Attorney and law professor Jillian Weiss has posted another interesting article over on Bilerico. This one concerns the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2003 decision in Lawrence v. Texas, which held that laws making sex between consenting adults of the same sex a crime (aka “sodomy” laws) are unconstitutional, and whether and how that decision can be [...]
Archive for March, 2009
When Does “Sex” Matter to Trans People
Posted in Equal Rights, Trans Life, tagged Diane Schroer, Equal Rights, Jillian Weiss, Library of Congress, same sex marriage, sex discrimination, The Bilerico Project, Title VII, transexual, Transgender, transsexual on March 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
eQualityGiving’s Omnibus Equality Bill Proposal
Posted in Equal Rights, News, tagged ENDA, Equal Rights, eQualityGiving.org, gay marriage, gender identity, Kathy Padilla, same sex marriage, The Bilerico Project, Transgender on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
eQualityGiving is proposing a bill to correct the unequal treatment of LGBT people in all areas of federal law – employment, housing and public accommodations discrimination, the American with Disabilities Act, DOMA, DADT, etc. Read about (and download) it here. Whether or not a comprehensive bill like this is ever introduced or enacted, [...]
The Sun in Drag
Posted in Quotations, tagged Hafiz, poetry on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Somehow, this poem seemed particularly appropriate when I read it this morning.
The Sun in Drag
You are the Sun in Drag.
You are God[dess] hiding from yourself.
Remove all the “mine” – that is the veil.
Why ever worry about
Anything?
Listen to what your friend Hafiz
Knows for certain:
The appearance of this world [...]
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