Mara Keisling, Anderson Cooper's Spot On, You're Just Wrong!

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Mara Keisling of the NCTE broke bad on Anderson Coopers interview with Mandi a trans person who claimed her transsexualism resulted from the side affects of Propecia.

Cooper: "Look I have friends who are transgender(ed) and they all tell me these feelings don't come out of a bottle." to which Mandi replies 'ah yeah".

Cooper delves deeper trying to ascertain when his guest first realized her transsexualism and Mandi replied she knew first when she questioned her sexuality as a youth to which Cooper pointed out "gender and sexuality are two different things.



Mara offered a private 'appology' to Mandi McKee who posted it to Facebook calling for Keisling to make a public appology.

Mandi, I am so sorry that you interpret NCTE's recent activity around Anderson Live as being an attack on you personally. We were very careful not to even use your name or to say anything about you. Our complaint was with Anderson and his producers doing a show that they knew was just using trans people as a sensational ratings chaser. After watching the show, I am convinced all the more that they were willing to use you and transgender people to stir up emotions and ignorance about trans people.

Every trans person has a different story and NCTE is very serious about respecting that and even empowering many different stories. And you are welcome to conduct your search for meaning anyway you want. You are welcome to identify as trans or not. But it is not okay for a public personality like Anderson Cooper with a respected public forum like Anderson Live to risk spreading misinformation that could actually hurt trans people.

And I know how hard it is to decide whether or not to transition. I have felt the crushing and deflating depression and anxiety. You can't even know how much I personally wish you the best as you are going through that. It can be really hard, I know.

But our number one job at NCTE is to end the societal ignorance that really is the underlying cause of that depression and anxiety and marginalization. Framing the show the way they did and using you the way they did, was not good for ending that ignorance and we rightly spoke out.

Be well,
Mara

Ah, yeah the premise of the interview was slightly absurd but....

I think we can all agree hypersensitivity to discussions of gender diversity inhibit media from further exploration which ultimately sets us back into obscurity.

Mara Keisling, Anderson Cooper was spot on debunking that misconception, you are guilty of being a sensationalist media hound.

Oct 1st Worldwide Pussy Riot Solidarity Day Кассация по PussyRiot

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Thousands of Russians march under Pussy Riot balloons during the September 15th protest.

October 1st more than 30 citys worldwide will host demonstrations in support of Pussy Riots appeal at Russia cassation high court.

What was the result of the absurd 2 year Pussy Riot sentence? Some experts say it is a sure sign Putin wants to return Russia to a Soviet state. This has not gone unnoticed by Russians who rightfully are upset after a brief taste of democratic reforms.

It has not gone unnoticed by myself after struggling years to establish contact then friendships with transgender people within Russia. Now we are facing the prospect of losing contact with our friend there.

We need Russia as a ally. We need Russia without Vladimir Putin. The world need more heroic feminists like Pussy Riot.

In Moscow? Join the demonstration at the Moscow City Court at 11:00am.

Thailand's Got Talent - Bell Nuntita นันทิตา Audition (English Subtitle / Eng Sub

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such a wonderful performance on Thailand's Got Talent. gorgeous. beautiful soul and lovely voice.

Song 1: Yark Roo Tae Mai Yark Tarm อยาà¸�รู้à¹�ต่ไม่อยาà¸�ถาม
Artist: Calories Blah Blah

Song 2: "Unlovable"
Artist: Mild
Performer: Bell Nuntita นันทิตา on Thailand's Got Talent

Video with English Subtitles / Captions
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Time Is Running Out For The Memphis City Council

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......to do the right thing.

Time is running out to apply themselves as the law demands and protect all citizens, not just the ones who it is politically expedient to protect.

A message from the Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies Kelli Busey...



Time is running out for transgender people to be included in this amendment...

