From Jill Weiss, at Bilerico, the 'Q.':
http://endablog.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/a/ (http://endablog.wordpress.com/2010/01/02/a/)
The announcement of President Obama's appointment of Amanda Simpson to the Department of Commerce on the last day of 2009 is a significant event for LGBT rights in the U.S. But what does it, in fact, mean?
A.: It means that now the Obama Administration and the Rhode Island Avenue Cesspool have an equal number of transsexual women on staff – with equal likelihood of having any real impact on actual trans-relevant policy.