Opinion and Editorial 
Media Hypocrisy and Helen Thomas(1)
So far as this writer is concerned, Thomas was a target from the start. She is a woman, and one of many firsts, in a male dominated industry and society. She is a liberal intellectual in a nation that is increasingly turning to corporate fascism. But, most of all, she questions authority, and has done so for over half a century.
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Obama to GOP: “No, you can’t drive!”
Thursday evening, at a political fundraising dinner held by the held by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), President Barack Obama compared the GOP to a bad driver, telling his audience of the GOP, “After they drove the car into the ditch, made it as difficult as possible for us to pull it back, now they want to keys back. No! You can’t drive. We don’t want to have to go back into the ditch. We just got the car out.”
Hate 101: Gay and Lesbian Transphobia – The Causes
Centuries of fear, ignorance, and intolerance have brought us to this point. Decades of leaders with motives totally unrelated to our needs keep us here. The goals amongst the LGBT population in general are the same, equality for everyone, and an end to the bigotry and violence directed at all people. Recognizing the problem is just part of the solution. How do we stop fighting amongst ourselves, and achieve those goals?
Hate 101: Gay and Lesbian Transphobia – The Consequences
41 years after Stonewall, those who sought to play leadership roles to promote their own self interests, mainly remaining well paid leaders or popular authority figures, continue to promote an agenda of transphoba that has accomplished nothing beyond increasing their wealth and popularity.