Please sign the petition

Memphis Protect Transgender People

Massachusetts appeals Judges Ruling Allowing Transgender Murderer's SRS

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The planetransgender straw poll showed the majority of trans people thought inmate Michelle Kosilek should be given SRS on the tax payers dime but the 'state' AKA the Governor disagrees and has ordered the ruling challenged. What would you do? Just for a second, think, if you were incarcerated and faced with what this individual is, wouldn't you fight for your life as well?

 Interestingly Governor Patrick didn't mention the 8th Amendment  in his first statement since stating his opinion the inmate should not ne given the surgery but instead seeking to diffuse criticism from the health care professionals and Transgender advocates by stating a concern for Kosilek's safety post surgery. That reason really holds little weight. Governor Patrick stands a better chance at deflecting criticism by emphasizing his concern for Kosilek's sister inmates safety should Kosilek get Sexual reassignment surgery (SRS).

 From Governor Patrick  “It’s not a reflection of a point of view about gender-identity disorder,” Patrick said, in his first comments on the appeal. “Apparently, that is a real disorder. And, indeed, Kosilek has been getting treatment for that disorder. The question is whether it should go all the way to surgery, and what the implications are for the safety of Kosilek and other inmates, in that event.”

That point is mote because Kosilek already lives in solitary for her safety.

I mean, aren't we all fighting for our lives anyways? How many reading this could say you have never done something you were glad you weren't caught doing? OK, so hopefully it wasn't murder, but wouldn't you fight in jail as hard as you do out here?

Guest Columnist Dawn White

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Our fourth guest column is from Dawn White. Dawn is running to be the Republican representative for the November election for the 37th state house district.

Lifelong Conservative Dawn White on Obamacare

The recent Supreme Court decision on Obamacare demonstrates that now, more than ever, it is important to elect leaders at all levels of government who have proven track records as conservatives. Barack Obama’s federal government has crept into yet another area of our lives, uninvited and unwelcome.

In light of this decision, we must elect a new president and members of Congress who are committed to repealing Obamacare. Additionally, we need to elect state legislators we can trust to work to prevent its implementation in Tennessee. As State Representative, I will fight against the implementation of Obamacare in Tennessee.

Government can make conditions more difficult for businesses to grow, especially for small business owners who lack the resources to navigate complex regulations such as those under Obamacare. When I first started out in business, I was shocked by the hoops I had to jump through just to hire people.

As a small business owner, I know that Obamacare will have a chilling effect on job creators across the country, and will prevent many small businesses from growing and expanding as they otherwise could. Make no mistake about this: Obamacare is a job killer.

I want smaller, smarter government, not a “nanny state”. My opponent in the Republican primary has admitted that he voted for and supported Barack Obama; I wonder if this was the change he had hoped for.

I saw right through Barack Obama's promises of "hope and change"; I knew he would do his best to force his radical, liberal agenda on our country. This is exactly why it is important to elect leaders who have proven track records as conservatives.

I am a lifelong conservative Republican, and I will not fall for smooth rhetoric and catch phrases. Instead, I will make decisions based upon common sense and conservative principles. I would appreciate your support and your vote in the August 2nd Republican primary.

For more information or to join our campaign, please visit my website at VoteDawn.com or contact me at dawn@votedawn.com.

Fish Fry- make plans

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The Smyrna Rotary club has their Wings of Freedom Fish Fry scheduled and you are invited...if you buy a ticket.

Last year the Wings of Freedom Fish Fry raised over $60,000 and we honored local heroes and veterans that helped make our region great. Since 2003 we have raised over $400,000. As our community grows, so have the needs of many local non-profit organizations. The Wings of Freedom Fish Fry helps meet the needs of these local non-profit organizations. This year our event will be held on September 8th and we are honoring women in the military. With your support we look forward to making 2012 our biggest Fish Fry yet!

