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