And no, discussing the fact the New York trans community got screwed is not 'whining' as so people have derisively mischaracterized it.
I guess it was 'whining' when you GL peeps were pissed about the Prop 8 outcome in Cali then?
Okay, now that we understand each other, back to the post
According to New York activists I've had conversations with, their whip counts indicated that GENDA had enough votes to pass. So why was it stuck in committee while the marriage bill got a full court press from Gov. Cuomo, former POTUS Bill Clinton, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, ESPA and even Lady Gaga for starters?.
Guess Lady Gaga's trans little monsters civil rights aren't as important to her since GENDA died without her uttering one word in support for it. So Lady Gaga fans, don't even part your lips to tell me ever again in life how she supports GLBT rights. She forgot about the 'T' along with elements of the GL community.
Neither does it appear at this point ESPA and other GL groups lived up to the Dallas Principles either.
A little reminder of what the Dallas Principles are:
The following eight guiding principles underlie our call to action. In order to achieve full civil rights now, we avow
1.Full civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals must be enacted now. Delay and excuses are no longer acceptable.
2.We will not leave any part of our community behind.
3.Separate is never equal.
4.Religious beliefs are not a basis upon which to affirm or deny civil rights.
5.The establishment and guardianship of full civil rights is a non-partisan issue.
6.Individual involvement and grassroots action are paramount to success and must be encouraged.
7.Success is measured by the civil rights we all achieve, not by words, access or money raised.
8.Those who seek our support are expected to commit to these principles.So yeah, looks like when it comes to GENDA, you're in violation of Dallas Principles 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8.
1. Full civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals must be enacted now.
Looks like that didn't happen for trans people last week, nor did it happen in 2002 when the trans community got cut out of SONDA by ESPA, Matt Foreman and friends.
Delay and excuses are no longer acceptable.
So no, don't want to hear any excuses or 'whining' spin about me simply asking what's up with GENDA failing to pass when it hit the NY senate at the same time as the marriage bill and only one passes.
2.We will not leave any part of our community behind.
Boy did we ever get left behind on this one.
3.Separate is never equal.
Unless it's trans people looking for basic civil rights the GL community has had in NY since 2002 and the GL peeps have the opportunity to get marriage rights
7.Success is measured by the civil rights we all achieve, not by words, access or money raised.
Then we failed since the New York trans community was left behind last week.
8.Those who seek our support are expected to commit to these principles.
So I ask again. When will the GL community, when it comes to achieving 'equality' and civil rights coverage for their trans brothers and sisters, commit to living up to the same standards enshrined in the Dallas Principles that it loudly insists everyone else live up to in dealing with it?
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