Smyrna police need your help

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WE NEED YOUR HELP TRYING TO IDENTIFY THESE SUSPECTSOn July 26th, someone broke into a vehicle at the Sharp Springs Park in Smyrna. The vehicle owner's purse, along with a laptop computer, was taken from the vehicle. Immediately after, the suspects went to multiple locations in Smyrna and fraudulently used the victim's credit card. I have some photos of the suspects as well as their vehicle, possibly a late-model Ford Explorer with a large white cargo carrier on the roof.

We are hoping that someone may recognize one of the suspects or their vehicle. If anyone does recognize either of these people or the vehicle, we encourage them to contact Detective Anderson of the Smyrna Police Department at (615) 267 - 5433.

Provided the .....what!

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I received in the mail today my new voter registration card and was looking over it and noticed something. A sentence that made no sense right above where you sign your name. It read as thus.

"The above is entitled to vote on and after the issuance of this card, provided the"

That's it. Provided the...WHAT! Are we supposed to guess? I could not find my old one, but a call to a relative that still had theirs got me this.

"The above is entitled to vote on and after the issuance of this card, provided the registration has not become void"

Oops! This article said “131,000 registered voters will be getting a new card,” ...I hope they don't have to reprint them.

Don't flush...seriously

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A fact most people do not know is that while our water is tested for many things, it normally is not tested for drugs. In America over the counter drugs and illegal drugs are starting to show in our water supply.

A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. 

To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe. 

But the presence of so many prescription drugs — and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen — in so much of our drinking water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences to human health.

Most people throw away drugs or worse, flush them to keep animals or kids from coming across them, but here in Smyrna the police department has an alternative that is safe, and anonymous ( for those odd pills you found that you really don't want to know what they are).

Drug Collection Box AvailableSmyrna Justice Center, 400 Enon Springs Road, East 

The Smyrna Police Department would like to announce the recent addition of a Drug Collection Box within the lobby at the Smyrna Justice Center. In an effort to provide medication disposal options for our citizens, this collection box has been installed so these medications may be properly disposed of without causing potential harm to the environment. 

“We encourage our citizens to come by the Smyrna Police Department and bring their unwanted or expired medications for proper disposal” said Sergeant Bobby Gibson. “Items that may be collected are non-narcotics, narcotics, over the counter medications, herbals, veterinary medicines and illegal drugs” added Gibson. Items that will not be accepted at this location include bio-hazard materials, items in liquid form or needles/sharps, unless they are in appropriate containers. 

The Smyrna Police Department would like to thank CADCOR (Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Rutherford County), the Cardinal Health Foundation and the Recovery Support Foundation for providing us with this important tool for medication disposal.

Secretly Serving: The Proud, the 15,000, The Transgender

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Not mentioned in this clip is the motivation many MTF's have pre transition for joining the military. There is a need to hyper masculinize there lives and many feel that by joining the military they can rid themselves of there female selves.

The truth is that can not be made to happen by joining any organization so eventually they will have to do as I did have, and face up to there transsexualism. Currently, being in the military only makes that harder since the difference between LBG and T has become better understood.

Converse for me, when I served before the word transgender was spoken by anyone I was seen as simply gay and accepted for that. Weird, huh

Thailand's Got Talent - Bell Nuntita นันทิตา Audition (English Subtitle / Eng Sub

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such a wonderful performance on Thailand's Got Talent. gorgeous. beautiful soul and lovely voice.

Song 1: Yark Roo Tae Mai Yark Tarm อยาà¸�รู้à¹�ต่ไม่อยาà¸�ถาม
Artist: Calories Blah Blah

Song 2: "Unlovable"
Artist: Mild
Performer: Bell Nuntita นันทิตา on Thailand's Got Talent

Video with English Subtitles / Captions
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I Wish She Could Have Lived Forever

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My sunshine, Lulu Sugarfoot.   My Search and Rescue partner and Airstreaming BFF.  My beautiful, fun-loving, good time girl.

