Two Spirits are Better Than None, Mr. Romney

Two Spirit people... sacred

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I’ve been having some “spirited discussions” lately with some acquaintances on Facebook – friends of mine who, inexplicably, without warning, somehow, somewhere along the way, turned into great, flaming Republicans without my noticing. Somewhere along the way, these otherwise normal, reasonable, rational people lost their minds. Somewhere along the way, they came to the conclusion that decisions about women’s health care should be made, not by the women in question, but by old, white men who – not only do not actually possess vaginas of their own – I seriously doubt they have access to anyone else’s vaginas, either. But, we can let that be an issue for another day. The one that bothers me most – even more than the whole vagina brouhaha (which is a little surprising, given the fact that I’m straight, AND I seem to remember having a vagina at one point… I’m pretty sure it’s still around here someplace…) – the really Big Ticket item for me is the Defense of Marriage/Marriage Equality debate.

Voting - the ultimate dilemma

Get out and be heard! (via AIGA)

Unless you're a penguin living somewhere on the shores of Antarctica, you've probably either voted, or will vote in the future. And it's not an easy choice, right - especially when you're an LGBT person. We don't only have to think about what the candidate will do about healthcare or education, but also whether they think that we deserve basic human rights... My own country will hold Parliamentary Elections in October, and my head is hurting already! I just can't find a candidate or a party that, in my opinion, would deserve my vote... Moreover, none of them support LGBT rights - even the most "liberal" party in the country has openly stated, that same-sex couples shouldn't be considered a family, and not one candidate gives me any hope as a trans person.

However, throwing away my vote is not an option to me. Even though I've been called naive so many times for believing that it can make a change, I am still sure that voicing your opinion is still the only way to go - even if it's something as small as that one little ballot in a million, or an article in a blog. Because I believe that victories are won by actively participating and trying, instead of surrendering. So today I'm going to get a little political again and talk about why this right that we have is still important, how we can get more people to voice their opinions, and why I think it's so important to use this right in the first place. Yes, even if you can't find a party that openly supports LGBT rights.