equality
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Adam Lambert’s Post-Gay World
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Adam Lambert Is a ‘Killer’ Queen by Daniel Reynolds for The Advocate Dan Massey and I had a somewhat secret passion for Adam Lambert ever since he sang Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen for his audition on American Idol in 2009. (Can you even remember who came in first to his second place finish?) We once spent…
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Re-envisioning the future: A personal call to action
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VenusPlusX re-envisions the future as A New Age of Sexual Freedom because that is a state of being the heralds the end of racism (at its root sexual oppression) and the end of nationalism for the purposes of war (at its root racism)and other forms of inhumane exploitation. In connection with our recent relaunch, a…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: The Weight of Tradition
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(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFN4IJwfitk” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] What does repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the US military mean to you? To society-at-large? Now lesbian and gay soldiers can serve openly, but what about transgender soldiers as well? Why have lawmakers and the media paid more attention to homophobia to the exclusion of transphobia? How big…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: Meaningless Language
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(También en Español) [pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_ZtyQ1A4Bo” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Can legislators be educated? Many have no personal experience with transgender and gender non-conforming folks, and the language they use, even when trying to pass bills to end discrimination, inevitably focus only on dress and appearance rather than the reality of discrimination in jobs, housing, and access to healthcare,…
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The Sexual Freedom Project: Can You Believe This?
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[pexyoutube pex_attr_src=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAffHoO51Ww” pex_attr_width=”500″][/pexyoutube] Why isn’t everyone equal before the law? Why are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people subjected to a level of discrimination on the basis of the sexual orientation and/or gender identity that heterosexual people don’t have to worry about? Why does a transgender woman walking through a park have to fear being…
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A Mission Accomplished
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We are pleased to report the DC TLGB Watch’s Transgender Day of Action in Washington, DC, was, and continues to be, a notable success by any standard. Even a few days ago, when elected/appointed officials became a little nervous on rumors that street demonstrations and set of demands with deadlines were coming to their doorsteps, the Trans…