Lulu was a survivor, the runt of the litter, nearly killed by a sibling.  Laughter was her favorite sound.  She would bring me her favorite purple monkey squeezing it over and over to make it kiss and say “I love you”.  A true opportunist, she reasoned from cause-to-effect working things into her advantage.  Stubborn, high drive, tough as nails.  She lived life wide open without regret and wore her little heart on her sleeve.  She grieved hard for months after we lost Maggie, her pack mate.   Her one great terror was thunderstorms.  Lulu was my child dog, my heart’s delight.

Her appearance never betrayed her age.  But within the 7 weeks since the horrible derecho storm in Virginia, she deteriorated scary fast.   There must have been severe pain before now but somehow she hid it well.  Suddenly, she couldn’t.  The evilness robbed her of sleep and sanity in spite of every treatment we tried.  Then her hind quarters began to fail completely.

August 22, 2012.    She woke me at 4:32 AM.  We went outside on the deck under the stars and talked.  She kissed my face, and in her own way she gently told me it was time.  Just after sunrise her sweet, tragic, happy-go-lucky spirit was set free.   She would have been 14 years old in January.

Run, baby girl, run!  Run from the demons.  Run, baby, run .   .   .   .  run to the river.

My sunshine is gone.  My heart is broken wide open.  The profound emptiness just won’t go, I miss her terribly.

(music by Nickelback, “If  Today was Your Last Day”, from Dark Horse, published by WMG )

Elvis Update – Moving West

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It’s been over a year since I’ve posted a serious update on Elvis.  There is quite a bit of news.

   

To summarize, the exterior window front and back frames have been installed.  They required an extraordinary amount of work and look fabulous.

   

Plenty of angle and straight bracing was added for structural strength and to support the awnings, the A/C and solar panels.

   

Drip caps, the door eyebrow and awning rails were installed above all windows. Elvis will have Zip-Dee’s all the way around.  The reflective insulation has been installed inside.  You can see the fully-sleeved conduits in the ribs for wiring thus preventing wire erosion when traveling.

The precious Bargman H20-2 lock set was reworked and the door installed.

   

Several polishing cuts have been done.  Ultimately, carburetor fluid was the magic bullet for getting the gunk off the roof.  That plus lots of muscle.

  

New wheel wells have been fabricated.  The wonderful Airstream aluminum double step is in place and the Ultrafab power stabilizing jacks are installed.  The lowest clearance point of the trailer is under the power jacks.  Their position in relation to the axles should allow travel over slopes or grades without dragging bottom.

   

The interior skins were stripped, etched, primed, and riveted temporary to the interior ribs.

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Dave had tapered the heavy-duty frame rebuild fore and aft to maintain the vintage Airstream lines.  After he installed has own hand-compounded corners, the banana wraps, and the restored beltline components, it was evident that, in spite of the extra-deep frame, he had achieved his goal.  Look at the detail of his compound drip edge at the A-frame exit point.  Extremely nice work.

   

The closed belly looks like any other vintage Airstream until you notice the slope at the stabilizers and the beefy edge of the bottom frame.    The stabilizers and axles are mounted in the exposed frame.  Another detail is the access panels to the holding tanks.

Here you can see the full length profile.   While not exactly the original design, the strength and functionality is far superior.

Trailer Buff has done exceptional work on Elvis.  I’m certain none could have done better.  But life has a way of changing plans and Dave has a lot more slices of life on his plate now than when Elvis first arrived.  He is getting out of the Airstream restoration business.  Together we decided transferring Elvis to another professional would be the best option.  Now is the perfect stopping point for this to occur.

Uwe Salwender, owner of Area 63 Productions, has agreed to complete the retrofitting of Elvis.  Wayne Moore, my guardian angel of the Route 11 Caravan, will be transporting Elvis across country to Uwe’s shop in Orange.

   

Yesterday Doug Rowbottom, his brother-in-law, Roger, and I went to Trailer Buff to pack up Elvis and get him ready for transport.  To my great surprise, we had everything done and left for Front Royal before 3:00 PM.

