After often standing in the way of Transgender inclusive
bills and after the scandal at the marriage equality rally in Washington DC
this year where an HRC member forced a Transgender person from waving the Trans
flag, the HRC has the nerve to criticize the Obama administration. The Human Rights Campaign is the nation’s
largest LGB rights groups. Yes I intentionally left off T, because as far as
I’m concerned, they already have. This week spokesperson Michael Cole-Schwartz,
said of Obama “it is quite disappointing”, referring to there being no openly
LGBT Americans among Obama’s cabinet.
“While the Cabinet is full of staunch allies, there is no
reason why qualified LGBT Americans willing to serve their country should be
overlooked, especially in a day and age when LGBT people are an integral part
of the fabric of our nation as everyone from doctors to teachers to
professional basketball stars”, Cole-Schwartz said to the Washington
Blade.
This heavily cis-gendered, trans-excluding, Republican log
cabin group that still carries the title of Human Rights Campaign is fully
aware such a nomination would be historic because no openly LGBT person has
ever before been named or served as a Cabinet member. This same group now
criticizing for lack of inclusion in Obama’s administration is also the same
one that’s had to publicly apologize for how they recently treated members of
the Trans community. GLAAD has gone on record this year to
apologize for their lack of past exclusion of the Trans Community and have done
great things so far to be more open and welcoming to our community as well as
lend a hand in our fight for equality. HRC
is still tip toeing around Transgender issues.
I say we, as Trans people, contact the HRC , tell
them to add more representation of Transgender People and also contact the Obama administration and ask for no
support for HRC recommendations until they practice what they preach.
Despite the lack of openly LGBT Cabinet members, Obama is
known for making more openly LGBT appointees than any other President in
History. Any attempt to defame him of this accomplishment is driven by white
cis-gender privileged, Republican log cabin wannabes that are intent on
contributing to the Republican agenda of dividing the growingly powerful LGBT
vote.
To donate to a national organization that is supporting the
Trans community, go
to GLAAD.org
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