News

Since Trans for Obama blog day on Monday, the transgender community has made ourselves heard!

First we doubled the total donors. Then we cracked 200. Then we shattered the goal I set of 250. Now we are closing in on 300 donors and are the 7th largest group they are tracking!

http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/16332

It’s not too late to show your support for change, and as we all know, change is very important in our community!

A few more folks who have mentioned this great initiative:

– Carol Ann

– Jamie Citron

– Sara

– Jude

РV̩ronique

– Monica Roberts

– Angie

– ellejohara

– Shel

– Eden Lane

Thanks to Caprice and Helen Boyd, who have been mentioning this everywhere and generating all this interest!

I officially proclaim October Trans for Obama month! Let’s keep the momentum right up to our historic election day!

Click now to support Obama!

—

Andrea James Facebook group

Andrea James YouTube channel

Andrea James on MySpace

Wow, so far so good! As Trans for Obama blog day gets underway we already have some great entries:

– Caprice Bellefleur

– Kate Bornstein

– Helen Boyd

– Lena Dahlstrom

– Annie Rushden

– Dr. Jillian T. Weiss

Be sure to read Kate’s post for an interesting take on our political status 20 years ago. It’s easy to forget that when I was born, trans people were rounded up, arrested, and beaten by police on a regular basis, as a matter of procedure.It’s still happening today. But we began fighting back, at the Compton’s Cafeteria in San Francisco and the Stonewall Inn in New York. We would not be where we are today if the most marginalized segment of the LGBT community had not stood up and said “We aren’t going to take this any more!” The Stonewall Democrats are named in honor of that defining moment in our history, that tipping point. Our community has always been an important part of the LGBT rights movement, and today is another chance to show that. If you haven’t yet, I urge you to contribute, spread the word, tell your friends, post it on your website or MySpace of Facebook, make a difference today. We will continue to make ourselves heard until we all have the right to express ourselves and our gender freely and without fear!

—

Andrea James Facebook group

Andrea James YouTube channel

Andrea James on MySpace

<a href="http://www.actblue.com/page/trans" title=”

Click now to support Obama!

The transgender community has a voice and has political influence, so today is Trans for Obama blog day!

This is a great chance for Obama supporters in our community to help in a way that will get noticed. Obama needs as much money and as many donors as possible to beat McCain. If you saw McCain’s views on LGBT marriage on Ellen Degeneres or have heard some of the unbelievable opinions held by Sarah Palin, it’s clear who will do more to support the rights of trans people.

Tuesday is the end of the quarter and everyone will be watching. These numbers are really important. I believe it’s entirely possible for our community to get 250 total donors today, and I urge you to stand up and be counted with me. If you can give a substantial amount, great, but your $5 donation is just as important. I know that’s a lot for some of us. Many of us face the tremendous costs of transition out of pocket, combined with difficulties finding and keeping good jobs due to anti-trans discrimination, but the tide is changing. We have just won a major legal victory in the employment case brought against the Library of Congress. We need to keep that momentum going, and one important way to do that is to usher in a new era of more progressive leaders.

We have already shattered our second goal, and I believe we can completely surpass the goal of 200 total donors and get to 250 donors today (just 150 more to go). This is a great chance to make a difference, even if it’s $5. Join me in showing your support now. Just click on the link below, and let me know by email or via comment here how you decided to help!

http://www.actblue.com/page/trans

I’ll be posting updates throughout the day, including links to other trans bloggers and our allies. Thanks in advance for supporting this important initiative!

http://www.actblue.com/page/trans

—

Andrea James Facebook group

Andrea James YouTube channel

Andrea James on MySpace