It’s been nearly 4 years since Elvis has been hitched to my Titan.  It felt good.

We even stopped at my favorite diner in New Market, the Southern Kitchen, for a delicious meal.

   

Elvis was living in the Waddell’s driveway before dark.   Along with several other campers.  You never know who or what you will find at the Waddell’s but you can usually count on a full house.

Elvis is hitched to Wayne’s truck right now.  In the morning he’ll be on the way to California.  Kind of ironic, Elvis, a California Airstream, is returning to not far from Los Angeles where he was born to continue his makeover.   Hmmm, wasn’t there another famous Elvis that found fame, in 1956 no less, partly due to a trip to California to a little town near Los Angeles called Hollywood?

Heading to the Promised Land

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I left my home in Norfolk Virginia
California on my mind
I straddled that Greyhound
And rode into Raleigh
And on across Caroline

Coincidentally, Elvis’s recording of “Promised Land” was released 38 years ago this very day.    Written by Chuck Berry in 1964, it describes “the poor boy’s” journey from Virginia to California.

This morning in the dark of 6:00 AM, Wayne Moore pulled Elvis out of the Waddell’s driveway and began the journey from Virginia to California.  He plans to arrive by Sunday, the 30th.

Don't flush...seriously

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A fact most people do not know is that while our water is tested for many things, it normally is not tested for drugs. In America over the counter drugs and illegal drugs are starting to show in our water supply.

A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. 

To be sure, the concentrations of these pharmaceuticals are tiny, measured in quantities of parts per billion or trillion, far below the levels of a medical dose. Also, utilities insist their water is safe. 

But the presence of so many prescription drugs — and over-the-counter medicines like acetaminophen and ibuprofen — in so much of our drinking water is heightening worries among scientists of long-term consequences to human health.

Most people throw away drugs or worse, flush them to keep animals or kids from coming across them, but here in Smyrna the police department has an alternative that is safe, and anonymous ( for those odd pills you found that you really don't want to know what they are).

Drug Collection Box AvailableSmyrna Justice Center, 400 Enon Springs Road, East 

The Smyrna Police Department would like to announce the recent addition of a Drug Collection Box within the lobby at the Smyrna Justice Center. In an effort to provide medication disposal options for our citizens, this collection box has been installed so these medications may be properly disposed of without causing potential harm to the environment. 

“We encourage our citizens to come by the Smyrna Police Department and bring their unwanted or expired medications for proper disposal” said Sergeant Bobby Gibson. “Items that may be collected are non-narcotics, narcotics, over the counter medications, herbals, veterinary medicines and illegal drugs” added Gibson. Items that will not be accepted at this location include bio-hazard materials, items in liquid form or needles/sharps, unless they are in appropriate containers. 

The Smyrna Police Department would like to thank CADCOR (Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Rutherford County), the Cardinal Health Foundation and the Recovery Support Foundation for providing us with this important tool for medication disposal.

Mara Keisling, Anderson Cooper's Spot On, You're Just Wrong!

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Mara Keisling of the NCTE broke bad on Anderson Coopers interview with Mandi a trans person who claimed her transsexualism resulted from the side affects of Propecia.

Cooper: "Look I have friends who are transgender(ed) and they all tell me these feelings don't come out of a bottle." to which Mandi replies 'ah yeah".

Cooper delves deeper trying to ascertain when his guest first realized her transsexualism and Mandi replied she knew first when she questioned her sexuality as a youth to which Cooper pointed out "gender and sexuality are two different things.



Mara offered a private 'appology' to Mandi McKee who posted it to Facebook calling for Keisling to make a public appology.

Mandi, I am so sorry that you interpret NCTE's recent activity around Anderson Live as being an attack on you personally. We were very careful not to even use your name or to say anything about you. Our complaint was with Anderson and his producers doing a show that they knew was just using trans people as a sensational ratings chaser. After watching the show, I am convinced all the more that they were willing to use you and transgender people to stir up emotions and ignorance about trans people.

