Why is it that when people who use a word like 'tranny' to describe transgender people are told, by a transgender person, that the word is derogatory and offensive towards transgender people, they rally and insist that it isn't?
The thoughts and experiences of an author and human rights activist
Friday, December 30, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
America's Shame Before The World!
I can't understand how a majority of Americans - supposedly the most forward-thinking people on the planet - could vote "Trump".
It's mind-blowingly disappointing. It's awful. Simply awful.
This is a dark day for human rights, not just in America, but everywhere. Considering the orange monkey's appalling campaign promises, there will be human rights violations and civil rights losses in abundance as Trump faces pressure from his rabid supporters to live up to his election promises - build the wall, strip LGBT rights, enact racist laws, deport all immigrants, hack the constitution, make Christianity a state religion.
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016
No LGBT Stereotypes Here!
Good day, everyone!
Today I'd like to talk to you about stereotypes!
(Before I get into an explanation of what I mean, I would like to emphasize that my stories are not just "all about LGBT people" or intended to rub straight reader's noses in a rainbow flag and sprinkle glitter all over their cornflakes!)
You see, I've been asked a rather difficult question as a writer, and that is "What exactly is my intended market?"
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Wednesday, October 12, 2016
New Living Ways Ministry SA Seeks Human Rights For 'Ex-Gays'
This morning I found an item in my mailbox from Andre' Bekker, a representative of "New Living Way Ministry" - an 'ex-gay' group in South Africa.
It was headed "An Open Letter to the Gay Community and Activists", and its content can be read right at the bottom of this article.
I have no idea who else has received a copy of this letter, but since it was headed 'an open letter', I presume it was meant for the whole LGBT community in South Africa, and of course activists such as myself.
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