11/4/13

To some Transgender Chileans life is a Circus called Fama

What is a Fama? in Spanish the acronym means, fundaciĆ³n para el Apoyo a la Microempresa Family and in English, Family Foundation to support the Micro Enterprise.

Indeed, Fama is a family working together to escape the countries brutal repression.

Fama members carry their possessions and the tent capable of seating 400 people everywhere they go. The pay is less than the minimum wage but to the circus members its the only life they have. It's there Family. They have been doing it for a decade sometimes performing for a full tent and sometimes for just one person.


Life in this predominately Catholic country isn't easy or even a sure thing. There have been four murders in the past 5 years. But those numbers only tell of the reported murdered.

The brutal killing of a gay man last year set off a national debate about hate crimes that prompted Congress to pass a hate crimes law. But while one of his attackers was sentenced to life in prison last week, another young man is in a coma fighting for his life from a similar beating.

The transgender performers are often mocked and some of them have suffered violent attacks.

"The verbal aggressions and attacks continue, even after the passing of the anti-discrimination law," Vero told one of the founding members told the AP.

In 2011 a Chilian transgender community was torched leaving ocupants without shelter. The temporary housing had been set up after a horrific earth quake forced them to move.

The investigator never even visited the homes instead he issued a report saying a space heater was to blame.

Read more about our Chilean Fama here



11/3/13

Report California AB 1266 Anti Transgender Petition Gatherers to EQCA HotLine

Time after time petition gathers have been observed spreading lies and misinformation about California's newly enacted AB 1266 the transgender inclusive "School Success and Opportunity Act."

What is AB 1266?

Prohibits any person from being subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability, gender, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes in the Penal Code, in any program or activity conducted by an educational institution that receives, or benefits from, state financial assistance or enrolls pupils who receive state student financial aid.

Defines "gender" as sex, and includes a person's gender identity and gender expression. "Gender expression" is defined as a person's gender-related appearance and behavior whether or not stereotypically associated with the person's assigned sex at birth.

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of the characteristics listed in #1 in any aspect of the operation of alternative schools or charter schools.

States that it is the policy of the State that all people, regardless of their sex, should enjoy freedom from discrimination of any kind in the educational institutions of the State. Each educational institution in the State is
required to have a written policy on sexual harassment.

Map Light reports  that thirty one organizations financially supported AB 1266 and contributed $1,564,675 to its passage, the top supporter being the Teachers Union which gave $1,067,875. Four organizations opposed it's passage giving $53,528 to defeat it.

California teachers felt so strongly that they gave one million, sixty seven thousand and eight hundred seventy five dollars in support of its passage. That says a lot. Teachers, the ones in the classrooms understand how important it is to give every child a opportunity.

California teachers fully understand that this law does not infringe of any child's right to privacy.


There are four very powerful well funded and organized groups who are opposed to AB 1266 all coalescing into the disingenuously named group "Privacy for all students".



 "Privacy for all students" has already contracted Mission Public Affairs which successfully managed the Prop 8 fight against marriage equality in California.  All of these and many more are being amplified by the right wing media source WND, which has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

What can I do? I 'm just a quite law abiding California citizen doing everyday things?

You can help by photographing and recording these professional signature gatherers. They could care less about ethics, they are paid on their performance and will stoop to any depth to get that next signature even if there behaviour would invalidate that signature.

There are very strict guidelines set up by the  state validating not only the gatherer but those who sign.

They only have a few days left so as far as they are concerned all bets are off.



What are signature pros telling California citizens that would be considered illegal? Listen to this:



California Election Code SECTION 18600-18604 :

Every person is guilty of a misdemeanor who:
(a) Circulating, as principal or agent, or having charge or
control of the circulation of, or obtaining signatures to, any state
or local initiative, referendum or recall petition, intentionally
misrepresents or intentionally makes any false statement concerning
the contents, purport or effect of the petition to any person who
signs, or who desires to sign, or who is requested to sign, or who
makes inquiries with reference to it, or to whom it is presented for
his or her signature.

(b) Willfully and knowingly circulates, publishes, or exhibits any
false statement or misrepresentation concerning the contents,
purport or effect of any state or local initiative, referendum, or
recall petition for the purpose of obtaining any signature to, or
persuading or influencing any person to sign, that petition.

(c) Circulating, as principal or agent, or having charge or
control of the circulation of, or obtaining signatures to, any state
or local initiative, intentionally makes any false statement in
response to any inquiry by any voter as to whether he or she is a
paid signature gatherer or a volunteer.



