I am going to start identifying as a halibut. I didn't even know that was a label!

Interesting article: http://www.advocate.com/politics/tra...discrimination

http://thetrans100.com/nominations/ -- Nominate someone you think is making a difference for trans individuals.

FYI: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/1...ef=transgender

Tell Azusa Pacific University to support Professor H. Adam Ackley

When theology professor H. Adam Ackley announced that he is transgender, Azusa Pacific University asked him to resign from his position. Professor Ackely is still teaching, and students have rallied support for their teacher.

One student has started a Change.org petition, demanding that the school put in protections for transgender students and faculty.

Adam Ackley, a beloved theology professor of fifteen years, was "asked to step down" from his position as a professor at Azusa Pacific University due to his recent openness about his identity as a transgender man. This event has sparked fear and anger within the LGBTQ and Ally community of APU. We stand in solidarity with Adam, and strive to create a safer environment for students and faculty who have been marginalized by APU's conservative policies, as well as those who have been victims of spiritual violence on campus.

Add your name to those who are supporting Professor H. Adam Ackley, and tell Azusa Pacific University that transgender students and faculty need to be supported.

Tweet your support for Professor Ackley and all transgender students and faculty at Azusa Pacific University by using the hash tag #westandwithadam.

Sample tweet: Trans professor dismissed from @azusapacific. Protect all trans students and faculty. #WeStandWithAdam http://www.glaad.org/standwithadam

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Heard this on the radio this morning. Unbelievable.

Sasha Fleischman, Agender California Teen, Allegedly Has Skirt Set On Fire While On Moving Bus

The community support is good for something that should never have happened (local coverage).

Here is the link to contribute to medical expenses.

Kelt, I am away on a Leadership retreat this week. I read this story just as I was preparing to return to the group after our lunch break. I was so stunned by what I had read by the time it came around to my turn to tell my story, all I could do was cry. In fact it was so intense for me, today I am in bed sick up here at the retreat site.

This gender variant young person, set on fire for nothing more than having enough trust to catch a cat nap on the public bus. This young person was on their way to school, Maybeck. Maybeck is a private High School in Berkeley. Right around the corner for where I lived for many years. A "nice neighborhood."

Now that I am in seminary I have the opportunity with other Queers and allies to bring these acts of hate front and center to institutionalized religion and show them how "they" are responsible in supporting such hate and inhumane treatment of other human beings. Enough.

Teen whose skirt was set ablaze begins surgery
 

Here is a follow up story to the above story about Sasha, a gender variant youth being set on fire.


http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/...ry-4961732.php

It doesn't ever get any easier to read these types of articles and to know there are people out there who have so very little respect for the life of another human. As bad as it hurts, I hope it never does get easier to read about or hear about.

Meet Stephen Alexander, America's first openly trans high school coach

By Alexandra Bolles, Programs and Communications Fellow |

November 12, 2013

Stephen Alexander made an impression on Glocester, Rhode Island as a kid as a local star athlete. Now that Stephen’s all grown up, he’s got a new goal in his conservative hometown: finding acceptance as the country’s first openly transgender high school coach. Outsports.com first reported the story.

When Stephen returned to Glocester three years ago after transitioning in New York City, he faced an uphill battle. The small, rural community is, to say the least, not known for its diversity or liberalism. With a population of less than 10,000 people, 98% of which are white, residents tend to be staunchly conservative.

But with some time, honest conversations, and a solid support network, Stephen has been able to educate his community about what it means to be transgender, starting with his closest family and friends.

One of Stephen's former coaches said about the young man's oppenness, “When you don’t know the individual, you don’t know how to deal with them, how to accept them,” said George, “But once you know the person, then it becomes a lot easier to accept the process…It’s the same person.”

On the court and off, Stephen is teaching the people of Glocester, young and old, the meaning of teamwork and working together. While there are still strides to be made, Stephen’s inspiring story is one of resiliency, dedication, and in many ways, sportsmanship.

Read more about this story on

Outsports.com

Kudos to this young man. I have mad respect for him.

238 Trans People Murdered Worldwide In The Past Year

The Transgender Murder Monitoring Project reveals the greatest number of killings took place in countries with some of the most progressive LGBTI rights laws.

posted on November 13, 2013 at 10:15am EST

J. Lester Feder
BuzzFeed Staff

Brazil and Mexico lead the list for the most reported killings of trans people in the past year, according to a report released Wednesday by Transgender Europe’s Trans Murder Monitoring project.

The report was released in anticipation of the 15th International Transgender Day of Remembrance, which will be observed on Nov. 20, 2013.

The report only includes murders of trans people that can be documented through publicly available information or are reported by local advocacy organizations, and so may not be a complete picture of the scope of crimes committed worldwide. But the map suggests even countries where rights for gays and lesbians have made huge gains remain dangerous places for trans people.

Same-sex couples in both Brazil and Mexico won judicial rulings in the past year that pave the way for nationwide marriage equality. Yet, 95 trans people were reported murdered in Brazil and 40 were killed in Mexico. Sixteen murders of trans people were reported in the United States.

Some small nations were also found to have very large numbers of murders relative to their population size. In Honduras, for example, three trans people were reported killed for every two million inhabitants.

The Trans Murder Monitoring project also found the highest number of murders of minors in the five years it has been keeping statistics. Since the start of 2013, 22 trans people were reported killed. Eleven of these were under the age of 18.

These include a 13-year-old trans girl strangled in Macaiba, Brazil, on June 9; a 14-year-old trans girl strangled in the city of Ibipora, Brazil, on Oct. 15; and 16-year-old trans girl murdered by a mob at a house party in St. James, Jamaica, on July 22.

Since 2008, Transgender Europe has documented 1,374 murders of trans people in 60 countries worldwide. Of these, 108 victims have been under the age of 20.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/lesterfeder/...the-past-year?

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Do you know where to pee?
 

No singing huh?

Surprisingly, no. :police:

It seems the way to go is to present as homophobic as possible. If you remember this, you pass (hardy har har), with flying colors! :tease:

LOL..Never ever singing..or talking..maybe a grunt and nod if the guy next to you was foolish enough to initiate some sort of conversation.. And if I ever walk into a bathroom and hear someone singing "I feel pretty, oh so pretty" my bladder will automatically go into "we can hold this, get the f*ck outta here" mode... LOL

I wear black nail polish , this day (TDOR), and often during the week that it occurs.

This: http://blog.timesunion.com/transgend...nsgender/1690/ , I am sorry to say, is a normal risk, if one is both transgender, and a parent. :(