Month: October 2007
Paul Wellstone died five years ago today
Five years ago this week, the plane carrying Paul Wellstone and his wife Sheila, their daughter Marcia, and campaign workers crashed on the Iron Range. I can’t help but wonder how the past five years might have been different in Washington if Paul were still there representing the principles he so proudly upheld. and You …
Another adoption
Meet our newest member of the family, Lulu. We decided that Doozie needed a pal so we got Lulu from the shelter. They are getting to know each other and doing pretty well at it. Lulu is about the same age as Doozie – one and a half. Her tail wags almost constantly doing a …
Wahoooo! Rebecca Riots is back!
Rebecca Riots is three amazing singers/songwriters from Berkeley, California: Eve Decker, Lisa Zeiler, and Andrea Pritchett. They stopped playing together after I saw them here in Olympia a couple of times. Now they are back together which is very exciting. I can’t recommend them enough. They will be performing all over Oregon and Washington between …
Happy birthday to me, and other news
Thanks to family and warm wishes from friends ~ my birthday on Sunday was a good one. Noel was here. He, Alec and Catherine took me out for a great dinner. Noel had his cat Linus with him to visit ours, Doozie. She likes that ~ she chased him around the house for two days. …
Eh? For whose greater good?
Compromise is the art of getting someone else thrown under the bus The title of this post is a comment I found at MetaFilter. It’s so perfect at describing the congressional haggling and backroom political smackdowns I’ve been privvy to in online and offline discussions about the current congressional session, that I just had to …
Historical Perspective and more on ENDA
Fear and Loathing on the (Trans-Inclusive) ENDA Trailby Katrina C. Rose here in pdf format. Katrina C. Rose is a transgender legal historian and is licensed to practice law in Texas and Minnesota. She is the author of “Three Names in Ohio: In re Bicknell, In re Maloney and Hope For Recognition That The Gay-Transgender …
Lambda Legal Responds to Representative Barney Frank
‘Rep. Barney Frank is and has long been a great advocate for our community and we both have the same goal — to have a law that protects LGBT people from discrimination’ New York, October 4, 2007) — Prompted by a press release issued late yesterday from Rep. Barney Frank’s office, earlier today Lambda Legal …
A ‘conversation’ with Representative Adam Smith regarding inclusion of gender identity in ENDA
Yesterday I sent this email: ——– Original Message ——–Subject: ENDA must include gender identity!Date: 03 Oct 2007 20:45:36 -0000From: gabi@gabiclayton.com Representative Adam SmithU.S. House of Representatives2402 Rayburn House Office BuildingWashington, DC 20515-0001 Dear Representative Smith, The Employment Non-Discrimination Act must include BOTH gender identity and sexual orientation. Taking gender identity language out of the bill …