Comments on: Trans Maryland rallies at Supreme Court

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 19:07:55 +0000

I support Ashley Love 100%. She refuses to compromise. “Incrementalists” and sell outs, and the gay mafia, hate her for it. Trying to smear her is just a way to discredit the transsexual uprising. And doing it in this comment section is classless.

The bottom line is HB 235 is worthless without public accomodations protections, and the Maryland transgender community deserves a seat at the table. Trans
Marylands rally has put more resistance into the aire, and lawmakers now know transgender people will not accept segregation

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:22:42 +0000

We may not always agree with Ashley Love, but lets not forget to focus on the issue here. This bill is a BAD idea! It is dehumanizing for the trans community, and has already led to the death of trans people being denied medical care. I mean really people! Your rationalizations are disgusting and these actions are no different from the religious zealot that commits suicide in a demonstration of his/her faith. “911″ ring any bells. Look in the mirror THAT is who you are!

By: Dana Taylor

Dana Taylor — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 18:46:53 +0000

If you discriminate against the transgender/transsexual community then you are, at least in part, responsible for some of the deaths in this vulnerable community. Partial discrimination is still discrimination.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:44:29 +0000

The bill should die in committee and only a bill with full intergrity should move forward. Equality maryland has been throwing transgender in the trash for 15 years now. Im thrilled Trans Maryland is mobilizing and represnteting themselves

Polar, I think the reason they had the rally at The Supreme Court , from what I read, was because the lack of public accomodations protections is unconstitutional, and if HB 235 is passed with out PA protections, other states could follow the trend. Plus, it sure did get Maryland’s lawmakers attentions (they commented above), and national attention, which will provide the agitation, pressure and public attention needed to inspire awareness and change.

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 17:39:29 +0000

Autumn, you are very wrong for this. The fact that you didn’t comment on the actual issues, and resorted to a mean girls attack, is very telling. What is your obessession with Ashley Love? Are you upset she was in this article and not you? You are 60 years old but act like a teenager. I always tried to give you the benefit of the doubt, even though I do feel you are a tool for the gay elite, and you dont take a stand for transgender people when the gay groups push their needs aside, but your petty hatchet job has done it for me. Regardless of your personal issues with Love, she actually gets things done, a lot of stuff done. You just dont like how she calls out your Gay Inc bosses, and your token ways, time and time again. You have lost all credibility

By: Alexander

Alexander — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:40:19 +0000

Really? This was the most important point of the article for you? I have my own issues with Love’s general approach, but her involvement in this article was appropriate and spot-on.

By: Polar

Polar — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 08:59:03 +0000

I strongly agree that HB235 is woefully incomplete and should not be passed until the language includes and covers public accommodations. However, I must ask why TM rallied in front of the US Supreme Court, which has no say over the language or passage of this bill in the MD legislature? Why weren’t they rallying in Annapolis, in front of the Maryland state house, or perhaps governor’s offices? If I was trying to pass, amend, or kill a state law in Kentucky, I’d be rallying in Frankfort, not Washington. Isn’t a rally supposed to be a show of strength that proves to legislators that the ralliers have a valid point to make or valid grievance to correct, and does so right where the legislators cannot help notice?

By: Dana LaRocca

Dana LaRocca — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:27:34 +0000

Just for the record Autumn that other Dana isn’t me. I always sign my posts.

By: Monica Roberts

Monica Roberts — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:50:57 +0000

All we have heard since President Obama took office in 2009 is the GL community loudly characterize as ‘crumbs’ anything they deemed as short of full civil rights for GLB people.

Well EQ MD and GL community, we trans people don’t like or want civil rights ‘crumbs’ either. A so called trans civil rights bill such as HB 235 without public accommodations language is a waste of tim and is a sterling example of what trans people would consider a civil rights ‘crumb’ .

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:29:22 +0000

Finally, a gay news source actually tells the other side of this controversy. I agree with Trans Maryland, the watered down bill is a diservice to equality, and a slap in the face to trans people. Great article

@Autumn Sandeen, everyone knows you are a puppet for the gays to get away with them kicking trans issues to the curb in favor of gay only issues, but you just made it look so obvious by attacking Ashley Love. Why didnt you comment on the issues, HB235, Trans Marylands rally or public accomodations? Because according to your blog you are a Uncle Tom and support the half bill. So you sensationalize this thread to take attention away from the real and good work Ashley Love and Trans Maryland are doing. You have no morals. Do us a all a favor and stop selling out our community. Also, just because Ashley Love is intersex, does not mean she can’t be an advocate for all LGBTIQ people. The journalist did not say “she is a transgender PERSON”, he said she as a “transgender and intersex ADVOCATE”, so stop acting like a jealous lunatic, and get a life. I also dont agree with your critique of Love “misgendering” anyone, she just isn’t a politically correct shill, and speaks the truth. If anyone misgenders the community, its you, afteralll, you did confess to being a transvestite in the Washington Post, which is a man with a sexual fetish