.

Gentle Gender discussion



Click title for Left In S.F. post
Left in S.F has a wonderful article which begins with a discussion about the planned Olympic testing to see is you a guy of girl? Inquiring minds want to know.

The article then transitions into self examination and how do you qualify gender? Everyone including myself is guilty of having a set of preconceptions about gender. Guilty as charged.
To the dear person I was speaking with last night that repeatedly called me man until I couldn't take it, its cool. You were honestly trying as hard as your good christian heart could. What you did is commendable. You challenged yourself to understand. Doors and pathways will appear to you as if by magic and I will be with you in your struggle. Trying to understand you. You my friend are now part of our community.

8/3/08

CDC underestimated new HIV cases by 40 percent

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?