Sophia Isabel Marrero Cruz Community Advocacy & Empowerment Advisor “Las agresiones en contra de personas Trans van desde las sicológicas: desprecio, rechazo, bromas, hasta las violentas: agresiones verbales/físicas, golpes, heridas y en los casos más violentos la muerte. Pero lo mas sorprendente son las “no agresiones” que reciben de las estructurasContinue reading “LEY vs POLITICA Ponencia preparada para una de las reuniones del Comité Anti Discrimen, Departamento de Justicia, PR.”
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Dissonance
by e.shor After some tumultuous travel, I finally arrived in Bloomington where the queers are bustling in the Indiana Memorial Union Hotel and Conference Center among many wedding parties. Irony? Duh. This is a small conference with lots of space for conversation and learning from discussion and questions. I like that. I had a chanceContinue reading “Dissonance”
Stuck in Milwaukee
by e.shor The 2011 LGBTI Health Conference could not have come at a better time. I love a good conference just as much as any other justice minded queer, but on top of that, here in Minnesota we are dealing with some very real issues directly impacting LGBTQI health. Let me paint a picture forContinue reading “Stuck in Milwaukee”
BUILDING NETWORKS, ‘REBUILDING THE DREAM’
by Hale Thompson, Guest Blogger for the Network for LGBT Health Equity at Netroots Nation 2011 Blogging for the Network at Netroots has renewed my enthusiasm for social media, transgender health promotion, and community building. Grateful for the opportunity, I learned on so many different levels– from ways to write a more effective tweet, toContinue reading “BUILDING NETWORKS, ‘REBUILDING THE DREAM’”
Screening Liberally: Using Social Media for Social Change
by Hale Thompson, Guest Blogger for the Network at Netroots Nation 2011 Where are the soundtracks and films for our movements? Although creative voices from the social margins do not get much play via mainstream media outlets, social media has proven to be an excellent way to disseminate our stories. Here are the inspiring worksContinue reading “Screening Liberally: Using Social Media for Social Change”
LGBT STRATEGY SESSION
by Hale Thompson, Guest Blogger at Netroots Nation 2011 After listening to Dan Pfeiffer, President Obama’s Communication Director, defend the President’s leadership on LGBT issues, I wondered how the LGBT strategy session would play out. Of course, I find strategy and LGBT issues compelling in their own rights, but I have to wonder how weContinue reading “LGBT STRATEGY SESSION”
Lessons from Hollywood
by Hale Thompson, Guest Blogger for the Network at Netroots Nation 2011 As an aspiring, starving filmmaker, this afternoon I ventured over to ‘Moving Hearts and Minds, What Hollywood Can Teach Progressive Activists.’ Marta Evry, a film editor from Blue Cow Productions, took us through some guiding principles and very simple film and video adContinue reading “Lessons from Hollywood”
Our Common Struggles: the Immigrant and LGBT Equality Movements
by Hale Thompson, Guest Blogger for the Network for LGBT Health Equity at Netroots Nation 2011 LGBT Pre-Conference Connect This afternoon’s ‘Immigration Reform Through A Queer Lens’ session highlighted the intersections of queer and undocumented struggles for civil rights and equality in the U.S. Four remarkable young, queer, undocumented panelists shared their stories of suffering inContinue reading “Our Common Struggles: the Immigrant and LGBT Equality Movements”
NETROOTS NATION: LGBT Pre-Conference Connect
by Hale Thompson, Guest Blogger for the Network at NETROOTS NATION 2011 Good afternoon from Minneapolis and the Netroots LGBT Pre-Conference. This morning I had the privilege to hear from a room full of caffeinated LGBT activists, jounalists, and community leaders. Some of the most salient issues our various LGBT communities are facing were offeredContinue reading “NETROOTS NATION: LGBT Pre-Conference Connect”
Neither Rain, nor Sleet, nor TORNADOES, will Keep Me from the Philly Trans-Health Conference
By Emilia Dunham Program Associate, Reporting from the Philly Trans-Health Conference I’m so pleased to be reporting from the Philly Trans-Health Conference. Though I’ve wanted to attend this conference for years, this is the first year I’ve been able to make it. Beyond attending, I’m excited to have a platform with the Network to shareContinue reading “Neither Rain, nor Sleet, nor TORNADOES, will Keep Me from the Philly Trans-Health Conference”
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