Join the RADICAL HOMOSEXUAL AGENDA to protest the Human Rights Campaign's betrayal of the Trans community at HRC's annual gala fundraiser.
When: Saturday, Feb. 23 at 5:30pm.
Where: Outside the Hilton Hotel (6th Ave. and 53rd St.)
Bring: Attitude! Drums! Flamboyant threads!
Why protest HRC?
Instead of supporting a united queer community, HRC dumped transgender people from ENDA, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, but not gender identity. Publically, HRC executive director Joe Solmonese said, "We absolutely do not support and, in fact, oppose legislation that is not absolutely inclusive." But behind the scenes, he worked to eliminate trans protections.
ENDA passed in the House and went on to fail in the Senate. Yet HRC continues to hail the bill as a “victory." But the real victory is that 360 LGBTQ groups opposed the HRC and told them they can't turn some of us into second-class citizens so others can get ahead. The real victory is that, from Stonewall to Seattle, trans folks have battled on the frontlines for a better world.
HRC's betrayal of trans people is just the tip of an oil-slicked iceberg. With their funding from Shell, their alliance with Log Cabin Republicans, and their push to stockpile the military with queer fodder for Bush's crusade, HRC makes it increasingly clear what they spend their $30 million budget on: Helping Right-wingers Cope.
TRANS RIGHTS = QUEER RIGHTS
brought to you with love from the Radical Homosexual Agenda
When: Saturday, Feb. 23 at 5:30pm.
Where: Outside the Hilton Hotel (6th Ave. and 53rd St.)
Bring: Attitude! Drums! Flamboyant threads!
Why protest HRC?
Instead of supporting a united queer community, HRC dumped transgender people from ENDA, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, a bill banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, but not gender identity. Publically, HRC executive director Joe Solmonese said, "We absolutely do not support and, in fact, oppose legislation that is not absolutely inclusive." But behind the scenes, he worked to eliminate trans protections.
ENDA passed in the House and went on to fail in the Senate. Yet HRC continues to hail the bill as a “victory." But the real victory is that 360 LGBTQ groups opposed the HRC and told them they can't turn some of us into second-class citizens so others can get ahead. The real victory is that, from Stonewall to Seattle, trans folks have battled on the frontlines for a better world.
HRC's betrayal of trans people is just the tip of an oil-slicked iceberg. With their funding from Shell, their alliance with Log Cabin Republicans, and their push to stockpile the military with queer fodder for Bush's crusade, HRC makes it increasingly clear what they spend their $30 million budget on: Helping Right-wingers Cope.
TRANS RIGHTS = QUEER RIGHTS
brought to you with love from the Radical Homosexual Agenda
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