Tag Archives: Transphobia

Unclear on the concept?

Posted on February 26, 2010 by David

UPDATE: I have just learned that the Montgomery showerheads are continuing their disgusting attacks. Like Mr. Delgaudio, they are guilty of something akin to blood libel. Such people will be held accountable by history. To the left is a handout … Continue reading →

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Mandated by conscience and constitution

Posted on January 14, 2010 by David

On January 5, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors adopted a motion by Supervisor Stevens Miller, adding “sexual orientation and gender identity” to the county government’s employment nondiscrimination policy. Here you can clearly see who was grandstanding and wasting board … Continue reading →

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Overreaction award: “This is freaky, this is bizarre, and this is fruity”

Posted on January 6, 2010 by David

LATER UPDATE: Edited video is here. UPDATE: Video of the board discussion is available here; forward to 2:25:20 (item #9). That is what the Supervisor from Sterling had to say this morning about Stevens Miller’s motion amending Loudoun County’s Equal … Continue reading →

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Clueless

Posted on January 16, 2009 by David

This has got to break some sort of record for stupid. Yesterday, I heard a man equate the sacrifices made by Thomas Beatie so that he and his wife could have children, with the crowd of idiots who trampled a … Continue reading →

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There really are no words for this

Posted on November 20, 2008 by David

Today is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, an appropriate occasion to consider the profound stupidity of former Governor Mike Huckabee’s claim that there hasn’t been enough violence visited on our community yet. It’s a little hard to believe that … Continue reading →

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These showerheads are not adjustable

Posted on September 16, 2008 by David

“There are people who react in an unthinking way to transgender people.” That’s certainly an understatement. However, to paraphrase the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.: Laws cannot force people to think, but they can restrain the thoughtless. Such laws, unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Bigotry loses big in Montgomery

Posted on September 9, 2008 by David

A referendum that was designed by the anti-gay industry as a template for overturning legal protections for transgender people across the nation has been thrown out and will not appear on the ballot in Montgomery County in November. The county’s … Continue reading →

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