Allyson Robinson asks a poignant question for trans people like me, as well as -- by extention -- for lesbian, gay, and bisexual people too.
Allyson Robinson asks Who are the natural partners with the trans community in the work of getting our civil rights?
Natural partners in our trans civil rights work? on 12seconds.tv
For those who don't want to answer more broadly than Allyson's question, I'd ask you to answer one of two other questions:
Choice 2: Who are the natural partners with the broad lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) community in the work of getting our LGB civil rights?Choice 3: Who are the natural partners with the broad lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) in the work of getting our LGBT civil rights?
I'll answer all three questions.
For the trans community question, I'd definitely say LGB people. I'd say gender expression ("too" butch for some lesbian people; "too" feminine for some gay people; and not conforming to gender norms for trans people) is a reason for LGBT people to see commonalities in our broader civil rights issues.
For the LGB community question, I'd say trans people for the reason I stated above -- the commonality of discrimination all want ended based on gender norms/gender expression.
For the LGBT community question, I'd say immigration reform community members -- The LGB & T community have immigration issues that could be tied to the broader immigration reform movement. Basically, if LGBT people took immigration reform as their issue, and immigration reform people took on LGBT issues as their issues -- all based on the overlap of immigration reform both groups want -- I believe we'd have a bigger base of support for working on LGBT and immigration reform issues.
But remember this is the first all mail-in ballot it is hard to know who likely voters really are.Please everyone continue to talk to everyone aboe about the importance of voting Approve on R-17 and getting that ballot in the mail. Because we just really don't know where we stand, so the more locked-in votes the merrier.
Washington Families Standing Together has released a new poll. Although the result is encouraging, the message is crystal clear: everybody must vote!
Polling likely voters, the results were
In September, the margin was 51-44 percent with only 5% Undecided. This shift suggests to the pollster that "the Approve side has solidified its base in recent weeks while the Reject side is losing supporters."Approve: 53%
Reject: 36%
Undecided: 11%
"This is both good-and cautionary-news," said Approve 71 campaign chair Anne Levinson. "These results show that when voters understand what the domestic partnership law is-and the many families who will be harmed if it is repealed-they will vote to approve it.So really the message hasn't changed. Approve 71 campaign manager Josh Friedes reiterates what we've all come to understand only too well"Yet, we also know that in an off-year election, older, more conservative voters turn out in greater numbers. While there is broad statewide support for treating all families equally, those who vote will determine the outcome of this election," Levinson continued. "This poll makes a very clear point: those who want to ensure that legal protections aren't taken away from gay and lesbian families absolutely have to vote."
[I]f supportive voters cast their ballots, we will win. ...Basic legal protections for thousands of committed couples hinge on this simple act. Our message is 'Vote now!'
Reminder: Put a stamp on the return envelope before you mail it! If you're in Pierce Co., make that two stamps.
It's nice to know that fans of the Republican National Committee don't have a problem cutting loose in the imagined privacy of Facebook. It was captured this in all its glory before someone got a clue that even their fearless "leader" Michael Steele might have a problem with it.
Nice to know they want to roll back Loving v. Virginia. A party rolling back the clock has a really bright future.Now, as we all know, MoveOn.org held a user submission contest several years ago where someone uploaded a video comparing Bush to Hitler. It was taken down after about 30 minutes, but is still a part of conservative lore to this day as something MoveOn ran.
So...why does the RNC a.) oppose interracial marriage, b.) believe in the chicken-eating stereotype of black Americans and c.) think you can "repeal" a Supreme Court decision?
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