2011 Williams Watch-Big Sis And Little Sis Are Out

The Williams haters are rejoicing right now because neither Big Sis or Little Sis will be around for the quarterfinal round of Wimbledon.. 

For the first time at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club since 2006, someone with a last name other than Williams will take the Wimbledon Ladies singles title.

The back to back champ Serena was upset by France's Marion Bartoli earlier today 3-6, 6-7 (6-8) in straight sets.  Several hours later five time 'Williams'-don champ Venus was knocked out of the tournament by the same person who did so last year, Bulgaria's Tvetsana Pironkova in straight sets.   

Pironkova also beat Big Sis by the same 2-6 3-6 score she posted on her last year. 

I really wanted my girls to make it this year considering all the drama they've faced, and I wanted it badly for Little Sis, who faced life threatening surgery earlier this year.   Considering they made it to the fourth round and hadn't played a lot of tennis prior to this tournament is a scary thought and bodes well for the next major, the US Open in a September.    

You Williams haters in the tennis world can laugh, exhale and have a good time partying like it's 2006.  

But they'll be back.  And remember, the venue for the 2012 Olympic tennis tournament is the All England lawn tennis and Croquet Club.

Um GL Community, You Violated The Dallas Principles In New York Again

While appletinis are being raised in celebration of gay marriage being achieved in New York, need to point out the inconvenient fact that GENDA hit the New York Senate at the same time the marriage bill did.

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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TransGriot Is Joining Transadvocate As A Contributor

With the What Are Y'all Gonna Do New York Trans Community? post, I wanted to announce that I am officially joining the roster of people who post at the Transadvocate blog such as Katrina Rose, Transadvocate editrix Marti Abernathey, and Gemma Seymour

Marti and I have been talking about it off and on for a few months and I believe it'll be a win-win situation for both of us.  It was simply time to make the move, have another venue and group of readers to expose my writing talents to and my style fits in with TA's tell it like T-I-S is approach.

You'll see selected TransGriot posts show up there more frequently. 


I'm pleased and honored to be posting at a transcentric group blog like TA on a regular basis as well with a great group of thoughtful writers who are just as passionate about the advancement of trans civil rights coverage and talking about trans issues as I am.   

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