Protect AB 1266, the School Success & Opportunity Act
Report Anti-LGBT signature gatherers in your community by calling our toll free hotline: 866.377.0578

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11/2/13

Viral single girl in the "Kinks Shirt" gives a rise to trans cisgender amour

To many, transgender people remain a oddity, not a focus for adulation. Granted we have differences but crossing the gender divide is Matt Nathanson with his new single "Kinks Shirt".

The clip features a love story involving a transgender individual and -- refreshingly -- approaches the relationship in an incredibly nonchalant way.

"The thing I love about this video is that it shows two people in love and it never makes a big deal out of the fact that one is trans," said Nathanson in a statement to The Huffington Post. "The video is touching and funny, while at the same time making a very definite statement about equality and acceptance. Let people be who they are... the only way forward in this life is with acceptance and equality for everyone, period."



You can buy Kink Shirt and other fabulous music from Matt at iTunes and on twitter at @mattnathanson


Chelsea Manning's bid for transition is a bit of a conundrum for the Army

Inadvertently Chelsea Manning might have started the Army gender revolution.

Some believe Chelsea Manning is a patriot railroaded by the military machine simply for exposing its wilful and joyful slaughter of Innocent civilians.

Some see Chelsea Manning as a Benedict Arnold of the Internet age and believe her sentence fair.

Almost everyone of us in the LGBT community would find it inconceivable to be denied transition for 35 years. I say almost everyone because this is a highly divisive topic and my empathy for Manning's plight has drawn the ire of some of our friends.

Many believe she did the crime now she's got to do the crime. (how many more countries will ask for the Wikileaks papers before she's released?)

Crime or not the ARMY has a moral duty to their prisoners.

Army Regulation AR 501 para 2-27 finds a person unfit to enlist and unfit for duty if the individual has a "Current or history of psychosexual conditions including, but not limited to transsexualism, exhibitionism, transvestism, voyeurism, and other paraphilias".

The Army bases this exclusion on the prognosis by the APA DSM.

The Army considers transexulism as a mental illness and the Army spokesman for Fort Leavenworth stated they have Manning's well being in mind.

But they won't if they don't give her the opportunity to transition.

In fact, as Kristin Beck who called her a traitor pointed out it would be cruel and unusual punishment to deny her the dignity of living in her correct for what could be the rest of her life.

Quite a conundrum, maybe a revolution.


Warrant issued for Dallas transgender woman Armani Nicole Davenport after pumper partier goes into a Coma

Dallas based transgender woman Armani Nicole Davenport a 2013 Ms.Gay finalist really needs to turn herself in now that she is no longer just a 'person of interest'.

* Update Armani Nicole Davenport has turned herself in and is being held on bond

 The Advocate reports that "she is wanted on a count of negligent injuring" according to officer Frank Robertson, a N.O. Police Department spokesman."

The victim was at a friend’s apartment in the 1200 block of S. Salcedo in Zion City, getting silicone injections in her hips and buttocks just after 1 a.m. Oct. 24, said police.
Hours later, her health took a turn for the worse. She was rushed to the University Medical Center in critical condition, and remains in a coma according to WLTV.

A "Pumper Party" isn't really a party at all. You can get a walmart bought injection of silicon on a couch, on a car's hood, or in dirtiest corner of a back alley but the substance that is going into you is the same toxic mixture. Its all in the luck of the draw if your next injection is fatal or not. Transgender females desperate to have a womanly shape have long been risking death just to present. We see this story every so often. It is a crime that needs to stop. If Ms. Davenport is innocent then she has nothing to fear. But if she injected this substance and the victim dies she might have the rest of her life to contemplate her crime.

If you have any information on Davenport’s wherabouts, call Crimestoppers at 504-822-1111 or the New Orleans Police Department at 504-658-6060.



Virginia Tea Party Lieutenant Governor candidate EW Jackson denies he said gays are immoral


"Americans for Truth About Homosexuality" introduced EW Jackson saying he had four children. EW Jackson corrected him saying he had only three children. The announcer laughly compare him to Jessie Jackson who had a child out of marriage. Incredibly the announcer then went on to condemn the left for being racist.

First the rather lengthy MP3 interview with americansfortruth.com in which EW Jackson said homosexuals were sick and perverted at the 27 minute mark.

Then Jackson denials he ever said these things.....