Gabi Clayton 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. …
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 …
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 …
‘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 …
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 …
In the living room … … Doozie knows the catnip lives in the cabinet beneath her. That’s my new computer and my new desk … and mostly Alec’s paintings on the walls … One DegreeThree ArtistsAlec Clayton – Mike George – Drake DeknatelOctober 6 – November 30ataoc gallery 608 S. Fawcett, Tacoma WA 98402 Artists …
Help Us Raise The Voice Of Working Class LGBT FolksEmployment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) by introducing a separate bill covering sexual orientation only, as well as a token bill on gender identity. The only major LGBT group that has not come out against this betrayal is HRC, which will be holding its 11th Annual Gala next …
Here is something I wrote in September 2001: I want to recognize that this is a time when we all are aware of the vulnerability of our country and our people after the attacks on the east coast. I have been reading about people feeling that those acts of terror have stripped away the sense …
I joined the Green Party a while ago because I am not pleased with the Democratic Party in general. SO MANY Democrats are not standing up for what what is right. I have absolutely nothing against having a woman president, but Hilary Clinton doesn’t impress me. I have absolutely nothing against having a Black person …