Gender Activism
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Mara Keisling
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Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, on the demise of the 'stealth' option for transgenders (9/2/06)
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Richard Juang
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Independent scholar and co-chair of the National Center for Transgender Equality Advisory Board, and co-editor of Transgender Rights (8/26/06)
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Shannon Price Minter
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Legal director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and a founding board member of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute, and co-editor of Transgender Rights (8/26/06)
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Paisley Currah
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Associate director of political science at Brooklyn College, executive director of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center, and a founding board member of the Transgender Law and Policy Institute, and co-editor of Transgender Rights (8/26/06)
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Victoria Willow
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A transwoman recently emerged from living in stealth for over 20 years, now working to open a transsexual shelter in Mississippi (8/19/06)
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Andrea Smith
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Author of "Conquest: Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide", on violence against Native Americans and activism that addresses the true source of such problems (8/12/06)
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Alex & Anya
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FtM transsexual & Queer project organizer, live from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on the situation for transfolk there (8/5/06)
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Emily Metcalfe
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Trans poet and activist, talks about a new trans support group, and reads some of her poetry (7/22/06)
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Georgina Beyer
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3rd-term New Zealand MP, native-born Mauri and the first known transgender person ever elected to national office, on her life story and key legislative initiatives (5/20/06)
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Jeremy Pittman
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Deputy Campaign Director of MassEquality, on the upcoming constitutional convention and the current battle to defend marriage equality in Massachusetts (4/29/06)
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Monica Roberts
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Trans activist, author, and co-founder of the Transsistahs and Transbrothas Conference, on racism and African-Americans in the transgender community (4/15/06)
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Dan Hunt
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Co-producer of a new documentary film "Cruel and Unusual" that reveals the merciless entrapment of transgender individuals at the intersection of our gender and penal systems (4/1/06)
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Olga Vives
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Action Vice President of the National Organization for Women, on the threats to individual rights posed by the Alito Supreme Court nomination (1/14/06)
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Mara Keisling
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Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, on national trans gains and directions for transgender political activism (1/7/06)
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Pauline Park
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Chair of the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy, on the closing of a GLBT prison facility, and Hillary Clinton's queer politics (1/7/06)
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Amber Hollibaugh
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Senior strategist for the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, on the recent White House Conference on Aging's exclusion of GLBT concerns (12/17/05)
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Loree Cook-Daniels
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Founding executive director of the Transgender Aging Network (TAN) and the American Society of Adult Abuse Professionals and Survivors (ASAAPS) (12/17/05)
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Transgender Day of Remembrance
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Nancy Nangeroni & Ethan St. Pierre discuss the origins of the observance and current day realities (11/19/05)
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Sunil Pant
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Director of the Blue Diamond Society, Nepal's only organization advocating for the rights of sexual minorities in a country ruled by autocracy (11/12/05)
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Dee Dee Chamblee
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Founder of a shelter for Trans and GLB persons in Atlanta (10/29/05)
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Lisa Mottet
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Trans legal eagle for the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, on the status of federal hate crime protections for transgenders, and state & local legislative gains in 2005 (10/15/05)
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Moonhawk River Stone
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Former board chair of the International Foundation for Gender Education and a psychotherapist specializing in LGBT concerns, on issues supporting the elimination of Gender Identity Disorder as a psychiatric diagnosis (10/8/05)
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Ariel Herrera
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National field director and director of GLBT field organizing for Amnesty International, on the recent Amnesty report on police violence against the GLBT community (10/1/05)
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Danny Kirchoff
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Manager of Equality California's transgender equality project, on EQCA's work towards same-sex marriage (9/24/05)
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Deanne Matte
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Canadian feminist activist, on the Women's Global Charter for Humanity and the upcoming day of feminist solidarity (9/3/05)
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Dallas Denny
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Transgender Tapestry editor and longtime trans community commentator, on her upcoming run for office, Fantasia Fair, and more (8/13/05)
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Deeg Gold
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Queer advocacy: What is really worth working for? Have we lost our way? A compelling critique of assimilationism (7/30/05)
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Monica Helms
