Transgender Day of Remembrance: This is What Hate Looks Like

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Saturday November 20, 2010 · 6:57 AM PST

2010/11/20 · 06:57

The Transgender Day of Remembrance was set aside to memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. The event is held in November to honor Rita Hester, whose murder on November 28th, 1998 kicked off the "Remembering Our Dead" web project and a San Francisco candlelight vigil in 1999. Rita Hester’s murder — like most anti-transgender murder cases — has yet to be solved.

Although not every person represented during the Day of Remembrance self-identified as transgender — that is, as a transsexual, crossdresser, or otherwise gender-variant — each was a victim of violence based on bias against transgender people.

http://www.transgenderdor.org/...

kyril

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Monday November 01, 2010 · 8:09 PM PDT

2010/11/01 · 20:09

If I had a nickel for every time I've heard or read a well-intentioned progressive say something along these lines:

I no longer believe in gay or straight. (37+ / 0-)
I think everyone has the potential to enjoy whatever body part they want, dangly or otherwise.

I'd...well, I'd at least be able to treat myself to a very nice dinner. It's odd, to me, but "I don't care what you say, everybody's really bisexual" is apparently not a fringe point of view. It's about as mainstream as the equally incorrect "bisexuality doesn't exist," but strangely doesn't elicit the same negative reaction in liberal and progressive circles.

kyril

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Sunday July 25, 2010 · 7:36 PM PDT

2010/07/25 · 19:36

It seems most of the convention-goers have already escaped Vegas, or perhaps have stopped wearing their badges since the official events are over, and so I - perhaps like some others - am relaxing in my lovely suite, looking out over the Las Vegas basin at the beautiful Spring Mountains lit by the desert sunset. So I have som time to gather and perhaps blog about my thoughs of the past four days.

kyril

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Wednesday May 26, 2010 · 10:15 AM PDT

2010/05/26 · 10:15

and nobody's even paying attention to it.

We all know by now that the compromise allows the 10-month Pentagon study to go forward. And we know that it has no timeline - it leaves the eventual timing and implementation of policy repeal in the hands of Pentagon leadership. Those are bad things. But the third failing of the compromise is this:

The compromise legislation will include no requirement that the Pentagon implement a non-discrimination policy.

kyril

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Tuesday May 25, 2010 · 8:56 AM PDT

2010/05/25 · 08:56

I believe in the strongest possible terms that the Department must, prior to any legislative action, be allowed the opportunity to conduct a thorough, objective, and systematic assessment of the impact of such a policy change; develop an attentive comprehensive implementation plan, and provide the President and the Congress with the results of this effort in order to ensure that this step is taken in the most informed and effective manner. A critical element of this effort is the need to systematically engage our forces, their families, and the broader military community throughout this process. Our military must be afforded the opportunity to inform us of their concerns, insights, and suggestions if we are to carry out this change successfully.

- letter from Secretary of Defence Robert Gates to the House Armed Services Committee

Their families?

kyril

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Sunday May 23, 2010 · 7:24 PM PDT

2010/05/23 · 19:24

When I was in the Navy, I was an equal-opportunity representative on the enlisted side of my squadron. My qualifications for the position consisted primarily of being female and having been promoted past my level of competence in my real job - I was an aircraft mechanic, but the jets I knew how to fix were F/A-18 Hornets, and I'd been transferred to an EA-6B Prowler squadron and then almost immediately promoted to E-5. I had to be given an appropriate job, stat, so I became a shift supervisor and an EO rep.

Basically what that means is that my part-time job was helping handle complaints of sexual harassment, racism, and other discrimination. I didn't really have any authority to do anything, but I was supposed to counsel people and handle the informal (direct confrontation and/or mediation) phase of the procedures for handling equal-opportunity complaints of harassment and the like. Serious violations - rape, assault, being gay - were supposed to be reported up the chain of command.

kyril

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Tuesday May 04, 2010 · 7:27 PM PDT

2010/05/04 · 19:27

Ok, apparently this is news to some members of the DKos community. How, I'm not entirely sure, but clearly there's a need for a public service announcement. So here it is:

Liking men is not the same as liking boys. Hiring male prostitutes doesn't mean you're diddling your foster son. Being attracted to younger men doesn't mean you want to rape teenagers. And Rentboy.com has nothing whatsoever in common with NAMBLA.

kyril

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Saturday May 01, 2010 · 4:40 AM PDT

2010/05/01 · 04:40

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to Armed Services Committee Chairman Ike Skelton:

Therefore, I strongly oppose any legislation that seeks to change this policy prior to the completion of this vital assessment process. Further, I hope Congress will not do so, as it would send a very damaging message to our men and women in uniform that in essence their views, concerns, and perspectives do not matter on an issue with such a direct impact and consequence for them and their families.

kyril

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Friday April 02, 2010 · 11:16 AM PDT

2010/04/02 · 11:16

The essence of this diary is really contained in the title: I'm trans (male), and I'm coming out. Also, I'm gay. If you find either of the above statements offensive, immoral, or in any way bothersome, or if you are irritated or bored by personal diaries, I'd like to respectfully request that you return to browsing the many less squicky diaries this site has to offer, because I'm going to spend the rest of this one telling my story. Thank you!

If you're unfamiliar with transsexuality or trans* vocabulary, you can find a nice Trans 101 primer here at T-Vox.

kyril

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Monday February 15, 2010 · 4:07 PM PST

2010/02/15 · 16:07

This will be short - I'm watching women's hockey, and Canada is rocking. But I want to share. As many of you know, NBC monopolizes American olympics coverage, and this year even northern cities that get CBC won't be able to see the Canadian coverage because CTV won this year's bid over CBC. And CTV wasd bullied by NBC into blocking their streaming video for American IPs (possibly all IPs outside Canada?)

kyril

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Sunday January 17, 2010 · 2:57 AM PST

2010/01/17 · 02:57

Once upon a time, a major natural disaster struck an area densely populated by a poverty-stricken, majority-dark-skinned population. A city was very nearly destroyed, in part because of the severity of the disaster, but also in part because of structural weaknesses and long-term neglect of dangerous conditions.

kyril

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Thursday November 05, 2009 · 8:55 PM PST

2009/11/05 · 20:55

I don't want to address today's tragic events at Fort Hood directly; I have no first- or second-hand knowledge about the incident. But I would liek to address some of the misconceptions many Kossacks seem to have about servicemembers, military bases, and life thereon. Many people seem to have a distorted view of the military and people who serve in it.

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