Covenant House’s Broken promises: CM Jones Fights Transphobia
August 24, 2010 Dear Director Robinson, Greetings. This letter is a follow up to the meeting on July 6, 2010, at the Houston Covenant House. You informed the attendees that by July 19, 2010, you would provide the Transgender Foundation of America (TFA) with Policies and Procedures as it applies to Intake, Assessment, Placement, and Discipline regarding transgender youth. We were also to be...
Read MoreTransgender Marriage: Transgender Center Wins Debate
Houston, TX – August 19, 2010 - On August 18, 2010 the Executive Director of the Transgender Foundation of America (TFA), Cristan Williams debated the leader of a Houston-based hate group in a live FOX newscast. In a landslide victory, Ms. Williams debated the FOX authored question, “Should transgender and transsexuals be allowed to legally marry.” Taking the stance that the right to...
Read MorePress Release: Widow Braves Hostile Court Proceedings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Widow Braves Hostile Court Proceedings Houston, Texas – July 23, 2010 – Jeers and public threats greeted Mrs. Nikki Araguz outside the Warton County Courthouse today. The Widow of Wharton County firefighter Captain Thomas Araguz, who was killed in the line of duty, was in court for the first hearing in a suit brought by Araguz’s mother, Simona Rodriguez Longoria....
Read MoreHelp Us Win Justice for Wharton Widow
This is your opportunity to shape history and push forward equality for not only transgender Texans, but also for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans everywhere. Nikki Araguz needs your help. Mrs. Nikki Araguz is the widow of a Wharton Co. fire fighter killed in the line of duty. In a compound tragedy, Mrs. Araguz’s in-laws are attempting to void her marriage, claiming that...
Read MoreA Thank You Note
We are always glad to hear from folks! The card reads: Friends, It has passed time when I should have formally thanked you for your help in filling my prescription this past September. Transitioning is stressful under any circumstances, but worrying about the effects of discontinuing hormones (due to a lack of funds), was a problem I did not have to face – thanks to you. I am...
Read MoreHurricane Season and the TG Community
Community Hurricane Preparedness Why It’s Needed - As many of you know, emergency shelters continue to refuse service to transgender people and the emergency shelter system has even jailed transgender hurricane evacuees 1. The hurricane season this year is projected to be particularly active with aprojection of up to 23 named storms, 14 hurricanes, of which half are expected to be major...
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