tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post3100551572390951168..comments2024-03-20T06:44:28.606-05:00Comments on TransGriot: The IFGE-TransEvents SplitMonica Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-20160851721782952202008-12-16T07:30:00.000-06:002008-12-16T07:30:00.000-06:00Thanks Helen.....Thanks Helen.....Monica Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-85398084525916004722008-12-15T02:10:00.000-06:002008-12-15T02:10:00.000-06:00from what I know, Monica, the split was entirely d...from what I know, Monica, the split was entirely due to the conference planning: IFGE decided to have a conference in DC in February, instead of having the usual conference, in April in Philly. <BR/><BR/>The Trans Events folks wanted to keep a conference going in the PA area, and keep it to April.<BR/><BR/>So they did.<BR/><BR/>They TE people are still helping organize the IFGE conference, though, too.helen_boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449290480827158734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-24758272939980154792008-12-13T13:05:00.000-06:002008-12-13T13:05:00.000-06:00Yep Penny, to quote Geraldo Rivera, sunlight is th...Yep Penny, to quote Geraldo Rivera, sunlight is the best disinfectant.<BR/><BR/>I'd like to know what caused the split myself.Monica Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702533200851174728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20389448.post-60338091725447756362008-12-13T07:05:00.000-06:002008-12-13T07:05:00.000-06:00Monica, you won't remember me but we've met. I bec...Monica, you won't remember me but we've met. I became disillusioned with many of the organized LGBT events when I found that things which seem 'clean' on the surface were often quite dirty underneath. Too often the business relationships in these events are not made by seeking the best for the job, but by quietly letting the organization get ripped off by awarding the job to someone's friend who isn't doing the job as well as it could be done. The sums of money can be large and the relationships disguised, but doing enough digging reveals the truth. That begs the question of why does the truth need to be hidden? Isn't deceit dishonest? <BR/><BR/>The bottom line is that deceit is always wrong, and all deals should be wide open for inspection by the members of the organization who should care enough to look into them. I don't know about this situation but I wouldn't be surprised if the IFGE didn't have some of this kind of thing going on too. If the split is because the IFGE is trying to do what is best for itself then I'm all for that. If someone is angry that they lost their supposedly locked-in job because someone else could do it better then they were the problem all along. I firmly believe that business decisions must be made on business grounds alone. If a friend can do it best then let them. If they can't, then I'm sorry but it's totally unfair to the organization to continue a bad business deal. Helping one to the detriment of many others like them just doesn't wash in a sane mind.<BR/><BR/>While I am for more events, I am not for creating one that is going to divide people or force people to decide between one or the other. Time and open-minded digging will reveal the truth here and show if there was somebody who did something wrong. I hope this isn't the case, but if someone was wrong and they won't see the error of their ways, then should we continue to support them and allow their kind of thinking to continue unabated? Like it or not I think we all know the right answer to that one. Honest openness isn't always pretty but it is always right.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13084532154502364774noreply@blogger.com