Standing Watch

Media Hypocrisy and Helen Thomas

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.

Pedophile obtains SRS/GRS to “get closer to young girls”

One of the biggest fears most have expressed is that somehow those who are transgender are really sexual predators seeking to “pretend to be the opposite sex” in order to gain easier access to young women and children in order to hurt them. This fear has been repeated often enough in recent decades that nearly everyone on the planet has heard them.

It does not help when the medical community joins in and facilitates such predatory desires.

The Butcher’s Bill: May 2010

This will not be a regular column, per se, if for no other reason than simply covering such stories takes a serious emotional toll on me. But, the stories need to be told, so this column will appear periodically. It will be by no means complete, but I will try my best.

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?

Bad Questions to Ask a Transsexual: Old Version

A friend of mine sent me this video, which is, to say the least, hilarious! It’s somewhat in keeping with the current ongoing discussion on transphobia, so there’s considerable truth behind the humor (as is the case with much good humor). Calpernia Addams doesn’t hold back, lol.

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.

“Miss Beverly Hills” Advocates Death for Homosexuals

It is also not the first time in recent history such views have been promoted. While Ashley may not wear a swastika armband, or have a funny little mustache, she is rapidly becoming the new face of hatred and potentially violent intolerance, Aryan looking young models who largely promote a patriarchal view of female sexuality, while they espouse hateful and violent views towards specific groups.

Hate 101: Gay and Lesbian Transphobia – Historical

Part 2 on the series, we look into the history of transgender persons within the LGBT movement, as well as transphobia by gays and lesbians in an attempt to force transgender persons out of the equality movement, deny their history, and to further oppress them.

Hate 101: Gay and Lesbian Transphobia – Introduction

Those who remember me from OurChart know that I track transgender hate crimes fairly closely (I also cover hate crimes by or against others), and I reported on the murders of transwomen far too often under the tagline “And In Other News.” I would carry on after OurChart’s management wrecked the site on another site, until it became apparent no one was paying attention, and my coverage was starting to depress me on several levels. I still continue to cover that topic, here on this site.

Myra Chanel Ical, 51, Murdered

Transgender persons are now 17 times more likely to be murdered than the national average, much higher than any demographic group. The murders are also more likely than not to be solved (a suspect is arrested, tried, and convicted of some crime for the death). Murder remains one of the leading causes of death for transgender persons in the United States (according to experts and available government statistics, Mortality and Morbidity reports, etc).