Transgender Day of Rememberance
This post is in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDR) which is a day for all of us to remember all the transgendered individuals who killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice. Today marks the 10th annual TDR. This isn’t about if you “believe in” gender identity. It’s not about your religious, political beliefs, your morals or ethics this is about fact that every year people die because of who they are. I recently read an article called “50 under 30″ the article list 50 individuals who were under 30 years of age that were killed because of these prejudice. The full article can be found here http://iambecauseweare.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/50u30.pdf0. I encourage all of you to browse the site and just think about those who are no longer with us.
For those of you wondering, “What the heck does transgendered mean?” Wikipedia defines the term as “Transgender is the state of one’s ‘gender identity’ (self-identification as woman, man, or neither) not matching one’s ‘assigned sex’ (identification by others as male or female based on physical/genetic sex). ‘Transgender’ does not imply any specific form of sexual orientation”
If you can I would encourage you to join an event in your area. First, look for an event here http://www.transgenderdor.org/ if that fails then try Google just type in” Transgender Day of Remembrance [your city].” Good luck and happy TDR!
EDIT 11/28/2008
Washington State recognizes TDR: http://blogout.justout.com/?p=4251
Google Recognizes TDR:http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/transgender-remembrance-day.html
It’s Over
Well it’s official the election is now over. I’m (mostly) happy with the results on a city, state, and national level. Prop 8 passed in California, making same-sex marriage illegal in the state. Prop 1000 passed here in Washington legalizing assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. Obama is now America’s first African American president. These among other changes across our nation and states are what make me love elections. I love being able to have a part in what goes on in America. Sure I don’t agree with everything that happens and I honestly hate the politics as much as the next guy and all that goes behind campaigns but I love the fact that little oh me gets the chance in being part of change. Well here’s to the next 2 years (until the next election at a least the next small one here in WA.)
and now a comic!
VOTE!
Well I know most of you will if i say something or not but really this is just my Internet Attempt to remind all of you to Vote! It’s really easy all you have to do is check boxes and your done! For thouse of you who are like me and like pictures to convince you to vote check out http://.aiga.org/content.cfm/get-out-the-vote I have compiled my top 5 pro voting posters below.
- http://www.aiga.org/resources/filesubmit/2/6/8/images/00_voat-tylerbrooks6.pdf (for those of you like me who are grammatically challenged)
- http://www.aiga.org/resources/filesubmit/5/2/9/images/dvhitler.pdf (just found this funny also a new spin on a classic concept)
- http://www.aiga.org/resources/filesubmit/3/4/7/images/vote_poster_mslk_3_050108.pdf (the concept and color pallet make this one great)
- http://www.aiga.org/resources/filesubmit/2/5/2/images/annakeelervoteposter2.pdf (great attention getter and simple)
- http://www.aiga.org/resources/filesubmit/3/9/6/images/vote_aiga_adiec1.pdf (matrix voting choice)
Anyway all that to say please join me tomorrow November 4th and vote!
The World Goes On
I saw this comic in this Sundays paper it made me think about the blogsphere and how for many blogging becomes a major part of their lives.
Enjoy!
Cookie Cutters
One of the best things about sugar cookies is being able to use cookie cutters. One thing I love about cookie cutters is within seconds one is able to create an arsenal of little men and women. The point of using a cookie cutter as a mold is that it should create identical shapes, people and random objects. Once baked the cookies all have slightly different shapes and sizes.
It’s the shapes, sizes, and differences that make me love each and every one of them. It’s the fact that no two cookies are the same that makes me smile. How often in our lives do we try to put people into these cookie cutters try to create people who look like us, act like us, and even think like us. If we focus on the differences how things could be different. Both the small things, the cookie being larger than the one next to it, or maybe burnt around the edges, and the large, missing arms, legs and other body parts make us unique different and better. Why is it that we spend to much time focusing on how we can try to make people the same instead of looking at and understanding our differences?
Maybe I don’t fit into your cookie cutter shape, but maybe I don’t have to.