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- By day I work as an advocate on issues affecting people with disabilities. I have also been found advocating on fair housing issues, human rights and of course LGBT issues....
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MontCo referendum seen as guide to nixing transgender laws in U.S.
Posted on August 5, 2008 at 7:30pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
http://www.examiner.com/a-1519743~MontCo_referendum_seen_as_guide_to_nixing_transgender_laws_in_U_S_.html
Here's is a quotation from the article:
MontCo referendum… Continue
Brokeback Mountain to become an Opera!
Posted on June 11, 2008 at 9:21pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b141769_brokeback_opera.html
Brokeback Mountain apparently ain't over until the fat lady sings.
The New York City Opera has commissioned an opera based on the 2005 Oscar-wrangling flick about closeted cowboys that starred Jake Gyllenhaal and the late Heath Ledger.
In a statement, the opera house says American composer Charles Wuorinen will take his cues from both the Ang Lee film and the original… Continue
Who Still Dies of AIDS and Why
Posted on June 11, 2008 at 9:14pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
http://nymag.com/health/bestdoctors/2008/47569/
APA GID Update
Posted on June 2, 2008 at 11:46pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Honestly I don't know enought about Zucker to say if he is into the whole ex-gay thing (apparently there's been an NPR show on Zucker and his ex-gay connections). But I am concerned that he believes his work with young people helps prevent a transsexual outcome in adulthood, and instead leads to a likely… Continue
Proposition threatens rent control- many queers would be priced out
Posted on May 28, 2008 at 2:45am 0 Comments 0 Likes
98 says it addresses immanent domain reform. In reality it does that and so much more. A big impact of 98 on queer communities is the repeal of rent control. In communities such as New York where rent control has ended queer communities have been affected and many queers have been priced out. This is important for people outside of California because similar tactics… Continue
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Sadly, I am not in the Bay Area (I wish!). I live on the East Coast (Boston area). I do enjoy this conversation and wish we could talk in person about them.
I'd like to add that not all movements are started by "moderates" (which is a relative term). Some are, however, and that seems to be the case at this time. I was not trying to turn this into a hard and fast "law" of organizing, I just think we need to be aware of when it is happening. Your point is well taken, though. We need not assume all movements are formed this way.
Your comments have also prompted me to rethink the modern queer movement. Let's assume for a moment that the queer movement began in 1969. If the queer movement was radical in the beginning, it benefited from the overall cultural radicalization of the 1960s. The demands were formed in a social context of radicalism.
Today, in my view, radicals and the left are still disorganized and in retreat. It is an atmosphere of political conservatism and so the demands (and tactics) of the queer movement are also somewhat conservative.
Thank you for your challenging comments!