Gay Rights Groups accused of not supporting Marriage Equality in Texas
August 24, 2010 by p2son
http://petersontoscano.wordpress.com/2010/08/24/gay-rights-groups-accused-of-not-supporting-marriage-equality-in-texas/In securing equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people, national and regional LGBTQ organizations have not typically been supportive of or engaged in transgender rights and issues. For many of these organizations the "T" for transgender is merely a silent "T" or an accessory.
Routinely at transgender-themed events, I see that virtually no non-trans gay and lesbians leaders and community members attend unless they are partnered with a trans person. In spite of all the publicity and outreach in the queer press and directly to LGBTQ orgs, I see precious few non-trans gays and lesbians at TransForm events and Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR.) Last year one well-known "international" LGBT organization, the Equality Forum, acted thoughtlessly and with great hubris when it organized a memorial for a gay male victim of violence the same night as the International Transgender Day of Remembrance.