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President of the Transgender American Veteran's Association on why they exist, what they hope to accomplish, and about their upcoming march in Washington, DC (4/30/05)
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Tami Starlight
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Vancouver-based Canadian trans activist, on issues affecting trans persons "north of the border" (4/16/05)
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Kelli Burkinshaw
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New Mexican State field director for "Basic Rights New Mexico" (which defeated an effort to repeal GLBT protections), on the defeat of 2005 NM DOMA legislation (3/19/05)
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Paisley Currah
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Executive director for the Center for Lesbian And Gay Studies at New York University, on their upcoming conference on Trans Politics, Social Change and Justice (2/26/05)
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Holly Ryan
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Public services trainer and consultant on behalf of trans persons, on homelessness and related problems suffered by the transgender population (2/14/05)
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Mara Keisling
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Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, on some of the good things for transgender persons that have happened over the past year (12/27/04)
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Morwen Madrigal
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New Orleans-based transgender activist, on her work on behalf of trans community (12/6/04)
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Mark Leno
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California State Assemblyman and a leading advocate for LGBT-protective legislation on a transgender health care access hearing (11/22/04)
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Hesay Vincent
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French trans activist, reports on the first-ever French trans summit meeting in Paris (10/04/04)
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Wayne Besen
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Columnist and author, on unmasking the scandals and lies behind the ex-gay myth (7/19/04)
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Mara Kiesling
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Director of the National Center for Transgender Equality and member of John Kerry's LGBT steering committee, on trans-inclusion in anti-harassment legislation, and the democratic party platform (7/12/04)
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Mary Marcel
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Researcher, author and professor, on what will be the largest sex discrimination class action lawsuit ever to be brought in the US, by women employees against retail giant Wal-Mart (6/21/04)
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Christopher Labonte
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The Human Rights Campaign's deputy Director for Legislation, on transgender inclusion in future federal empoyment non-discrimination legilsation (5/24/04)
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Gail & Betsy Leondar-Wright
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Social justice activists and devoted partners talk with us on the first day of legal "gender-blind" (AKA Same-Sex) marriage in Massachusetts about their upcoming wedding and the politics of gender-blind marriage. (5/17/04)
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Rosalyn Forrester
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Co-founder of Canadian Transexuals Fight For Rights, on her activism and the Transsexual Day of Pride (5/10/04)
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Ethan St. Pierre & Karen Martin
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On the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition's lobbying effort and a TS Menace demonstration against the Human Rights Campaign (5/3/04)
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Imani Henry
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Transman, writer, activist and performance artist, on theatre, activism, and intersections between the two (4/5/04)
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Paige Bradley Frost
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Development director and spokesperson for NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts, on the status of struggles around some of the leading women's issues today (3/29/04)
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Arline Isaacson
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Co-chair of the Massachusetts Gay and Lesbian Political Caucus and a lead lobbyist on behalf of the GLBT community, on the Massachusetts struggle for same-sex marriage rights (3/15/04)
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Kate Bornstein &
Gail Leondar-Wright
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On the ongoing controversy over the Lambda Literary Foundation's award nomination of a transphobic book (3/1/04)
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Sue O'Connell
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Co-publisher of the GLBT newspaper "Bay Windows", on the gay marriage issue and local media coverage of the state constitutional debate (2/16/04)
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Jim Marks
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Lambda Literary Foundation director, responds to complaints about his organization's nomination of a trans-stigmatizing book for an award (2/9/04)
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Christine Burns
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Longtime transgender activist and government policy advisor, on legislative changes affecting transgender persons in the UK (2/2/04)
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James MacGregor Halleman
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Transgender activist and 4th generation steel worker, on transgender employment issues and his own experience of discrimination in the workplace (2/2/04)
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Mara Keisling
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Executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, on the most pressing issues on the national trans activism agenda (1/19/04)
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David Moats
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Pulitzer prize winner for his editorials in support of same-sex unions, on the battle for gay marriage (1/19/04)
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Monica Helms &
Angela Brightfeather
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Transactivist co-founders of the Transgender American Veterans Association, on their reasons, purpose and plans (12/29/03)
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[name reomved by request]
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Transgender activist, on queer organizing in a San Francisco college environment (11/24/03)
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Anne Stanback
