So I learned thanks to Brent Rabie that a member of the community - TopicsExpress



          

So I learned thanks to Brent Rabie that a member of the community was attacked. This is devastating. And becoming far too common. As a footnote, I must add that during my short tenure in Toledo, I did a lot of advocacy in the trans community, encouraging people to come out. We saw more and more people showing up of all ages ! And ultimately what happened? We were excluded. Dis-invited. And everyone of us stopped going eventually. The sniggering, mocking and catty remarks that happen to trans people in gay bars-amongst people who should be allies given the struggle for freedom from oppression and inequality is not dissimilar. I have heard it said over and over by gender variant folks that oftentimes their greatest opposer and even threat is gay men. This I have experienced first hand locally, and it needs to change.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:04:18 +0000

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