Gay Shame on HRC

"Join Gay Shame SF and LAGAI-Queer Insurrection to ask how can the Human Rights Campaign claim to be for the rights of humans, while cheering on corporate culture and selling goods manufactured in sweatshops. Contrary to popular belief, capitalism has nothing to do with respect for human life. One of the basic ideas of capitalism is that profits come before everything else. During the Castro Street Fair this October 7th, 2007, kids of all ages will learn to play on the sewing machine, the button press, the sequin runner, the paint fume bouncy tent, and the lab rat chemical dunk.

The ultra straight-washed HRC urges us to “Buy for equality by giving the following multinational corporations a “GREEN LIGHT” for their commitment to “equality”.

First off we have Coors who have faced a boycott starting in the 1970s because of their donations to the Heritage Foundation, a far-right anti-gay, anti-woman organization and other attack squads. Up next we have the poster child for sweatshop manufacturing, NIKE. Even Clear Channel, home of homophobic DJ Michael Savage, gets a go ahead. And we are reminded to fill up for equality with Shell Oil which only got a 85 but our heroes BP and Chevron did score a perfect 100. We cannot forget the amazing work of global pharmaceutical domination with our friends over at Merck who, through patented AIDS medication make sure HIV + folks in Brazil and Thailand (and even the good old USA), cannot afford Efavirenz.

LAGAI -- Queer Insurrection and Gay Shame dare to ask the blaringly obvious question: What about queer people working in sweatshops, or working class/ poor people around the world and in the US that have their lives and health ripped to pieces to manufacture the HRC’s vision of equality? "

Why The Trans Community Hates HRC

Click here for a comprehensive history of the divide between the trans community and HRC. This is a must read!

HRC & Big Pharma Pay for Gay Republican Convention

Sponsors of the Log Cabin Republican Convention:

• HRC
• AstraZeneca
• Pfizer
• Gill Action (headed by log-cabin Republican)
  

What is the problem with Big Pharma?

• Special rights and privileges that no other industry has
• Spends more money on "me too" drugs, "off-label marketing," and other promotions than on research
• Over 100,000 salespeople selling brand name drugs to doctors
• Fraudulent lawsuits and other sneaky tactics to delay the introduction of generic drugs to the market
• Schemes to keep demand and price high for life saving drugs
• Unethical influence at the FDA and other governmental agencies. (E.G. Rumsfeld, who terrorized our country about bird flu, is on the board of bird flu drug maker and made $$$ off of the scare.)
  

Read this comprehensive (and easy to read) report "Outrageous Fortune" (.pdf)! It will change the way you think about drug companies!

HRC's Only Trans Board Member Resigns Over ENDA

Breaking: Donna Rose sent QueerToday.com this statement at 2pm on October 3, 2007. We applaud her bravery and wish her the best of luck!

My name is Donna Rose and I am the first and only transgender member of the Board of Directors of the Human Rights Campaign. I am releasing a statement in response to the recent decision by the organization to remain neutral in supporting non-inclusive ENDA legislation:

A Statement from Donna Rose, Community Activist on the Human Rights Campaign’s Position on ENDA:

“An impressive coalition of local and national organizations has lined up to actively oppose the divisive strategy on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that would leave our transgender brothers and sisters without workplace protections.

This effort has galvanized community spirit and commitment in ways few could have imagined, and it has demonstrated to those who would divide us that anything less than full inclusion is unacceptable.

Unfortunately, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) – a group of which I am the first and only transgender board member – is not part of this group. Their recently issued statement indicates while it is not preferable, they will not actively oppose a version of ENDA which is not fully inclusive. Because of this unacceptable position I feel compelled to resign my position on HRC’s Board of Directors.”

The full text of my letter is available at: http://www.donnarose.com/Community.htm

Regards,

Donna
www.donnarose.com