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Title: Trans Women Included: President Obama Announces White House Council on Women and
Post by: Shana A on March 12, 2009, 10:15:53 AM
Post by: Shana A on March 12, 2009, 10:15:53 AM
Trans Women Included: President Obama Announces White House Council on Women and Girls
by: Autumn Sandeen
Thu Mar 12, 2009 at 08:00:00 AM EDT
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I saw the news on this on MSNBC on Wednesday, then checked my email -- in my inbox was the press release and the executive order for the White House announcementPresident Obama Announces White House Council On Women And Girls: President Obama Announces White House Council On Women And Girls.
Conservative women's groups apparently felt snubbed. He invited over a hundred women and girls to participate in an announcement ceremony -- representing a wide swath of women's and girls' organizations -- but apparently the White House left representatives of the Concerned Women For America and the Independent Women's Forum off the guest list.
However, one woman who was invited as a representative for folk like me was Mara Keisling of the National Center For Transgender Equality (NCTE). Apparently, the President wanted to send a message to the trans community that he considers trans women to be among the women included in the goals of this initiative:
by: Autumn Sandeen
Thu Mar 12, 2009 at 08:00:00 AM EDT
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=293FFA909FFDDB4693BC801DDC3010DF?diaryId=9879 (http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=293FFA909FFDDB4693BC801DDC3010DF?diaryId=9879)
I saw the news on this on MSNBC on Wednesday, then checked my email -- in my inbox was the press release and the executive order for the White House announcementPresident Obama Announces White House Council On Women And Girls: President Obama Announces White House Council On Women And Girls.
Conservative women's groups apparently felt snubbed. He invited over a hundred women and girls to participate in an announcement ceremony -- representing a wide swath of women's and girls' organizations -- but apparently the White House left representatives of the Concerned Women For America and the Independent Women's Forum off the guest list.
However, one woman who was invited as a representative for folk like me was Mara Keisling of the National Center For Transgender Equality (NCTE). Apparently, the President wanted to send a message to the trans community that he considers trans women to be among the women included in the goals of this initiative:
Title: Re: Trans Women Included: President Obama Announces White House Council on Women
Post by: NicholeW. on March 12, 2009, 03:29:35 PM
Post by: NicholeW. on March 12, 2009, 03:29:35 PM
Sometimes I just get these terrible urges that I cannot quite forego.
Let's see, how to salve this one?
Mara Kiesling, hmmm, transsexual, right? NCTE. National Center for Transgender Education, right? President Obama including women with a transsexing history among other women (first time ever a POTUSA has done that, right)?
Better leave it there and come to conclusions in private. Just think on this though folks. Perhaps all isn't unrelievedly disasterous.
Nichole
Let's see, how to salve this one?
Mara Kiesling, hmmm, transsexual, right? NCTE. National Center for Transgender Education, right? President Obama including women with a transsexing history among other women (first time ever a POTUSA has done that, right)?
Better leave it there and come to conclusions in private. Just think on this though folks. Perhaps all isn't unrelievedly disasterous.
Nichole