Trans folks and partners and allies: you did good with the Trans for Obama campaign, so good, in fact, that the Obama campaign has blogged about our efforts:
Obama Pride is honored by the enthusiastic support of so many in the transgender community and we congratulate all the participants in Trans Blog for Obama day for their huge success!
We’re very proud of us, too, and of Obama Pride for keeping LGBT issues visible for us all.
What’s even more important is that one of my favorite bloggers has written a remarkable piece about Obama from the perspective of someone who is female, African-American, and trans. Monica Roberts is a shining star in this community, and wow is that apparent from this current post of hers. My apologies that she did not hear about Trans for Obama Day until noon on Monday; the event’s organization happened very quickly, and while I tried to get to everyone – and tell them to let everyone else they knew to get on board – Ms. Roberts should have gotten her own invitation.
Sara also has a new post up about why she’ll vote for Obama now instead of voting for Kucinich in protest. & That’s exactly what Monday – and indeed this whole Trans for Obama week – was all about.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/k1eSNnDkeMK8v3lBt1
do they give you a tinfoil hat if you watch to the end?
It’s worth mentioning that at least one of the 5 national co-chairs of Obama Pride is trans — Marsha Botzer who is also on the board for the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, and is a longtime trans-activist here in Seattle. They’re definitely willing to listen to the Trans community.