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President of 'Love Makes a Family', a Connecticut coalition working to expand the state marriage laws to include same-sex couples (11/3/03)
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Gwen Smith
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San Francisco transactivist who created the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, on violence against transgender persons (10/27/03)
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Gunner Scott
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Boston area transactivist whose ButchDykeBoy website is one of Boston's leading resources for the young trans and FTM communities (10/27/03)
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Molly Hurley Moran
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Author of "Finding Susan", about the murder of her sister in 1994, leading to her advocacy for victims of domestic violence (10/13/03)
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Eleanor Smeal
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Feminist Majority Foundation president, on the FMF and the current state of abortion rights and activism (9/29/03)
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Pearl Cleage
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Popular black feminist author whose new book considers the effects of the participation of black women in political leadership (9/29/03)
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Geoffrey Kors
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Executive director of Equality California, on recent legislation protecting the rights and fair treatment of GLBT citizens (9/22/03)
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Shelly Prevost
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Independent film maker and video activist, on the aftermath of Gwen Araujo’s murder and her short film Isn’t It Obvious (8/11/03)
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Jill Weiss
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Transgender lawyer and graduate student, on anti-trans discrimination at Northeastern University (7/21/03)
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Jill Weiss
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Transgender lawyer and graduate student studying Human Resource policies regarding trans persons in workplace, on current trends in the employment of transpersons (7/14/03)
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Andrea James
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Former advertising writer who has now committed her skills to promoting the healthy depiction and well-being of the transgender community (6/9/03)
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Imani Henry
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Trans playwright activist performer, about his new play and current activism, and reading his poem, "Corn Fed Girl" (6/2/03)
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Deborah Lake Fortson
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Playwright and activist, on the international trade in sexual slaves. (5/5/03)
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Dallas Denny
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Transgender academic, activist and editor of Transgender Tapestry magazine, on transgenderism in the 90's (4/28/03)
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Pauline Park
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Political scientist and transperson challenges "post identity" politics and the lack of visibility of persons of color in the transgender movement (3/31/03)
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Virginia Stephenson
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Transgender activist, on New Mexico's recent adoption of broad statewide protections for gender diversity (3/31/03)
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Isis Nusair
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Scholar and activist, on the situation of women's and human rights in the middle east and North Africa. (3/17/03)
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Peter & Shirley Oiler
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On the aftermath of his firing by Winn-Dixie and the court judgement against him. (3/10/03)
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Terry O'Neill
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Attorney, professor and NOW VP, on the recent Supreme Court decision that undercuts the security of abortion clinics nationwide, and other issues of importance to women today. (3/3/03)
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Dr. Donna Lopiano
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Executive Director of the Women's Sports Foundation, on Title 9, the equal opportunity measure passed 30 years ago that is under attack for diverting funding from boy's athletics (2/24/03)
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Dean Spade
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Transgender attorney and activist on trans activism, global issues, and the groundbreaking Kantaras ruling from Florida on the legal sex of a transsexual man (2/24/03)
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Dr. Monica Casper
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New executive director of the Intersex Society of North America, on the connection between fetal surgery and intersexuality, gender and children's rights (2/17/03)
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Alejandro Marcel
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Former director of Boston's Transgender Education Network, on problems created by John Shope and the BVNA for those attempting to do outreach work with transpersons (2/3/03)
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John Shope
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Bay Village Neighborhood Association president, on problems that Jacque's, Boston's leading tranny bar, creates for it's neighbors (2/3/03)
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Stephen Whittle
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A leading trans activist, author and academic, on trans representations and the rights of transsexual and transgender persons (1/20/03)
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Dorian Solot &
Marshall Miller
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Founders of the Alternatives to Marriage project, on difficulties faced by couples who elect to not get married (1/13/03)
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Dallas Denny
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Respected writer, activist and Transgender Tapestry journal editor, guides us through the last 50 years of trans history (1/6/03)
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Cristan Williams
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Co-founder of CATS Houston transitional living facility for transpersons, on who and what they are, and the help they need in order to survive (12/23/02)
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Geeta Citygirl
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Actor, writer, performer, and director of the South Asian League of Artists in America, on her work and activism challenging ideals of female beauty (12/23/02)
