Author's posts
Feb 13 2008
An Open Letter On Trans and Intersexed Issues
From GentillyGirl
Dear Sir or Ma’am,
I writing this because I’m part of a community, and an activist for, those who are continually forgotten or legislated against in this country. This community is called Transgendered. Yes, those of us who have Gender Identities that don’t match our Birth records.
Feb 11 2008
Looking Back…
Here is another look back at the first few months post-Federal Flood here in New Orleans. At the time Betts and I were in SoCal, and the only way for me to “be with” Gentilly was to use an e-list.
This letter started a movement to build a community association, and ultimately it did. (Just not exactly my version of the dream.)
Feb 10 2008
The Summer of Our Discontent
I’m going back and looking at the last few years, and like many others here, I’m bringing back past posts because they are still relevant.
This is from July of ’06:
This song has been driving me crazy all night… won’t go away:
LAND OF CONFUSION- Genesis 1977
“I must’ve dreamed a thousand dreams
Been haunted by a million screams
But I can hear the marching feet
They’re moving into the street.
Now did you read the news today
They say the danger’s gone away
But I can see the fire’s still alight
There burning into the night.
There’s too many men
Too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Can’t you see
This is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we’re given
Use them and let’s start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
Ooh Superman where are you now
When everything’s gone wrong somehow
The men of steel, the men of power
Are losing control by the hour.
This is the time
This is the place
When we look for the future
But there’s not much love to go round
Tell me why, this is a land of confusion.
This is the world we live in
And these are the hands we’re given
Use them and let’s start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
I remember long ago –
Ooh when the sun was shining
Yes and the stars were bright
We walked through the night
And the sound of your laughter
As I held you tight
So long ago –
I won’t be coming home tonight
My generation will put it right
We’re not just making promises
That we know, we’ll never keep.
Too many men
There’s too many people
Making too many problems
And not much love to go round
Just tell my why
This is a land of confusion.
Now this is the world we live in
And these are the hands we’re given
Use them and let’s start trying
To make it a place worth living in.
This is the world we live in
And these are the names we’re given
Stand up and let’s start showing
Just where our lives are going to.”
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