Oh, HRC.

[lbuckley]

I don't have time to fact check this, but apparently, HRC asked trans*folk at the rally for marriage equality to take down their flags, because marriage equality isn't a trans issueBecause, you know, no trans people are gay, and no trans people are in love with people of the same gender designation as themselves, and it wouldn't be very, very handy

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[acidsunqueen]

I will own that I have a wildly unpopular opinion. I would be thrilled to death if we took off the T and the B. I've been a member of the movement for nearly 40 years. It was called Gay Lib when I came out. I think we have room under the umbrella to be a part of queer culture together. My problem is that I have watched gays and lesbians be completely deprived of the most basic rights over the years. Our struggle is not the B and the T's struggle. A few weeks ago you said marriage is just a piece of paper and an excuse for a good party. That set my teeth on edge. When you come from heterosexual privilege and can get that piece of paper, no questions asked, then maybe it is just a piece of paper. When you can change your gender and get legally married, then it could be just a piece of paper. When your entire life has consisted of loving members of the same sex and being denied the federal right to housing, employment, education and marriage then it is so much more than just a piece of paper. It is everything

[lbuckley]

Cor -- you know I love you, and you are dear to me, and I support you fully. It also upsets me that you and Mel are denied equal rights under the law -- upsets me politically, because it's unfair, and personally, because I love you both

[lbuckley]

Thirdly, Cor, if you think marriage equality is not a B or a T issue, you are mistaken. Obviously, bisexuals only enjoy heterosexual privilege in the legal arenas if they happen to fall in love with someone with a different legal gender marker from their own -- if their love doesn't happen to go that way, they are equally barred from the legal benefits of marriage

[acidsunqueen]

Wow, there is so much to reply to here that I don't really know where to begin. No, I do know. I must apologize because I didn't realize that you had different privacy levels and I said something that you did not share with all. Truly, I'm sorry. I hope that doesn't get me kicked out of your filters but if it does, I will understand

[hitchhiker]

bleh. wouldn't be so bad if people didn't seem to be adopting hrc as their rallying point.