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Arline Isaacson
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Co-chair of the Massachusetts Lesbian & Gay Political Caucus, on their legislative agenda for 2003, and recent gay marriage news (12/9/02)
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Cole Thaler
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Trans activist and lawyer, on Boston's new anti-discrimination ordinance that protects freedom of gender identity and expression (10/28/02)
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Gwendolyn Smith
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On the 4th National Transgender Day of Remembrance and the recent Bay Area murder of trans teen Gwen Araujo (10/21/02)
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Gilda Bruckman
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Co-founder of New Words women's bookstore, on their evolution for survival (9/23/02)
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Mara Keisling &
Kathy Padilla
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Transactivists who helped pass 3 trans-protective ordinances in Pennsylvania jurisdictions in early 2002 (6/10/02)
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Cynthia BrianKate
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An electronic activist from Long Island who helped blow the whistle on transphobic practices at Microsoft and Yahoo (6/3/02)
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Riki Anne Wilchins
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Founder and Executive Director of GenderPAC, on gender profiling and the upcoming 2nd National Conference on Gender (4/22/02)
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Sabrina Marcus
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Southern Comfort Conference organizer, on planning the first-ever Gender March On Washington (4/15/02)
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Yosenio Lewis
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Board chair of the National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (4/8/02)
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Carolyn Wagner
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Co-founder of Families United Against Hate and national vice president of PFLAG, on fighting hate (3/11/02)
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Courtney Sharp
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New Orleans transactivist on the struggle against Winn-Dixie's firing of crossdresser Peter Oiler (2/11/02)
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Jessica Archer
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The circumstances of the murder of Terrianne Summers, and what is being done about it (12/17/01)
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Jessica Archer
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Director of the Florida Organization for Gender Equality, on trans activism in Florida, and her gender performance art (12/10/01)
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Sarah Gould
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Director of the Ms. Foundation for Women, on women's economic security issues and their campaign to raise the minimum wage (12/10/01)
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Holly Ryan
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Obtaining state health policies guaranteeing availability of social services to trans people, and much more (12/3/01)
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Grace Stowell
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Director of Boston Alliance of Gay & Lesbian Youth, on TG Remembrance and serving trans youth (11/26/01)
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Gail Leondar-Wright
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Publicist, on publicizing progressive books, and helping a local women's bookstore (11/19/01)
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Gunner Gurwich
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Boston area transctivism, including Day of Remembrance, a new political group, stopping a transphobic ad campaign and more (11/12/01)
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Helen Matthews &
Sue Solomon
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EcoFeminism and the connection between violence against women and violence against nature (11/5/01)
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Monica Helms
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Atlanta transactivist, on 'Transgender Highway' and other new developments (9/24/01)
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Kathy Wilson
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Leading advocate for reform of psychiatric classification of gender diversity as mental disorder tells us why (9/17/01)
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Stacey Montgomery
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Boston area transactivist and poet, on collaborative activism (8/10/01)
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Robyn Ochs
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"Bisexual Resource Guide" & pressing bisexuality issues (7/9/01)
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Emi Koyama
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A new teaching kit from the Intersex Society of North America (6/25/01)
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Jaedon
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A young Asian Pacific Islander activist on prejudice (6/18/01)
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Max Cohen
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A 17 yr old radical white gender-queer activist and poet on ageism in the trans community; (6/18/01)
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Merissa Sherrill Lynn
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IFGE's founding director and Transgender Tapestry founding editor on her vision (5/21/01)
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David Rostcheck
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The Pink Pistols, a GLBT gun organization (5/7/01)
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Nathan Purkis
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SF supervisor aide, on the new measure providing medical transition support for transsexuals (5/7/01)
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Sandy Stone
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Transsexual academic studying interface, interaction and desire, on Janice Raymond and FreeNet" (4/16/01)
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Grace Chang
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Author of "Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy" (4/9/01)
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Angela Gardner
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The Renaissance Education Association, a network of open support groups (3/26/01)
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Sylvia Rivera
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Stonewall veteran on actions for murdered TS Amanda Milan (3/19/01)
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Dana Rivers
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Award-winning High School teacher fired for being TS, now a leading activist (3/5/01)
