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- Who are you? (Creative answers encouraged!)
- I am a queer/transgender FTM social justice activist and the Director and a founding member of The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition http://www.masstpc.org. I am also the creator of Gender Crash, http://www.gendercrash.com, an open mic designed for queer and transgender performers in its eighth year.
I am also on the National Board of Advisors for the National Center for Transgender Equality and a Commissioner on the Massachusetts Commission for GLBT Youth. I am currently studying cultural studies, political science and transgender theory at Goddard College.
- Activism & Interests?
- Transgender rights, social justice organizing, art as activism, Supporting GLBT youth, The Clash, LGBT domestic violence, Buddhism, producing Gender Crash Open Mic, reading lots of books for school, politics, poetry, Democracy, Punk Rock, Transgender theory, Dharma Punx, pipin' hot coffee, pants, Queer Theory, Parades of the queer kind, Parties, Green Day, Paperback books, Feminism, Transfeminism, Parlor games, Pictures of the art kind, Patience, Impeachment of George W. Bush, people of the queer/trans kind, pets of the furry kind, photos, creating mixed media art, Dharma Punx, Pearl Jam
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Transgender Awareness Week Announced for November 15 – 20th
October 15, 2009
The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) is proud to announce that November 15 though November 20, 2009 will be Transgender Awareness Week in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This week will be dedicated to educating the public about their transgender neighbors, co-workers, friends, and community members and the pressing issues that are currently facing the transgender people in Massachusetts. Events and educational opportunities are being… Continue
Posted on October 16, 2009 at 12:25pm —
MTPC Alert: Video Release of "Everyone Matters: Dignity and Safety for Transgender People"
Everyone Matters: Dignity and Safety for Transgender People to be shown at lobby day for An Act Relative to Gender Based Discrimination and Hate Crimes, April 7
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Posted on March 16, 2009 at 9:30am —
MTPC releases Transgender Communities and Voting Access guide
The goal of Transgender Communities and Voting Access guide is for registered voters who are transgender not to face discrim… Continue
Posted on October 29, 2008 at 10:00pm —
GLAAD and Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC) Call on Boston Herald to Apologize for Offensive Coverage of Transgender People
On July 7, the paper posted an article online about a police operation headlined "Undercover 'john' takes on trannies, pimps" and focused on a Boston-area detective who goes undercover to arrest sex wor… Continue
Posted on July 11, 2008 at 5:08pm — 2 Comments
Compassion as resistance
“In the end, our task is not to make others the subjects for our compassion and empathy, but to work towards constructing a society where people will be free from this dependence.”
Compassion, Empathy, and Being a Humanist By Armineh Noravian
I am doing readings and research… Continue
Posted on April 29, 2008 at 10:30pm —
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