Every trans person has a different story and NCTE is very serious about respecting that and even empowering many different stories. And you are welcome to conduct your search for meaning anyway you want. You are welcome to identify as trans or not. But it is not okay for a public personality like Anderson Cooper with a respected public forum like Anderson Live to risk spreading misinformation that could actually hurt trans people.

And I know how hard it is to decide whether or not to transition. I have felt the crushing and deflating depression and anxiety. You can't even know how much I personally wish you the best as you are going through that. It can be really hard, I know.

But our number one job at NCTE is to end the societal ignorance that really is the underlying cause of that depression and anxiety and marginalization. Framing the show the way they did and using you the way they did, was not good for ending that ignorance and we rightly spoke out.

Be well,
Mara

Ah, yeah the premise of the interview was slightly absurd but....

I think we can all agree hypersensitivity to discussions of gender diversity inhibit media from further exploration which ultimately sets us back into obscurity.

Mara Keisling, Anderson Cooper was spot on debunking that misconception, you are guilty of being a sensationalist media hound.

Texas ISD principal Terminates Cosmetology Class To Rid School Of "Flamboyant Gays"

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Then principal Thomas Amons takes retribution against Instructor Cequada Clark pictured right, and fires her from all of her other teaching positions. Being a Texan this makes me ill.

Source: The Advocate reports a cosmetology program for adults at a Texas technical school is canceled, according to The Examiner of southeast Texas, because it's illegal to bar an applicant for his sexual orientation.

Instructor Cequada Clark of the Taylor Career Center told the newspaper that the school's principal, Thomas Amons, had said he'd rather shut down the program than have "flamboyantly gay guys" included.

The Examiner reports that Kwmane Gray, 22, arrived at class and when the principal realized it, he consulted with lawyers about how to keep him out. The lawyers for the Beaumont Independent School District reportedly advised that it's illegal to ban an individual student just for being gay, so instead the principal shuttered the entire program, which had been running since 2009.

Clark, who told the newspaper she had been subsequently fired from her job, said the program had been used most often by single mothers who were trying to start a career.

A short video of today's protest shared on facebook by Vic Demented.



You can hear the few dozen protesters demanding principal Thomas Amons produce proof that he cancelled the program for lack of participation and you can see Fox News was there but as some on the facebook protest page have noted Fox is refusing to publish about the story having posted this on their Facebook page.



Instructor Cequada Clark responded on that same thread to Fox's contention she was not employed by the BISD:

"I have a BISD email I have a BISD w-2 form and a 1099 my name is in the book at the career center and the high school enrollment tutorial forms as a teacher. Am I on candid camera? I work as a paraprofessional -a high school tutorial- and I also was the teacher of the Adult cosmetology program. I have a copies of my time sheets."

In two days over 800 people who have signed the petition demanding proof as well. Will you?

Instructor Cequada Clark told the Examiner

“I don’t understand this. I really don’t,” Clark said. “(Amons) told me he would rather shut down the program altogether than to have ‘riff-raff’ like that in the program. The next day, he shut down the program.”

Clark, who has headed the adult cosmetology program since 2009 at BISD, said, “Earlier this year, I learned he had a problem with gay guys while we were at the hair show in April.” Clark said at the hair show, Amons told her that he never wanted to see “flamboyantly gay guys” in the BISD program like the men enrolled at other programs competing in the event.

This may not be quickly resolved so in the meantime I hope all my LGBT family patronizes Cequada Clark's wonderful establishment.

Loren Cameron at a University: What Scares Fox News and Enrages NeoCons

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Yesterday fear mongering right wing pandering Fox News published a story with a rather innocuously worded headline but with a dark warning of a transsexual being paid to promote sexually explicate pictures to young minds at the The University of Minnesota-Duluth.


