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Today is the Transgender Day of Rememberance. It's a solemn occasion, when we stop to remember those who have been killed because the body they were born with doesn't mesh with the person inside their skin in a way that some parts of our society are comfortable with. It happens all the time. It's horrible. It's frequently mishandled by authorities who either are unware of the right way to handle situations or unwilling to treat people (regardless of their differences) with respect. It happens all the time.

It's also a day of hope, and remembering that bit by bit, things are changing. It's not fixed. It's not right yet. But it's better than it was, and with continued education and information, it will continue to get better.

We're still far from the day when the majority of folks would find it no more acceptable to tease, target or treat a transgendered person differently than anyone else, than they would a person of another economic class, nationality, sex, race or religion. (Heck, we haven't even completely achieved those goals yet, either.)

It's sad and appalling that people in this day and age are being discriminated against, hated, hurt and killed because of who they are. We're people, people. All of us. Regardless of our sex or gender, age or color, who we love, who we worship... We're all people.

I always feel a bit like I'm preaching to the choir when I make posts like this, but I think it's important to get the word out anyway.


Explanation of the term Transgendered: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender

Some Trangendered Individuals: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_transgender_people (including one of my favorite performers, Alexander James Adams)

More information and Resources
Trans Human Rights Campaign: http://www.transhumanrightscampaign.org/index.php?q=node/39
Gender.org: http://www.gender.org/remember/day/what.html

In which we try something different...

I just published my first informational article on Bukisa - "How to Prepare Your Family for the Next Depression."

(It's really not as scary as it sounds.)

Not entirely sure I understand the whole static income process, but it seemed worth checking out.