Image credit: James GreenThe word is out that two more highly respected Trans leaders have resigned from the HRC. The gay.com story below gives some details.
This story, as I read it on Pamshouseblend is even more bizarre and outrageous. This is not Trans sour grapes, which would be completely justified. No.
James Green and Donna Rose, Trans members of the HRC Business Council, were loyal to HRC. They waited until after the ENDA vote, and then asked to meet with the HRC Executive Director Joe Solmonese to discuss strategy, going forward. Their request was ignored. No reply for three weeks, according to the referenced letter. Obviously then, Joe chose to ignore them, which is outrageous, insulting, and unprofessional...and intentional.
HRC would know that this stiff arm, stonewalling might force a resignation. Thus, rather than collaborate and consult with the two trans, respected, high level members of the international trans community, and the HRC Business Council, they set up a situation where the only reasonable option for these people was to resign. Shameful.
HRC is out of control, and their Executive Director has lost my confidence. It all seems to come down to control, and HRC has proven they do not welcome any consultation-and they never really have, from my experience as a former Federal Club Member- or request to participate in strategy. Even from their own high level volunteers. No matter how much pain and injustice is at stake. You know, the LGBT community never set out to become so fed up with HRC. I was willing to consider that Barney had put them in a very difficult situation.
No more. HRC has turn trans snubbing into internal policy. HRC is now ethically bankrupt.
I believe the Executive Director should resign, and the Board should turn over a new policy leaf on a number of fronts.
Until then, "HRC Does Not Speak For Me" just might make a good bumper sticker.
"Two transgender members of the Human Rights Campaign quit Tuesday, saying the group's support of an employment nondiscrimination bill that excluded transgender workers put them ''in an untenable position.''
Jamison Green and Donna Rose's resignations from the business council of the Human Rights Campaign are effective immediately, according to a joint letter. The Human Rights Campaign works for equal rights for gays, bisexuals and transgender people.
''Considering recent broken promises, the lack of credibility that HRC has with the transgender community at large, and HRC's apparent lack of commitment to healing the breach it has caused, we find it impossible to maintain an effective working relationship with the organization,'' they said. MORE...click Header.
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