Support “Get-Equal”? That Really Depends on a Number of Factors…

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Support "Get-Equal"? That Really Depends on a Number of Factors...
Women Born Transsexual
By Suzan
20 July, 2010


http://womenborntranssexual.com/2010/07/20/support-get-equal-that-really-depends-on-a-number-of-factors%E2%80%A6/


Just who the hell is "Get Equal"? They seem to have appeared from nowhere sort of like Athena springing fully grown from the forehead of Zeus.

Wanting to know exactly who they are and who is financing them seem like valid questions, especially since they have recently suggested a campaign to deny support to some really important figures within the Democratic Party.

Get Equal claims its motivation in denying support to these people is due to these people wholly ignoring the needs of LGBTT folks as evidenced by their failure to pass one of the holy grail pieces of legislation, a transgender inclusive ENDA as well as failure to repeal DOMA and the rather graceless manner in which the repeal of DADT is being handled.

[Vanessa_yhvh]

Not quite sure the blogger has the most nuanced view of the subject, but she does seem to more or less state the yellow dog position. Interpreting GetEQUAL as anti-Democrat based on an incomplete list of the many politicians GE's giving a hard time while overlooking Republicans and Libertarians who are also suffering harassment is a bit lop-sided.

FWIW, we* do give a lot of crap to others. I guess it's easy for some to mis-read some of the heavy pressure placed on certain of them in order to pressure them into making LGBTQ issues a high priority before politicians with professed LGBTQ interests risk losing some of their power (in US Federal) in November.

Pressing harder than some find comfortable on these issues isn't intended to knock their other achievements in the slightest.

* I say 'we' because I'm a pretty rabid GetEQUAL supporter and activist, so noting my bias here.