Showing posts with label GLBT history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GLBT history. Show all posts
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Miss Major Interview

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I have much love for one of our iconic transwomen in  Miss Major, who is one of the few African descended Stonewall Rebellion veterans.    S...
Saturday, November 13, 2010

Jim Fouratt's May 27, 2000 Transphobic NY Times Letter

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TransGriot Note:   Longtime transphobe Jim Fouratt has been trying to spin his divisive image in New York City and gay history recently by a...
Sunday, August 22, 2010

Houston Crossdressing Ordinance Repeal 30th Anniversary Celebration Oral History Video

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Had a wonderful time last weekend interacting with various members of the community. Got to finally meet and chat with HPD Sgt Julia Oliv...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

30th Anniversary of Houston Crossdressing Ordinance Repeal

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Today is the day 30 years ago that an ordinance was passed by Houston City Council that repealed Section 28-42.4 of the city’s Code of Ordin...
Friday, July 02, 2010

Happy Birthday Sylvia!

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Today is the birthday of the mother of the trans rights movement as we call her, Sylvia Rae Rivera. She was born in New York City on this d...
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Monday, January 04, 2010

Mayor Parker's Inaugural Speech

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The public swearing in ceremony for new Houston Mayor Annise Parker took place today at the Wortham Theater Center with five of our previous...
Sunday, January 03, 2010

It's Officially Mayor Annise Parker!

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The arrival of the New Year meant that the day Houston's new mayor would take office was fast approaching. In a Saturday private cere...
Friday, January 01, 2010

Amanda Simpson Makes History

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Amanda Simpson is no stranger to making transgender history. In 2004 she won the Democratic nomination for an Arizona House of Representati...
Monday, December 14, 2009

A Trans Houstonian Reflects On Annise's Win

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TransGriot Note: My latest post for the Bilerico Project ; As many of you Projectors already know, Annise Parker handily won her runoff el...
Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Simone Bell Becomes First African-American Open Lesbian State Legislator Elected In US

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History was made last night in Georgia as Simone Bell won a runoff election in Atlanta area State House District 58 to become the first open...
Friday, November 27, 2009

Georgina Beyer Election To NZ Parliament Tenth Anniversary

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Today is the tenth anniversary of Georgina Beyer's grundbreaking achievement. On this date in 1999 she became the first open transpe...
Wednesday, November 04, 2009

Annise Parker In Houston Mayoral Runoff

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Was keeping a close eye on the mayoral election back in Houston last night. I was happy to see that city controller Annise Parker is head...
Friday, October 23, 2009

Fairness 10th Anniversary

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This weekend those of us in the Louisville GLBT community will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of the passage of our inclusive GLBT pro...
Tuesday, July 14, 2009

What About Our Legacy?

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TransGriot Note: I was shocked and pleased to discover that in Dr. Susan Stryker's latest book Transgender History , I'm not only li...
Saturday, June 27, 2009

Stonewall 40th Anniversary

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Today is the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots that jumped off the modern GLBT rights movement. It is a day we celebrate and take sto...
Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Who Was The First African-American Transwoman?

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In 1906 Kelly Miller stated, "All great people glorify their history and look back upon their early attainments with a spiritual visio...