So who is this menace and what is his deal? To learn more we could
watch the National Geographic special about sexual identity: The Art of Loren Cameron and visit Loren Cameron's Website something neither Fox News or the right wing Campus Reform did.

There is a reason for that. Right wing religious bigoted people are scared to death of the truth.

Yes Cameron you do more than scare them you enrage them.

Worthy of mention is that for some reason Fox deemed it necessary to bring up a totally unrelated racial event the university had hosted earlier.

Shame on you Faux News.

Memphis City Council Approves Non Discrimination Amendment Sans Trans

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In a surprise move the amendment that was approved last night by the Memphis city council only protects against sexual orientation omitting gender expression and identity.

According to Jonathan Cole, Vice President of the Tennessee Equality Project it was understood the proposed amendment would include transgender protections but last night when "it came downstairs" it was stripped of trans protections.

Action News 5 - Memphis, Tennessee

Cole in a telephone interview said he was surprised as everyone else at the omission but that the "Tennessee Equality Project would fight for trans protections" to be added during the 30 days allotted for the council to discover if the amendment is contrary to the discrimination ordinance already in place.

Memphis has the distinct reputation as one of the transgender murder capitols of the world.

The proposed amendment face severe opposition from the religious right spearheaded by Bellevue Baptist Church Pastor Steve Gaines who according to the The Commercial Appeal said

"sexual orientation should not be considered a civil rights issue."

"Civil rights status should be reserved for areas that have already
been mentioned, such as race and gender," Gaines said. "No one can
choose their gender. No one can choose the color of their skin. The
fact is everybody has a choice with sexual activity. This is about the
furtherance of an aggressive political agenda."

We have just 30 days in which to get transgender protections reinserted.
Please sign the petition Memphis Protect Trans people

Least we forget the catalyst to this.....



Two weeks before a lawsuit was to be filed Duanna was murdered with a shot to her face at close range.

Memphis Silence of the T

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In 2008 our Transgender sister Duanna Johnson, while handcuffed was beaten unmercifully by Memphis police and all people heard was, silence.
The police desperately needed that silence. They knew they were incredibly wrong.

Five years later the city ordinance amendment, spurred by her beating inexplicably at the last moment was introduced without transgender protections.

And for all the world knew, transgender people were never included in the amendment. For all the world knew, transgender people don't exist in Memphis.

For all the world knew had the video of Duanna's beating not emerged inexplicably from police files, no one would have ever heard of Duanna, or her beating.

For all the world knew.

But why would the Transgender Equality Project (TEP), the driving force behind this amendment not mention this to the media immediately following the vote? Why would the City impassioned pro equality council members make no mention of this? Why would there be no mention of this at all in mainstream media?

The TEP has personally assured me and publicly stated they are 100% in favor of trans protections but the reality is they all knew they were wrong, the silence of the T desperately needed for this victory advancing the gay agenda.

I confirmed this by contacting a writer of the most respected and oft quoted media sources covering this issue. No one wrote or spoke of this because they being progressive individuals did not want to jeopardize the chances of the amendment passing with sexual orientation by braking the silence.

Trans people were thrown under the bus and I am not so naive to believe there was no deal maker.

Like the Memphis police years before, the Memphis city council and the Tennessee Equality Project they all need the silence of the T in Memphis.

Our family in Memphis is silent, beaten and murdered.

But we will not be silent in Texas. The Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies call on the Memphis City Council to reinstate gender identity and expression into the amendment before the 30 days elapses allocated to determine if the amendment is legal.

For Duanna, for all our sisters and brothers in Memphis who are denied jobs, ultimately forcing our family onto the streets to prostitute ourselves.

But unlike Duanna who was shot dead according to news reports while "working her customary strip", just days before filing a federal lawsuit, there will be no silence of the T in Memphis as long as the Dallas Transgender Advocates have a say.

There will be no silence of the T anywhere.

Please sign the petition Memphis Protect Trans People

Cross posted from The Dallas Transgender Advocates and Allies