It was brought to my attention yesterday that a few members of the GLBT community had emailed the fifth district city council member Ginny Cain, concerning Prop 68 (the Indianapolis Human Rights ordinance). She said:
"I will always discriminate …
Reading
23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang
For The Love of Christ
Christianity
Conservativism
Fundamentalism
Welcome to Jesusland
As a child, I used to be afraid that one day soon Armageddon would come and destroy my world. In those days I feared the rapture, yet now I welcome it.
"I'm a radical! I'm a real extremist. I don't want to impeach judges. I want to impale them!" - …
Indiana
lgbt
Hate In Constitution One Step Closer
Tuesday evening the Indiana House of Representatives passed Senate Joint Resolution 7 by a vote of 76 to 23. The measure was passed by the Senate earlier in the month and now must be passed by a separately elected legislature before it can be put on …
photos
New York/Boston
I had an awesome time in New York and Boston. This pic was taken with a very good friend of mine Ethan St. Pierre
This is Karen, Ethan’s wife.
This is me looking wierd…. :) I was hurrying so I could make it to NYC in time. My hair was …
photos
activism
Today's Protest...AMAZING!
writing
Writers Block
Ug. I have writers block and it sucks ass. I’ve been trying to write a piece since Tuesday and it just alludes me. I can’t even put together a good intro. This happens when I am asked to write something, not something that comes up out of …
My So Called Life
photos
trans moments
childhood
sexuality
Robin Hood
As I was getting ready for work, I sat at my PC and talked with one of my favorite LJ'ers, angiewarhol, about "The Justice League", and it somehow fired a synapse that triggered a memory about my childhood.
I get very few crystal clear glimpses of …
My So Called Life
writers that moved me
The Loss of Innocence
Coming back from Kentucky, Lisa gave me a GLSO Newspaper to read on the way back. Its a queer organization in Kentucky. Anywho, an article in it hit me like a ton of bricks, and I wanted to share it….
The Loss of Innocence aftermath of the …
favorite quotes
I May Be A Queer, But I Love Thomas Jefferson
The error seems not sufficiently eradicated that the operations of the mind as well as the acts of the body are subject to the coercion of the laws. But our rulers can have authority over such natural rights only as we have submitted to them. The …
writing
Blog Issues Be Gone!
Well, I think I’ve solved my blogging issue. For the longest time I have wanted to be able to blog/post to my website but it’s a pain in the ass to then go over to LJ and reformat the post…then put in any LJ coding and then finally …
My So Called Life
activism
Nervous....
Well, I went in the Indiana Statehouse for the first time in my life. And who stepped through those doors? Marti. It’s wierd to be in a space as a female that I have never been in as a male.
I was nervous as hell at first because it was a press …
Monument
Even In My Dreams
Danielle, I heard you call for me from behind me. I reached back my hand. I felt your hand grasp mine. Even if it was (or is) a just a dream, I hold on to it. I love you.
My So Called Life
photos
good times
friends
Thanksgiving Part II
Well, this Thanksgiving was a joy. I spent it all with my best friend in the entire world, Jennifer. She came over and picked me up and we took these pics before we even drove away…
So we jump on the interstate and are headed down the …
Monument
Treasure on A Deserted Island
While visiting the dentist today I found this picture you colored at the dentist.
I found something worth more than any gold or silver, I found a piece of you.
activism
my best (writing)
Transgender Day of Rememberance
Remembering by Marti Abernathey
As I was working on today’s annual Transgender Day of Remembrance I was fretting about the candles, the slides, the names, the equipment, all the things that go into making a day like this happen. I was relaying …
My So Called Life
trans moments
um...WOW.
I was taken for a woman at work….and twice this morning…and I’m in total work gear…totally andro. Could it be the purse? The hair? The breasts? I don’t give a shit…whateva it is I hope it keeps happening. When …
My So Called Life
announcement
kitty!
Lola....laaa laaa looola
I went to the Southside Animal Shelter and immediately fell in love with this pretty little thing.. ;)
The fact that her name is Lola is just an added bonus. I have a theory. The people at shelter said she was “altered”, not …
My So Called Life
I'm a goof
trans moments
On The Bus You Can Just Call Me Pat
All those years of watching SNL just paid off.
When I go to work I can't go in full femme mode so I just go extremely andro. Since I go through some pretty rough neighborhoods I just let everyone think what they will.
A couple of days ago I lost …
Monument
Magnetic Resonance of You
I know your voice has changed but I still have a tape of you talking into the recorder. It’s really the only tangable thing I have to tell me that you ever existed.
To say I miss you would be the understatement of my life.
I love you my darling …
activism
My weekend
Sorry for not posting of late. I read a couple days back, but I can’t read back far enough to get caught up. If you have had something major happen, post a link to the url and I will make sure to read.
The reason I haven’t posted is …
Monument
Cold Mountain
“What we have lost will never be returned to us. The land will not heal - too much blood. All we can do is learn from the past and make peace with it.” Ada-from the book “Cold Mountain”
So much I have missed in your life, my …
politics
Promise of America
"The promise of America is government that does not seek to regulate your behavior in the bedroom but to guarantee your right to provide food in the kitchen. "
I’ve not been a real big fan of the Reverand Sharpton…. but last nights …