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Title: Rep. Frank cautions rift over transgender workers could doom discrimination bill
Post by: katia on October 12, 2007, 01:07:13 AM
Rep. Frank cautions rift over transgender workers could doom discrimination bill

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/national/politics/view.bg?articleid=1037518
By Associated Press
10/11/2007

'WASHINGTON - Rep. Barney Frank, a leading gay rights champion in Congress,urged fellow gay rights advocates today not to let their dispute over protecting transgender workers doom a job discrimination ban that could mark a major civil rights advance for gays in the workplace'



Title: Re: Rep. Frank cautions rift over transgender workers could doom discrimination
Post by: LostInTime on October 12, 2007, 08:48:19 AM
See that? He is doing exactly what I said here:

https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,20507.msg155754.html#msg155754

No matter what it will be the T community's fault, even though there is no way Bush would sign this into law.
Title: Re: Rep. Frank cautions rift over transgender workers could doom discrimination bill
Post by: Lisbeth on October 12, 2007, 09:40:01 AM
If he doesn't want a rift, why doesn't he get on the majority side with the rest of us?  Who died and left him in charge?  First off he can only claim to represent the people of his district.  I'm not in his district, and I wouldn't vote for him if I was.  He has no right to appoint himself the spokesperson of all gaydom.
Title: Re: Rep. Frank cautions rift over transgender workers could doom discrimination
Post by: Kate on October 12, 2007, 10:38:11 AM
I must admit, I'm beginning to change my tune about all this. The more I read about Frank, the more I'm convinced he's a bigot and anti-TS. I originally bought into his reasons for leaving out the TS stuff, but... not any more. He just seems to be out protect his perfect little elitist vision of the gay community or whatever.

~Kate~
Title: Re: Rep. Frank cautions rift over transgender workers could doom discrimination bill
Post by: Lori on October 12, 2007, 11:14:21 AM
I bet he is sleeping with John Aravosis.
Title: Re: Rep. Frank cautions rift over transgender workers could doom discrimination
Post by: Kate on October 12, 2007, 11:23:08 AM
Quote from: Lori on October 12, 2007, 11:14:21 AM
I bet he is sleeping with John Aravosis.

EXACTLY!!!!!

In fact, I keep confusing the two... when I wrote my post, I was actually thinking of the Aravosis article. But they seem to be... errr... in bed together, lol.

~Kate~