Trans for Obama: Is the trans community becoming a "community?"
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/10/trans_for_obama.phpDr. Jillian T. Weiss
October 1, 2008 3:00 PM
There's something brewing in the trans community, and I think I like it. It has long been a question as to whether the transgender community really constitutes a "community", as commonly understood to mean a coherent group with common interests. Helen Boyd blogged yesterday about the Trans for Obama fundraiser; it was an amazing, amazing effort for a marginalized community, and I think it deserves further study.
Helen, a well-regarded transgender activist, put a post on her blog Sunday night at 9:15pm, calling for a "Trans for Obama Blog" day the next day, Monday. She suggested that bloggers publicize a transgender community and allies website for contributions to Sen. Obama's presidential campaign (via the National Stonewall Democrats' ActBlue web presence). Given the poverty, underemployment and marginalization of so many trans people, I would not have expected much of a response.
