Trans Lobby Days, Barney, and HRC
Yesterday at the Transgender Lives Conference Diana who was on a panel titled, “National, State and Commmunity Trans Legislative Advocacy” brought up that during Trans lobby days that were recently held in Washington DC, HRC was no where to be found. Take a click over to The Bilerico Project and read what Marti Abernathey has to say here.
Just a note to any conference participant: This old queer still doesn’t trust HRC as far as I can throw an elephant.
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I had a comment on my blog about my statement that the HRC was nowhere to be found. He said that he was at the Lobbying Day and is on the HRC Business Council, but I do not think that he was representing the HRC and was there in an official capacity. So I still stand by my statement
Diana
Even if he was there I wouldn’t trust him or any of them. They have been messing around for so many years. It was back in 1999 when Sylvia Rivera came to Hartford that in a welcoming speech I gave I spoke out against HRC and Barney. One thing that I know. As a gay man I do not want my rights if you and other loved ones in the trans community aren’t given theirs. Whoever has a hold of such things they can keep them.
The panel was excellent. Anyone could tell that the HRC guy was talking the party line. Someone behind me asked if he was running for political office. He sure talked with a forked tongue.
I also want to thank you for the wonderful conference. What a job you all did. I can’t wait till next year. We will keep in touch. QWB is going to start discussion groups and movies etc.
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