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The Advocate Thinks I’m Brianna Freeman

20 June, 2010 (13:50) | Uncategorized | By: Tobi Hill-Meyer

Last week a story a story went around the blogosphere of Brianna Freeman, a 45 year old trans woman in Maine, who was suing Denny’s after a manager refused to let her use the restroom. The Advocate ran the story last Friday and – apparently figuring that one trans woman’s picture was as good [...]

LGBT is not just a fancy new term for ‘the gays.’

11 February, 2008 (18:21) | Organization, transphobia | By: Tobi Hill-Meyer

I’ve been noticing a pattern these days.  It seems like a lot of folks have gotten the memo that the politically correct thing to do these days is to include lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people when talking about gay rights.  However, in many cases this seems to be a tokenistic attempt at best.
My local state [...]