Comments on: Holding the politicians accountable

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:49:02 +0000

Funny how trans people are the ones that ‘Equality’ Maryland openly lies to about what is actually covered by this turd of a bill.

If Morgan Meneses-Pinochet told you that SB 116 was actually a marriage bill and you lobied for it, but later found out that it was just a domestic partnership registry bill and registrations therein would have no legal effect, wouldn’t you be a bit pissed?

But I forgot…gay marriage is all that matters.

By: Kat

Kat — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 16:44:55 +0000

“They abandon or sideline that priority = no $$ = no EQMD paid staff = nothing accomplished for anyone”

Nothing is better than a turd masquerading as a ‘trans rights’ bill.

By: Peter the saint

Peter the saint — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 04:45:39 +0000

Wait a minute— you agree with Mark McLaurin AND you think it was the politicians’ fault? Welllll, if I had been a gay/lgbt pol that day, and the HRC and Victory fund (who gave me biiiiggg bukks and helped me get elected) called me to say “we, your financial backers, want you to do XYZ”, then, well, I would do XYZ (if i was a pol, which i am NOT, thank gawd). Welcome to the problems with our capitalist political system… all your pennies accrue, are given to pols, and then HRC or victory fund tell them what it’s for! Ugh. Yuk. Gross… So much for “representation” in this modern age. I vote for instantaneous, electronic, direct-democracy voting – my OWN representation, ala switzerland. Joe Solmonese does NOT represent me, America, only I do :-\

By: Kevin Walling

Kevin Walling — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:42:11 +0000

Hi Dana, As a golfer, I wish it was a Country Club, but it’s far from it! Staff and volunteers work extremely hard.

By: Marcy

Marcy — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:49:17 +0000

“then others shall rightfully criticize Equality Maryland, create alternate Organization, and take over the mission” – you are in la la land. go ahead, do it. it ain’t so easy and that’s why it hasn’t been done and won’t be done. EQMD can barely get $$ and volunteers/staff. the LGBTs in MD are apathetic. they like to complain on the internet but not much more.

By: Marcy

Marcy — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:46:34 +0000

Yeah funny how the only people critiquing EQMD are trans people and former board members

Is the best way to get equal transgender rights wasting time tearing down the group you want to help you

95% (guess – could be more) of the $$ going to EQMD is given to get marriage rights

They abandon or sideline that priority = no $$ = no EQMD paid staff = nothing accomplished for anyone

By: Kevin Walling

Kevin Walling — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:49:57 +0000

Hi Blue-Heron, I left my position at EQMD last Fall, so I was not involved in the decision making process this past session in Annapolis. Thanks for agreeing that we have got to keep this work moving forward. EQMD needs your help to keep the pressure on these key delegates. By lending your help you also ensure that your voice is heard in the decision making process. We will win – but we need you! All is not lost. Thank you, Kevin

By: blue-heron

blue-heron — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:52:37 +0000

Kevin Walling,

If you were in the circle of the few who had input into the decision to Not Hold the Vote, then you are correctly a part of this failure, and I do not feel wrongly critical in saying so.

I do however agree with moving this thing forward, and SPECIFICALLY with holding those Delegates accountable. Will you listen to strategies from those outside of your small group?

Alston and Arora MUST hear from us that there MUST be a vote held, and within this year, and that THEY must be the ipitus in making this happen in order to redeem themselves, and to maintain their seats. Should Equality Maryland neglect or shy away from conveying this crucial, albeit difficult message, then Equality Maryland shall be guilty of a Second fatal misstep.

Absent the return of this Bill to the floor from the Committee, the entire Committee MUST know that we shall endorse their opponents, and without fail. If Equality Maryland will not address this clearly and candidly with each Member of the Committee, then others shall rightfully criticize Equality Maryland, create alternate Organization, and take over the mission.

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:31:47 +0000

“I believe in transgender rights and consider them critical, but people raising them any time any topic comes up, trying to make them the topic, is getting so old. ”

Older than letting gay marriage steamroll everything else – including trans rights in states that left trans people behind and, thereafter, instead of going back to add trans rights moved on to gay marriage?

History shows that if we don’t bring the subject up – and keep forcing the issue anywhere and everywhere possible – the best we can expect is the garbage that ‘Equality’ Maryland is shovelling around in 2011. When we shut up we get Wisconsin 1982, Massachusetts 1989, etc.

By: Marcy

Marcy — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:07:48 +0000

Yeah funny how the only people critiquing EQMD are trans people and former board members