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Jessie Shafer
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Colorado Trans Activism & a journal for transgenders in prison. (2/26/01)
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Riki Anne Wilchins
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Strategies for advocating for gender rights (2/19/01)
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Cheryl Chase
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Advocating for intersexuals with the medical profession (1/29/01)
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Julie Johnson
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The politics of national trans advocacy (1/15/01)
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Riki Anne Wilchins
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GenderPAC and national trans advocacy (1/15/01)
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Jessica Archer
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Activism against Winn-Dixie firing of crossdresser Peter Oiler (1/8/01)
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Anne Casebeer
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National Transgender Advocacy Coalition (11/6/00)
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Riki Anne Wilchins &
Lesbian Avengers
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Camp Trans at Michigan Women's Music Festival (9/25/00)
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Rikki Swin
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Founder of institute to benefit transpersons (8/21/00)
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Monica Helms
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NGLTF's "Creating Change" and TG victim memorial (8/14/00)
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Paisley Currah
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Co-author of the "Transgender Equality" handbook (7/31/00)
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Lori Buckwalter
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Working with Portland, OR police on trans inmate guide (7/3/00)
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Shawn Hayward
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Response to the new Vermont Civil Union legislation (7/24/00)
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Riki Anne Wilchins
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Results from the Gender Lobby Days in Washington, DC.(6/5/00)
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Bill Lippert
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Vermont's "civil union" bill, which passed the House and faces the senate. (3/27/00)
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Tonye Baretto-Neto
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Update on TS incarcerate Dee Farmer (3/27/00)
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Karen Mass
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TS activist who asked presidential candidate Al Gore what he would do for the rights of transgendered persons. (3/13/00)
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Gwen Smith
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Cyberspace transactivist, on spinning webs that fill transgender community needs (2/21/00)
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Tonye Barreto-Neto
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The story of unfairly incarcerated TS Dee Farmer (2/7/00)
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Noel Lewis
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Help for battered lesbians (2/7/00)
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Jean Kilbourne
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Internationally recognized, award-winning critic of images of women in advertising (12/13/99)
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Dana Rivers
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Trannsexual teacher forced out of her job in California (12/6/99)
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Riki Anne Wilchins
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Author of "Read My Lips" and GenderPAC founder, on transactivism (11/15/99)
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Debra Davis
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TS activist, radio host & high-school librarian, on the legal attack against her right to use the ladies' bathroom (9/20/99)
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Marsha Botzer
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Director of the Ingersoll Gender Center, on the new Seattle Ordinance protecting "Gender Identity" (9/20/99)
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Dawn Wilson &
Dan Farrell
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Kentucky activists on the Louisville anti-discrimination legislation effort (8/30/99)
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Miranda Stevens-Miller
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Leading Illinois-area transactivist (8/23/99)
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Lesbian Avengers
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Report on Camp Trans (8/23/99)
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Kerry Lobel
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NGLTF executive director, on GLBT inclusion politics, HRC, and trans issues (8/16/99)
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Shirley Bushnell,
Nancy Wilson,
Daviko Marcel &
[name removed by request]
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On the recent trans bashings in Los Angeles, race, gender, and police behavior (8/9/99)
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Kate More
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UK transsexual activist and academic, on trans prisoner abuses, HIV, and gender theorists (7/19/99)
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Joan Goodnight
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Southern Californian crossdresser and community organizer (7/19/99)
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Michelle Josef
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Canadian drummer on her challenge to provincial legislation & elimination of SRS coverage (6/28/99)
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Penni Ashe
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On the Report on Transgender and Gender Variance in Massachusetts (5/31/99)
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Hida Viloria
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Intersex activism, research, and the groundbreaking video "Hermaphrodites Speak" (5/17/99)
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Ty Jalal
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FTM transgender person, on GLBT Muslims (5/17/99)
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Virginia Prince
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Founder of the first crossdressing support group, tells her story of how it all happened (5/10/99)
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Carrie Davis
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Director of Operations for GenderPAC, on Lobby Day and also the New York Association for Gender Rights Advocacy (NYAGRA) (4/26/99)
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